Free throughout May while you're testing v1.2
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What's New
2 May 2026 v1.2.0+80
Multi‑Boat — Switch Boats and Your Instruments Follow
Headline
- Multi‑Boat — add as many boats as you sail in Settings > My Boats. Switch active boat and your instruments follow with no restart.
- Per‑boat instruments (Pro) — NMEA feed, route sending and trusted networks all bound to the active boat. Connect to a known boat WiFi and the app prompts to switch.
- ISORA 2026 — official ISORA marks built in. Build courses on the fly — Custom Course Cards included.
Stability & Polish
- Subscription changes apply immediately — no restart
- Race telemetry more resilient when backgrounded or briefly offline
- Onboarding tightened — no more double welcome screens
- Tides/marine‑obs/weather cards hide when stale instead of showing old data
- RC‑driven version‑gate kill switch
Please test:
- Migration — open the app on an existing install and verify boat details are intact
- Active boat switch — confirm instruments follow without a restart (Pro)
- WiFi auto‑switch — connect to a known boat WiFi and check the prompt (Pro)
- ISORA event — tap any ISORA race and confirm no upsell
22 April 2026 v1.1.0+70
NMEA + Signal K, ISORA Events & Marine Forecasts
Headline Features
- NMEA Instrument Support — TCP connection to onboard NMEA servers (B&G, Raymarine etc.). Live TWS/TWD on the dashboard with multi‑rate smoothing, source‑level tracking and Trusted Networks for auto‑attach on boat WiFi.
- Signal K Publishing — push your active course to a Signal K server so the next waypoint flows to your chartplotter automatically.
- ISORA Support — three events (Irish Coastal, Welsh Coastal, Offshore), 67 marks, per‑race Supplementary Sailing Instructions pinned on the day, and custom courses unlocked for Sailor‑tier users.
- Marine Forecasts & Tides — gale warnings, hourly wind forecast, tide times/heights/curve graph and buoy observations feeding the wind direction picker.
Race Timer & Course Cards
- Scheduled‑start picker filters to just your selected class
- Class chip selection persists when drilling into a course card
- Compass auto‑snap to course direction now works with buoy wind on the free tier
- Course card layout rework — better info hierarchy, mark icons contact card
- Bundle version + Refresh button on every event page
Settings & Admin
- My Boat reordered: Location → Race History → Vessels → Trusted Networks → NMEA → Signal K
- "Vessel & Polars" renamed to "Vessels"; "Sailing Ground" renamed to "Location"
- Per‑club capability tier overrides and feature flag overrides for staged rollout
Please test:
- NMEA wind — connect to an NMEA server on boat WiFi; verify TWS/TWD appear on the dashboard
- Signal K — complete the auth flow and publish a route to your plotter
- ISORA race day — pick a race date, verify Featured docs and the calendar link are correct
- Race timer — confirm scheduled‑start filters by class and selection persists across drill‑in
19 April 2026 v1.0.20+40
Leg Timer Bar, Pre‑Start SYNC/START & Live Race Following
Headline Features
- Leg Timer Bar — horizontal bar beneath the race timer shows Target Boat Speed and TWA for the current leg, using VMG‑table values for beat/run accuracy.
- Pre‑Start SYNC + START — before the race starts, PREV/NEXT buttons are replaced with SYNC (phase‑align countdown to the committee's gun) and START (set manual start time). Both phone and tablet cockpits.
- Live Race Following (from v1.0.19) — share your race via QR code; friends and coaches follow mark by mark on the Race Day dashboard. iOS Live Activity puts bearing/distance on the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen.
Polish & Fixes
- Phone Timer Panel — port/starboard colour coding, correct finish state, scrollable when content overflows
- VMG‑based leg estimates across the leg estimate popup and timer bar
- Tablet detection uses logical pixels; tablet finish banner displays correctly
- Timer ticker restarts after SYNC to phase‑align with synced time
- Wind detail panel now reactive — updates when wind changes
- Navigation engine rewrite for better accuracy and responsiveness (v1.0.19)
Please test:
- Pre‑start to finish — full flow on both phone and tablet
- SYNC alignment — confirm your countdown phase‑aligns to the committee's gun
- Leg timer bar — sanity‑check Target Boat Speed and TWA against known course distances
- Live race sharing — create a share link and open on another device, verify updates
- iOS Live Activity — start a race and check the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen
16 March 2026 v1.0.18+34
iPad Cockpit Layout, Nav Dashboard Refresh & Onboarding
Headline Features
- iPad Cockpit Layout — on tablets the nav dashboard transforms into a split‑screen cockpit: hero distance/bearing on the left, course diagram and mark list on the right. Glanceable numbers sized for distance viewing at the helm.
