A lot of people have new years resolutions for 2009. Setting goals is better name in my opinion. A few of my goals are in different categories like sports, work or are related to this website. I will focus in this post on the windsurfing goals.
Since June 2007 I am actively involved with GPS windsurfing. I really enjoy windsurfing with a GPS despite I don’t own windsurfing equipment made for speedsurfing. Windsurfing with an GPS device will give you insight in your windsurfing accomplishments. You can learn for example:
- if your board speed was right
- The effect of small changes in your windsurfing equipment and stance
- If you were on the correct course with the correct angle
- By uploading your results on gps-speedsurfing.com, you can compare them to other windsurfers that day
Windsurfing goals for 2009
The following goals I will try to accomplish with the help of a GPS device and the learning points I described above.
- Upload at least 16 windsurfing sessions. Last years I was windsurfing without GPS are did not always upload the session. That’s valuable information lost! In total I uploaded 12 sessions. By being more on the water this year I will also have more sessions to upload.
- More knowledge of my windsurfing equipment. With more knowledge about the equipment, I hope to get the full potential out of the board and sail.
- Buy material focussed on high winds. Currently I am windsurfing on a Starboard Hypersonic 105 from 2003. Which is a great board but the board is more focused on mid winds instead of high winds. With a board designed for high winds it will be easier to get higher speeds.
- Sharpen my personal records (PR). By combining all the above described points I hope to reach higher speeds. See here my current PRs in knots.
| 2008 | 2009 | |
| Average speed | 29.07 | 32.8 |
| Max. GPS (display) | 32.83 | 35.6 |
| Max. 2 sec. (software) | 30.72 | 34.6 |
| Max. 10 sec. run | 30,02 | 32.9 |
| 100 m run | 29.97 | 33.1 |
| 250 m run | 29.59 | 32.4 |
| 500 m run | 28.02 | 31.3 |
| Nautical mile | 23.83 | 27.3 |
| 1 hour | 15.99 | 18.7 |
| Alpha racing | 18.42 | 21.1 |
What are your goals for 2009? Leave your goals in the comments!
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