Well the suite of apps for sailing has just gone up a notch.

There are wind meters, session recorders, gps speed and distance, wind fotcasts and now this: Sail Size!!

Put in your weight and the windspeed and the app tells you what sail to rig. Sure it doesnt take into account the board size but hey, I am sure it will come in the update.

Too easy.

If people sent more time sailing and less time dicking about with an I Phone then you would not need and app.

It can't get that good anyhow, the guy in the photo is not on the plane and needs a heap bigger sail.

sboardcrazy said...

Wish I could afford one.. C

Its free on a $30-$40 monthly cap with most telco's. Look into it. I think that there will be a flood of second hand 3GS ones on ebay now that there is a new one.

jermaldan said...

sboardcrazy said...

Wish I could afford one.. C

Its free on a $30-$40 monthly cap with most telco's. Look into it. I think that there will be a flood of second hand 3GS ones on ebay now that there is a new one.

Im locked into a 24 month plan with Telstra..[}:)]I think I only have a $20 plan & dont want to go anymore..

I don't normally have a problem with sail sizes so much as fin sizes. There used to be a calculator somewhere on the site but it's changed I theenk

i've reverted to the communists gear selection method.

one setup for everything. well almost.

internal propaganda.....

hmm looks light, better rig the 5.8
hmm looks moderate, better rig the 5.8
hmm looks moderate to fresh, better rig the 5.8
hmm, looks pretty windy, better rig the 5.3

same for fins

hmm looks light, better use the 24cm choco
hmm looks moderate, better use the 24cm choco
hmm looks moderate to fresh, better use the 24cm choco
hmm, looks pretty windy, better use the tri fins

same for boards.

hmm looks light, better use the freestyle board
hmm looks moderate, better use freestyle board
hmm looks moderate to fresh, better use freestyle board
hmm, looks pretty windy, better use the freestyle board

only point of conflict now is how much downhaul.

jp747 said...

jermaldan said...

sboardcrazy said...

jermaldan said...

sboardcrazy said...

Wish I could afford one.. C

Its free on a $30-$40 monthly cap with most telco's. Look into it. I think that there will be a flood of second hand 3GS ones on ebay now that there is a new one.

Im locked into a 24 month plan with Telstra..[}:)]I think I only have a $20 plan & dont want to go anymore..

Thats harsh. Considering how quickly this technology progresses I cant even imagine what these smartphones will be doing in 2 years.

Alarm you with a howling ringtone and tell you to go out sailing cuz it's over 20kts

That allready exists for the iPhone. Its called windAllert (see windAllert.com).

You pick you favorite spots, the range you want even the wind direction, and save. Next time its 20 knots or whatever and blowing in you preselected direction your phone goes off! you can also configure so that it only alerts if the average is over what you have put in so it will not allert on the gusts.

Screen shot below of where you configure the allert settings. you pick the location off a map an find the nearest wind beacon:

It's just sad that people depend so much on technology and service that they have stopped thinking fo themselves.

And yeah it just doesnt work, i use an 8m2 in 18knots and i am 85kg.

what is a phone? have i been missing something?