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Derby points and Spot Tracking.

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Started 9 months ago by WaterScout
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WaterScout
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If you are paddling up a river with alot of switchbacks I suggest you drop your tracking from 10 minutes to every 5. I don't typically paddle way up my local rivers where it is narrow. I like the ICW and the local bays and mangrove islands. My GPS says I did 20.3 miles but the Spot tracker only says 16. I started hitting an OK message at every big turn. The WaterTribe tracker seems to be down right now but you can go to the Tracking page and then click on the Race Owl link that is still active and look for "WaterScout" to see what it looked like.

Luckily you can still use the time calculation for points if you run into this problem. Posted this to facebook as well.

Posted 9 months ago #
Chief
Coastal Vagabond

Don't set your tracking interval to 5 minutes. Use 10 minutes only. We already get a ton of data and changing this would double that data.

I realize that lots of switchbacks will result in fewer miles credited, but you can also generate points by using the total time rather than miles. That's why it is in there.

Posted 9 months ago #
WaterScout
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Thanks Chief, I'm sure that you recieve alot of data. I realized after my post that the 5 minute tracking feature under the Spot was an upgrade to the next level subscription. With the sometimes delay in the Spot reception and narrow view of the sky in a tight river, even the 5 minute tracking would not have helped with tracking when your moving fast. I do use the time feature for the derby. Sometimes my weekly adventures are more about the discovery of a new location than the total Derby points calculated.

I know you probably don't hear it enough, but THANK YOU for keeping the Water Tribe going. I'm sure it's a labor of love sometime, but you built a community and we all appreciate the opportunity to be a part of it.

Posted 9 months ago #
Chief
Coastal Vagabond

Thank you. I am always amazed at our Tribe and what a great group of people we have coming to these events.

Posted 9 months ago #

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