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Founded in 1998, NSPN is a non-profit organization devoted to helping sea kayakers at all levels enjoy the ocean and improve their skills. Our home base is the North Shore of Massachusetts, but we range up and down the beautiful New England coastline.
The heart of our club is a “pass it forward” culture of peer teaching and learning, with a membership ranging from seasoned experts to novices. Key activities include paddling trips, skills sessions, camping trips, winter pool sessions, workshops and social events. We support members seeking leadership and coaching training with our Leadership Training Fund.
We are a member club of the Maine Island Trail Association and are stewards of two MITA islands in Casco Bay.
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P&H no longer supplies these square covers, and says they won't since the boats are old enough that they have likely reached end of life. -
I think the kayakers were lucky that their PLBs worked close to a cliff. Problems near a cliff Obstructed Line of Sight to Satellites: A cliff can block the PLB's signal to the satellites, especially if the PLB is positioned close to the rock face and the open sky is limited. Reflection and Signal Distortion: Signals might reflect off the cliff's surface, causing interference or delays in transmission, which could impact accuracy or reliability. -
By Clayton Kern · Posted
Did you have any luck finding these? Best I can find is these hard covers. https://topkayaker.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=capella+cover -
I have an older ACR PLB. The self test only shows that it connects to satellites, doesn't tell you anything about the battery life - it comes with a non-rechargeable battery and you have to send it in to have that replaced (I think it's good for ~ 5 years). The manufacturer doesn't recommend doing multiple self tests so as not to drain the battery. FWIW, I probably won't be replacing the battery next year (runs about $125) when it expires next year given the newer 2 way devices available. Looks like you can DIY it for $20 but I don't know that I'd trust the waterproofing after that. -
By Frederick Goodman · Posted
In partial answer to Gary, I carry a Garmin Inreach Mini 2, which is different from a PLB and has a rechargeable battery. When I have it on and tracking a typical trip of 4-6 hours, it uses just a few percent of battery charge. I do a test maybe once a month. The Garmin device has GPS.
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