The latest gadget

Since we have a delivery captain taking the boat down, Tim wanted an opportunity to track her (with our captain's blessing, of course).

He's been eyeballing this gadget at West Marine for some time now, so he finally bit the bullet and bought it.

DeLorme inReach.  The unit itself is about $300, and you can get a monthly plan starting at $15 for starter plans to the next one up $35 for unlimited checkpoints, etc.  We can cancel after one month until we use it again for a passage.

It has the ability to send messages, and you can track it online.  Very nice.

So, we've started it today as the boat heads south. Our delivery captain has been sending us text updates all day (I think he's having fun).

This will also be handy for my parents and whomever we designate our point of contact for our float plan.