Anyone teching out with GPS receivers yet???

jjm · Post by **jjm** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:47 pm

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.

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:38 pm

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!

windhorny · Post by **windhorny** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:23 am

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. :)

elli · Post by **elli** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:38 am

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 :)

knyfe · Post by **knyfe** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:53 pm

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

bdawg · Post by **bdawg** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:01 pm

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

dewey · Post by **dewey** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:45 pm

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?

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:57 pm

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.

dewey · Post by **dewey** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:14 pm

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

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:25 pm

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

BayAreaKiteboarding.com

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