Race Countdown

App:Sailing Race Countdown timer with a display of Current Speed/Direction and TOD/Duration/Distance/Max Speed after countdown finishes.
*** Please use with latest version of the firmware for your watch ***
Supports:
Fenix3, Fenix3 HR, 920xt, Epix
Can only test on a Fenix 3, all other models are tested on the Simulator - if there is a problem with these please post in this thread.
Features:
- 0/1/2/3/4/5/10/20/30/40/50/60 minutes Countdown times can be selected
- Set default Display after countdown and Units
- Minute, Display and Units settings are saved for next time the app is started
- Sync Countdown to nearest minute or round down (except last min)
- Stop Countdown and Reset
- Distance and Time to Startline
- After the Countdown completes two displays can be toggled
- Display 1 - TOD/Race Duration/Total Distance (NM/System Default) and Max Speed (Knots/System Default)
- Display 2 - Current Speed (Knts/System Default) and Bearing (Degs)
- When Display 1/2 are shown - Min Jibe Speed & Max reach Speed can be set to display.
- Can Save or Discard activity data on exit
Usage:
- Press Menu (LONG PRESS +2sec) to change Countdown time/Default Display/Units/Enable-Disable Jibespeed & Startline etc
- If timer is counting down the Down button will sync to the nearest minute
- If timer is stopped the Down button will reset the timer
- If Distance to StartLine is enabled go to StartLine settings in Main Menu and set position of StartLine Marks. Mark positions are saved for next time the app is started. Mark positions can be cleared or reset.
- After the Countdown completes use the UP button to toggle between the two displays
- After the Countdown completes press Stop and then the Down button to reset Countdown
- If JibeSpeed is enabled a display of min jibe speed & max rerach speed (for last reach) will display for 10sec. If no jibe is detected or if stop moving the max reach speed will only display. NOTE: The Alert sound can be disabled.
- Long press the Down button to access main watchface/widgets
- Press Back to exit and save/discard
Changelog:
1.62 3/Oct/2016
- Sync options added nearest/Round Down (60sec-30sec rounds to 60sec even for Round Down)
- D2 Bravo/FR235/FR230/Fenix Chronos support added
- Adjusted Layout
1.61 25/April/2016
- Epix support added
1.6 22/April/2016
- Distance and Time to Startline
1.5 07/April/2016
- 10/20/30/40/50/60min countdown added
- Min Jibe Speed & Max reach Speed
1.4 04/April/2016
- 0min countdown added so app can be used without countdown
- Vibration & Backlight enable/disable settings
- modified Main & Exit menu
1.3 12/Feb/2016
- Seconds display added to current time
1.2 13/Jan/2016
- 1 and 2 minute timer added
- After the Countdown completes use the UP button to toggle between the two displays (was the DOWN Key). Can toggle now when timer is stopped
- Set which Display defaults after countdown completes
- Set weather to display distance and speed in Knots or System Default
- Added current time to Countdown screen before Start is pressed
1.1 23/Oct/2015
- 10min countdown
- Second display with Current Speed (Knts) and Bearing (Degs). After the countdown completes use the down button to toggle between the two screens

Former Member over 8 years ago

continuously timer setting

Hello, is it possible to add the option to repeat the timer automatically? I recently joined a slalom match and they once set the timer to (for example) 5 minutes. everybody starts the watch at the same time and then all the races starts. Now i can join 1 race with the countdown timer and i have to re-sync every time because the timer stops. Please make an option that the timer repeats. When in the race you can push on a button to see the speed and all the other info there is now (not that i have time for that but hey, its there already ;) ).

I hope you can implement this so i do not have to buy a new watch only for the starts :)

Cookiemonster7400 over 8 years ago

HI!
Great app!
Would it be possible to record Hear Rate (strap)?
Thanks!

HannesLF over 8 years ago

Updated app with the following.
- Sync options added nearest/Round Down (60sec-30sec rounds to 60sec even for Round Down)
- D2 Bravo/FR235/FR230/Fenix Chronos support added
- Adjusted Layout

@Cookiemonster7400 - I don't have a Heart Rate Strap so could not test it. Was not really intended for that.

