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  1. 06-20-2008, 01:11 PM #1
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    Default RE: Unmanned Sailboat . . . Track with GPS

    This may be of mild interest to some folks . . . a fellow in Belfast has built and released two unmanned four foot sailboats equipped with GPS transmitters that you can track as they attempt to cross the Atlantic to France . . . so far they appear to be going the wrong way.

    More info on the boats:

    http://www.villagesoup.com/Business/...TOKEN=30513982

    To track the boats:

    http://charthorizon.com/m/cz/map?ves...d_Mini-Transat

    www.iboattrack.com
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    That's really interesting. If I were a classroom teacher, I'd have fun putting this in my curriculum.
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  3. 06-20-2008, 03:55 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by firefighterjake View Post
    . . . so far they appear to be going the wrong way.
    Must be using Magellans...
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  4. 06-20-2008, 04:03 PM #4
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    Thank you for posting this........just put it in my curriculum and the kids love it.
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