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johnbrooker 
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 Topic: Training aid ideaPosted: 31 Jan 20 at 2:08pm |
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Agreed Ian, depends what level you are at. If you are at British Sailing Team/ Americas Cup level I could see how that could be useful.
Sam, the continuous tone would make sense. And I liked the "Sailing Googles" comment!
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 2:00pm |
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Something that gives audio feedback when the boat slows or speeds up would be useful. As johnbrooker says above a phone app might be viable. I'd suggest a continuous tone that changes frequency with speed, higher pitched=faster or a regular beep which speeds up or slows down would be the easiest to hear/interpret.
If a cheap visual readout is needed a paddle wheel device and a bicycle speedo may be the way? Edited by Sam.Spoons - 31 Jan 20 at 2:02pm |
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ian.r.mcdonald
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Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 1:51pm |
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Whilst many of the regular posters pretend not to be competent and experienced sailors, most are.
We can all feel through our feet, body and the boat ( and rig) the difference between naff, ok and perfect tacks. The boat feels alive coming out of the best ones. And I am not sure a beginner having to watch and listen to outside inputs is going to help much |
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 12:20pm |
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Would they be known a "Sailing Googles"?
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johnbrooker
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Posted: 31 Jan 20 at 11:54am |
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I agree an audio speed read-out would be handy for training purposes- I don't think it'd be legal when racing in many classes. If it was an app on your phone it might be hard to hear though with the wind and more so if the phone is in a waterproof case.
I always thought the google glass would be a cool way to do this eventually- glasses that overlay the speed over what you're seeing. That tech may be a bit far off though!
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tink
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Posted: 27 Jan 20 at 9:26pm |
That was why I thought auto would be good, a simple sound system that changed to indicate acceleration and deceleration. That way it is completely independent of wind speed.
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Tink
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Neptune
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Posted: 27 Jan 20 at 9:15pm |
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I think you’d learn more from a GoPro mounted in your boat filming your movement through a manoeuvre. The problem with speed reading is you’d have to either watch a speedo, therefore stopping you concentrate on actually what makes a good manoeuvre or pulling through lots of speed traces on computer then trying to work out what you did in each one.
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tink
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Posted: 27 Jan 20 at 7:24pm |
New to this hadn’t thought of that will look at it, a much better idea Found that an old garmin and phone apps a bit sluggish to respond
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Tink
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Granite
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Posted: 27 Jan 20 at 12:40pm |
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I would have thaught that a GPS module would be cheaper than a paddle and generator it would also reduce waterproofing issues.
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If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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tink
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Posted: 26 Jan 20 at 4:32pm |
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Particularly as I will be making a shiny stainless version of this
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