Sail Race Timer: Regatta Start

Sail Race Timer counts down the start of your sailing race and times every race after it: a start sequence you sync to the committee's signals, an optional start line with the distance and the time to it, and a wind-shift indicator during the race.

Use this tracker to time the starts and the races of your regatta. Want it customized? Feel free to contact us.

Features:
- Start sequences 5-4-1-0 and 3-2-1-0, or your own length from 1 to 10 minutes
- Sync to the nearest full minute with the back button when the committee's signal comes; no sync in the last 30 seconds, so a knock on the button does not fire the start
- Vibration at every signal, every second of the last ten and a long one at the start; tones as well on watches with a speaker (can be switched off)
- Start line: mark the pin end and the committee boat with GPS; the countdown then shows the distance to the line, the time to reach it at your speed, the time you have to burn, and your speed
- Over the line at the start: three hard pulses and OVER with the meters back, then CLEARED once you are behind the line again
- A clean start shows your distance from the line at the start signal
- Several races in one recording: the back button finishes a race and then leads to the next start
- General recall or postponement: restart the start sequence from the "⋯" on the timer screen; a recalled race is not counted
- Race screen: race time, speed, course, distance and top speed
- Wind-shift indicator: lift or header in degrees, measured against your course over the first 90 seconds of each tack, so sail those steadily; without a start line the first tack shows only the shift (can be switched off)
- Summary after saving: races, total distance, top speed and the line length, then for every race its time, distance, tacks, average and top speed, and your start
- The phone app can share the GPS track of a session as a GPX file with an app you choose
- No tap starts or stops the recording: press the side button or hold the screen for a second, so spray on the display does not get in the way
- History on the watch with your newest 100 sessions
- Average and maximum heart rate in the history
- Available in 28 languages

Settings on the watch: speed unit (knots, km/h or mph), tones at the signals, wind-shift indicator. The vibration at the signals is always on.

How to use:
1. Choose the start sequence: a tap selects, the green arrow button goes on
2. The line list follows: "Ping pin" at the buoy, "Ping boat" at the committee boat, then "Done" — or "No line" to sail without one
3. At the first signal, press the side button or hold the screen for a second: the recording and the countdown begin
4. The back button syncs to the nearest full minute (without a back button: hold the lower half of the screen)
5. At 0:00 the race starts by itself; the back button when you cross the finish line
6. From 10 seconds after the finish, the back button leads to the next start; begin its countdown as in step 3
7. General recall: tap the "⋯" at the bottom of the screen and choose "Restart start" ("New line" is there too)
8. To stop, press the side button or hold the screen; choose Continue, Save or Discard

Settings and History: the "⋯" at the bottom of the first screen.

Works on the watch alone: your sessions stay on this watch. A small companion app for the phone comes with it. It writes each saved session to Health Connect on your phone and does nothing else. There every session appears as sailing, with its distance and calories. It is optional: the watch app works on its own, and neither app uses an internet connection. Your heart rate curve goes to Health Connect too. No ads, no subscription, no account.

Questions or problems? Please write to us via the contact form.

Requires Wear OS 3 or newer.