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1. SAILBOAT ANEMOMETER INSTALL
2. SAILBOAT ANEMOMETER FULL
3. SAILBOAT ANEMOMETER ANDROID
4. SAILBOAT ANEMOMETER SOFTWARE

MCI provides specialist import, warehousing, distribution, sales and technical support for marine equipment manufacturers. You can buy an LCD or multi-function display, but a lot of sailors are seeing advantages in using Bluetooth with their smartphone or tablet.” A key benefit of the SailTimer products is the lower cost of the electronics and free apps. “We are pleased to work with MCI and expand to new dealers, making our innovative new products accessible in marine stores at a time when sailboat navigation is evolving rapidly. SailTimer Inc founder Craig Summers said:

SAILBOAT ANEMOMETER SOFTWARE

The SailTimer software solves this long-standing problem.” Or you could use VMG, but it gives incorrect readings for sailboats and views tacking as cross-track error - it was designed for vehicles, powerboats and aircraft that go in a straight line to their destination which is flawed when used for sailing. If you try to do this on an expensive GPS chartplotter, you could use ETA but it incorrectly assumes that a sailboat goes in a straight line to the destination.

SAILBOAT ANEMOMETER ANDROID

“For example, the SailTimer app on iOS and Android is the only product that uses tacking distances to determine optimal tacks. “In comparison to some of the bigger equipment makers the SailTimer technology and app has better functions for sailboat navigation,” he said.

SAILBOAT ANEMOMETER FULL

The new vertical shape stops seabirds landing on it causing damage and droppings to deck.”Īndy said the SailTimer is solar powered and works day and night while the SailTimer app can operate with National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) 2000 networks or a range of charting, wind gauge and performance apps with full chartplotting features. (Watch SailTimer film ).

Another key benefit is its small vertical design which is an innovation of the standard designs which are horizontal. This enables sailors to capture data on one device rather than having to check different equipment. Moreover, the SailTimer Wind Instrument was the first masthead anemometer that can transmit wirelessly via Bluetooth to an app on smart phones and tablets. With SailTimer you can hoist it by halyard rope and attach it with minimum of hassle anytime.

SAILBOAT ANEMOMETER INSTALL

Furthermore, it is designed to be easy to install on sailing boats, so you do not have to lower the masthead, which tends only to happen in lay-up or the end of season. “The company is run by avid sailors and has deployed this niche expertise to tackle the problems sailors have with anemometers, notably it can give accurate readings even when sailing ‘heeled over’ which many other anemometers are not designed to do. “SailTimer has developed real competitive advantages,” he said. Andy says MCI will focus on promoting SailTimer to European dealers and boatyards initially and is actively seeking partner distributors especially in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Greece and Sweden. He said MCI is excited by the innovative new product which is the only anemometer designed specifically for sailboats. MCI managing director Andy Scott said he intends to formally launch SailTimer’s latest product the SailTimer Wind Instrument RB in November at the METs trade fair. Dorset-based maritime equipment specialist Marine Components International (MCI) has been appointed as the official distributor for the EMEA region for a new range of anemometers made by Canadian manufacturer SailTimer Inc.