![]() ![]() After several attempts at getting it to create a route I liked the look of, I gave up and headed out to find my own way. I set my route request for about 35km and, as can be seen from the second course it offered me, it decided I needed to do a bit more. The calculating part takes a few minutes to complete. ![]() Simply input the desired length of the ride and in which general direction you want to go and it will figure out the rest. The Quatix 6 has the ability to calculate a cycle route for you. Old Harry Rocks – Coastal Rowing – Garmin Quatix 6 testīuy The Garmin Quatix 6 from Garmin UK Road Cycling I’m not a regatta sailor, more of an offshore sailor where the start lines are far less of a bun fight, but this could be a valuable tool if you’re on a regatta race boat.īuy The Garmin Quatix 6 from Garmin UK Running There’s also an array of regatta functions, which allow you to ping the start line and synchronise the start timer. How I wish I’d had this anchor alert the last few times I was on anchor! It would certainly have allowed me to sleep better between my anchor watch rota. The watch gets the data via a wireless connection to a mobile phone. They’re not finely detailed but they do give a ready reckoner to the basics of where the tides are at. When connected to the chartplotter and data stream you can also view your boat data on your Quatix 6.Ī handy tool is the tides, which can be scrolled through day by day. It’s possible to connect up the watch to the vessel’s onboard autopilot and use it as a remote control. Other screens and functions are self explanatory and equally easy to use. Garmin Connect app screen on Android phone The Quatix 6 has boating and sailing at the fore of its functionality. I am testing the 47mm watch size throughout this review.īuy The Garmin Quatix 6 from Garmin UK Sailing It comes in two different face sizes, 47mm and 51mm and has the option for a solar version which gives considerably longer battery life, but sadly the solar version is currently only available in the larger watch face, which looks ridiculous on me and my spindly wrist. It doesn’t look out of place with smart wear for work with its metal bezel and easily blends in as a day to day watch. Take yourself off for a shower and plug it in, by the time you’re clean, dried and dressed, the Quatix 6 will be pretty much charged back up again. With my weekly sporting activity including both outdoor (using GPS) and strength exercises on a mat at home, I would say I’ve charged the phone on average once every 10 days or so. It easily lasts more than a week even when being used for GPS tracking activities, although if you were GPS tracking all day every day, you’d need to charge it more often. I forget when was the last time I charged it. The battery life on this thing is excellent. ![]() How lovely is it to have a positive set of buttons to push? (Yes, maybe I’m a luddite) The screen on the Quatix 6 can get a bit smudgy but the Gorilla Glass wipes off really easily. ![]()
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