App: APPro Windsurf!

Former Member over 8 years ago

App for windsurfing and general sailing - i.e. nautical units with large display. Also displays current heading.

The Start/Stop button toggles session recording.

The menu item "Set Speed Goal" allows a speed in knots to be set as a goal - each time the speed is reached, the watch vibrates and a beep sound is played.

The menu item "Set Units" allows you to choose the units for Speed and Distance from Nautical, Metric and Imperial.

The menu item "Clear Speeds" clears the Real-time (RT) and Maximum (VMAX) speeds but not the distance travelled.

Please send me your feedback and feature requests.

Thanks,

Scott.

JakobHHansen over 8 years ago

Using the app

Hi Scott and thanks for your effort.
I allow myself to ask a stupid question:
I suppose that you start and stop the sessions by pressing the start/stop button on the watch (in my case a Garmin Vivoactive) My problem is that I can't see when the session starts or stops as there is no message showing if the session is running or not. I just press the start button but i never quite know if I finished it or not.

Cheers Jakob

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi Scott and thanks for your effort.
I allow myself to ask a stupid question:
I suppose that you start and stop the sessions by pressing the start/stop button on the watch (in my case a Garmin Vivoactive) My problem is that I can't see when the session starts or stops as there is no message showing if the session is running or not. I just press the start button but i never quite know if I finished it or not.

Cheers Jakob

Hi Jakob,

The session will automatically begin recording when the App starts. From version 1.4 there is a Green or Red light at the bottom right hand side that indicates if the session is recording. Use Start/Stop button to toggle the recording.

Let me know if this is not working for you.

Thanks for using APPro!

Scott.

TiagoVale over 8 years ago

Bogus max speed

Hi,

1st session https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1388471987
2nd session with 54.4 kmh https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1388473536

I recorded a 1st session, stoped the activity and then start a new one and as soon as it starts logging it saved a 54.4 peak into the file, it didn't show in the watch face but it show up in the file.

Is it possible to trim this out? This doesn't give me much credibility.

thanks

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi,

1st session https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1388471987
2nd session with 54.4 kmh https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1388473536

I recorded a 1st session, stoped the activity and then start a new one and as soon as it starts logging it saved a 54.4 peak into the file, it didn't show in the watch face but it show up in the file.

Is it possible to trim this out? This doesn't give me much credibility.

thanks

Hi TiagoVale,

Thanks for using APPro. I will look into this but I do not modify what is saved to the session file - simply just start and stop the session.

What model of watch are you using?

Thanks,

Scott.

TiagoVale over 8 years ago

Hi Scott,

I'm using Fenix 3.

Is it possible to save to file a speed report, like locosys does?

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi Scott,

I'm using Fenix 3.

Is it possible to save to file a speed report, like locosys does?

Hi TiagoVale,

If you are referring to the GPS Speedsurfing website, there is some info for submitting sessions for 'other' GPS devices here: https://www.gps-speedsurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=item&item=gpsother

I hope that helps,

Scott.

TiagoVale over 8 years ago

Hi Scott,

not quite, locosys writes a file with this:

---MAX SPEEDS---
[ 1] 47.59 KMH
[ 2] 47.12 KMH
[ 3] 46.90 KMH
[ 4] 46.69 KMH
[ 5] 46.36 KMH
[ 6] 45.39 KMH
[ 7] 45.07 KMH
[ 8] 44.71 KMH
[ 9] 44.60 KMH
[10] 44.56 KMH
[11] 44.53 KMH
[12] 44.24 KMH
[13] 43.99 KMH
[14] 43.88 KMH

---MAX AVG SPEEDS---
[ 1] 46.94- 5S KMH
[ 2] 46.69- 5S KMH
[ 3] 46.47- 5S KMH
[ 4] 45.61- 5S KMH
[ 5] 45.32- 5S KMH
[ 6] 44.85- 5S KMH
[ 7] 44.24- 5S KMH
[ 8] 44.20- 5S KMH
[ 9] 43.88- 5S KMH
[10] 43.84- 5S KMH

grandyandy over 7 years ago

Hi. I am a new member, just got a Vivoactive HR and installed the app on it. Did a test run (on land!) yesterday and looking at the track on Garmin Connect it shows the speed and distance in mph, even though I have set units in the app as kts. How can I change that?

On the app itself, it tells me the VMax is 1.34. Don't know if that's right, I was just walking. Going to try is in the car later today, then hopefully windsurfing tomorrow.