Post #3535463
2026-07-02 04:24 UTC
@reverseics@infosec.exchange talking about sailing.
your sailing club/marina do they use rfid, uhf rfid, nfc, qrcodes or nothing to monitor who goes through the gate/down the ramp and then on to the water or currently nothing?
do they get worried when a boat isn't back yet or when a sailor isn't back yet i.e. do they care more about man overboard or oh rodents the yacht sank?
My sailor/boat tracker thingy has been now been used irl 3 times for regattas & 4 "dress rehersals" with no major problems (other than they insist on using a 7" screen not my recommended 15"+ screen) and has a test in the middle of nowhere on a beach in a fortnight for another regatta so time to genericicize it for other hardware combos and levels of concern to release it publicly
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@reverseics@infosec.exchange 2026-07-02 13:58
@ukscone@cupoftea.social Right now they use nothing. My boat will soon have an AIS transponder. Some of the race boats here also have AIS, as it is becoming a more common requirement for offshore races. I remember seeing your rfid tracking doohickey earlier and being intrigued. At our marina it could actually work pretty well: there is a narrow channel in and out. There is a neat sailing school/sailing club here (all club-owned boats) where the idea would probably work best. Probably for their cruise boats: https://sailingforall.org/cruise-boats/ . I've never talked to the folks here yet though, I might have to go make some friends...