Race start sidebar

The Race start sidebar includes the following Race sailing related options and data.

Menu item and description Options

Race TimerChart racing mode Race Timer

Displays the countdown time until race start. When the timer reaches 0 it will begin to count up, indicating how long it has been since race start.

Before Start

  • Start

  • Timer duration

During Countdown

  • Sync nearest minute

  • Up 1 minute

  • Down 1 minute

  • Stop & reset

When Counting Up

  • Stop & reset

Distance To LineChart racing mode Distance To Line

Displays how far your vessel is from the closest point of the start line.

N/A

Line BiasChart racing mode Line Bias

Displays how much closer or further away the favoured endpoint is to the wind in comparison to the other endpoint.

N/A

Time To BurnChart racing mode Time To Burn

Displays how much time you have before you need to navigate towards the start line. A negative value is shown if you are predicted to be running behind and will not be at the start line at race start.

  • If you are using polars for sail performance then speed from the polar diagram is used as the assumed starting speed through water.

  • If you are using fixed angles or mirrored TWA then you can manually set the expected speed or use your current speed by opening the race start line context menu (long pressing the start line).

N/A

Edit LineChart racing mode Edit Line

Allows you to edit the end points of the start line or clear it. You can ping the port or starboard end points to your current location as well as swap them.

  • Ping Port end

  • Ping Stbd (starboard) end

  • Swap ends

  • Clear

  • Done