dachopper said..
I've got the new Fenix 6 after my fenix 5 battery died.

If you like 21 to 90 days smartwatch battery time, and nice colour display + wireless music go for it !

It's also titanium and a lot lighter than the fenix 5.

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airsail said..




I have the Fenix 5 after having the 3 for a few years. Be careful of the supplied straps, they can break with little warning, mine did but luckily I was on a MTB so could pick it up. I only use the 2 piece webbing straps available from NATO or Amazon

dachopper said..




I've got the silcon strap... which type of band broke ?

airsail said..




I have the Fenix 5 after having the 3 for a few years. Be careful of the supplied straps, they can break with little warning, mine did but luckily I was on a MTB so could pick it up. I only use the 2 piece webbing straps available from NATO or Amazon

Alysum said..




I have the Fenix 6 on order. What type of strap is the 2 piece webbing strap you refer to please?

shi thouse said..
Anyone tried the Ripcurl Search GPS 2 watch. Looks fairly basic, but really all I would want.

tightlines said..
I love my Garmin 645 Music.

Does all the usual GPS, heart rate, fitness stuff plus syncs to my spotify account so I can download and store my favourite playlists, album etc.

Also stores my credit card info so I can pay for stuff with my watch.
So I can go for a ride, kite, surf, go out for a few beers, whatever with out having to take my wallet.

With my waterproof Bluetooth earphones I can also listen to music without having to have a phone with me.
Great for things like the flatwater SUP Marathon I did the other week, a workout playlist to keep me going and was able to purchase food and drinks at the end without my wallet.

You can download various apps so you can change the watch face, or add things like a surf tracker that shows you how many waves you have caught distance and top speed of ride etc.

Also things like find my phone, just push a button and if you phone is in range it will emit a sound.

Lots of other stuff to, hell it even tells the time.

Alysum said..
Picked up a Fenix 6 pro sapphire and enjoying it so far. Have not yet kited with it, what activity do you use?

Gateman said..




I have the Fenix 5 and tried two different kite apps a couple times but both struggled to find GPS signal and failed to record my session. Gave up on those and now just hit "Track Me" and then I rename the event in Strava after its down loaded. PS: picked up 10 glass screen protectors for under $10 on eBay and already replaced one of them. Felt the Saphire version was a bit bulky and heavy for my skinny arms.

Dangerous said..
For the Garmin users, the Tidal Face is an awesome watch face for watersports. The level of blue in the digits (below) is representative of the tide level where you are (based on GPS). You can alter it so the colour for incoming and outgoing tides is different you have all the info at a glance. It's free too (but the developer has to pay for the link to the tides info so I sent him the price of a cup of coffee)

apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/2fcce126-f5cc-4b3f-bd7e-36047612288c

wishy said..
It must be so exciting seeing where you went on your GPS track lines. Don't they just go backwards and forwards in a 2km stretch and then back to your car? I could draw that for you with a crayon?

Alysum said..
Picked up a Fenix 6 pro sapphire and enjoying it so far. Have not yet kited with it, what activity do you use?

dachopper said..





You can use my app for free

Sail Racer in the garmin store.

Also - depending on how you want it to record - it has position every second, or " smart " recording ( default ) which only records when it senses a change, the fenix has this feature in one of the menus. / settings

Alysum said..




Interesting. I assume the every second feature uses the battery a lot more ?
At the moment I just use "Track me"...