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Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer on Windows Pc

Developed By: IBSailing

License: Free

Rating: 4,9/5 - 73 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.31
Size 4.5 MB
Release Date December 01, 23
Category Sports Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (2)]

What's New:
Sync rounds to nearest minute [see more]

Description from Developer:
Sailing start timer.

- big numbers, easy to see
- speaks time
- easy controls
- can hook to GPS seconds, as many race officers do now
- shows distance to start line, need to enabl... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer and install on Windows PC. Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer is free Sports app, developed by IBSailing. Latest version of Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer is 2.31, was released on 2023-12-01 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer is 4,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 73 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 63 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Yacht Timer - Sailing Timer" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Sailing start timer.

- big numbers, easy to see
- speaks time
- easy controls
- can hook to GPS seconds, as many race officers do now
- shows distance to start line, need to enable it in options
- shows speed in knots
- shows time to start line
- shows how much time to kill, not to be over the line. Red means slow down.
- color coded distance, blue->more than 3 boat lengths, green 1-3 bl, yellow 0-1bl, red OCS
- lock screen to get bigger digits and prevent accidentally pressing
- can switch landscape and portrait orientation
- can log google earth kml files to check your start later
- special mode for race officers and coaches. says 5 seconds before each full minute

Guide:


Timer Buttons

NOTE: Timer Buttons are activated when lifting your finger from the button, so when the button is released.

PROG MIN, PROG SEC
Adds a minute or a second to the timer starting value. Only shows up when timer is stopped.

CLEAR
Clears the timer to 0:00

SYNC +, SYNC -, SYNC
Rounds the timer to higher or lower minute. Used to synchronize accurately if you missed the timing of the earlier signal. In app settings you can decide if it rounds to nearest minute no matter which SYNC button pressed

START, STOP
Starts or stops the timer

RC
Sets right end of starting line.(usually race committee side)

Pin
Sets left end of starting line.(usually pin side)

Setting up the starting line

App can show distance and time to start line. Setting the start line is simple. Just press RC button when at the right side end of line. Press Pin button when at left side end of line. Distance will be shown if turned on in app settings

Line can be set by entering coordinates manually. You can find it in the app settings.

If showing distance to line, you get new fields on the screen.

DST - distance to starting line in meters

TTL - time to line in seconds with current speed

TTK - time to kill to reach the line on time. Red when you are too fast. Green if you are too slow

SPD - Your speed in knots

ACC - GPS accuracy in meters

Timer will change the background color depending on your distance to start line. More than 3 boat lengths it would be cyan. 3-1 boat length green. Less than 1 boat length yellow. If over the line, it is red

Settings
Timer
Landscape mode - switch between landscape and portrait orientation

Repeat timer - timer starts over when reaching zero

Round seconds higher - Start is exactly when seconds reach zero. Otherwise you need to wait for zero second to expire

Auto Lock - locks buttons as soon as you start the timer. Preventing accidental button presses

Sync to GPS - syncs seconds to GPS time. Some Race Committees are using GPS time

Sync Button rounds to closest minute - having SYNC button rounding to closest minute. Otherwise there are two buttons, SYNC+ and Sync-

Text Size percentage - make numbers bigger or smaller

Start Line
Show distance to start line - turns on start line distance calculation

Speed to line averaging - amount of seconds to calculate your speed. Used to show time to line

Boat length in meters - used to set the color change depending on boat lengths to line distance

Log Starts - logs your track for viewing in Google Earth

Use Manual Start Line Values - under it you can set coordinates for your start line

Speak
RC mode - speaks last 5 seconds before each minute. For giving starting signals
Sync rounds to nearest minute
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.