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[quote=pbodifee][quote=vkm]i have the foretrex 201 the last about 3-4 years before the water gets in. i would not recommend the 301 because it has a battery compartment. there in always a chance the the seal gets damaged when you change the batteries.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/hobiekite#p/u/0/B0U5T9W_pKI[/url]

is this the video?

bernd[/quote]
Yes! Is this the Foretrex 301?

I did read the thread in this forum (thanks for the tip) which ran late last year. The recommendation is indeed to NOT use the Foretrex 301 as it is not waterproof enough.

I am looking for something almost like a watch and it should be waterproof, guaranteed.
Where I sail (with club members new to cat sailing) it is likely to capsize (because of crew error  8-)  ) and I don't want to lose the device. So iphones packed in waterproof bag is not an option either. I love my iphone 4 too much and they are a bit expensive to replace.

Any of the wrist watch model used by runners looks like what I want. Ideally I want only speed and course (and time of day). And don't care so much for other navigation functions as we sail using visual marks to determine were we are going.

Garmin carries a whole range of GPS wrist watches called Forerunner. However the intended market are runners which obviously have different needs.

Any one who uses a GPS wrist watch and found it useful to determine speed and possible course?<em>Edited by pbodifee on Aug 11, 2011 - 10:36 PM.</em> [/quote]

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