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  • #6188
    lamarstrehlow74
    Participant

    Is the Velocitec instrumet allowed on Sabre?
    Bobby

    #7471
    lamarstrehlow74
    Participant

    @GuestMember wrote:

    Is the Velocitec instrumet allowed on Sabre?
    Bobby

    I don’t know the answer other than I have seen lots of boats use them. I do know that you can turn features off so it would be great to find out what the answer is???

    #7472
    lamarstrehlow74
    Participant

    Velocitek is a battery operated compass which is GPS based and therefore also shows next to the compass heading the speed. Would be good for a commitee member to answer it.
    Bobby

    #7473
    syreetanajera
    Participant
    #7474
    lamarstrehlow74
    Participant

    @andrewb wrote:

    Have you seen:
    https://www.sabre.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1274&highlight=velocitek

    Yes I have seen this but I don’t know if I missed something but it hasn’t answered the question for me, does anyone know if it is yes or no?

    #7475
    liamedleston
    Keymaster

    Please refer to the following extract from the class rules.
    1.11.3 Options
    Without affecting the generality of Clause 1.10 – Options, Alterations & Repairs above, the following options are permissible:

    s. GPS units may be carried on board for purpose of storing tracks, however information may not be accessed, nor be visually accessible, whilst racing.

    The purpose of clause s is to allow devices such as “tacktrackers” to be used and data to be reviewed post-race. The Velocitek device, besides being almost as expensive as new sail, display GPS infomation whilst racing.

    Barry Eastgate
    Secretary and Treasurer
    Sabre Sailing Association of Australia

    #7476
    lamarstrehlow74
    Participant

    Rule 1.11.3 options is not there in the rules on this web site
    i would like to be able buy a new sail for $380 price of speed puk
    it was always a poorly written rule, they just got it wrong
    looking at the national sailing instructions and no 1.11.3
    in the
    rules on the australian sabre web site if some body had bought one,
    it would be a interesting .

    #7477
    lamarstrehlow74
    Participant

    So from my reading you could use a velocitec as long as you turn off the advanced features and used it as a compass, would we agree that is correct ??

    #7478
    lamarstrehlow74
    Participant

    @GuestMember wrote:

    Rule 1.11.3 options is not there in the rules on this web site
    i would like to be able buy a new sail for $380 price of speed puk
    it was always a poorly written rule, they just got it wrong
    looking at the national sailing instructions and no 1.11.3
    in the
    rules on the australian sabre web site if some body had bought one,
    it would be a interesting .

    The tacktick cost over $500 and is allowed, go figure

    #7479
    lamarstrehlow74
    Participant

    Thank you Barry for clarifying the issue. You make it very clear that it is illegal when used with all the functions available. I am thinking about joining you fleet and have a used velocitec from my sportsboat and It would have saved me buying a tack tick. No worries I just buy a tack tick and play by the rules, that’s what one design is all about.
    Thanks for you reply
    Bobby

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