[Rhodes22-list] Nav Software for Android

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James, 

Are you sailing across the "gulf" in your R22?

Cheers,
Ted

S/V AIRPOWER 
1991/2013 R22
Jacksonville, FL



> On Jan 8, 2015, at 5:43 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> I just purchased a Delorme inReach so that my wife and family can track me, and communicate with me as I sail across the gulf next week.
> 
> It allows you to use a software on an iOS or Android device called Earthmate. From my initial inspection,  this software looks rock solid and you can download new charts from anywhere through a Bluetooth connection to the inReach device. 
> 
> It also offers an an SOS feature similar to an ERIPB, except the communication with the dispatcher is two way via texts. 
> 
> There is a subscription fee but you can get a month to month plan for a slightly higher monthly price so you don't get locked into paying for a year if you only need it for a couple months at a time. 
> 
> The only issue I have with it so far is the text entry is a bit awkward,  but toy can send and receive texts on the attached device in the Earthmate software,  so you don't have to use the GPS itself to send.
> 
> James 
> 
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