@hugohek - It would take a bit of work as it is currently set to switch to the data screens when countdown has finished. Could set it to repeat but not be able to switch to the Data screens. But then you would need the time displayed on the CD screen and probably need to turn off the beeps. Also being able to change screens (if youcould toggle between CD and Data) when in countdown adds extra buttons that can be pressed - which is the last thing you want with 60 secs to go. Will look into it.

@STUEYCATTERALL - Added the sync Round Down. Except from 60sec-30sec still rounds to 60sec as did not think rounding to 0sec would be useful.

@DariusLL @Kevin8760 @hugohek - OK will look into it. Would you want the current time on the CD screen. Currently with the Start Line, time and Distance to line, there is not a lot of room on the screen.

Former Member over 8 years ago

Marking the start line passing the startline

Hi just downloaded the app on my Quatix3 and tested I Must say much better than Garmin sail. The only small changes I think to make it better:
1.When marking the start line it does care which one you mark first port or starboard so do not know which side you are coming from so if you pass the start line it is not a minus. (garmin's is a minus value) you have to know that you have pass the start line if you ask to mark port first than the starboard than it will know if you pass the line like the garmin and if you pass it than you can show a minus value.
2.Is it posible to use just a bit larger font for distance to line and time to line keeping the same for count down which is perfect.
3.When the activity is down loaded the speed and distance values comes as m, km(or miles) same with the garmin app. Is there a way that they come knots, and nutical miles?
4.Also the Garmins Lift and Headed screen with the speed is good during the race which I use a lot if you can add that please do so that we use only your app during the entire race as the start side is much better than Garmin

Thanks a lot.
Taner

Former Member over 8 years ago

hello, is there any possibility to make that program by the parameters of the compass could calculate how many turns for the wind and against from the wind I made? before that i would enter wind direction manually

Rowebo over 8 years ago

Quick Questions:

This looks like a great idea. I just put it on the 920XT, but haven't tested it yet, and won't get to for a bit -- too much work.

But I was unclear from the directions -- is this going to use the points for the line and my speed/location to give a burn time/late calculation? And can is supply distance from the line?

Also, I agree with the comment above about the tacking angles. One more button to punch in wind base wind dir before the race and you could do angles relative to that or even on the fly relative to the last xxx seconds, could you not?

Anyway, glad to have folks working on this. Great idea for a potentially very useful app.

Regards,
Mike

Former Member over 8 years ago

Multiple start events

Hello, is it possible to add the option to repeat the timer automatically? I recently joined a slalom match and they once set the timer to (for example) 5 minutes. everybody starts the watch at the same time and then all the races starts. Now i can join 1 race with the countdown timer and i have to re-sync every time because the timer stops. Please make an option that the timer repeats. When in the race you can push on a button to see the speed and all the other info there is now (not that i have time for that but hey, its there already ;) ).

I hope you can implement this so i do not have to buy a new watch only for the starts :)

Totally agree!

Since most RC's at events with multiple starts a day or over the week(end) tend to use a countdown clock that is running in a continuous loop, it would be extremely convenient to have the countdown in the app running in a continuous loop in the background as well (without alarms once the app switches to cruising mode). As a result, you only have to sync once during the event and you can easily predict when a new starting sequence is likely to be started. If a new countdown loop is passed without a signal you know that you will have at least an extra 5 minutes before the next probable sequence will start. There is no need to pick-up the new sequence over and over again! If the alarms are re-activated once you bring up the countdown screen again, you know you are spot-on and good to go for the next race...

Former Member over 8 years ago

Could you please make it available for Garmin Fenix 5?

Former Member over 7 years ago

How do i get the program not to include the 5min countdown, in the overall activity time....?

HannesLF over 7 years ago

How do i get the program not to include the 5min countdown, in the overall activity time....?

To turn off the countdown long press the Menu button and select Set Timer and set it to 0min.

@madiskallas: Will look into getting it to work on the Fenix5.