Speed SA Style
April 1, 2008
We have excellent venues for GPS speed events, with sailors recording speeds up to 42 knots. The possible purchase of buoys (mentioned earlier) is for the slalom and marathon racing, not just GPS speed, especially as GPS speed doesn’t actually need buoys.
Speed equipment: Any GPS can be used but it must be capable of showing speed in knots. The highest screen readout wins the day. No downloads required.
The Navi GT-11 is the best GPS unit to use at the moment as it has Doppler capabilities (around $150). Our events to date have been serious and competitive on the water, but decided on screen readout to allow for a variety of units to be used. This does not exclude anyone and maximizes entrant numbers. There’s stacks of forums that cover GPS use – seabreeze.com for example.
Due to the good participation levels, Chris Dimond will be running a Winter Series this year. For further information, make sure you are on his e-mail list
Links:
The idiots guide to using a GPS (@seabreeze)
