Monitoring WING during the Bermuda Ocean Race (BOR)
During the BOR the iBoat website will be actively displaying positions of all the sailboats participating in the race.* Please have a look from time to time and see how WING is doing. WING is the name of our crew’s sailboat.
1. Go to http://www.bermudaoceanrace.com
2. Race Overview > iBoat (links to the race tracking website)
3. On the iBoat race site select the boat/s you want to monitor
4. For example select the sailboat WING to track our progress
*Note: This iBoat website should be updated with current race information after the start on Friday, June 11, 2010 at 13:00 East Coast.
BOR Call Availability Schedule:
We will be monitoring our satellite phone for incoming calls daily. Please feel free to give us a ring for a short chat. Outside of these times our satellite phone will be turned off.
1. Daily during the race, June 11-18
2. 10:00-12:00 East Coast
3. 18:00-20:00 East Coast
4. Daily while in Bermuda, June 18-20
5. 18:00-20:00 East Coast
6. Daily during our return sail, June 20-25
7. 10:00-12:00 East Coast
8. 18:00-20:00 East Coast
Calling our Satellite Phone:
1. Dial 011 8816 4145 8659
2. We will be monitoring incoming calls during times defined in our BOR Call Availability Schedule (above).
3. Please only leave voice mail messages if there is an emergency.
Sending Text Messages to our Satellite Phone
1. Go to http://messaging.iridium.com
2. Complete the phone number after To: 881641458659
3. Complete the Reply email:
4. Type Message (160 char max):
5. Click Send Message button
6. We will receive the messages during our BOR Call Availability Schedule. (above).
Good Luck!
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