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| Producer: | Garmin (CH) |
Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation, brings its award-winning gWind to the rugby field, as it joins forces with premiership rugby club, Saracens.
In an exciting two year partnership, Garmin supports Saracens as Official Navigation and Fitness Device Partner. This will see a number of marine technologies introduced to the club, including Garmin’s gWind, which has been secured to the goal posts at Saracens’ Allianz Park, to measure wind speed and direction more accurately.
The use of this marine technology in a sporting environment is a first for Garmin. The gWind is a new wireless transducer, featuring a unique twin-fin design to give a more accurate and stable True Wind Angle. The rotating propeller is designed to give highly accurate wind speed readings, even in lighter air.
During a trial of the gWind at Saracens, the data was transmitted wirelessly to the quatix – Garmin’s signature GPS marine watch. This enabled Saracens’ Kicking Coach, Dan Vickers, to determine wind speed and direction during training and before a game, informing the team’s kickers with the most accurate information.
Dan Vickers comments, “At Saracens we’re really keen to trial and pioneer new technology in the game. Historically, we’ve new flags to ascertain wind direction but we wanted to explore a more technical solution to this, so we turned to Garmin. We are now able to determine the speed and direction of the wind much more effectively during training, which in turn enables us to advise our kickers.”
Dawn Ramsay, Garmin’s UK General Manager, said, “Combining our specialist sports and marine expertise on the rugby pitch is another first for Garmin. We’re delighted to be helping players and coaches on and off the pitch and it’s through a truly unique collaborative approach that we’ve been able to bring our oldest marine technology to the Saracens and add real value.”
About gWind
Garmin’s gWind won the ‘Equipment Innovation of the Year’ award at the Yachts & Yachting Awards 2015.
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