After 30 years of windsurfing I have managed to avoid the whole "GPS thing." I get the pleasure of staring into a computer screen all week at work, so not really what I want to be doing with the my windsurfing time.

However, I bought the GPS watch and I have to say after 3 goes it is pretty damn awesome. If you want to get better at anything I think you need to be able to measure somehow. The watch appears to measure just about everything I would be interested in.

The overlays into google maps are really cool. I am hooked! I don't intend to become obsessed with it, but as a measurement tool for testing and learning, its great. Much respect to the guys who are getting 40+knots, I have not even hit 30! Need to find some flatter water and a bigger set of kahunas.

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blackattack said..
After 30 years of windsurfing I have managed to avoid the whole "GPS thing." I get the pleasure of staring into a computer screen all week at work, so not really what I want to be doing with the my windsurfing time.

However, I bought the GPS watch and I have to say after 3 goes it is pretty damn awesome. If you want to get better at anything I think you need to be able to measure somehow. The watch appears to measure just about everything I would be interested in.

The overlays into google maps are really cool. I am hooked! I don't intend to become obsessed with it, but as a measurement tool for testing and learning, its great. Much respect to the guys who are getting 40+knots, I have not even hit 30! Need to find some flatter water and a bigger set of kahunas.

You could go faster than 30 by strapping on your watch and driving off in your car ( this is ethically and morally ok if your board is attached to the roof racks!)

I agree with your evaluation of computers, and it is nice to get away from them. Do you use your GPS watch for activities other than windsurfing?

I don't take it too seriously either ElBarto. It is fun though. You should come up to Burrum this year for the ultra smooth water week of windsurfing .(and beers)

Hey Ritchie,

when is Burrum? sounds like fun. Funny the comment about the car, my first log did have a 52 knot run. Forgot to turn the gps off!

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blackattack said..
After 30 years of windsurfing I have managed to avoid the whole "GPS thing." I get the pleasure of staring into a computer screen all week at work, so not really what I want to be doing with the my windsurfing time.

However, I bought the GPS watch and I have to say after 3 goes it is pretty damn awesome. If you want to get better at anything I think you need to be able to measure somehow. The watch appears to measure just about everything I would be interested in.

The overlays into google maps are really cool. I am hooked! I don't intend to become obsessed with it, but as a measurement tool for testing and learning, its great. Much respect to the guys who are getting 40+knots, I have not even hit 30! Need to find some flatter water and a bigger set of kahunas.

You could go faster than 30 by strapping on your watch and driving off in your car ( this is ethically and morally ok if your board is attached to the roof racks!)

I agree with your evaluation of computers, and it is nice to get away from them. Do you use your GPS watch for activities other than windsurfing?

No have never used it for anything but windsurfing. Only had it a couple of weeks.

I enjoy the community of GPSTC. The banter that goes with the posts and the info about locations and kit used. I don't FB and this is pretty much FB for windsurfers without the spam popping up all the time. Read it if you want or not. Post on how the day was for you and hear how it was crap/great some where else. Challenge your mates or quietly go faster further longer than them.
A great entertaining tool