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Cyclops Marine 2023 November - LEADERBOARD




 

Cyclops load sensors for the Weekend Warriors!

by Mark Jardine 27 Feb 04:00 PST
Adam Cockrill from Cyclops Marine at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show © Mark Jardine

We've seen how Cyclops load sensors are being used more and more by some of the top dinghy and keelboat sailors and campaigns, but it's actually the Weekend Warriors who could benefit most from them!

Mark Jardine chatted with Adam Cockrill from Cyclops during the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show 2026 to find out why this is the case, and was horrified to find that some people are using them to measure how hard they are hiking!

Find out more about the smartlink² Atto and the smartlink² Nano.

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