Race Master Sail Timer + Speed 4+

The ultimate sailing watch

Kewlanu AB

Designed for iPad

    • 4.5 • 17 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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."

What’s New

Version 4.3.0

Miles per hour? Or meters per second? Now covered!
New Live Map page - a bit easier to jump in during racing
Fixed an issue with setting initial map location for Location/Race History

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

VanMaki ,

Mostly good

I downloaded this app because of the watch app and it’s mostly good and has improved over the years. The one very bothersome aspect is if you hit the Action button on the Ultra by accident or if you just want to close the app, it keeps relaunching itself, even after a forced close. I would have given it five stars if not for this.

ChappyCarino ,

Can’t turn it off

I like it but it doesn’t have an off switch as far as I can see. Uses up too much power. Help!

Developer Response ,

Please try “No more racing” under Settings in the app!

dcolebatch ,

Apple Watch needs haptic feedback

I bought this because of the watch app, but there's no alarm or haptic feedback to count me down. I expect a vibrate on the minute, as well as every 15 sec less than a minute (45, 30, 15) then at 10sec, 5sec and 0 with a sound.

Currently the built in apple stop watch/timer is the better choice for Apple watch users.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your feedback. At the time Race Master v0.6 was released watchOS did not support haptic feedback for watch apps. With recent versions of Race Master haptic feedback is supported on the watch. Overall the app is evolving but might be worth a new try :)
Have fun sailing!

App Privacy

The developer, Kewlanu AB, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Location
  • Usage Data

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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