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Race Countdown

HannesLF
over 9 years ago
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
  • over 7 years ago
    Something for the wish list: We have informal Friday night beer can races that use a pursuit race format. So, my start time is always fixed at a certain time (6:12:19pm) based on my PHRF rating. I would love to see a start timer option for given time of day for this purpose.

    Thanks much for the app as it is, regardless!
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 7 years ago
    One more for the wish list: some damping on the SOG and COG would help a lot. Thank you for the app anyway.
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 6 years ago
    There are reports that the app does not work on the forerunner 230 and Vivoactive 3. When I test on the simulator it will work just fine. Has anyone with these models installed the app and does it work? Let us know thanks.


    I´m experiencing some problems with my Vivoactive 3 since I can not re-sync to the nearest minute (touching tha lower part of the screen resets thew time to the inicial time). Is there something I´m not doing well? Thanks in advance
    Guillermo
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 6 years ago
    This is a great app - thanks! Any chance you can add seconds to the elapsed time? Our racing was so close today we needed to know the seconds on our competition
  • over 6 years ago
    Thanks for a very nice app.
    It works well on my Forerunner 235 - until I change a setting for it in the Connect App on my iPhone. If I do, I get the IQ error logo. Has the old bug come back? When I uninstall and reinstall the app, it starts working again.
    Unselecting 'display order' on the phone is sufficient to reproduce. Watch firmware version is 7.80 (updated this week). I downloaded the app yesterday.
  • over 6 years ago
    jkh423 - I tried that and the app ran on the watch fine. What watch are you using?
    Anyone else having this problem?
  • over 6 years ago
    It was a Forerunner 235, which I have since replaced with a Forerunner 645 Music. The 645 doesn't have the problem.