PanPan - a virtual lifeline on your smartphone

[caffel]

Crewwatcher, is from Weems & Plath in Maryland.
$69 for two beacons on Ebay. A bit more at West Marine.
Onboard cell phone app emits an alarm when one of the beacons hit salt water, saves the GPS position and gives a heading to return to the MOB.
Cell service not required.
Manual: Product Manuals

[SailFastTri]

Originally Posted by caffel

Crewwatcher, is from Weems & Plath in Maryland.
$69 for two beacons on Ebay. A bit more at West Marine.
Onboard cell phone app emits an alarm when one of the beacons hit salt water, saves the GPS position and gives a heading to return to the MOB.
Cell service not required.
Manual: Product Manuals

Out of business. https://crewwatcher.com/

[wildmark]

Just saw this, what happened to the idea/company???

[Shrew]

Originally Posted by wildmark

Just saw this, what happened to the idea/company???

As it was stated earlier in the thread.....they were bought out by Weems and Plath. The item is for sale:


https://www.westmarine.com/weems-pla...-18860437.html

[Rustic Charm]

Very poor reviews

[Jamme]

Originally Posted by wildmark

Just saw this, what happened to the idea/company???

Other companies have developed similar gadgets; if you are interested, see e.g. https://www.acrartex.com/products/ac...-crew-tracker/
(No affiliation, just a customer).
They also developed a shutoff device in case user falls overboard.

[aqfishing]

Oh Dear, that never went well.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by aqfishing

Oh Dear, that never went well.

It was in the cards.. when a company does not know the difference between cease and seize it was just a matter of time..

[aqfishing]