supported devices
Fenix 3
/ Quatix 3/ Tactix Bravo
install
https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/159028ac-590b-4836-a1e2-474d248469c5
description
There is already a few nice sailing apps but this yet another one... =)
This app has
- Race Timer with ISAF starting sequence support
- Cruise view (main)
- Laps view
In **Cruise** mode you can see at one glance actual speed, bearing, max speed and avg speed for last 10 seconds. Also there is a set of helpful indicators, like GPS status, recording status and actual speed vs avg speed, which is very useful for sail trimming.
Moving average of bearing for last 10 sec. could be helpful in long distance cruise.
In **Race Timer** mode you can see remaining seconds till start, actual time and speed. You can also adjust countdown timer by one sec up and down and down to next minute.
In **Laps view** you can see data - max speed, average speed, distance and time of last 20 laps
Waypoint mode is under development.
usage
- In any view press and hold UP button (over 2 sec.) to get access to main menu.
In main menu you can
-- switch to Race Timer mode
-- switch to Cruise mode
-- switch to Laps view
-- change settings, like countdown value for Race Timer, Background Color, Auto recording
In **Cruise** mode
- press start/stop button to start/stop recording. This option available only if GPS signal strong enough (gps indicator yellow or green)
- press back button to add new lap, you can view laps statistic later.
In **Race Timer** mode
- UP button add one second to countdown timer
- DOWN button subtract one second from countdown timer
- BACK button round timer to nearest minute down
- START button start/stop countdown
After countdown ends, app will automatically add one lap (if activity is recording) and will switch back to *Cruise* mode.
To manually exit back to *Cruise* mode, press and hold UP button (over 2 sec.)
In **Laps View** you can see data from last 20 laps. This data stores permanently, even if you close the app and start it again, laps data will be on place
- UP button shows previous lap
- DOWN button scroll to next lap
- BACK button offer you to clear all laps from permanent storage and drop lap counter to zero.
======== 0.65 changes
- add distance covered
- change layout in cruise mode
- max speed calculated as moving average for 3 sec, to avoid fluctuation
======== 0.6 changes
- color countdown progress bar
- new main menu
- permanently stored laps
======== 0.5 changes
- add Race Timer
- fix view issues
======== 0.21
- minor change in UI
