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Is anyone using a GPS receiver while they're out on the water(/snow) kiting?

Check out someone cruising on a lake in Minnesota. Only about 4 recordings for kiting, 1 looks suspect (Lake Folsom), and the others look like they're on ice/snow due to location and date.

Check it out, you'll need to signup for a free account though.

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/episode/view.mb?episodePk.pkValue=35663

Looks nerdy & cool.

i want to use one on the water for speed runs!
also if you can get one to give you alt, that would be bragg n rights!

I just sold mine to a hang glider pilot since I never used it but I also wantred to see how fast I was going past Charlie out on the water. Cause you know if you can't hear Charlie on the water, you must be going faster than the speed of sound. :)

Check this out:
http://www.stormboarding.com/pages/2/index.htm
A speed competition on snow using GPS.

World record (unofficial) 66.9 MPH set by Flysurfer Speed Proto, who else :)

They also do "just for fun" speed contest with GPSs'. You get the thing attached to you while kiting for 30 minutes. Afterwrds the max speed reading counts.

They use a small GPS (as the Garmin shown above) wrapped in an Aquapack.

CU, K

Hey josh,

Did you see this? http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopi ... highlight=


I also found this for using on the mtn bike. It is not the most user friendly program but has some killer potential. I'm using the Land one.

CompeGPS

I too would like to know if anyone is using any cool programs to map/animate their adventures with a GPS.

Blair

I have a garmin forrunner 201 gps receivers that I use for jogging. I can't see it working really well kitesurfing. Charlie showed me a better system last year with a remote odometer and a sensor that he would attach to the bottom of his board. Do your remember that Charlie?

remember what...?




o, ya the speedwatch
made in switzerland,its in my hands right now, has a soloer powered recver and and a magnet propeler so it gos on your skge and makes a mag feild and the recver sits on your board to read the feild.
displayed in knots ,came with a hand held wind meter also so you can read tyhe wind .. in knots on the beach
i never set up the prop thing .

a small water prof gps with speed and max speed also alt in feet and max alt. would be the tickit.

I would like to check the alt. also. I don't think there is a receiver that will measuer the alt. and speed.

Check out the Maui Speed Challenge series
GPS Speed Sailingóeach sailor sailed with a Navman Sport Tool digital personal GPS trainer.
Most of it was windsurfing but there was a kite class.
watch the video for action and explanation
www.mauispeed.com