# Win the pin! — Sailing race start timer

> Sailing race start timer (iPhone/iPad app by Arnaud Benahmed.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/win-the-pin/id6763213981 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arnaud Benahmed](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895088397)
- Category: Sports, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-28
- Data updated: 2026-05-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/win-the-pin/id6763213981/reviews.md

## What is Win the pin!?

Pin to Win is the simplest sailing race start timer for Apple Watch. Hit your line with the  
  same 5- and 3-minute countdowns race officers run — with big glanceable digits, every classic
   audio signal according to Appendix U, and a sync-to-minute button right on your wrist.                              
                                                                                               
  WHAT IT DOES                                              
  • 3- or 5-minute countdown, switchable in settings
  • Sync to snap to the current minute when you're late off the line
  • +1 to add a minute when the start is postponed                                             
  • Reset to start over instantly
  • Flips to count-up after the gun so you can track race elapsed time                         
                                                                                               
  EVERY SIGNAL YOU EXPECT
  • N long beeps at every minute mark (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)                                          
  • Halfway warnings: 2 long + 3 short at 2:30, 1 long + 3 short at 1:30                       
  • 3 short at 0:30, 2 short at 0:20, 1 short at 0:10
  • A short beep every second through the final five                                           
  • A 3-second start tone at zero                           
  Every audible signal also fires a haptic so you feel it even when the wind drowns out the    
  watch speaker.                                                                               
   
  DESIGNED FOR THE BOAT                                                                        
  High-contrast digits stay readable in the sun. The background fills from bottom to top as the
   countdown drains, so you always know how much time is left from a glance. The screen flashes
   red ↔ white through the final five seconds — you can't miss the gun.
                                                                                               
  PHONE COMPANION                                           
  The iPhone app mirrors the watch live. Start, sync, +1, or reset from either device — they
  stay in sync. The watch keeps running standalone if your phone drifts out of range during the
   race.
                                                                                               
  PRIVATE BY DESIGN                                         
  No accounts, no ads, no data collection. Everything stays on your devices.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-05-11

Apple Watch: the start sequence now reliably keeps running with your wrist down, so beeps  and haptics fire on time throughout the entire countdown — even when you're not looking at the watch.

### 1.1 — 2026-04-29

Stronger haptic on the watch

### 1.0 — 2026-04-27

No release notes.

## More apps by Arnaud Benahmed

- [ExchangeOMatic](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exchangeomatic/id6762942044)

All apps by Arnaud Benahmed: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895088397

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