Sailing Fizzgig

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# Who Boat Step 1
SHARENAME		 Step 2
Messaging
Address		 Step 3
Text to Weather@		 Notes
0 Caroline and Ryan Spott s/v Waponi Woo waponiwoo cspott@inreach.garmin.com Yes
1 Margie & Bruce Blunt s/v Ska’ana DONE! Not Done DONE! InReach
2 Julie & Curtis Denmark s/v Manna Not Done Not Done Not Done –
3 Sherry & Chuck Corsiglia s/v Selah Not Done Not Done Not Done –
4 Michael Candy & David Foo s/v Chinook Sunset DONE! DONE! DONE! InReach
5 Meredith Green & Herman Koempel s/v Tieton Not Done Not Done Not Done –
6 Deardra Wildflower & Jason Chu s/v Merlin DONE! DONE! Not Done I need a few datapoints recorded on your track. Please turn on tracking for a few hours to get a few pings out there.
7 Alison Hannukaine & Brian McTeague s/v MoiMoi Not Done Not Done Not Done –
8 Matt & Elyse Korwel s/v Atargatis Not Done Not Done Not Done –
9 Rochelle LaRose & John Foster s/v Karma DONE! DONE! DONE! IridiumGo! Exec
10 Heather Brignull & James Downar s/v Kavenga Not Done Not Done Not Done –
11 Chris Curtis s/v Hogfish Maximus Not Done Not Done Not Done Email Bounced but is fixed now.
12 Jim & Melinda Hall s/v Perception DONE! DONE! DONE! –
13 SusanJo Lorencz & Chuck Gottfried s/v Walden Not Done Not Done Not Done IridiumGo!
14 Annie Sisson & Leni Dolitsky s/v Whistledown Not Done Not Done Not Done –
15 Tracey & Richard Bertram s/v Kealani Not Done Not Done Not Done –
16 Lark & Rich DeSpain s/v Estar Not Done Not Done Not Done InReach
17 Robert Curtin s/v Evolo Not Done Not Done Not Done InReach

— GARMIN Instructions—

Step 1.  How do I change the SHARENAME field to yes?!

Follow these instructions: Enabling MapShare and send your MapShare link to weather@cohohoho.com
Before you hit send on that mail, read further…

Step 2. How do I change the Messaging field to yes?!

Send your inreach address to weather@cohohoho.com

Step 3. How do I send an inReach text to weather@cohohoho.com?

Follow the instructions below to send messages to the following address:

A sample message might look like this:

“Hello! This is Sam Smith, on the boat s/v Tropics. My mapshare name is /svtropics.”

You will receive a message back from weather@cohohoho.com confirming receipt.

— Iridium GO! Instructions—

Step 1. How do I change the SHARENAME? field to yes?!

If you use the PredictWind tracking service, simply send your tracking web page via email.
Example: http://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/totem
If you do not use the predict wind service, please email rspott@cspott.com so we can work on this together.

Step 2. How do I change the Messaging field to yes?!

Send your Iridium GO! email address to weather@cohohoho.com.

Step 3. How do I send a text message to weather@cohohoho.com?

Using the app on your phone or tablet send a text message to weather@cohohoho.com

Instructions on how to do this with your GO! are below.

A sample message might look like this:

“Hello! This is Sam Smith, on the boat s/v Tropics. My mapshare name is /svtropics.”

You will receive a message back from weather@cohohoho.com confirming receipt.

  1. Iridium GO! App Setup | Iridium Satellite Communications
  2. Click “4. Using Functions on The Iridium GO! App”
  3. Scroll to the “Messages” section for instructions.