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Efficiency indicator

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Created by Macroscien > 9 months ago, 20 Sep 2012
lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
22 Sep 2012 7:50AM
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When you feel like your going as fast as you can, and the kite surfers are passing you look like they are doing 15knots more than you,, you have reached windsurfing maximum efficiency.

Macroscien
QLD, 6808 posts
22 Sep 2012 10:41AM
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mathew said...

Your GT-31 already beeps in (near) realtime, to your actual speed. Maybe you could just listen to it.

It is some indicator indeed. You could ride, then listen to your device if any improvement you made cause any difference to your speed.
That could be ok enough assuming that wind speed remains constant.
If not, you attribute this fluctuation in your speed regardless of changes in wind strength.

Next advantage of screamer for those with good ear could be presenting audibly two tone at this same time different initial pitch.

Tone One - representing you real speed reading by GPS

Tone Two - representing "efficiency factor"


If you have this ear for tunes like violinist have you may know instantly when you are close to maximum performance.

Again. For Sunday sailors there is no need to concentrate always on obtaining maximum speed. Sometimes vice versa. Sometimes I am gratefully that my board do not speed up indefinitely in this gusts on the chop that I could not handle.

Macroscien
QLD, 6808 posts
22 Sep 2012 10:55AM
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lotofwind said...

When you feel like your going as fast as you can, and the kite surfers are passing you look like they are doing 15knots more than you,, you have reached windsurfing maximum efficiency.


This device could be easy adopted by kite surfers two.
You will be surprised that actually the kite surfers could be the earliest to adopt this technology in recreational version.
Due to high fun factor they could express them self, using specifically designed manurers to create special sound effects.
This device will translate your manurers into audible sounds, appealing specially to younger generation ( not restricted to sound of the kite splashing into water )
The freedom of expression - the way to go.

Stuthepirate
SA, 3591 posts
26 Sep 2012 7:22PM
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^^^ wow John, you are really in the wrong threads there mate.
Try again.

powersloshin
NSW, 1844 posts
26 Sep 2012 9:04PM
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As incredible as it may sound to a windsurfer, some people have no life or friends and the only way to amuse themselves is to spend long hours reading windsurfing posts and cutting and pasting in different threads....



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