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Got one of the first ones as a birthday present for a friend who is a golfer. He is extremely enthusiastic, and has reduced his handicap with almost 1 in the week since he got it, now at 10,6.

 

I do not play golf but this gadget could be very useful for yacht skippers.......

 

At night it is very difficult to judge the distance to the coast when anchoring...I have often anchored and next day been horrified to see that I actually was much nearer to shore than I had planned.

 

I'll probably get one of these gadgets

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I do not play golf but this gadget could be very useful for yacht skippers.......

 

At night it is very difficult to judge the distance to the coast when anchoring...I have often anchored and next day been horrified to see that I actually was much nearer to shore than I had planned.

 

I'll probably get one of these gadgets

 

 

 

...hmmm, you may want to consider a boating-specific rangefinder, frankowen. Water resistance to a depth of 1m just does not cut the mustard. Unless it must have a red dot. <sigh>

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...hmmm, you may want to consider a boating-specific rangefinder, frankowen. Water resistance to a depth of 1m just does not cut the mustard. Unless it must have a red dot. <sigh>

 

Actually I have been looking at a Bosch Laser distance measurement meter...the model that does long distance measurement is amasingly more expensive than the Leica. So why not have the red dot, lower price and actually a better spec. ?

 

As for the 1 metre underwater spec. I have given up doing night ops with James Bond.

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Probably worth checking Leica's other rangefinders, wouldn't be surprised if the pinmaster is more expensive than the regular versions (they also seem to measure further, range = 10-1100 m), but indeed what is wrong with GPS ?

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Don't you have GPS and triangulation and sextants and stuff for all that?

 

How did Henry the Navigator manage?

 

:)

 

 

 

...by sensibly walking away from white lightweight carbon-reinforced gizmos. Good egg, Ol' Henry.

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Frank, I thought Floating Gin Palaces never left harbour?

 

We often leave one marina that does not have the spare part that we need to go to another marina that may have the part...its called Blue Water Cruising!

 

The photo was taken using my helicopter attachment with a Visoflex.

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We often leave one marina that does not have the spare part that we need to go to another marina that may have the part...its called Blue Water Cruising!

 

The photo was taken using my helicopter attachment with a Visoflex.

 

 

 

...excellent - matching boat. Makes sense now.

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Probably worth checking Leica's other rangefinders, wouldn't be surprised if the pinmaster is more expensive than the regular versions (they also seem to measure further, range = 10-1100 m), but indeed what is wrong with GPS ?

 

Actually the GPS (and I have 3 on board including one that is Differential GPS as used on Queen Mary 2) is accurate to within less than a meter....The problem is that the charts are not that accurate especially near a rocky coast.

 

Add to that the need to callibrate each GPS signal with the correct Datum for the charts being used or incur an error of about 100metres. In my case I carry two separate nav systems driven by the selected GPS ...:

> Admiralty charts great for making a long distance trip, This has one datum

> C Map which are better near the coast that has a different datum.

 

Life is never easy!

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Hasn't this product been in the catalogue for a number of years? I haven't played golf for about 20 years but I seem to recall that using measuring aids of any kind is strictly against the rules of the game. Even if not exactly 'illegal' it's hardly in the spirit of the game and you'd have to be a bit of wanker to use one (some might argue that you'd have to be a bit of wanker to play golf but that would just be unkind).

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Hasn't this product been in the catalogue for a number of years? I haven't played golf for about 20 years but I seem to recall that using measuring aids of any kind is strictly against the rules of the game. Even if not exactly 'illegal' it's hardly in the spirit of the game and you'd have to be a bit of wanker to use one (some might argue that you'd have to be a bit of wanker to play golf but that would just be unkind).

 

My understanding (I am not a golfer, but did some research before buying this gift) is that it is legal to measure distance, but not altitude difference to target. The pro's have caddies who would know the track in detail and give this kind of information to the player. Almost every sport I know is developing its set of "digital assistants" (GPS, Rangefinders, in-ear radios, pulse watches +++), I guess golf is no exception . Whether this is in the spirit of the game I cannot say, but the few golfers I have talked to are drooling when I describe the item...

 

There is also a series called Leica Rangemaster. My understanding of the new Pinmaster, is that it is able to detect and measure smaller objects (like the pin in the hole) accurately. It can measure larger distances than typical golf ranges, too, but there is a margin of error. I would assume it can also be used in sailing, hunting etc etc,

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