Fair Regatta timer with potential
Wish I could say I like this app. I use it regularly because it’s the only Apple Watch regatta time I’ve found…
Pros:
-It counts down…
-You can change the number of count down minutes
-you can sync down by minute
But, I think this is very basic.
Cons:
-The app kicks you back to the your watch Home Screen when you tap the Stop button. Very frustrating after a general recall and you find you need to restart your app while maneuvering through the fleet to back to the start line…
-lag time from when you raise you watch to look at the time and when the app “updates”.
Missing:
-lock mode? I find on occasion I’ve inadvertently touched my watch face and the app is closed…
-rolling start
-count down to a specified time (pursuit racing).
In a nut shell: it works but lacks some very basic features.loki-247
Unusable on Apple Watch!
Was ready for the starting sequence and hit the start button but the App would not start the countdown timer. Tried multiple times, soft push hard push long push. Just would not start. Unusable during a race! Tried again after the race, still had a hard time to get it to start!Jack2937&$3
Flakey
1. Rests to your default time each time your app goes to sleep.
2. Randomly Crashes.
3. Always asks you for your health data.Moreleeway
Good but...really tough to start timer
Simple regatta start timer. Needs bigger buttons on screen, actually starting the timer I find really hard. Especially as you might have slightly damp hands juggling tilers, lines and sail controls. Once it’s going no problem, very good. Haptics are great. Alarm perfect.HumanPowered
Really good. ALMOST fantastic.
Developer Suggestion: Please update to fix the following issue with 3 min starts.
In preparation for the first (3min) signal, I sync down to 3min and press start when the horn sounds. But if I sync down to 3min, and then lower my arm or the screen times out, when i raise my arm and wake the screen again the timer has reset to 5. Please make my chosen time stick even if the screen turns off before I hit start.
Otherwise love it. Haptics are great. Would just love that 3 min fix.Emaqua
Ok as a back-up
Many things I like about app. Like the display of signal flags. Like ability to sync. On iPhones it is fairly simple. More complicated on Apple Watch. It only does count-down-count-up. Would like to see count-down-repeat (we do rolling starts, multi-fleets). Needs beeps for last five seconds of each minute. This gives a better chance to sync at even minutes. Jury still out, still learning to use app. Ok as a back-up. Three stars. Will re-evaluate at a later date. October 2018.March 01
Should save the time after a reset, make the buttons bigger
I coach high school sailing and we do two or three minute starts. I also sail large boats with five minute sequences. It’s very frustrating to have to change back to 2-3 min after every start.
Also, if you’re not going to make a force touch action do something, disable it. It’s very hard to hit start accurately when it’s so easy to activate force touch.
Finally I am often using touchscreen capable gloves which work but the buttons are really small and very easy to miss when trying to start a sequence.
Great start, with minor improvements it could be exceptional.NTIESQ
Inflexible and useless
Only times down from 5,4,3,2 and 1 minutes. Can't preset any other minutes and seconds. Wasted my money.Tfissssss
Works as advertised in 2.0
Just used it. Works like a charm.Vhytdc
Awesome app
This app is great. Flexible for both 5 or 3 min standard sequences (or 4, 2, or 1 min if you want).
Sync feature is very powerful when racing. Part of advanced sailing timers.
I've used my watch in up to 40mph of breeze on a windsurfer and it works perfectly.
I don't think the other reviewer is a sailor, hence the very poor review :)Bryan McDonald
