Regatta Timer Watch App Reviews

This app is great. Flexible for both 5 or 3 min standard sequences (or 4, 2, or 1 min if you want). Sync feature is very powerful when racing. Part of advanced sailing timers. I've used my watch in up to 40mph of breeze on a windsurfer and it works perfectly. I don't think the other reviewer is a sailor, hence the very poor review :)

Just used it. Works like a charm.

I coach high school sailing and we do two or three minute starts. I also sail large boats with five minute sequences. It’s very frustrating to have to change back to 2-3 min after every start. Also, if you’re not going to make a force touch action do something, disable it. It’s very hard to hit start accurately when it’s so easy to activate force touch. Finally I am often using touchscreen capable gloves which work but the buttons are really small and very easy to miss when trying to start a

Many things I like about app. Like the display of signal flags. Like ability to sync. On iPhones it is fairly simple. More complicated on Apple Watch. It only does count-down-count-up. Would like to see count-down-repeat (we do rolling starts, multi-fleets). Needs beeps for last five seconds of each minute. This gives a better chance to sync at even minutes. Jury still out, still learning to use app. Ok as a back-up. Three stars. Will re-evaluate at a later date. October 2018.

Developer Suggestion: Please update to fix the following issue with 3 min starts. In preparation for the first (3min) signal, I sync down to 3min and press start when the horn sounds. But if I sync down to 3min, and then lower my arm or the screen times out, when i raise my arm and wake the screen again the timer has reset to 5. Please make my chosen time stick even if the screen turns off before I hit start. Otherwise love it. Haptics are great. Would just love that 3 min fix.

Simple regatta start timer. Needs bigger buttons on screen, actually starting the timer I find really hard. Especially as you might have slightly damp hands juggling tilers, lines and sail controls. Once it’s going no problem, very good. Haptics are great. Alarm perfect.