Good starts are all about time and distance. If you sail in a class that allows pinging the line, you ping the line.

What you may not know is that modern sailing GPSs record all your pings and start times in the files with your sailing track. ChartedSails can display these events and use them to tell you how well you did.

Pings and race timers

When you upload a new track to ChartedSails, all the events of the day are displayed on the chart.

Move your mouse over the markers to see what type of pings (PIN / BOAT) they represent and when they were recorded.

Use the pings for race analysis

To use the recorded pings for race analysis, make a selection on the timeline to highlight the race that you are interested in.

The CREATE RACE button will show a GPS icon to inform you that this race will use the marks you pinged while sailing.

To finalize this race, set the other marks (watch video) and confirm the new race.

Start Analysis

To analyze the start, simply move your mouse over the track between the start and the line. ChartedSails shows you key information about your start:

• Distance To Line

  How far your boat was from the line when the gun fired (this is the distance you had to sail to reach the line, not the shortest distance to the line).

• Time To Line

  How long it took your boat to reach the start line.

• Speed over ground at the gun

  How fast your boat was sailing when the gun fired.

• Speed over ground at the line

  How fast your boat was sailing when it crossed the line.

Compatibility

All users can benefit from Start Analysis. You just need to setup the race for this feature to work.

To see the pings and the race timer events on the map you need a compatible GPS. ChartedSails currently supports the new Velocitek Prostart and the Vakaros Atlas. If you would like to see support for another GPS, please contact us.