RE: Re: iWindsurf and what we're doing for you

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Date: Tue Apr 03 2001 - 15:54:46 PDT


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On the bigger issue of iWindsurf $$: in addition to all the data on my
own website, I use an iWindurf pager as well - more data is better.

We get the airport data for free because our tax dollars support NOAA.
But taxes are not going to cover the sensors at windsurf sites. The
iWindsurf guys have made a good attempt to provide web access for free,
but it didn't even pay for itself so I'm afraid we're back to the
real world of paying for services. $200/year is small change in
nearly anyone's total windsurf expenses. We just got spoiled when it
was free.
So keep giving iWindsurf constructive criticism, but remember, they're
windsurfers, too and they're trying to make a living by serving us.

Well said, Ken. And let me add -- the difference between having the pager and my previous "system" of calling windtalkers (subject to payphones back then), driving around and then STILL wondering if I made the right choice, is like night and day. I get all the wind data I need, literally in my hand. And as to the ongoing discussion about "accuracy" -- my suggestion is to relate the conditions when you sail to the pager info. Over time you'll figure out what the pager readings (taken on land) mean on the water for each site.

Suzanne Suwanda

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