MBounds wrote:
The display on the TackTick is quite readable from a distance, and having it on the bridle puts it in the field of view with the wind indicator. I put it in the "Tactical Mode" before clipping it in, so it shows the (approximate) true wind heading on each tack (you have to set your tacking angles in first).
The guy you're thinking of is Mike Dobbs - "Tornado" on Catsailor. The unit he had was a Nauteek SC200, similar to a Velocitek SC-1. Both of those units are GPS based, and therefore not legal for Hobie class racing. Mike's self-tacking system is neat, but it would be in the crew's way on a Hobie 16. In addition, it's keyed off the mast rotator arm - which doesn't exist on the 16.
The TackTick Micro is purely an electronic compass w/ a start timer, so it is class legal on all Hobie Cats.
Thanks for the extra background, Matt!
I was indeed thinking of Mike Dobbs' setup. Can't remember whether I saw it on Catsailor or he cross-posted on SA. I definitely saved his pictures at the time, somewhere on my iMac at home. "Mast rotator arm" is indeed the term I was looking for. I'm obviously not used to sailing on sophisticated cats like the Tornado.
As you say, that setup wouldn't work on a Hobie 16. And the designers at TackTick were prescient and made their device with two screens, so no rotation is needed.
I'm a total gear-head. So I'm sure I'll spring for a TackTick Micro sooner or later.
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