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Setting courses using a GPS

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Topic: Setting courses using a GPS
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Setting courses using a GPS
Date Posted: 20 Mar 08 at 5:45pm
Several people at the club have mentioned that a GPS could be used for laying out courses. I'm not sure what the benefits would be unless course length was important.....Anyone out there using or thinking of using GPS



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Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 21 Mar 08 at 8:31am

For dinghy courses a trained eye, wind direction indicator, local knowledge and a rib are all you need.

Any RO that uses a GPS to set a course is too picky in my opinion. It will take longer to calculate the positions required than actually setting the course.

Also if the wind direction changes then they will need to recalculate the GPS positions.



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Bonnie Lass Contender 1764


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