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Magellan GPS Sport Trak vs The Imperfect Storm
To say a GPS saved my life, and the life of my family would be a lie. I
could however say, that my Magellan GPS Sport Trak was a reassuring tool
during a real life threatening situation. And that would be the truth.
More...It was only the second year our family had been sailing, and we
decided to venture a little further from our home port. The perfect
starter trip, presented itself, when two other family friends decided to
take their two boats on a short weekend sail from Bayfield to Goderich
Ontario. It's a pretty short distance. a couple hours sailing there on a
Saturday, a stay overnight in different marina, and a couple hours sail
home the next day. It also seemed like a perfect chance to try out the
new GPS.
GPS And The Real World
The entire trip would be insight of land, and a GPS was probably not
really necessary. But, as with all tech gadgets, there is a bit of a
learning curve. So, I figured it would be a good chance to learn a bit
more about the GPS in a very practical environment. With the added
benefit, of something to amuse the cyber kids during a potentially long
and boring (translation: no computer games) adventure. The trip up took a
little longer then planned, as the wind was of course very light, and not
blowing the direction we were heading. It was a nice sunny day, making a
longer trip more pleasant. All three boats arrived just fine. The GPS
worked fine, and it was kinda cool seeing it track our trip over the
lake. Much more fun that watching it track my speed, as I walk around the
block. That's what I did the first day I had it, since it's really not
much fun to play with a GPS standing still.
GPS Bread Crumbs
After a pleasant dinner and fun time in the Goderich marina, we headed of
for sleep, with plans to head home early the next day. The next day
brought a little more weather early on, so it seem to be prudent to head
off early. The wind picked up quickly, and pretty soon we were sailing in
20 knot winds with 3 to six foot waves. The wind of course blowing the
opposite direction from where we were heading. A little rough, but we
were managing, and we could easily find our way back home by following
the shoreline, or our previous days trip, still stored in the Magellan
GPS. About 5 miles directly off shore from our home marina, we made our
last tack in and could see our home port in the distance. Thinking smugly
that we had avoided any storms I relaxed a little. I noticed the big
black wall heading toward us from the south, but was sure we had it beat.
About 2 miles from our port, I realized just how wrong I was.
A GPS Makes A Crummy Umbrella
The line squall hit us dead on. Winds went from 20 to 30 knots, and the
rain poured. We furled our head sail, and sent the kids below for
safety's sake (which of course sent one racing for the head to deposit
her breakfast). Over the radio, helpful advice from our friends boats
attempted to assure us we would be fine. The worst thing, was that the
shoreline completely disappeared. Nothing but black. Sailboats like
water, but they don't do so well crashing into land. As one boating
friend tells me, "In a boat, the land is not your friend". And here we
were heading for land, but just not sure where it was. Not a good thing.
Fortunately, our GPS had our home port as a waypoint, and all we could do
was follow it's course. Actually all three boats had their GPS set for
the home port, and they were following their GPS heading just as we were.
Fortunately, it was a quick storm (only 15 minutes or so), a great
beginners introductory storm. As the black dissolved, and the sun shone,
our GPS had been true. We were right on target at the mouth of the
Bayfield river, and it was pretty simple to just sail in and tie up.
Fifteen minutes later, we watched the next squall blow through from the
safety of our dock. Who says tech gadgets are just toys? My GPS was a
real life saver.
About the Author
For more on Magellan GPS visit gpstravelling.com or read other GPS
articles at http://foolishmumbles.com/category/gps/
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