Pat,
Which TackTick model did purchase?
I've been looking at these the past few years and spoken to a few
sailors that have raced with them. If you don't have a compass, boat
speed and depth indicators and you like to race these solar powered
instruments are very nice.
I crew on a J22 for about a dozen racing days a year. This boat has
no instrumentation other than a part time compass. The owner didn't
install the compass this past season because it's readings are
goofy. I've not had much luck calibrating compasses in the past, but
I'm going to try and get him to reinstall it next year and try
calibrating it. I have been trying to talk him into buying a
TackTick for over a year, with no luck. He's content with our
performance and accomplishments, which appear impressive against the
local competition, but wane considerably against the better
competition that we meet up with a few times a year.
I crew on an Corsair 31 and we have a manual compass, electronic
depth and speed instruments, and GPS. We don't usually use the GPS
when we race, but with the rest we're able to do everything that we
could with the TackTick Sail Master and Speed Master models. I have
a compass bezel on my watch which is very helpful in keeping track of
the preferred headings.
We don't have other Corsairs to race against except at Nationals.
Racing against monohulls, provides some measure of comparison, but
the wide disparity in PHRF's coupled with the range of windspeeds and
directions make it pretty difficult to determine if we're sailing the
boat to it's numbers.
What I'd really like to add to the Corsair 31 is true and apparent
wind speeds and directions to help me make better informed tactical
decisions. Given wind speed and direction I could develop a better
understanding of our performance and identify target speeds based on
our heading and the wind speed and heading.
I'm particularly interested in going to weather and downwind against
lighter Corsair 31's when we're near planing conditions.
Another advantage of knowing windspeed is that it would help us make
a more objective decision to reef, especially when we're racing and
trying to push the envelope to it's limits.
With all that I've said, I must admit I do like the TackTick models.
I just checked their website and noticed a Micronet offering which
includes wind speed and direction. Though, I can't tell whether it
will do this accurately on a rotating mast.
I'd like to know what people are using on their rotating masts to
provide wind speed and direction, so I can start suggesting it to my
Corsair 31 skipper.
Cheers,
Bob Thackery
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Pat G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I replaced in the last yr. with Tick Tack. Uk Co. and wireless. I
can
> take it off cockpit mount and put away in cover it comes with. An
> the gauge is solar powered. Love it. Pat G.
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