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Surf parameters (or kite) for classic instinct solar

L_le
over 3 years ago

Hi everybody, 

Does anybody know how create an activity dedicated to kitesurf (closed to surf I suppose) on a classic instinct solar?

Some expected data collected 100:

-surf lengths 

- jump height

...

Thanks for your help

Laurent 

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    Kitesurfer here. I just use a modified hiking activity which I called 'Kite Tracking'. It gives me:
    - Speed (SOG actually if you know what that means).
    - Max speed
    - Total distance covered (I'm assuming this is what you mean with "surf lengths")
    - Map of track with colours for speed, nice for downwinders (this is why I choose a modified hiking activity instead of a new one).

    Jump heights you're never going to get out of this watch. The barometer is by far too slow to catch up with jumps and also the continuous acceleration, water blocking the barometer port etc. are going to make it absolutely unreliable. If you have one of those 'woo' style devices, you cannot pair it up with the instinct since it's a non connect-IQ device.
    .

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 3000610

    Thanks for your answer. I don't knows what SOG is ? Thinking

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to L_le

    SOG = Speed Over Ground. More of a nautical term. As GPS does not know the currents of the water you sail in the mentioned speed is actually in reference to the seafloor (or the land, or the ground). For surfing it's a minor difference since your speed is usually 15 kts + anyway. In a slower sailing vessel however, with a current of 2 knots the 'Speed' read-out on the watch could range from 3 knots to 7 knots if the vessel is making 5 knots through the water.