Sail Racer

Watches updated May2026 Countdown timer now resets when saving or discarding session - ready for next start. Last update may require you to click on " unlock for free" on the K pay website. The app is in English only. If you wish to purchase straight away, leave the app running overnight . Visit https://kiezelpay.com/code/unlock to unlock your app if you have previously paid. This app was born of a desire to have the best, most feature rich Sailing / Windsurfing / Kitesurfing Garmin watch app that is possible. Built by a user for users. A 5 Hour trial mode is included for you to evaluate the features available and performance of the app on your specific watch. Please use this trial to decide if the application is suitable for you prior to purchasing. Once 5 hr trial is completed, visit www.kzl.io/code , enter the code displayed on the watch face, and follow the $10 payment instructions. This Watch app and it's features and outputs must not be relied on as a primary source of navigation. Do so at your own risk. Features include: 7 screens : 3 x Waypoint/Wind Navigation focused, 3 x Speed focused, and the Main Multipurpose screen. 4 alert screens including Live Tack / Gybe angles, Layline Tack/Gybe prompts, Watch vibrations when new Max Speeds are recorded and a Race Countdown screen. End of session statistics displayed both on the watch, and in Garmin Connect, under Connect IQ data. Ability to add up to 20 waypoints at a time through Garmin Connect - Sail Racer settings, or add / edit them on the watch. Ability to create and store multiple Courses on the watch, with auto or manual course / waypoint navigation. Ability to record polar data ( max speed vs particular heading ), to create your own Polar Radar Plots ( requires PC at this stage ) Over 60 Supported models include Fenix / D2 / Edge / Forerunner / MARQ / Vivoactive and others. If you have a lower memory watch from the list below, certain features of the application will not be available and user experience will vary in this case. (Polar Data log removed, Layline calculator automated, best 100/250/500 meter splits removed, Max speed record vibrate removed) Approach S62 Enduro Fenix5/5s/Quatix5 Fenix6/6s/6solar/6dualpower Fenix Chronos Forerunner55/245/645/935 Vivoactive 3 / Mercedes Venu SQ A Free Lite version of the app with reduced functionality is also available here: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/7412cef6-7514-4743-a11c-bb9

Groups here: Sail Racer – Kitesurf https://connect.garmin.com/modern/group/4454734/feed Sail Racer – Sailing https://connect.garmin.com/modern/group/4454741/feed Sail Racer – Windsurf https://connect.garmin.com/modern/group/4454742/feed 5.1 Improved Race countdown 5.0 Removed Instinct ( not compatible ), fixed wind angle error due to upgrading to latest SDK 6.2.1 GUIDE On start, hold watch flat like Compass, & rotate ( or up down) to set wind speed then press start Next point arrow directly into wind(or up down) & press start (this sets wind axis used for VMG into wind calculations) Press Start on any page to commence session recording, & Start again to enter the Save menu. Hold Main Menu button to access : RACE COUNTDOWN updated 4.91 ( fix issue where once countdown started sometimes pressing start again did not re-hack countdown ) Select the desired race countdown timer from the list. If you do not wish to drop waypoints at either end of the start line when " Set Start A" is displayed press Back, and when ready to start the countdown/session recording click start - race countdown timer will start with vibrations. If you do drop start line waypoints, start when at one end, then repeat at other end for start B, and start the timer with start gun / flag signal . You will have a timer, and a VMG to get to the closest point of the start line to your current position, when time = 0. Once in race countdown mode, update countdown timer by pressing the start button and it will adjust to neared minute. You can still cycle through the main screens in race countdown mode, but 2 screens will display the timer until time = 0. LAYLINE PROMPTS Set your desired Tack / gybe angles here. When you are use waypoint / course navigation and reach the layline angle to the next mark, the watch will tell you to tack / gybe and vibrate. It will also update your Layline angle used for that session, if you mange to record a tighter tack/gybe than the angle entered in the layline settings. This resets back to your entered value at the start of each session. TACK PROMPTS Tack prompts tell you when the watch has detected a tack, and what the approximate angle you have turned through from 15 seconds before the tack, to 15 seconds after the tack/gybe. Turn off if you do not want these prompts, or set the minimum speed needed to trigger a tack or gybe ( this is to stop tacks being recorded if you wipeout, or you are running fast over a yacht deck. Set higher if you are getting false recordings. MAX SPEED VIBRATE - Not for low memory watches Set a threshold minimum speed to activate, and every time you set a new MAX speed above this threshold, the watch will vibrate. SET SPORT Changes the name of the sport when you open the Garmin Connect Activity, and also sets a default minimum speed for the Tack alert. POLAR LOG - high memory watches Records an array of headings and your maximum speed logged for every heading recorded in the session. Follow the instructions on the watch for this. Put your watch next to your phone and open Sail Racer on your watch. Garmin Connect Mobile will prompt your phone to open web page. NAVIGATION Enter waypoint either directly on the watch, or enter up to 20 at a time through GARMIN CONNECT MOBILE Sail Racer Settings page using the Google maps/earth format. (Decimal Degrees). Courses can only be created on the watch, and are stored on the watch. Click create new course and cycle through the waypoints clicking start to add each waypoint, then OK when finished. See video below for older but more detailed info: