The last kayak race I was in I saw a surfskier who had an electronic mileage/speed device attached to his surfski. Does anyone know anything about such a device, what they cost, reliability, accuracy, model names, brands etc.? Has anyone or does anyone use one for training purposes or to keep track of mileage on a long paddle. Thanks in advance for any info, Dave Miner david.miner_at_gsbsc.gensig.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Did he call this a "GPS" ? :-) Dan -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of David.Miner_at_gsbsc.gensig.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 4:13 PM To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] Odometer for a kayak The last kayak race I was in I saw a surfskier who had an electronic mileage/speed device attached to his surfski. Does anyone know anything about such a device, what they cost, reliability, accuracy, model names, brands etc.? Has anyone or does anyone use one for training purposes or to keep track of mileage on a long paddle. Thanks in advance for any info, Dave Miner david.miner_at_gsbsc.gensig.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I posted a request for information on the "Speed Mate" device to the newsgroup "rec.boats.paddle" recently. Speed Mate is a device that acts both as a speedodometer and odometer. Their web site is at http://www.speedtech.com. There is a similar device called the "SpeedCoach" (see http://www.nkelectronics.com). There was some discussion in the newsgroup about using a GPS as an odometer but the conclusion was the accuracy was poor for speeds less than eight miles per hour. Costs for both the Speed Mate and SpeedCoach are in the $200 range. Anthony Belcher On Wed, 23 Dec 1998 16:13:23 -0500, you wrote: > The last kayak race I was in I saw a surfskier who had an electronic > mileage/speed device attached to his surfski. Does anyone know > anything about such a device, what they cost, reliability, accuracy, > model names, brands etc.? Has anyone or does anyone use one for > training purposes or to keep track of mileage on a long paddle. > > Thanks in advance for any info, > > Dave Miner > david.miner_at_gsbsc.gensig.com >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
G'day - In Australia, if anyone wants to know where to get the Speed Coach I can steer them in the right direction. Regards - Wayne Langmaid Central Coast Kayak Tours - only a step away from Sydney Anthony Belcher wrote: > I posted a request for information on the "Speed Mate" device to the > newsgroup "rec.boats.paddle" recently. Speed Mate is a device that > acts both as a speedodometer and odometer. Their web site is at > http://www.speedtech.com. There is a similar device called the > "SpeedCoach" (see http://www.nkelectronics.com). There was some > discussion in the newsgroup about using a GPS as an odometer but the > conclusion was the accuracy was poor for speeds less than eight miles > per hour. Costs for both the Speed Mate and SpeedCoach are in the > $200 range. > > Anthony Belcher > > On Wed, 23 Dec 1998 16:13:23 -0500, you wrote: > > > The last kayak race I was in I saw a surfskier who had an electronic > > mileage/speed device attached to his surfski. Does anyone know > > anything about such a device, what they cost, reliability, accuracy, > > model names, brands etc.? Has anyone or does anyone use one for > > training purposes or to keep track of mileage on a long paddle. > > > > Thanks in advance for any info, > > > > Dave Miner > > david.miner_at_gsbsc.gensig.com > >*************************************************************************** > >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > >*************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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