Starting the Race timer A Race timer is used to count down until race start. Sailing Race timerRace Timerstarting To start the Race timer: Select Race timer from: The Race start sidebar The Chart app’s main menu while in Racing mode The Race timer data item in the Dashboard app. Select Timer duration and set the countdown time (default is 5 minutes). The Race timer can be set from 1 minute to 30 minutes. Select Start to begin the countdown. You can change the countdown time as well as stop and reset the timer by reopening the Race Timer options. Parent topic: Race start line (SmartStart) and Race timerPrevious topic: Creating the Race start lineNext topic: Race laylines