Boat Watch
is operated as a public service of, ShipCom
Public Coast Stations. Originally
founded by Amateur Radio Operator Mike Pilgrim (K5MP) this network has grown in
popularity amongst mariners, their families and friends. In March of 2007 ShipCom
LLC agreed to take over operation of the network as a public service to the
Maritime community.
This network consists of all known amateur radio networks
having to do with mariners and some commercial networks. To name a few: Intercontinental
Amateur Traffic Net, Maritime Mobile Service Net, Pacific Seafarers Net,
Waterway Net, Trans-Atlantic Maritime Net, Caribbean Maritime Mobile Net,
Chubasco Net, Canadian Mississauga Net, Pacific Maritime Net, U.K.
Maritime Net, Pacific InterIsland Net, Southeast Asia Net, Sonrisa Net, Manana
Net, Happy Hour Net, and the Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net.
Additionally, we are hooked up with the world wide WinLink network which
potentially has daily contact with literally hundreds of ham mariners.
In addition to all those networks on the Amateur Radio frequencies, we have the
following participants outside of the Amateur Radio spectrum: ShipCom Public Coast Stations WLO KLB KNN WCL and
Herb Hilgenberg's Southbound ll, Northwest Caribbean Cruisers Net,
Cruiseheimer's Net, Panama Canal Connection Net, Russell Radio (New
Zealand), BASRA (The Bahamas Air-Sea Rescue Association), and The
Caribbean Weather Center's Daily SSB Weather Net. To begin the year 2005 we
have added the French world sailing association named "SAIL THE
WORLD" with 3943 members representing more than 850 boats, of which some
450 are actually sailing over the world.
You may click (here) to see a list of all
known participant factions in this International Boat Watch Network.
This
page last updated 01/04/2005