SailwareallowssailboatracerstoinputcoursesandtrackprogresstothenextmarkinaracewithinformationsuchasVMGtocourse,angletothenextmark,andsailingtime/distancetothelayline.Sailwarealsoprovidestoolstohelpsailboatracerstimethestartoftherace/regatta.Eachsailboat/yachtrace'sGPStrackisrecordedsothatitcanbereviewedaftertheregattacompletes.
KeyFeatures:
Import/ExportcoursesandmarksinGPXformat.EasilyattachGPXfilestoe-mailwiththeSailwaresharingfeaturesandimporte-mailattachmentsandfilesbysimplyselectingthemintheapptolaunchSailwareGPXimporting.WithSailwarePremiumyoucanexportGPSsailingtracksforcompletedraces.
Sailboatracerswillappreciatetheabilitytodifferentiatemarksbycolorandtypeandtolabelthestarboardorportrounding.Marksareautomaticallyadvancedasyougetneartothem.Alltextreadingsareshowninwhitefontonablackbackgroundtomaximizereadabilityinallconditions.
Theracetimercanbesetforastandardcountdownofanylength.WithSailwarePremium,anaudiotimerisavailabletokeepthecrewinsyncandthestarttimecanbesettoaspecifictimeofday,eventothesecond,tohandlepursuitstarts.Oncetheracetimerisset,sailboatracerscaneasilyadjustthetimertomatchthecommitteeboat.
Sailboatracerswithapremiumsubscriptionhaveaccesstotoolstohelpthemstartontime.RacerscansetastartlineandthenSailwareindicateswhetherthesailboatisearlyorlatetothestart.SailwareadjustsforthesailboatoryachtsizeandGPSplacement,somakesuretoconfigureyoursailboatoryachtmeasurementsinthesettings.
SailwarerecordstheGPSsailingtrackforeachregattathatcanbereviewedlater.SailboatracerscanplaybacktheregattaorviewaGPSsailingtrackoftherace.Thisisveryusefulforupdatingmarklocationsiftheinitiallyenteredcoordinatesdonotmatchreality.PremiumsubscriberscanexporttheGPSsailingtrackofpastracesandcoursestotheGPXstandardformat.
SailwaresupportsNOAAchartsandofflinemapsforpremiumsubscribersandgooglemapsforallsailboatracerstoviewboatpositionrelativetothenextmark.Thedisplayshowsthecurrentboatposition,bearing,andthetargetmark.Anoverlaidcompassshowsthebearing.Inadditionthelaylineisshown.Chartandmapinformationisavailableinthesettings.
InadditiontoVMC(VMGtocourse),Sailwarecalculatesandinformssailboatracerswhetherthesailboatisontheshortestlegtothemark.Thisfeaturecanbeespeciallyhelpfulwhenthenextmarkisfarawayornotvisible.
Apremiumsubscriptionsupportsadvancedpostrace/regattaanalysissuchastoolstoreviewthetackingangles,acolorcoded"heat"trackthatvisuallyrepresentsboatspeedduringtherace,andtheabilitytofilteroutpreandpostracemaneuvers.Knowingwhattackinganglesyoursailboatoryachtiscapableofinvariousconditionscanhelpsailboatracersbetterchoosewhentotackinordertomakethemark.Withapremiumsubscriptionsailboatracerscangetabetterideaoftheiryacht'stypicaltackinganglesinvariousconditions.
WearOSwatchsupportisalsoavailablewithapremiumsubscription.Oncetheraceissetuponthephone,sailboatracerscanmanagetheentireracefromaWearOSwatch.JustputthephonesomewheresafenearbywithgoodGPSreceptionandthewatchappcangivesailboatracersthemostcriticalinformationabouttheirprogresstowardthenextmark.Eventhestarttimercanbestarted,stopped,andadjustedfromthewatchonceithasbeeninitiallysetuponthephone.Ifyouhavealargeryacht,givethewatchtoacrewmemberandkeepthephoneinthecockpitsothatkeytacticalinformationismoreavailabletoeveryoneintheracingcrew.