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Following my last post, Flemming (a reader from a northern land) sent me this e-mail. I thought it may be useful for anyone into the whole speed monitoring thing. I know that we have had all the technology to do real time monitoring, but up to now, no-one has pulled all of this tech together into a nice simple package. The Recon Jet is finally such a package but quite expensive. Flemming gives us a cheaper alternative:
Hi Phil
Feedback
Following my last post, Flemming (a reader from a northern land) sent me this e-mail. I thought it may be useful for anyone into the whole speed monitoring thing. I know that we have had all the technology to do real time monitoring, but up to now, no-one has pulled all of this tech together into a nice simple package. The Recon Jet is finally such a package but quite expensive. Flemming gives us a cheaper alternative:
Hi Phil
Just
a comment on your resent post on real time monitoring of speed. I think what
you are looking for can easily be done. All what you need is a smart phone, the
right app for the phone and a water proof AquaPac to keep the phone safe while
sailing. I always bring a smart phone with me while sailing for
registering the entire session; once at home I can analyse the speed etc; but
this is retro-perspective. You want it real time and for that purpose there
exist an app called GPS Speed Talker (at least for an Android phone); this app
will speak out your speed and you can configure the threshold before the phone starts
'speaking' and you can also set the distance that must be sailed before the
speed is measured. I must admit that I haven't tried this app - it is just an
idea - but it can be done for a very low budget using an old smart phone.
Best
Regards
Flemming
New Kit
Starboard have released their entire 2015 board range and once again the boards look very cool.
One thing that I am picking up from all the designers (certainly for slalom/freerace/freemove boards) is that they are moving more volume towards the back of the new models compared with previous years. All the new boards I have seen, have extended the wide area backwards on the board. This keeps on going right past the front straps and only starts tapering in to the tail at the last moment. The tail is kept really narrow with cut-outs on either side to maintain deck space for the back feet. I suppose that this approach gives a better combination of early planing and control.
The Futura range sees changes to volumes and thickness across the range.
The AtomIQ range has been added to (more sizes and 2 construction options)
The Atoms have interested me for some time. I think that they are really fast and that you would be able to thrash them over rough water at high speeds. I would love to give one a bash on a windy day here (100l + Cross 6.4 + totally overpowered). I think it would be a blast.
GA's Matrix is not yet on the site. The 2015 Matrix looks quite nice in this shot - I always prefer seeing a sail under tension in photos.
Anthony, our supplier, rides these sails in the smaller sizes and he smokes on them. I have always chosen the Cross for sails under 7m but the Matrix is a worthy alternative. Since the Crosses under 6.4m now only have 5 battens, this sail may offer better stability in these sizes. I need to take one out.
Here is a snap of North's Warp 2015
New Kit
Starboard have released their entire 2015 board range and once again the boards look very cool.
One thing that I am picking up from all the designers (certainly for slalom/freerace/freemove boards) is that they are moving more volume towards the back of the new models compared with previous years. All the new boards I have seen, have extended the wide area backwards on the board. This keeps on going right past the front straps and only starts tapering in to the tail at the last moment. The tail is kept really narrow with cut-outs on either side to maintain deck space for the back feet. I suppose that this approach gives a better combination of early planing and control.
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Here is the new X-Fire v7 (105). Note how the wide area is drawn back |
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You can see this trend on the new Futura as well |
The AtomIQ range has been added to (more sizes and 2 construction options)
The Atoms have interested me for some time. I think that they are really fast and that you would be able to thrash them over rough water at high speeds. I would love to give one a bash on a windy day here (100l + Cross 6.4 + totally overpowered). I think it would be a blast.
GA's Matrix is not yet on the site. The 2015 Matrix looks quite nice in this shot - I always prefer seeing a sail under tension in photos.
Anthony, our supplier, rides these sails in the smaller sizes and he smokes on them. I have always chosen the Cross for sails under 7m but the Matrix is a worthy alternative. Since the Crosses under 6.4m now only have 5 battens, this sail may offer better stability in these sizes. I need to take one out.
Here is a snap of North's Warp 2015
Once again this sail looks compact and crisp. The PWA rankings attest to the effectiveness of these machines (Pierre and Matteo in second and third). Only having seven battens seems to do them no harm at all. Very nice!
OK guys
I will speak to you again when more 2015 equipment breaks cover
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