iPolar vs RaceTac Committee

iPolar generates sailing yachts polars of cruising yachts and cruiser racers from a very simple set of data. iPolar is fully functional on iPad, iPhone & iPod touch. Mandatory Input data: - Length Overall - Displacement - Mainsail area - Jib area (units can be set to metric or imperial) Optional data: - Length Waterline - Symmetrical Spinnaker area - Assymetrical spinnaker aera For each sail configuration in the input data, iPolars will compute a performance polar decribing the yacht performance in kts for wind strength ranging from 4 to 30kts and true wind angles ranging from 0° to 180° Output format: Resulting polars can be visualized as a graph and as a table of numbers within iPolar. In addition, the polars can be sent directly to the weather/routing application Weather4D Pro. Limitations: iPolar has been developed to generate accurate polars of cruising yachts. It currently does not handle multihulls and is limited to yachts with a size ranging from 8 to 20m. The accuracy of the application decreases for yachts whose displacement to length and sail area to displacement ratios are outside the usual range for production cruisers and cruiser racers.

Features: Supports the full 'Rule 26' and Match Racing 'Rule C3' start sequence and scoring from the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) Supports Finish Time logging and Race Scoring for Time-on-Distance PHRF races as well as Time-on-Time systems (SCHRS, IRC, and Portsmouth Yardstick). Start Sequence Timer: - Displays countdown and instructions for the next Committee action. - Sound or Voice alerts and countdowns to major events using either Tones or Voice Announcements. Keeps your hands free to sound signals, change flags, etc... (See iOS settings under 'RaceTac Committee') - Includes pre-warning alert option (Alert signal one minute before first division warning). - Includes optional gap time between divisions, or zero for 'rolling starts'. - Rule 30 prep flag support. (I, Z, U, Black Flag, Z with I, or standard Papa) - Allows multiple divisions, with indication of which division is in its start sequence. - Division and Signal Flags. Shows flag for upcoming hoist or drop event. - Division Flags can be solid colors or numeric signal flags. - Supports start postponement (AP Signal) via 'AP Flag' toolbar item. Resets Race Start Time so that 'Warning' is one minute after AP Down (Per the RRS) Finish Time Log: - Quickly log a finish time with a tap in a large clock area. - Add and Edit boats, including name, sail #, Handicap, Division, and finish codes. - Delete erroneous entries. - 'Night Mode' for night time visibility. - Saves the log automatically for later review. - Email the log to you or your committee members in either CSV or Excel format. Boat Management and Scoring: - Save boat info such as ID (name), Sail number, Handicap, and default division. - Supports PHRF, SCHRS, IRC, and Portsmouth Yardstick handicapping system at the Division level. - Makes entry later much easier. - Score a race right in the app. Loads the log and race data quickly into scoring module. - Import boats from a CSV file in Boat Management. - Email the race scoring results as a spreadsheet. - See the 'More' button for these options. Benefits: - Simplifies start sequence timing by providing countdowns to key signals! - Reduces workload, especially when used with Voice announcements! - Helps eliminate problems when recording finish times! - Provides a copy of the times via email for later review. - Get race scores fast, before you get to port. No web system needed.