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Broadband at Sea
Some of our customers have reported that they are able to get 3G mobile network reception at over 100 miles out to sea by using a terminal and marine aerial. This allows them to use their laptop computers to access the latest charts on our web site whilst out fishing.
If you would like details on this service click on this LINK and we will email you some information and the contact details of the supplier.
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American Express Now Accepted
Seasurface.com now accepts Amex cards for payment
for any of our services. All you need do is select the Amex card option on
the drop down list on the eCommerce page or tick the Amex box on the downloadable form.
New Version of Memory-Map Now Available at Special Introductory Price
Memory-Map have just released their new version of Memory-Map QuickCharts on DVD, previously called Memory-Map Marine. This new product is now available from Seasurface.com at an introductory discount of 20% off the RRP.
This new PC charting package has been much improved and has been tailored for marine use and includes precisely calibrated AHS, MSQ and DPI charts covering all coastal waters. It is available in either a West Coast or East Coast version or a single product covering all of Australia. It can be used on your PC, Pocket PC or Windows Mobile Smartphone.
As in the earlier version our SST and sea colour charts can also be exported and synchonised with the marine charts in Memory-Map QuickCharts for no additional charge.
For pricing and ordering information including details on how to access a free trial offer click here.
AIBT Tournament in 2011 & 2012
The GFAA has granted the Exmouth Game Fishing Club the right to host the Australian International Billfish Tournament in 2011 & 2012.
This is the first time it has been hosted on the West Coast and it is anticipated it will be held around the end of March, either just prior to or just after their annual GAMEX Tournament. The club has already begun to investigate packages for visiting anglers.
In conjunction with Seasurface.com the club has also been adding to the GPS marks list the position and type of sailfish recently caught in the Exmouth Gulf.
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Bonus Subscription Offer
If you are a current subscriber why not get one of your fishing mates to take out a new 12 month subscription before 30 June and we will add an additional month to your own subscription expiry date and your mate will also get 13 months for the price of 12.
All you have to do is to get your mate to subscribe as normal before 30 June either on-line or by downloading the form and faxing it to us. Then you send us an email and tell us your friend’s name. We’ll do the rest and add the extra month to both subscriptions. Your mate must be a completely new subscriber not a renewing subscriber. For each new friend you can get to subscribe we will add an extra month to your expiry date.
Get 11 to sign up and we’ll give you a 12 month subscription for free.
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Sea Surface Temperature Technology - A Reflection on How it Used to be!
Reub Hayes, President of the Broken Bay Game Fishing Club, won the 2009 Broken Bay Invitational Tournament held at Port Stephens on 14-15 March 2009 on board his boat In a Meeting. Click on the photo to the right to read his article on how the use of our SST charts contributed to that success.
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Buying a New Computer or Laptop?
If you are considering buying a new computer, whether it be desktop or laptop, and you are going to use it to access Seasurface.com then don’t forget to download Java or better still get your supplier to do it for you before you take delivery. If you need to do it yourself then instructions on how to do it can be found on our web site at:
http://aqua.earthinsite.com/seasurface/pro_faq_02.html
If after downloading Java you still have trouble seeing an image then you may need to adjust your Internet firewall. Instructions for doing this can also be found at the above link. If you are still having difficulties then please contact us and we will help you resolve your difficulties.
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Converting Latitude/Longitude GPS Coordinates
For the marine and fishing industries the traditional way to show position on a GPS or a chart is in Latitude and Longitude.
Various brands of chart plotters and GPS show Lat/Long in either one of three basic ways:
1. DM.m = Degrees and Decimal Minutes (eg. 45° 22.6333’)
2. D.d = Decimal Degrees (eg. 45.3772°)
3. DMS = Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (eg. 45° 22' 38")
Your GPS will usually have various options on how to show Lat/Long (Consult your manual for how to switch from one to the other.
At Seasurface.com we often get asked how to convert from one method to the other. To understand how to do this you first have to understand that fractions of degrees are broken down into minutes and seconds. Each minute represents 1/60th of a degree and each second represents 1/60th of a minute (or 1/3600th of a degree).
Below are some methods for converting from one display method to another:
1. Convert 45° 22' 38" to 45° 22.6333’
* Divide the seconds by 60 to get decimal minutes
i.e.(38/60=0.6333’)
* Add to minutes to decimal minutes i.e. (22+0.6333=22.6333’)
2. Convert 45° 22.6333’ to 45.3772°
* Divide decimal minutes by 60 to get decimal degrees
i.e. (22.6333/60=0.3772)
* Add this to the degrees to get your answer in decimal degrees
i.e. (45+0.3772 = 45.3772°)
3. Convert 45.3772° to 45° 22.6333’
* Multiply decimal component of degrees by 60 to get minutes
i.e. (0.3772*60=22.6333’)
4. Convert 45° 22.6333’ to 45° 22' 38"
* Multiply the decimal part of the minutes by 60 to get the seconds i.e. (0.6333*60=38)
5. Convert 45° 22’ 38” to 45.3772°
* Divide minutes by 60 i.e. (22/60=0.3666)
* Add seconds divided by 3600
i.e. (38/3600=0.0106 +0.3666=0.3772)
* Add to degrees i.e. (45+0.3772=45.3772°)
When using www.seasurface.com the coordinates shown along the bottom of the image window are shown in degrees, minutes and seconds. By clicking the blue Decimal Degrees On/Off button to the left you can convert these readings to decimal degrees.
When adding a new GPS mark you can enter the Lat/Long coordinates in the appropriate boxes in degrees/minutes/seconds, or in degrees and decimal minutes or, in decimal degrees. The system knows which method you have entered.
If you have any questions please email us and we will try to assist you with your conversion. A version of the above coordinate conversion instructions has been added to our Help page which can be found by clicking the Help/FAQ button at the bottom of each web site page
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Strikezone DVDs at up to 33% Discount
The highly
popular series of Strikezone DVDs:
Tuna Time
Tuna Time 2 - Search for a Jumbo **
Live Baiting
Billfishing
Billfishing 2 - The Grand Slam **
Christmas Island
Yellowtail Kingfish
authored by Al McGlashan are now available at a special price of $22 each. Two of the DVDs (marked **) include video sections on how our SST charts were used to help Al in some amazing catches.
Normally retailing for $29.95 each we are able to offer them at a special price of $22 each.
For orders of 2 or more DVDs there is free postage. For orders of 5 or more at once we will not only post
them free but we will reduce the price on each to $20.00 each.
You can download an order form by clicking here.
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