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SailSim is dinghy/yacht sail simulator that can be used as a learning and teaching aid for sailing. IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SETTINGS PLEASE...
SailSim is dinghy/yacht sail simulator that can be used as a learning and teaching aid for sailing. IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SETTINGS PLEASE READ THIS......******************************PLEASE NOTE: All SailSim Settings can be accessed from the Settings App (cogs icon) from the home screen of the iPhone/iPad/iPod - the App functions exactly as described on all devices.*******************************SimSail works best with the iPhone 3GS but will also work with any iPhone or iPod touch. iPhone 3GS - with this hardware, your iPhone turns into a sailing boat. You can set the wind direction and then see how changes in boat heading effect the set of the sails, centerboard and boat speed. As you turn the iPhone (boat) the wind direction stays constant relative to the boat and the sails adjust and change shape as they would do in real life. This can be used to demonstrate key principles of sailing to students. You can override the set wind direction with a touch of the screen as explained below. To set the wind direction, press the i button, point the iPhone into wind, hold it there and press 'Done'.iPhone 3G/2G/iPod Touch - as this hardware does not have a compass, you have to manually tell the SailSim where the wind is blowing from by touching the screen. Using the mast as the center point, touch the screen around the boat to set the wind direction. The wind indicators will show you where the wind is blowing from.SailSim shows you:o Boat Headingo Centerboard (Daggerboard) positiono Boat speed for each sail angleo Boat tacko Point of sailo Wind direction - as compass direction and arrowso Relative wind position (as you would see on an instrument)Tom Lochhaas at sailing.about.com said:Sailing Simulator App for iPhoneFriday August 7, 2009Well, here it is: another new sailing app for the iPhone. Twice before Ive written about fun things that you can do with your iPhone on a sailboat that might dangerously distract you from the sailing at hand. But SailSim is differentthis one is actually pretty cool.First there was the app that turns your iPhone into a mini-chartplotter. I imagined a sailor peering at the tiny image of his boat approaching a rocky shoaland at a critical moment receiving a call and bringing the phone to his ear just in time to run aground. Then there came an app that calculates your windspeed based on the roar of the wind through the iPhone microphone, perhaps enough to distract you from studying that other chartplotter screen just at the moment when you, well, might avoid running aground. My issue with these is that as nifty as they are in themselves, a techno-savvy sailor might be distracted by having too much fun.The fun of SailSim, however, doesnt happen while youre sailing. This new app is more a learning tool youd use off the boat. Using the iPhones accelerometer and the 3GSs compass, SailSim shows how a sailboat reacts to changes in direction relative to the wind. You turn the phone (boat image) and watch how the sails move to stay trimmed to the new wind direction. As the heading changes, the sails move and the speed changes, and maybe youd like to gybe or tack the boat? What a fun way to teach principles of sailors to newbiesor enjoy a tedious business meeting!Keywords: Sailing, dinghy, sail training, navigation, sail, compass, sailing simulation, sailing game.Check out our other apps: NavStation - for big boat navigation, VitalStatistics - for travelers, LedOTron & LedOTronFree for musicians and music makers and LedOthel, a retro version of the classic 'Reversi' strategy game.
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3.0.3
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iOS
Operating System
iOS 12.1.2
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Compatible with: ipad2wifi, ipad2wifi, ipad23g, ipad23g, iphone4s, iphone4s, ipadthirdgen, ipadthirdgen, ipadthirdgen4g, ipadthirdgen4g, iphone5, iphone5, ipodtouchfifthgen, ipodtouchfifthgen, ipadfourthgen, ipadfourthgen, ipadfourthgen4g, ipadfourthgen4g, ipadmini, ipadmini, ipadmini4g, ipadmini4g
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