Category Archives: Tips

Charleston Race Week 2013

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Charles Swanson

Charleston Race Week 2013 is just over one week away! There are over 290 boats entered. Here are the current Velocitek-legal fleet tallies: 56 J/70 39 Viper 640 37 Melges 24 34 Melges 20 11 Ultimate 20 4 J/80 59 boats … Continue reading →

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Secret Weapon Revealed

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Charles Swanson

We got a real kick out of ETNZ’s April 1st YouTube video:   To demonstrate Velocitek’s commitment meeting the needs of racing sailors, if Nick Holroyd, Dean Barker, or Grant Dalton sends an email to charles@velocitek.com we will send you … Continue reading →

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ProStart Battery Compartment Gasket Upgrade

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Alec

We have released a new silicone battery compartment gasket for the Velocitek ProStart. Here’s the installation video: Through April 30, we are offering this upgrade to ProStart owners for free with free shipping. Please visit our online store to get … Continue reading →

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Barefoot Kiwi Prodigy Snatches Aussie Moth Title

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Alec

A big congratulations to Kiwi wunderkind Peter Burling on his resounding victory over a ridiculously stacked fleet at the 2013 Australian Moth Nationals. To win this event Pete (an Olympic Silver Medalist himself) had to beat no fewer than three … Continue reading →

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SpeedPuck Display Options

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin_velocitek

Did you know that your SpeedPuck can display speed in MPH or Km/H?  That’s right, if your car’s speedometer is consistently off by 30 + MPH, as my 1993 Jeep Laredo is, you can use your SpeedPuck as a handy … Continue reading →

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Circumnavigations Throughout the Centuries

Posted on March 13, 2012 by admin_velocitek

This January, the 130’ trimaran Banque Populaire smashed the circumnavigation record by any craft with a recorded time of 45 days 13 hours 42 min and 53s. They flew around the globe with an average speed of 26 knots.  The … Continue reading →

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ProStart Lanyards

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin_velocitek

One of the most common requests we  receive from ProStart users is:  ”We want a lanyard!” Apparently, customers have been doing a bit too much of this: And losing products into the drink. We actually addressed this problem last November … Continue reading →

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Pros using ProStarts – Bora Gulari

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin_velocitek

Yesterday, I was able to connect with recent 2012 Key West Melges 24 winner and former $1000 Velocitek Speed Challenge champ, Bora Gulari, and ask him a few questions about KW and how he used his ProStart to aide his performance. … Continue reading →

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Dinghy Racing, Where Objectivity > Subjectivity

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin_velocitek

Conventional wisdom says success in dinghy racing results from 70% boat speed, 30% strategy.   So, how does one measure boat speed?  Conventional wisdom again says: compare yourself to the rest of the fleet.  However, this is made difficult by … Continue reading →

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