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VELOCITEK SC-1 GPS for dinghy sailors

GPS speed device for sailing dinghies - perfomance boats and yachts

Velocitek GPS for dinghy sailors - Velocitek SC-1 GPS

Moth World Champion Rohan Veal using the Velocitek SC-1 GPS monitor for perfomance dinghies
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Velocitek SC-1 GPS
Technical Specifications

Modes:
(Any two can be displayed simultaneously
)

Speedometer

  • Maximum speed recall
  • Best 10 second average speed recall

Compass

  • Adjustable damping
  • Programmable artificial declination for direct comparison with a magnetic compass

VMG (Velocity Made Good)

  • Calculates and displays VMG in real-time based on a user-programmed wind direction

Timer

  • 1-9 minute countdown sequences available
  • Sync. button
  • Loud audible signal
Speed Resolution: 0.1 Knots
Heading Resolution: 1 Degree
Update Rate: 2Hz (once every half-second)
Water Resistance: Bombproof polycarbonate case is 100% waterproof to 25m (75 ft)
Display: Ultra high contrast, sunlight readable LCD:
  • Main display character height: 30mm (1.2")
  • Secondary display character height: 15mm (.6")
User Interface: Four over-sized capacitive touch sensors
Data Logger:
  • Records Latitude, Longitude, Time, Speed and Heading at 0.5Hz (once every two seconds)
  • 40 hours of storage capacity
  • Download .gpx files (for Kattack and GPS Action Replay) and .kml files (for Google Earth) using an included USB cable
  • Data download requires a PC running Windows XP or Vista
Batteries:
  • Uses three standard AA cells
  • 25 hour endurance with rechargeable NiMH cells
Case Dimensions: 162mm x 110mm x 40mm (6.4" x 4.3" x 1.6")
Weight: 437g (0.96 lb)
GPS Chipset: U-Blox Antaris LEA-4A, 16 Channel

Velocitek GPS - Velocitek SC-1 GPS for performance dinghy sailors

GPS speedsailing results downloaded to GPS Action Replay
An example of PC downloaded GPS sailing session

GPS SPEED monitor for sailing dinghies

Key Features:

  • Speed, VMG and Heading updated every half-second
  • Start timer with audible alarm
  • Display any two measurements simultaneously
  • Watertight to 25m (75ft)
  • Only brand of GPS equipment that floats
  • Maximum and Best 10 Second Average speed recall
  • Adjustable damping
  • 40+ hours of GPS data storage
  • Up to 25 hours of battery life
  • Fast data downloading through a USB link
  • Downloaded data is fully compatible with Kattack, GPS Action Replay and Google Earth
  • Internet upgradeable firmware allows you to benefit from ongoing product enhancements
  • Two year warranty against manufacturing defects

As a sportboat, small boat or performance dinghy sailor you need accurate, easy to read, real-time speed, heading and VMG data just as badly as anyone on a large keelboat. Downwind you probably need this information even more than someone sailing a displacement hull. Why don't you have the real-time data you need? At Velocitek, we're guessing it's because you cannot justify adding several kilograms and a couple thousand dollars to your boat. Not to mention the headache of having to bore a hole through your hull to install a speed transducer.

The Velocitek SC-1 GPS changes everything. This device gives you all the information you need to trim for optimal VMG and make sound tactical decisions. All this functionality is contained in one lightweight, bombproof, watertight box that you can install in under a minute. This massive step forward is made possible by recent improvements in civilian GPS technology. At the heart of the Velocitek SC-1 GPS is a state-of-the art UBlox Antaris LEA-4A 16 channel GPS chipset. Designed for luxury automotive navigation systems, this chipset calculates super-accurate position-velocity-time GPS solutions at an unprecedented rate of four times per second. The end result is that you now have all the real-time information you need to sail faster and win.

As an added bonus the Velocitek SC-1 GPS keeps a rolling 40 hour log of all that precious real-time information, allowing you to download it to your windows PC through a standard USB cable. This allows you to use popular replay and track display applications like Kattack, GPS Action Replay and Google Earth to carefully review and analyze your performance in a low-stress dry land environment. You can also combine your data with other boats in your fleet to replay complete races.

Also, unlike almost any other product, the Velocitek SC-1 GPS will work better the longer you own it. This is possible because we designed the firmware that controls how the Velocitek SC1 operates so that it can be easily updated through the device's USB port. Every three months we will release new firmware versions that you will be able to download from our website. These upgrades will allow us to optimize the device's operating modes and user interface algorithms based on feedback and ideas from our customers. The Velocitek SC-1's updateable firmware will make it possible for you to enjoy the fruits of Velocitek's intensive R&D program on an ongoing basis.

PDF download of Velocitek GPS in PDF for windsurf - windsurfers - windsurfing GPS speed record
Velocitek GPS SC-1 user guide

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Mounting plate for Velocitek SC-1 GPS

  • Mounts easily, without tools, on horizontal or vertical spars of any diameter
  • Mates with SC-1 case-back using ultra-strong 3M Dual-Lock
  • Light weight, unbreakable polycarbonate construction
  • Includes 91cm (3 ft) of high-tech 1.7mm (1/16") Dyneema line
  • Built in jamcleat termination slots

Velocitek SC-1 lashplate for boom mounting etc

 


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