About six months back there was an active discussion about video cameras where the topic diverged somewhat to include mounting options on a sailboat. A few people asked me to post information about a gimbal mount that I was building for my boat. Although this subject is not directly related to sailboats, I though it was still appropriate as it deals with the problem of videoing a sailboat as the heel angle and direction is constantly changing. I finally got a chance to use it for the first time Tuesday night to check tacking angles. Here a photo of my gimbal mount and a link to a short video showing the results. Revision #2 will take care of some of the bounce caused by the lack of stiffness of the aluminum bracket. Other than that, I'm pretty happy with the results. The entire mounting bracket can be rotated 360 degrees to allow you to take videos in all directions while still having the camera gimbaled.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xczyJS3LfoY
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xczyJS3LfoY
