diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/AbstractTimePoint.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/AbstractTimePoint.java
index 9f466b7ec18..8e97371d16f 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/AbstractTimePoint.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/AbstractTimePoint.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.TimePoint;
 
 public abstract class AbstractTimePoint implements TimePoint {
-    private Date date;
     private static SimpleDateFormat dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ");
 
     @Override
@@ -15,14 +14,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractTimePoint implements TimePoint {
         return milliDiff<0 ?  -1 : milliDiff == 0 ? 0 : 1;
     }
     
-    
-
     @Override
     public Date asDate() {
-        if (date == null) {
-            date = new Date(asMillis());
+        Date result = getDateFromCache();
+        if (result == null) {
+            result = new Date(asMillis());
+            cacheDate(result);
         }
-        return date;
+        return result;
     }
     
     @Override
@@ -39,4 +38,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractTimePoint implements TimePoint {
     public String toString() {
         return dateFormatter.format(asDate());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * A subclass may implement a cache for the {@link Date} representation by overriding this method as well
+     * as {@link #cacheDate(Date)}.
+     */
+    protected Date getDateFromCache() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A subclass may implement a cache for the {@link Date} representation by overriding this method as well
+     * as {@link #getDate()}.
+     */
+    protected void cacheDate(Date date) {}
 }
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/MillisecondsTimePoint.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/MillisecondsTimePoint.java
index 16e96f793db..4e7382f7ec2 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/MillisecondsTimePoint.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/MillisecondsTimePoint.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 
 public class MillisecondsTimePoint extends AbstractTimePoint {
     private final long millis;
+    private Date date;
     
     public static MillisecondsTimePoint now() {
         return new MillisecondsTimePoint(System.currentTimeMillis());
@@ -20,6 +21,14 @@ public class MillisecondsTimePoint extends AbstractTimePoint {
         this.millis = date.getTime();
     }
 
+    protected Date getDateFromCache() {
+        return date;
+    }
+
+    protected void cacheDate(Date date) {
+        this.date = date;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public long asMillis() {
         return millis;
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/CompactGPSFixMovingImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/CompactGPSFixMovingImpl.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d15b72d4911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/CompactGPSFixMovingImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package com.sap.sailing.domain.tracking.impl;
+
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.Bearing;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.Position;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.SpeedWithBearing;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.TimePoint;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.impl.AbstractBearing;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.impl.AbstractPosition;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.impl.AbstractSpeedImpl;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.impl.AbstractTimePoint;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.tracking.GPSFixMoving;
+
+/**
+ * A memory-conserving representation of a {@link GPSFixMoving} object that produces the fine-grained
+ * objects for {@link Position}, {@link SpeedWithBearing}, {@link Bearing} and {@link TimePoint} dynamically
+ * as thin wrappers around this object which holds all elementary attributes required. This saves several
+ * object references and object headers.
+ * 
+ * @author Axel Uhl (d043530)
+ *
+ */
+public class CompactGPSFixMovingImpl implements GPSFixMoving {
+    private final double latDeg;
+    private final double lngDeg;
+    private final long timePointAsMillis;
+    private final double knotSpeed;
+    private final double degBearing;
+    
+    private class CompactSpeedWithBearing extends AbstractSpeedImpl implements SpeedWithBearing {
+        @Override
+        public double getKnots() {
+            return knotSpeed;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Bearing getBearing() {
+            return new CompactBearing();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Position travelTo(Position pos, TimePoint from, TimePoint to) {
+            return pos.translateGreatCircle(getBearing(), this.travel(from, to));
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return super.toString()+" to "+getBearing().getDegrees()+"°";
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private class CompactBearing extends AbstractBearing {
+        @Override
+        public double getDegrees() {
+            return degBearing;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public double getRadians() {
+            return degBearing / 180. * Math.PI;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private class CompactPosition extends AbstractPosition {
+        @Override
+        public double getLatDeg() {
+            return latDeg;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public double getLngDeg() {
+            return lngDeg;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private class CompactTimePoint extends AbstractTimePoint implements TimePoint {
+        @Override
+        public long asMillis() {
+            return timePointAsMillis;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public CompactGPSFixMovingImpl(Position position, TimePoint timePoint, SpeedWithBearing speed) {
+        latDeg = position.getLatDeg();
+        lngDeg = position.getLngDeg();
+        timePointAsMillis = timePoint.asMillis();
+        knotSpeed = speed.getKnots();
+        degBearing = speed.getBearing().getDegrees();
+    }
+    
+    public CompactGPSFixMovingImpl(GPSFixMoving gpsFixMoving) {
+        this(gpsFixMoving.getPosition(), gpsFixMoving.getTimePoint(), gpsFixMoving.getSpeed());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SpeedWithBearing getSpeed() {
+        return new CompactSpeedWithBearing();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return getTimePoint() + ": " + getPosition() + " with " + getSpeed();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Position getPosition() {
+        return new CompactPosition();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TimePoint getTimePoint() {
+        return new CompactTimePoint();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/DynamicGPSFixMovingTrackImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/DynamicGPSFixMovingTrackImpl.java
index 65647681b1b..f883cc5bc38 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/DynamicGPSFixMovingTrackImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/tracking/impl/DynamicGPSFixMovingTrackImpl.java
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ public class DynamicGPSFixMovingTrackImpl<ItemType> extends DynamicTrackImpl<Ite
         super(trackedItem, millisecondsOverWhichToAverage);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This redefinition packs the <code>gpsFix</code> into a more compact representation that conserves
+     * memory compared to the original, "naive" implementation. It gets along with a single object.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void addGPSFix(GPSFixMoving gpsFix) {
+        super.addGPSFix(new CompactGPSFixMovingImpl(gpsFix));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Here we know for sure that the GPS fixes are {@link GPSFixMoving} instances,
      * so we can use their {@link GPSFixMoving#getSpeed() speed} in averaging. We're still