So here's the thing. Instead of buying your next cruising guide, try ActiveCaptain for free. And if you get data from it, add reviews for the marinas and anchorages that you stay at. Take the money you save and get better internet connectivity on your boat. Use an aircard and you'll have a continuous internet connection throughout the Hudson River as well as the other rivers and coastlines in the US. You'll get much better use out of that than having a shiny new guidebook. You'll have your email, weather, and the entire internet at your fingertips, even while moving through the water. The internet has the ability to shift the power of purchasing to the consumer. But you have to use the tools in order for it to work. Consider that as you start your cruising over this new season... ==================================== Jeffrey Siegel M/V aCappella DeFever 53RPH W1ACA/WDB4350 Castine, Maine www.activecaptain.com The Interactive Cruising Guidebook ..

I have to completely agree with Jeff on this philosophy and understanding of the utility of the Internet. Think about it....the Internet is all about INFORMATION DISCOVERY. ActiveCaptain is paving the way for boaters to couple Internet information discovery with having almost real time and instantaneous information about the places you want, be it anchorages or marinas. All the ActiveCaptain mark comments show you date the comment was left, so you can evaluate the age of the information yourself. The trick is you have to obtain the tools to provide you with mobile connectivity for this to work for cruisers and liveaboards. But even if you dont have mobile connectivity, ActiveCaptain is very useful as a desktop planning tool prior to the trip. (In the interest of full disclosure, I do have a bias in this discussion. I worked for 10 years to bring mobile connectivity to aircraft....http://www.AirborneInternet.com . Therefore I am a natural advocate of this capability.) R. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Siegel" <jeff@activecaptain.com> To: <great-loop@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 7:06 AM Subject: GL: Findings on the Hudson (continued)... > So here's the thing. Instead of buying your next cruising guide, try > ActiveCaptain for free. And if you get data from it, add reviews for > the marinas and anchorages that you stay at. > > Take the money you save and get better internet connectivity on your > boat. Use an aircard and you'll have a continuous internet connection > throughout the Hudson River as well as the other rivers and coastlines > in the US. You'll get much better use out of that than having a shiny > new guidebook. You'll have your email, weather, and the entire > internet at your fingertips, even while moving through the water. > > The internet has the ability to shift the power of purchasing to the > consumer. But you have to use the tools in order for it to work. > Consider that as you start your cruising over this new season... > > > > ==================================== > Jeffrey Siegel > M/V aCappella > DeFever 53RPH > W1ACA/WDB4350 > Castine, Maine > > www.activecaptain.com > The Interactive Cruising Guidebook > > > > > > > > > > .. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop