Application is used as an additional tool next to standard yacht equipment to take tactical decisions faster. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Learn more about the sailboat racing software pages available. We offer a sailing, kayaking and marine science camp. A third way to determine sailing wind shifts is by your relative position to other boats. To add an item to your shopping cart click on the buy from amazon button on the left. Navigation software adrena, editor navigation software for sailboat.
All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the us and other countries. Offshore sailor henry bomby shares his top ipad yacht apps for racing and cruising. Free i am very competitive and if there is any kind of race, i am in it to win. Racing with the tactiqs performance app sailing world. Replay and analyze your race with raceqs sailing app. The moral here is that even with great software, we must look around and. The shifts aerospacegrade motionprocessing algorithm makes it smoother and more responsive than any other tactical compass on. The leading annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing invites interested parties to submit their applications in order to host the next editions of the annual conference. Jyc racing tshirts the excellent club atmosphere provides a great location for after race bragging or complaining. Solo sailor henry bomby uses an ipad for everything from navigation and ais to weather forecasts and routeing. Plan ahead with the best yacht racing wind forecasts available, so that your sail selection, rig setup, and race strategy are the best they can be. Match racing moves for fleet racers when it comes down to a oneonone situation, the competitor with the most matchracing savvy will likely come. Easy to guide your boat for an accurate and precise start.
Dont forget to check out and research all of our tacticsstrategy articles here. High contrast screen for racing nominated for the most prestigious award in marine electronics. Many of our races are recorded by our club videographers, you can find video on our youtube channel syc racing. Bmw oracle racing team will use cuttingedge tech to try to reclaim the americas cup for the united states. These 10 simple but effective practices can make all the difference on the racecourse. Tactical sailing situations tss is a pc based drawing program for illustrating and explaining rules, protests, tactics and boat movements. Subcategories include strategy principles, tactical principles, and specific strategies and tactics for starting, upwind, downwind, reaching, marks and finishes. Tactictool is a tactical tool and performance package for yachts. Teaching the fundamentals of the start line, beating to windward, rounding a mark, wind abeam, before the wind. Defending a hole is a logical follow on to our last sail1design article. When a yacht is travelling diagonally to the left towards upwind, it is sailing starboard.
This game can be helpful for beginners who will start yacht racing. This category develops your ability to sail smart, focusing on racing strategy and tactics. Sailboat racing software ockam sailing instruments. Top yacht apps for racing and cruising yachting world. Designed for navigators and keen racers looking for powerful tactical decision making tools. Seatrack the marine, racing and navigation software. World sailing use manage2sail for the 2018 hempel sailing world championships and the hempel world cup series sailwave. Excitement, competition, speed, power, strategy, tactics, precision boat handling. Yacht racing, sailing news, events and blogs from yachting world, covering the worlds biggest yacht races. Timezero is a part of maxsea, the renowned routeing software company. For the winter season, for the beginner, and for the who want to practice sailing tactics any time.
Henry bomby, 23, is one of britains top young offshore sailors. The program provides graphs of all essential data like speed, course, windangle etc. This book is a wonderful collection of anecdotes, tactics and case studies. Preparation is often the key to winning yachting events. Os5 is a set of applications that you can experiment with for free. This book abounds with lessons on racing tactics and boat handling, sportsmanship, and is sprinkled liberally with the authors tales of races won and lost. Half the time, the boat is either luffing or hard and a shift is not noticed even if it is 20.
Yacht racing game for android free download and software. Practise sailing downwind and upwind, tacking and gybing. Improve navigation skills, sail race strategy and tactics. Use it to relive the regatta at the yacht club or as a serious training tool for. The app uses the boats wind instruments to calculate this bias, but if we didnt. In my case that means the ipad, although most of the yacht apps i mention here are also available for. The display apps race, eyeapp and vysion are designed for different platforms, but all provide a consistent presentation of sailing data. It covers three skill levels for each racing tactic, but i found each explanation to be relevant for various and differing situations one might find ones self in. Each team tries to outwit the other through superior crew work, tactics and strategy and. The yacht racing forum is the annual b2b event for the business of sailing and yacht racing. Real os5 input can be from an ockam system, or any nmea stream from any instrument system.
Featured course north u tactics created by bill gladstone. Seatrack is a software package that provides a onestop, integrated navigation system for all types of yacht and powered craft. Sailing schools, yacht clubs, and sailing teams will love the ease of use and durability of construction. Learn fast with the north u sail trim simulator app. Pete scoring scoring program for club racing and regattas. We also cover how to make connections over wifi and satellite to. So a basic premise of utilizing these sailboat racing tactics is that one must be able to sail the boat well enough to know that a luff can indicate a large wind shift, and is not caused by erratic steering. The app can also act as a repeater for marine software such as macenc and supports. Navigation on board racing and cruising yachts has changed considerably in recent years. Predictwind gives you the competitive edge with a detailed and accurate wind forecast.
Almost as important as controlling the boat to windward is not being controlled by the leeward boat. This sailboat racing tactic is used most often on singlehanded small boats, that either dont carry compasses or are bouncing around too much for them to be dependable. As the title suggests, this book by stuart quarrie covers all aspects of a fascinating subject. An excellent party at the vallejo yacht club, preceded by a 20 mile downwind race cruise from our home waters close to angel island in midjune. After months of painstaking development, a sailing app and a company, greatly appreciated by more than 60 000 users, has launched their latest product inkdisplay high contrast display for sailing with the best possible visibility even through polarized sunglasses in direct sunshine. The tactiqs performance system was designed by a team of sail boat racers from the us and europe as the ultimate comprehensive boat performance system. So by the time i powered up my 3g, headed to the app store, and typed in sailing, the results page was filled with more. Tactics and strategy in yacht racing schult, joachim, webb, barbara on. It will substantially improve your understanding of the conditions and the race course, and help you make better decisions and win more races. It is only available on android for now, but there are plans for a release in the apple app store soon. Learn to go faster, sailboat racing tactics and how to race the optimist and laser. For coastal yacht racing use the free grib software to get grib files. Driven by the north sails design suite, the north u sail trim simulator lets you explore proper upwind trim with the full range of sail controls.
This was clearly the inspiration for this little yachtracing simulator, in which you are urged to win the cup for australia by beating liberty. Seaworthy boats replacement parts, sails for antique toy boats as well as complete boats 5614366800. Big numbers and oversized buttons make it simple to use. All scoring systems make use of ws sailor and ws sailor biographies. In september 1983, the whole of australia was in a state of jubilation after australia ii ended the new york yacht clubs 2year domination of the americas cup. Yacht racing, sailing news, events and blogs yachting world. A guide for racing yachtsman that is as useful today as when it was first published. London foggies teaches your youngest salts the basics of sailing through fun and play. There are places to be gained on every corner of the race course. Be your own tactics coach is a fantastic book on racing tactics. Ockamsoft 5 sailboat racing software addresses modern color graphics and the confluence of ethernet, wifi and internet technologies, and the multiple devices that can exploit data from them. Books and dvds about sailboat racing, learn about sailboat racing.
Quick video on how to setup expedition sailboat racing software for the 2019 transpac with expert navigator artie means. The shift is a tactical sailing compass that allows you to easily see your heading and how much youre headed or lifted. Tactical advice for sailing in tidal currents always at hand on your device. It is composed of multiple yachts, in direct competition, racing around a course marked by buoys or other fixed navigational devices or racing longer distances across open water from pointtopoint.
Bidding to host yacht racing forum 2020 and 2021 is open. The san franciscobased oracle, backed by the software entrepreneur larry ellison, rallied to. Since 2006 the winner of the world match racing tour is also named the isaf world champion. Also covers strategy, tactics and performance monitoring.
This is a sail racing app for sailing enthusiasts and professionals. Setting up expedition software for transpac 2019 with. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your. My favorite part was the starting line tactics as they seem to be the most important in short fleet and match races. Learn how to trim the sails to make the most use of wind energy. A very useful tool for umpires, protest committees, coaches and sailors looking to learn more about rules and tactics. Basic match racing understanding the game introduction what is match racing. It is an automatic sailboat race starter system consisting of our selfcontained horn unit in conjunction with our free app running on your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch. The sailing program offers london foggies, opti sailing, opti racing, and teen sailing. A womens world championship has been organized since 1999 and in 2007 womens match racing was selected for the womens keelboat event at the 2012 olympic sailing competition. Download sail racer and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch.
The bar, dining room and veranda are open after all the races. See how wind force affects the sail and test your skills against ai opponents in a yacht race. It is also an integrated solution for clubs to organize events, share race courses and track the. In addition the software calculates vmg, performance and target boatspeed based on polar data. A match race has been likened to a chess match on the water. I am always looking for a way to gain an edge on my competition. Like us on facebook for all the latest videos, pictures and updates from the yachting. It includes a simulator so you can play with it without the need for a live system. When a yacht is travelling upwind by 45 degrees, it is sailing closehauled. If there are two boats on the lake i consider that a race.
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