i'd say most of the sailors in qld get right into speed which is funny considering the average wind speed.

on that note lately the wind has been epic. 3 weeks of 15-25knot SE winds. all day everyday. last night the gauges hit 45knots.

Actually Gestalt winds not the prob here in QLD its finding flat water.I easily sail 3-4 times a week even more at times.
You only need 20-25 knots to crack 40+ knots max speeds.
Just need a great location like Sandy point.
Yer you might of noticed im a speed freak too.
There's a few more lurking around on this site.
ta Vando

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Originally posted by ju_724

kin el - elmo - you speed freak. don't suppose you've got any video footage??

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G'day Jullian

no, no vids, they only encourage more spectacular and regular prangs.

I was stunned when I saw 65kmh on gps even more stunned when I downloaded the data.

I wish I was able to maintain the speed rather than just have spikes.

After sailing at woodies on the weekend I was impressed what Peter Dans did on the same day (smoked me good and proper)

If you want to watch it done properly, catch a load of Chris, Steve, Dave and the rest of the Perth Lunatics

All the best

Alby

hmmm tide just needs to go out for about another hour for purfect SP.
Many effortless hours flying up n down there all day long - and you don't even get tired - bonus -

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Originally posted by silvec01

Did you do it in Ford or Holden??

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nothing that fancy (you know I drive a nissan)

It's a bit further south on mandurah estuary, it's a little shallow bay thats filled with weed and cobblers but can on occasions be relatively flat.

The weed encourages you to carry speed through gybes else you bogg down in it, the fear of stepping on cobblers helps you make the gybes.

hey guys
good speed elmo but what the f=== is a cobbler

They are called catfish eels over here, more of a pest fish people rarely eat them. They are annoying to catch because they leave slime everywhere. I'm pretty sure these work in a similar way to stingray's- they have a black membrane covering the spines which is packed with bacteria and it is this which you have to get out of the wound. I think that is the way it worked- anyone that has Grant's guide to fishes can confirm. After you clear the black stuff pain dissipates pretty quickly. Spines are very tough, mate stepped on one whilst drunk in NQ and spine went through his docs and through his foot.

Go to gps-speedsurfing.com for all info

For analysis you need to download gpsactionreplay (free) which needs java to run. Cable depends on the model of gps you have.. tell more

not sure why this computer changed some of the charactures but.. the usual setting interval is "2 second" . If your gps has 10,000 tracklog storage you should get about 51/2 hours time. If your gps has less you may want to set it on distance (say 50 feet).

Hey yoyo, thanks for the advice. I have a Garmin Foretrex 101 which i got on e-bay. I got this model because Im hopeless at remembering to recharge my mobile let alone batteries. I just keep a bunch of AAA's in the car.
Do you think Tandy or Dick Smith would have the cable?
I was going to ask you about track settings. I can change it from automatic I think. Ill have a look this arvo.
Elmo, what can i say?? Thanks heaps for that. I shall attempt to wade my way thru all that info. I have a thing about going over the handlebars so I use the extra velcro strap that came with it and have it double done up just short of my elbow, makes it easier to read as well. A mate of mine has the 101 and he said sometimes het gets a little moisture in the battery case but so far mine has been cool.
Im still a learner with all this and sometimes I get blocked trying to down load some things at work.
On a bit more of a sailing thing I got 29 knots on a freeride board with a wave fin and Gaastra Grind 6.2 that is 6 years old and been thru the rinse cycle quite a bit. At Botany in Sydney last Sunday. Ive got some race sails coming and a new slalom board so hopefully can get going a bit quicker.
Thanks all for the help. Ill let you know how I get on.
Cheers
Grant

Ok, now we know what we a talking about. The 101 is a bit different from the 201. Main issues. CORROSION! Hopefully you have not had your gps long. The 201 has gold plated terminals, the 101 who knows, but as the rubber plug is useless for bloking water ingress into the data jack hole after about 2-3 uses or 1-2 weeks if you shine a torch into the small hole you will see it it almost full of green/white corroded gunk. Your gps will loose its ability to transfer data shortly after. Hopefully we got it early enough. Use a match to put some vaseline or other gell like lubricant into the hole then make a thin strip of duct tape (~7mmx50mm) which you can run up the side of the unit and over the plug, holding the plug in the hole against it's natural tendance to spring out.
Now go buy something water tight to put it in. Remember even aquapacks are not indestructable and can develop leaks. Most camping shops have triple sealed plastic bags. I've been using some $7.50 ones (which were on sale for $2.50) which I put around my neck under the wetsuit. As Alby says it still picks up signals though not as well, especially if your wetsuit is wet and is a bit more inconvenient but not as much as you'd think. Most people stop to look at the speed or set the max speed function. Pros, you never have to worry about losing it in a stack.. cons, you seem to get a few more spikes, probably as some of the gps satelites signals are blocked by the body and the gps changes it averaging as a result.
Cable? You can get all the parts at Dick Smith or another electrical parts shop. Can you solder? 2.5mm stereo data jack ~$1.50, 1.5m mouse cable ~$1.50 and a 9pin D plug for the computer end ~$1.50. There is one problem. The plastic surround on the 2.5mm data jack plugs sold at Dick Smith is quite thick and the garmin 101 has the data jack hole recessed into the casing of the unit. You guessed it , unless you trim the plastic casing of the 2.5mm stereo jack with a pen knife it wont fit into the recess on the gps. I couldn't find a stereo jack here with a smaller casing tho' they are made. I'll have to hunt arround for the wiring diagram but it will give you time to get the parts. The advantage of the home made way is you can make the cable quite long. The standard garmin cable is quite short as well as expensive.
Setting up the gps is easy. After turning it on just go thru' the pages till you get to the one with waypoints, tracks, routes, setup. Scroll down one to tracks, hit enter, scroll down to setup track, hit enter, scroll down to record interval, hit enter. If it is on auto then scroll up to time, hit enter. Then scroll to value , hit enter then use the up and down arrows to change it untill you have 00.02 , then hit OK.
Now you are all set.

KA43, just to follow up here is the wiring info..

1) Connector into the Garmin unit is a 0.097" (2.5mm) 3 conductor (stereo) plug.

2) Other connector is a 9 pin female Dsub (PC serial style).

3) Wiring is
Tip of plug to pin 2 of Dsub
Ring (middle contact) to pin 3 of Dsub
Sleeve (last contact on plug) to pin 5 of Dsub

Suggest using shielded cable with shield attached to metal shell of Dsub.

I Just tuck my aqua pack down the front of my wetsuit through neck, it has faily easy access and is not uncomfortable.

Hardy runs with his GPS on his boom, myself I would rather look at where I'm going.

One other benifit of GPS is that when you stack it you can see exactly how fast you were going at the time, and how far you have been catapulted (thats scary) so you can give your mates some accurate details about how spectacular your stack was

Alby

Carlos, you obviously don't look at the tracks on a computer. It is pretty easy to pick out the anomalous points. If you don't drop your jibes the spikes are pretty rare even with the gps stuffed down you wetsuit. But you are right it does get a better view on your arm. generally I get no spikes on the arm but only a couple down the wetsuit...