I believe they had a test unit on Tommy Bahama at the last Worrell. Small GPS unit stuffed under the inspection port. I think they had some reception issues during the race due to the distance offshore.

The bigger units (and batteries) on these boats would really affect the weight on beachcats. I think the small units had potential, even if they would only record positions to download after the leg for use in a "wrap up" broadcast that showed where everyone went that day.

I see now that there are camcorders that record on to hard disk and can store up to 8 hours of video. I think that would be an ideal way to record some onboard footage, since you could hook up a bullet cam and let it run for the day. Now to find a lightweight battery that can record that long...