Race Master Sail Timer + Speed - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads - Apple App Store

Description

Everybody knows that catching the start is essential in sailing. Finally there is a great Sailing Watch available for the iPhone and it works great with the Apple Watch.

This app provides a timer, speed and course monitoring with unique features and unparalleled ease of use for sail racing. When you hear or see a race signal just press Gun! - You can adjust if it is a 5, 4 or 1 minute warning afterwards! And if it was just a loud noise from a flapping sail and not a race signal you can easily jump back to the previous timer.

It defaults to the standard ISAF 5,4,1,0 sequence but it can handle arbitrary countdown from 30 minutes down to 0

Now you can focus on other things like wind (directly in the app - simply configure your own favourite weather on the config page) and other boats potentially giving you yet another edge!

** Please read more on the info "i" page in the app **

You can enable GPS and get Speed over Ground (SOG) and Course over Ground (COG) presented next to the timer to help you keep track of wind and speed in the seconds before and after start. The Wind page shows a graph of COG and SOG which can help you track wind shifts.

It is designed to work on iPhone with or without Apple Watch and a lot of people seem to be using it with iPads as well.

TIP: On the Watch it is recommended that you (at least temporarily) activate Resume to Last Used App so that you just have to raise your wrist to get the time left:
Settings->General->Activate on Wrist Raise->Resume to: Last Used App

The iPhone application also contains a convenient reference to starting signals and customisable local weather information.

HealthKit integration:
The app provides limited HealthKit integration and can optionally start a Sailing Workout activity during race start.

Summary of Features:
* Simply the best countdown timer ever if you ask us :)
* Really good compass!
* Most of the feature work on Watch and iPhone. Watch Series 2 needed for GPS without iPhone nearby.
* Current Course and Speed Over Ground based on GPS
* GPS based distance to line (still being tuned but works - within limits of GPS accuracy)
* Speed up / Slow down estimate for time to get to line
* History plot of Course and Speed Over Ground that allow you to track wind shifts
* Prevalent headings - advanced formula lists common headings to help identify windshifts
* Man Over Board function - it shows time, distance and compass bearing to the location the button was pressed (NOTE: intended as a secondary non life critical aid only)
* ISAF Race Signals reference - to help settle what that strange flag shown on the race committee means before the race starts...
* Choice of Magnetic or True course indication
* Lock function to prevent unwanted changes

NOTE: Please check the "i" page in the app for more info

This app offers 2 in app subscriptions to 1) support continued development and 2) to enable certain features:
• 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

Please review our Terms of Service:
http://www.kewlanu.com/tos

DISCLAIMER: If you enable the GPS feature the app runs in the background for a limited time before it disables GPS.

"Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."

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$2.99

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$2.99

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4.44 out of 5

84 ratings in United States

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Manually add waypoints

Is there a way to manually add and store waypoints for future races? Our local clubs have placed permanent marks for racing. I have the gps coordinates and looking for a way to add and save marks then be able to hit a go to function after each rounding. Only Garmin seems to have this ability and it’s so complicated every sailor hates it! Thank you for all your work on this. It really offers a lot of great things.

Want to like it

Use it on my watch. Countdown display freezes but the count continues behind the scenes. Tap on it and the display jumps to the correct time. Glitch. Also sometimes keeps running even though you’ve reset. Display goes back to 5 (or whatever) but the count continues. Glitch.

Seems to work but I can’t shut it off

The basic functionality of the app seems to work. I have only tested it in an open area while walking since I’m not sailing today. The GPS resolution appears to be about 5 meters with clear sky so that’s good enough for me for now. The “time early / late” to line seems to be glitchy. Setting the TC and Pin was easy enough. A “pin set” positive feedback would be a nice addition. I see no way to delete “races” without deleting all my data. It would be nice to be able to click on specific races and delete them. My biggest concern is that I can’t seem to completely shut the app off even when I follow the directions. The timer remains persistent on my Apple Watch even when I kill the app on my phone. It will be interesting to test the app on the water to see if it behaves any differently than walking around on a field.

It’s a great app, but I can’t turn it off - How do you shut it off?

It’s a great app, but I don’t possess the ability to turn it off. I shut it down on the iPhone and the iwatch and it starts up automatically immediately. Very frustrating as I’m no longer racing and I don’t want to look at the RaceTimer all the time. How do you turn it off?

Best sailing app ever

I’ve been using this app for one design racing. I use the timer on my Apple watch and it’s terrific. The app is updated regularly with great customer service and troubleshooting. If your class allows, it’s got very nice start line graphics and speed and CMG stats. Get the app and the Gold subscription.

Great race app!

Love this app!! It is so racer oriented! Having the ability to add or subtract a second or minute is so helpful when you miss the gun. Question—I went to use it today and don’t see the option to enter an ‘exact start time’. Did something change? I no longer have the “settings” page on my watch.

Good once you get the hang of it

This app is my favorite of the race timer apps out there. Controls aren’t super intuitive, once you get the hang of it it works well. Could there just be up and down buttons instead of sliding up/down to change to the current minute? I like the audio signals, but could there please be a final 10 second countdown? We still need to manually do the counting.

Very Good but....

I really like this app as a race start timer but... I can not figure out how to enter the start line and marks which is very frustrating. I want to be able tomdrive boat by the start boat and the pin and hit the button to drop the marks. Then I want to be able to enter the race marks by later and long or bearing and range. I think those marks should show up on the chart but somfar I have not been able to confirm if those functions or or find any documentation on how the marks and start line are suppose to be entered. Please document how to use those functions and I will both pay for subscription and promote the app to other racers. Thanks

Can’t turn off or stop the application

No help on this subject anywhere. Thanks for the response. However following your instructions still leaves the app active on iPhone X running iOS 13. It behaves the same as navigation does when following a route in maps. The only way I’ve found to stop it is by manually closing the app.

Its free and works!

I’m glad it seems to be working just fine. First of all it’s free and it has Apple Watch support. Why do the others cost?

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