What is the best GPS to get and where is the cheapest place to get one from?

Chad

ditto that, very good idea to get aquapack as well,the packs are available from the magellan agent in os park east of freeway aprox $45. i think i paid about $280 for my foretex 201- shop around.

The foretrex 101 is also a cheaper option. Same features as 201 except for batteries. The 201 is a sealed unit with rechargable batteries, the 101 uses 2 aaa. I would definitely get an aquapac, 90% of my mates units and mine have failed from water damage in both 201 & 101's. Having said this Foretrex have a good warranty, faulty units are replaced quickly.

Des

i got a mail from ka sails. they are selling one that looks good for windsurfing as you can stick it on yer boom..... this is what it said::::::::::



KA is now distributing the Velocitek GPS speedmeter system in Australia - the first windsport specific waterproof and wipeout proof unit on the market.

Designed and built by windsurfing rocket scientists in the USA, the S3 unit features:


100% WATERPROOF to 25 meters (75 feet)
A state-of-the-art 12-channel GPS receiver, combined with windsport-specific filtering algorithms, allows an extremely accurate (+/- 0.2 Knots steady- state) current speed reading to be updated at 1HZ (once every second).
Purpose designed over-sized Display can be read easily from over 10 meters (30 ft) away!
'Instaclip' boom/kitebar clips and a simple safety leash allow you to transfer the device from one rig to another in under 20 seconds.

> Displays current speed in Knots
> Displays Maximum Speed
> Displays Best 10 second Average Speed

Order one today for just $299 including shipping anywhere in Australia.

ahhhh tony you are looking to sponser me this season! I thought you would never ask?!?!?!?!? yeah, go on then... i'll take a couple of those speedometers things (my only problem with them is what do you do when you get past 99!!!!),also send a couple of kaos's and i wouldn't mind trying those new koncepts aswell

seabreeezes are starting to eeeeek there way in over here, so get in quick.

julien

Julien, Julien, Julien,

That's not how our capitolistic society is ment to work.

you buy all your gps' kaos' and Koncept's from me at full retail price plus frieght and handling and packaging and stamp licking and consultation fees.

Then RAL Innovations can afford to sponsor me.

note how we spell "sponsor" in Australia.

Any way, you want one of those new F2's with the gps in the deck.

Oh and by the way, one day when you finally pass that 99 mark, then it's time to reset the units from metres per hour, to Knots/hr.

best winds
Tony L

The other unit now available is the Navman Sports, water and impact resistant, aparently. Quite compact, like a large watch. The problem with this unit is that you can't download the data as you can with the Garmin. So if you want to submit your data to the Speedsurfing Assoc for world ranking, you need the download capability. Moreover lets you do some neat stuff like replay you routes/speeds etc on a PC overlayed on a image of your sailing location. Great no wind entertainment.

Des

I go to bed each night dreaming of those F2 missiles.

did gardening all sunday trying to build up browny points.

Has anyone riden a missile yet.

And uz ozzies r serpost to bee baad spellers.

best winds
Tony L

It seems there are a growing number of Sandy point regulars joining the roaring forties club.

I'm starting to think that GPS' are like sailboards, you start out getting whatever is cheap and available then when those numbers start to roll out, your hooked.
then it's roll on the latest and greatest.

I just need some lessons in how to get my track log onto this computer. The moment I ask, I just find out how computer illiterate I am.

Man, I've just worked out double clicks.

best winds
Tony L

beware- if you want the ability to down load to pc then you need a suitable cable. i chose the foretrex 201 over the 101 because it came complete with a cable and the 101 didn't, you had to buy it separately which from memory was either the same cost or more than the 201. the other advantage as far as im concerned is the 201 has a built in battery (sealed unit) which minimises the chances of water ingress by not having a battery door.

I was lucky enough to sail the F2 missile while I was down at sandy point as well as the Exocet Warp Speed both very fast boards.
I did get the faster speed on the Warp Speed though.
I use the Foretrex 101 and have had no probs and like the idea of having a spare set of batteries.
If you forget to charge The 201 your stuffed.
I do wear it on my upper arm seems to get less impact there if you crash.

If you get a gps which can connect to a PC you can save all your data

Here are some screen shots

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=606
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=609

using www.oziexplorer.com/ with scanned maps of one of our local spots


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