Regatta Manager Assistant vs Regatta Timer Watch

Varsity System's Regatta Manager Assistant (RMA) is designed to help simplify the "on the water" requirements of running a sailing race. Club level novices to veteran certified Principal Race Officers will find it an indispensable tool that eliminates errors and simplifies procedures. It allows you to keep your eyes on the starting line and race course instead of the clock. More specifically, RMA automatically sounds the event horn as required by the chosen starting sequence. It can also optionally record each boat's finish. This is all accomplished by integrating hardware and software into an easy to use robust system. The hardware consists of a 12 volt, 120 decibel air horn connected to our special controller box (RMA Horn). The software runs on your own iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and communicates wirelessly with the controller box to sound the horn as required. The user interface is intuitive and informative. Just select the desired starting sequence, enter the number of starts for the race and tap "Begin". A digital countdown timer is continuously displayed along with prompts indicating which visual signals need to be raised or lowered and when. This is supplemented with an audible 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 countdown so you won't miss a signal. Individual recall, general recall, postpone, abandon and resumption of racing are supported by simply tapping the appropriate button. The app minimizes errors by automatically activating options at the appropriate moment. To record finishes, before the race, enter the participating sail numbers, or import them from an emailed text file. As each boat finishes, you can type their sail number or double tap on a list of the entries. Finishing place and elapse times are automatically calculated. A CSV text file with the results can be emailed to the official scorer directly from your iOS device. Three built-in starting sequences (Rule 26, Appendix C3.1 and Appendix U) are included but custom sequences can easily be added by installing simple configuration files. You can create these files yourself or contact us and we will do it for you. We can email the file directly to your iOS device where it is easily installed. You can use the app without the RMA Horn by simply setting a preference to bypass this option. In this case, sounds will be made through your device's speaker. It is not loud enough for the competitors but will prompt the race manager. We no longer manufacture and sell the RMA Horn. Instead you can request the schematic and plans to build your own. Visit our web site for more information. This app is NOT designed to generate event results/scoring reports.

Make the perfect start when sailboat racing, using this ISAF compliant countdown timer with sync function. The default countdown timer is the 5 minutes start sequence (ISAF 5.4.1.0), but you can change the sequence easily just by changing the countdown time to 4, 3, 2 or 1 minute. During the countdown to the start signal, alert beeps are played on the Apple Watch each minute & ‘taps on your wrist’ inform you how much time is left until the start signal (be sure to keep your screen on!) Did you miss the initial warning signal by a couple of seconds ? No problem: just use the sync function at the next warning signal and the countdown timer will synchronise with the racing committee timer. The sync function is always 'sync down' - even if you were a full minute 'late', you can sync at the next signal with a press on the sync button. Are you not sure how many minutes you are from the start signal ? Just check if the flags on the racing committee boat are corresponding with the flags on your screen. It is not necessary that your Apple Watch is connected to your iPhone: the app runs natively on Apple Watch. You can even choose to install the app only on your Apple Watch. Although Regatta Timer Watch is optimised for Apple Watch, you can also use it with only an iPhone: Apple Watch is optional. Happy Sailing ! -------- Pro-Tips: 1. Allow the HealthKit permissions to keep running in the background - even with wrist down you will have countdown sounds & haptics 2. Set the 'Return to clock' setting to 'After 1 hour': Since you want the timer to remain visible during the countdown, it is recommended to disable the 'Return to clock' feature on your Apple Watch: Settings > General > Return to clock > After 1 hour (Regatta Timer will remain active for 1 hour). If you don't change this setting and your display returns to the clock, just double press the Digital Crown to go back to the Regatta Timer countdown timer.