So today’s collection of satellite texts came in to my email account [insert technical mumbo jumbo here about how systems communicate and what the various options are. NOT!]
Here ya go, in all their raw glory:
1st message
Today, 11:39 a.m.
all well. S314525 E1725905 Log 330 COG345T SOG5/6
2nd message
Today, 11:43 a.m.
ME! Learning. Eating again. Having FUN
3rd message
Today, 11:51 a.m.
noon to noon yesterday 144 Today 1380 Some Rain. Sunny now. SSG fantastic. will try text again tomorrow. love to aii
Now I’m going to take a wild guess and say you might be feeling a little confused.
I’ll attempt a translation which I’m hoping is fairly correct (since I can’t actually ask TheMan right now)
1st message, received today at 11:39 a.m.
* Everything is going well. This is where I am [look at the map, I’ll try to attach an updated link] I’ve travelled 330 nautical miles of the trip so far. I’m heading the right way and I am sailing 5-6 knots [between 9 & 11 k/h]
2nd message, received today at 11:43 a.m. is a reply to one I sent asking what was wrong with the phone [because the nice man on the telephone, calling from The-Ship-Not-Windows-Support said there were issues with it, but Phil probably meant something else] So this one seems to mean
* There’s nothing wrong with the phone, it was me. I’m learning, I’m eating again, I’m having FUN! [This is good, it’s quite normal to not really want to eat when you first leave, especially if it’s stressful]
3rd message, received today at 11:51 a.m.
* Yesterday I sailed 144 nautical miles [267km] and today I’ve done 138nm [255km, I’m guessing that 1380 is a typo and should be 138.] It’s been raining, but it’s sunny now. The thing I built to steer the boat by itself is working really well and I love it. I will have another go at texting tomorrow. Pass my love on to everybody.
