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Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched
By:Paul Davies
Date: 3/13/2012, 7:22 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched (Etienne Muller)

: Today, at age 54, in the POLE DANCER, I outsprinted my whip-cord 22
: year old nephew in an EXPLORER. So the boat is not too much of a
: slouch. Still want to buy a GPS for accurate speed tests.

: Does anyone have a suggestion regarding a GPS? I don't want to
: spend big money on it.

: Et
Hi Etienne,
I occasionally use a yellow Garmin basic model ETREX?with "high sensitivity" [for finding geocashes under trees...I think]NZ$200 ish
I find it very useful for telling me what direction the tidal flows are [FOR OR AGAINST] along coastlines and so I can find any shelter from them closer to shore,sometimes.I have never needed it to get me home yet but I do take a mark at the put in ,just in case.
I use it to callibrtate my general performance and do get a good idea at what speeds I can do for what effort I put in over different lengths of time.
I can get up to a peak speed of 12km/hr in my Firestar and have reached 18km/h whilst surfing...A good reference tool and is definitely roll proof!I always bring my compass.
cheers from Paul .NZ.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Pole Dancer launched *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/16/2012, 2:50 pm
Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched
Clayton Plunkett -- 2/16/2012, 3:59 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/16/2012, 4:07 pm
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Bob Johns -- 2/16/2012, 6:21 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/17/2012, 4:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2012, 12:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/17/2012, 4:58 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/17/2012, 3:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/17/2012, 5:01 am
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John VanBuren -- 2/17/2012, 7:13 am
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Gelu Botezan -- 2/17/2012, 9:02 am
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Paul Davies -- 2/21/2012, 12:27 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/21/2012, 1:04 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/1/2012, 5:11 pm
Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 3/1/2012, 5:57 pm
Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched
Etienne Muller -- 3/2/2012, 3:32 am
The Check is in the Mail! *NM*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/2/2012, 8:43 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/2/2012, 5:22 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/13/2012, 5:52 pm
Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched
Paul Davies -- 3/13/2012, 7:22 pm
Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched
Etienne Muller -- 3/13/2012, 7:37 pm
Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched
Bill Hamm -- 3/14/2012, 1:14 am
Re: Strip: Pole Dancer launched, GPS
John Abercrombie -- 3/13/2012, 7:38 pm