Been looking at ways to mount a camera whilst sailing and got our local fabricator to create this contraption. It's loosly based on the clever camera mounting system called a Clew View. Anyway, it's stong and simple and didn't shake around too much which surprised me. Here it's mayden voyage at Queens Lake near Port Macquarie yesterday. Definitly needs a good ocean blast- hopefully tomorrow on Trial Bay Curious to hear what people think of the camera angle.

PS- The camera was fully teathered to boom, and used the Gopro floaty back door.

Thanks Brewman, and a good point. Actually, I tried to see if it would touches the board, buts it's well clear no matter how hard you try. Probably not well clear of the sailor though. Softer corners coming up

its a cool angle - and some good sensation of speed - but the edit is about 2 minutes 2 long for a 1 shot edit.

you really only want to use a go pro shot as a quick cutaway shot if possible - after about 5 seconds the impact of the shot falls off exponentially.

try also mounting it to a pole/channel marker in the water or have some one hand hold it as you sail past in shallow water to mix up the angles a bit

- in short - dont be afraid to use it as a conventional camera (go for medium view mode sail past it really closely!) as well as a mounted shot.

Go pros are also great as super fast set up timelapse cameras too.

I find myself using my go pro more in a conventional style as an easy set up wide angle shot - than going for fancy mounts.

It is a very cool angle - just needs to be used in moderation.

Phil, exelent idea to assist those learning to carve gybe. A few where the gybe went wrong, its easy to see that the foot work on intitial pressure, rear foot on outside rail went bung, and the gybe went to sh1t.
Those that did work, your foot placement was near enough to exact each time. That being more to outer edge and in right position front to rear. The stance on each, also changed for those that went bung. Thanks for posting

It's a great angle Phil! (but it pains me to see footstraps set inboard on a Futura )

Trial Bay looks bloody lovely.

Nice vid but the music is hands off torture.

love the angle Phil

Hi Phil,

I like the angle/view from the back of the boom. Is the swing weight an issue?

Guess you did not want to try the GoPro Handlebar attachment which is why you got one made...or is it the cost?

I have used my GoPro mostly on the helmet which has been good mostly except for when I get bounced around, but am going to buy a handlebar mount for Xmas and give it a try on the end of the boom.

Cheers.