Sailing Toolkit SpeedTest vs Upwind

Sailing Toolkit SpeedTest is a dedicated performance tool designed to help sailors improve their tacks and gybes with measurable, real-world data. The app tracks your boat’s speed before, during, and after each maneuver, allowing you to clearly see speed loss, recovery time, and overall efficiency. By identifying what works and what slows you down, you can refine your technique and make every turn smoother, faster, and more controlled. Ideal for training sessions, racing preparation, or skill development, Sailing Toolkit SpeedTest turns every tack and gybe into an opportunity for progression. Key features: Tack & gybe performance analysis Speed loss and recovery time monitoring Real-time speed tracking Maneuver comparison over multiple runs Clean, sailor-friendly interface for on-board use Sail smarter. Turn faster. Keep your speed.

Upwind is a sailing tracker for Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad: live speed and course, recorded sessions with speed-colored tracks. Free, with no accounts and no ads. INSTRUMENTS - SOG (speed over ground) in knots, smoothed for reading at a glance - COG (course over ground) on a compass ribbon - Automatic night mode: red instruments after sunset to preserve night vision RECORDING - Explicit Rec button: recording never starts on its own - Speed-colored track, from cyan (slow) to coral (fast), scaled to your session - Distance, average and maximum speed, duration - On Apple Watch, recordings also save as Sailing workouts in Health (with your permission) WATCH, IPHONE OR BOTH - Apple Watch records standalone with its own GPS - iPhone and iPad are full trackers too, with live map and instruments - Sessions sync automatically between your devices through iCloud AFTER THE SAIL - Scrub through the speed chart: speed, time and position at any moment - Standard or satellite map, free of clutter - Share sessions via AirDrop, export GPX, import GPX from other apps - Nautical coordinates (degrees and decimal minutes) PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no developer servers, no ads, no analytics. Your data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud. TIPS - For sessions longer than a couple of hours, record with an iPhone or iPad connected to onboard power - On iPad, GPS requires a Wi-Fi + Cellular model Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.