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  • I've had a Go Pro for a while now. It's a lot of fun and I can't wait to get it mounted on the Prindle. Check out this video of the camera mounted on an acrobatic kite.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie4_8XHdOEc&feature=youtu.be

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    Machineman
    "El Terrible"
    Prindle 16 ('82)
    St. Louis (S. IL)
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  • Machineman, met a guy over at Creve Coeur Lake, goes by the name "creative" here on this website, he's designed and installed a frame to carry his GoPro on his Hobie Wave, check out a few of his posts.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK4rt1rZPLI

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    TurboHobo
    H14T
    H16
    P18
    G-Cat 5.0
    P16
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  • For Editing: I have an older mac laptop which came with iMovie 08. Macs are incredibly user-friendly, after about an hour and a few beers I was making decent edits with music and clip effects.

    I do find that when browsing youtube and vimeo, it helps keep my attention when users edit out all of the boring stuff, keep it to flying a hull and other fun things.

    Thanks to everyone for sharing video links!

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    Redondo Beach, CA
    '80 Prindle 16.
    (Got it for free!)
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  • Re-visting this topic, I finally did a very simple and practical mount for my gopro. The package I bought came with a strap, maybe 18" long, with the GoPro mount base in the middle, it is intended for strapping across the top of a bike helmet, however, I just strapped it around the aft end of my boom, leaving the camera upside down, out of the way of anything functionally necessary.

    For added insurance, I tied a small leash to the boom incase the strap came undone.

    With the wide-angled gopro, it was basically able to capture everything in plain sight looking forward, for a better idea of what I mean, I made a very rough-cut 2:00 min video:

    Here is the link https://vimeo.com/44013579

    I'm hoping to get stronger winds and more exciting footage this summer. That day was very light coastal wind, just got a hull up a few seconds with the help of going over swells. But it made for a really comfortable trapeze session, I could have probably taken a nap out there.

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    Redondo Beach, CA
    '80 Prindle 16.
    (Got it for free!)
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  • Cool video! I like that vantage point. Kinda neat to see your mainsheet going through the blocks.

    I like the idea of a camera attached to the boom because it'll always point back toward the center of the boat, no matter how you set your sails. Thanks for sharing this. I need to play with it!

    Tom

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    Tom Benedict
    Island of Hawaii
    P-Cat 18 / Sail# 361 / HA 7633 H / "Smilodon"
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  • I've tried a variety.

    Here is one with the camera mounted on the inside bow with the suction cup mount:
    http://youtu.be/izZyraV6sHI
    Gives good view of hull flying and both the crew.

    Here is the camera mounted on the tiller cross-beam:
    http://youtu.be/J74OO8o0wso
    Good forward view of any race action. Makes you feel like you are on the boat. But you can't see the hulls in the air and the crew view is reduced on one side.

    I've been wanting to try a boom mounted view so that the action will always be focused on the center of the boat like mentioned above. But no hull flying and the crew is really cut off.

    Maybe extend a pole from the boom so that the camera can get more of the boat and crew?

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    Uwe
    94 Prindle 19 - "überKat"
    DFW, TX
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  • How long a pole do you figure? Are you talking inches or feet?

    I'm interested in playing with something along these lines. I've got the better part of a foot of boom that extends past my main, so lots of room to clamp to with any number of arrangements. The boom extends well past the rear cross-beam, so no danger of getting poked by a sizable camera mount, even if it's a couple of feet long.

    Just trying to figure out what works.

    Tom

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    Tom Benedict
    Island of Hawaii
    P-Cat 18 / Sail# 361 / HA 7633 H / "Smilodon"
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