This weeks article comes to us as a courtesy of a Boat US. The press release below details a new smart phone application that will allow you to call for a tow, share your location with responders or friends privately, or access the online Boat US services directory. This application is available to everyone and does not require a Boat US membership. As we have mentioned may times before through past safety articles, a cell phone is never a replacement for a VHF radio or a stand alone GPS, but may prove to be an effective back up if operating within a coverage area and does allow a method of communicating information privately. See the details below on the new App.
NEWS from BoatUS
Boat Owners Association of The United States
880 S. Pickett St., Alexandria, VA 22304
BoatUS Press Room at www.BoatUS.com
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Press Contact: D. Scott Croft, 703-461-2864, SCroft@BoatUS.com
BoatUS Smart Phone App Will Get You Home When Your Boat Won’t
Share Your Location, A Backup GPS
Photo Caption: The BoatUS App makes calling for a tow on water or land easy, and lets you share your location with boaters or loved ones at home.Download hi-res photo.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 15, 2011 When your boat breaks down on the water or runs out of gas, calling for an on-the-water tow is simple. The hard part, sometimes, is being able to tell the BoatUS towing fleet precisely where to find you, which can delay a safe tow home.
Now, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) offers the only smart phone App that helps you call for a tow in a hurry and also adds helpful location and tracking features just for boaters, sailors and anglers. And you dont have to be a BoatUS or BoatUS Angler member to download the free App.
The new BoatUS App can greatly improve towboat response times due to the accuracy of the GPS latitude and longitude technology built into these high tech phones, said BoatUS Vice President of Towing Services, Jerry Cardarelli. The moment you hit the Apps Call Now for a Tow button,