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jx2mad
20th October 2009, 05:06 PM
Anyone interested in tracking Jessica log on to aprs.fi and enter tracking call 503351200 in appropriate box. This site is incredible. Jim
Redback
20th October 2009, 06:01 PM
Anyone interested in tracking Jessica log on to aprs.fi and enter tracking call 503351200 in appropriate box. This site is incredible. Jim

Don't see a link anywhere:spudnikworried:

Brave girl, good on her I reckon:TakeABow:
solmanic
20th October 2009, 06:20 PM
Damn!
She's still got a looooong way to go. I drove further than that yesterday.
jx2mad
20th October 2009, 06:41 PM
No link supplied. Just log on to web site given. You can bring up tracks of anything on system. Jim
Gromit68
20th October 2009, 06:50 PM
Her name is Jessica Watson (www.jessicawatson.com.au).

Jesse Martin was the cat that sailed around the world solo at 17 years.

Fair winds and following seas Jessica!
It'sNotWorthComplaining!
20th October 2009, 07:44 PM
The tracking position is 2 days late? It displayed the 18th. As I heard on news she was off the north tip of NZ and the tracking pic shows her just out from Sydney.
robzilla
20th October 2009, 09:00 PM
hope she does well!

Sick of all these people whinging she's too young, inexperienced blah blah blah.

Pff, can't break records without taking risks...

I reckon the first bloke to jump out of a plane with a big bag over his head probably got the same reception, or the first person to jump off a cliff with a rope on there leg, or the...well, you get the point :p but only need one person to take that first risk, prove a point then let all the others follow!
clean32
20th October 2009, 09:18 PM
Pff, can't break records without taking risks...

I reckon the first bloke to jump out of a plane with a big bag over his head probably got the same reception, or the first person to jump off a cliff with a rope on there leg, or the...well, you get the point :p but only need one person to take that first risk, prove a point then let all the others follow!


LOL they were both Kiwis
CowsGoMoo
20th October 2009, 09:21 PM
I was tracking her Sunday night via -

Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions (http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/)

She has dropped off the picture after getting away from the mainland. I think you'll find the tracks are being reported by shore based receiving stations and then into a database from which there is an Internet gateway. If you view the map of Australia you can sea the areas being covered.

Out at sea vessels fitted with AIS can view a local picture of other vessels fitted with AIS nearby. Various alarms can be setup if another AIS vessel gets too close etc.

Here's a track from when she left The Spit up until her track dropped off later that night-

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/10/489.jpg

Can be pretty interesting watching the ships getting about. There are different update intervals. If you look at Sydney Harbour you can track the ferries getting about, and down in Bass Strait you can watch the Spririt Of Tasmania going back and forth.