Name: Canoe Frequency
Rating: 4.9 (18 reviews)
Author: Max-Staats

App for flat water sprint canoeing.

- The stroke rate is displayed as an additional information on the Garmin watch
- No additional sensor is needed
- The watch is attached to the boat

User Manual:

- Attach the watch to your boat as displayed in the images. 
- Start the app. The app will automatically search for GPS and a heart rate sensor.
- Press the "start-button" to start the recording of the activity.
- The "lap-button" can be used to create laps as usual. 
- Press the "start-button" again to save, discard or resume the activity. 
- Make sure that the display of the watch points towards the back of your boat as the algorithm is effected by the orientation of the watch.
- If needed you can change the settings (described below) using Garmin Connect: https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/w/wiki/14/changing-connect-iq-app-settings or directy in the app using the menu button.


Settings:

- Auto Lap (Off, 250m, 500m, 1000m). Automatically creates laps after the specified distance.
- Stroke Strenght (Normal, Strong, Professional). Choose a value that decides above which threshold the accelerometer data is considered as paddling.
- Watch Position  (Upright: display must point towards the back of the boat, Flat: display must point towards the sky). 
- Choose between min/km or km/h as options for the speed
- Option to disable touch in the view where time, stroke rate,... is displayed


About Me:

I am Max Staats and I am currently doing my Ph.D. in theoretical physics. As a junior I started for Germany in flat water sprint canoeing (K2) and currently I am still training around six times a week on the water. During my Bachelor in physics I started programming and decided to additionaly do a Bachelor in computer science. As my passion is canoeing I developed a Garmin-App that calculates your current stroke rate based on the Accelerometer-Sensor-Data of the device. 

Keywords: Canoe, Kayak, Kajak, Kanu, Canoeing, Paddeln, Paddling, Frequency, Flat Water Sprint, Stroke Rate