sailquik said..
In any case, once you are familiar with the buttons by playing on land beforehand, as Mikes says, you could do it blind without any issues..

True ... but if you're blind, why do you care what the display shows ?

I have used the motion 5 times now and just wondering how safe is the wrist strap setup is , what happens if i lose it is it going to be replaced or do i just have to buy a new one .

the arm band is what i have been using , would be good if the unit had a tether point just for security i guess

if its really windy i might just put it into a aqua pack for the time being , other wise the motion is just the best gps i have used does all we wanted

I wanted to fix this early. So I ordered and trialed a possible solution this week. It fixes the issue but isn't nice.

With this experience, I found a better idea right now. It will fix the issue, reduce the width of the armband a bit for those who want it on their forearm, allow its use on the wrist and stuff. It takes into account a few user-experiences I heard of.

I only sent emails to suppliers now and it's the weekend so more news in a few days.

Users with pending orders will receive an email Monday or Tuesday with details and obviously, the ability to take Motion as it is now, wait for the update (two weeks probably, more news in a few days) or cancel their order if they wish.

Users with current Motion will be able to add the fix themselves quite easily or exchange it.

Quite the decision but it'll be, I hope, a nice leap forward.

I've got something interesting already. First "as-real" trials Wednesday. I'll send pics to everyone involved then.

Hi
Anyone or Julien can explain how the emergency sytem works ?
Does it need a sim card ?

cheers
sean

Yep, it's a radio link between motions, so unless there's others out with a motion on, it won't be much good. We've tested it, the receiving unit comes up with a message, giving coordinates of the sending unit.

I haven't at the moment, but Fangy's been talking to me about doing a test

In addition to what Julien said, I could receive Decrepit's emergency message at approx 1 NM when the units were about knee height above the water - (sitting on your board height) - in ideal conditions. We have a bit more testing to do but it would appear that you if you need to keep your mates in-sight as well, and not rely on the beacon to alert you to a sailor in trouble.

Any news on the newer arm band setup , would be nice to have something before the winter westerlies start

We've made the upgrade on about 20 devices now and everyone seems happy about it. I'm making the first ones with it as standard now. I'll send a few more and if everything is fine, I'll send a bulk shipment of upgrade packs to Australia.

I tried something like velcro, 3M Dual Lock, 8 months or so ago and it wasn't a success.

Here's pictures of the current setup : imgur.com/a/9o6HPQN

It's a milled epoxy/fiberglass part glued to the bottom of Motion. It is indexed above for Motion and below for the bike support. It also has two holes to pass the strap. I received the new ones today. I'll take pictures tomorrow as it's midnight here.

Upgrade packages will come with a new armband, a new wristband, the plate, and two lengths of strap. To do it, you'll need sandpaper around 120 and a common easy-mix epoxy glue. It's pretty easy. Rough Motion's bottom face a bit, like 10 seconds with 120 grit, just to make sure epoxy will have something to grip to. Spread a thin layer of epoxy on the plate. Place Motion in (it's a nice easy fit as the pocket is indexed for it). Press. Clean a bit with paper towels if there's excess glue. Then keep pressed with a bit of weight for 24h. I'll redo a picture tutorial with the new plates but it went fine 14/14 so far.

I'll arrange something for those who do not want to do it themselves if needs be.

Hope this clears things up. Motion is glued to the pocket on the plate's top side, the strap passes in between, the bottom pockets of the plate fit on the bike support.