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Cc: Randy Stafford
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailtimer app and racing
Hi Dave,
Interesting discussion.
My experience with SailTimer has been mixed. I bought their Wind Instrument a
few years ago and it only lasted a couple seasons because the battery went
flat. So I
Dave's math is right.
These guys may know their stuff on software but they don't apparently don't
know much about racing a sailboat. To win you have to work ALL the
details. Completely dismissing any of the components is professing
ignorance.
The racing software helps.. to a point. I've used
David,
This may start a "my brain hurts" discussion. I just read Sailtimer's
discussion here:
http://www.sailtimerapp.com/VMG.html
In that article are links to additional articles which may be enlightening.
Since I don't have the app, I can only surmise what the display looks like
in action.
Hi Dave,
Interesting discussion.
My experience with SailTimer has been mixed. I bought their Wind Instrument a
few years ago and it only lasted a couple seasons because the battery went
flat. So I bought their rechargeable battery version in January and they still
haven’t delivered it. I
I had an email debate last week with the folks who make the Sailtimer app and
wireless wind instruments. They claim their app will determine optimal tacking
angles and adjust them in real time. I was trying to understand what the
software did and how it was doing calculations and getting very
