Ixnay on the behind the tramp thing. I mounted one on a post to the rudder pintles and it worked great until JC whacked it with the ugly stick during a gybe at Mug Race. Then all I saw was brown water for 30 minutes.

If you are going to do a forward looking shot, you probably need to mount the camera to an extension rod about 3 feet behind the rear beam. If it's beefy enough it won't bounce too badly. Now, if you can get it to move to the windward side, you're all set. Perhaps some linkage to the traveler?

And it has to be high enough off the deck so you don't just see the backside of the driver... But maybe those wide-lens models have solved that?

Anyone tried the windward shroud about head high (standing on deck) looking forward? Sure it would bounce around on the opposite tack and be covered by the spin, but at least you'd have a "good side" to work with?

1 on end of Spin Pole, 1 on the tiller arm.

I like the tiller arm one.

who schooled you on USA 1 with the blue spinnaker?

That was Brett and JC on the Marstrom 20.

Thanks Tad,
That helped.
I like the tiller angle but the movement and water was what I expected. The Drift has a pretty wide angle I think I'll probably try the boom and see how it works.
What did you use for editing? I'd be interested to hear from non mac folks about this.

Windows Live Moviemaker. It's free and pretty darn good / easy to use. You can upload to Youtube straight from the software too.

I used PowerDirector for some videos in the past, simple to use and had plenty of features for amateur videos:
http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector/introduction_en_EU.html

Mounting positions are personal, I like filming from the spin pole and using a headstrap.

most head mounted cams are hard to watch - you don't realize how much you look around when sailing.

I wonder if a shoulder mounted cam might provide an interesting angle? It would get you coming and going on port vs. starboard.

I think I already have that in a bundle that came with the computer. Sounds good. I like easy.

Gopro has a chest mount, that might work:


There was an F18 teamrace event at my club that used heavyduty suction cups with some tubes to keep the camera centered behind the boat, it makes for a nice vantage point:

very nice. Caught a glimpse of the 3-point mount in a few of those shots.

I'd say that's a winner - get good forward view on both tacks.

Maybe someone could post the dimentions and materials?

I like the angle alot ,just not all the trusswork to get it. That's perfect for what they were doing with all the boats having them though.

I would think some lightweight aluminum would make it robust without adding a lot of weight.

And if everyone had them attached, it would improve footage as well as even out the field (if the weight were seen as a disadvantage?)

That's exactly what I was thinking.

I hear Tawd can make things outta wood too. Get yourself a couple of 2x10's, and whip it up....

Booger, let me know when you're ready for your lessons.

When it comes to trimming, anytime. I'm a horrid trimmer. I can do crown like a mofo, but when it comes to 2-1/4" thin butt casing and f'd up walls I start losing my mind. I've yet to do stairs as well. I'm a cabinet maker.

I was worried about the movement too. The trick I used was to put the camera on the END of the tiller arm on the crossbar right inside the plastic pieces, not further back. This meant that the camera moved side to side and didn't "pan" back and forth which would have been seriously annoying.

I used Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects. Its part of the Creative Suite.

You could do it with one aluminum rod and a couple of stays to the rudder pintles (maybe).

i have used the double-sided sticky tape mounts for the gopro in several places (decks & mast). The tape has held up through a few extreme incidents (getting snagged with the spin sheet, kicked with a foot, etc) But if the camera wasn't tethered... it would have sunk.

That was a joke, boy, a funny haha.