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Boat Beacon App Lets Sailors See and Be Seen Using Their iPhones
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:20 Written by iUseMac Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:20
Sailors can now use their iPhones to keep a watch on nearby boats along busy coastlines while enabling other boaters and friends to follow their location using Boat Beacon Maps and Global Marine AIS systems. The Boat Beacon app, developed by a skipper for other skippers, does not require an external AIS receiver or transponder equipment and provides location tracking at a fraction of the cost of an AIS system. Boat Beacon offers an improved and less expensive solution to tracking for sailors. Continue reading
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