Velocitec Electronics

[lamarstrehlow74]

Is the Velocitec instrumet allowed on Sabre?
Bobby

[lamarstrehlow74]

@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???

[lamarstrehlow74]

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

[syreetanajera]

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

[lamarstrehlow74]

@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?

[liamedleston]

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

[lamarstrehlow74]

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 .

[lamarstrehlow74]

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 ??

[lamarstrehlow74]

@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

[lamarstrehlow74]

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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