Sail Racer vs Sailing timer tactical

This is a sail racing app for sailing enthusiasts and professionals. Application is used as an additional tool next to standard yacht equipment to take tactical decisions faster. Sail Racer app suggest the favored end of the start line, monitors your position, time and guides the maneuvers that the start line was hit at the last moment with the best possible speed. With the app it is easy to navigate in racing area. Interface is designed in a way that course efficiency, the lay lines and shifts could be captured in a splash of a second. Skipper does not need to analyze the numbers and can concentrate on handling the boat, maximizing performance and playing tactical games with competitors. Every wind gust and lull affect the boat heading and is visualized in a “easy to read” shift bar on the top of compass rose and on the map. Sail Racer is designed and developed by sailors. It has everything to sail on the edge. - Time to burn, Coundown and Starting box distances - Wind average calculation for 6minutes and an hour - Course average calculation (in case you do not have NMEA data) - Boat efficiency according to polar data - Mark, Layline distance and ETA - Tracker - NMEA 0183 data connection, BlueTooth data connection, SailTimer wind information - Current indication and many more More information www.sailracer.net Sailrace.net app is free for learning (Optimist kids, Lasers and other centerboards) and for evaluation purposes. We kindly ask all keel boat racers to purchase Premium license for 35 euros / year. Have a good start and even better finish. WARNING: App is using internal GPS receiver when it is not connected to external GPS via NMEA0183 interface. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. [*] Premium feature. Yearly subscription of Premium features available via In-App Purchase for €35. [*] Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase [*] Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period [*] Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal [*] Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase [*] Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable [*] For Terms of Use, see: http://www.sailracer.net/docs/about/terms/

Spoken countdown timer. Distance to starting line Track view of covered paths. Colors indicate the speed. Tips: I advise to extend your screen idle timer. Also set Return to Clock to after 1 hour. Settings->General-> Return to clock You can use bluetooth earphones if the volume is not loud enough. Enable background refresh Settings > General > Background App Refresh This app uses GPS and may impact the battery life. A 10-15% battery drain per hour is normal. Future features: Spoken wind shift messages OCS alarm Manually set Windward and leeward mark Battery optimization (turn off GPS automatically) The following permissions are needed Healthkit: To start a sailing workout. This is also needs to get timer updates and location updates when the screen is off. Location: To plot your route on the map and to calculate the distance to the line