- Nav Dashboard Refresh — new course info header with wind bearing, VHF channel and start location. Enhanced mark tiles with rounding indicators, leg timers and next‑leg wind context. Collapsible wind/mark controls for less clutter.
- Course Diagrams — four chart modes (course/mark, static/animated), belt vs track rounding arcs, adjustable mark icon sizes, and active‑mark highlighting with opacity for passed/upcoming legs.
- New Onboarding — location‑aware club discovery with a polished welcome flow. Shows every launch until you pick a sailing ground. Includes an interest form for coming‑soon sailing grounds.
Also New
- Custom Courses — create your own mark sequences with the mark picker; the app auto‑navigates to the dashboard after creation
- Race Timer — 5‑min and 4‑min gun preset buttons for quick start sequences
- TWD long‑press opens the bearing picker for direct dial‑in
- Completed long‑press abbreviation legends (BS, kn, opt, etc.) across the nav dashboard
- Landscape support on phones with collapsible sidebar for wind/mark controls
Bug Fixes
- Event switch no longer shows stale 2025 data under the 2026 season
- Layout overflow fixed on smaller screens
- Settings text overflow fixed
- iOS Settings.bundle added — you can now see the app version in iOS Settings
Please test:
- iPad cockpit — open the app on a tablet, start a race, check the split‑screen layout with hero numbers and course diagram
- Course diagram — long‑press the diagram to try chart modes, belt/track toggle and mark icon sizing
- Onboarding — delete and reinstall the app (or clear app data) to retrigger the welcome flow
- Custom courses — create a 3+ mark sequence and navigate it start to finish
- Race timer — try the 5‑min and 4‑min gun presets
- Mark tiles — tap marks in the list to see wind details in the detail panel
3 March 2026 v1.0.16+32
Navigator Dashboard Refresh, Wind Tools & Race Timer Improvements
Navigation Dashboard
- Enriched mark tiles with next‑leg context and clearer rounding info
- Course info header and long‑press explainers for nav tiles
- Race timer controller updates for more reliable start alignment
Wind & Point‑of‑Sail
- Wind triangle diagram added to the expanded mark tile
- AWA‑based point‑of‑sail labels with optimal angle/VMG hints
Please test: Start a race and check the new mark tile details. Toggle wind sources and verify the wind triangle + point‑of‑sail updates. Use long‑press explainers and confirm the race timer still aligns correctly.
28 February 2026 v1.0.14+30
Polar & Vessel Sync + Navigator Controls
- Boat and polar data now saved in Firestore (multi‑device ready)
- Improved AWA calculations and polar extrapolation beyond grid
- Navigator controls updated with TWD/TWS adjustments
Please test: Update boat/polar settings and confirm they persist across relaunch. Check AWA/point‑of‑sail readouts in varying wind. Try TWD/TWS controls during navigation.
25 February 2026 v1.0.13+29
Navigator Dashboard, Wear OS Watch App & Bug Fixes
Navigator Dashboard
- Pull-to-stop gesture replaces the stop button — pull down firmly from the top to end a race
- Dashboard is now fully scrollable with landscape support
- Course visual maps on the navigation screen
Wear OS Companion App
- Galaxy Watch support — your navigation mirrored to your wrist in real time
- Race timer, mark list, and distance/bearing on the watch face
- Rotary bezel scrolling and haptic buzz on mark advance
- Ambient (always-on) display for glanceable nav data
Bug Fixes
- Watch now syncs reliably on launch and catches up if opened mid-race
- Active race banner now shows correctly after navigating back to the home page
- Nav buttons no longer hidden behind the system bar
Please test: If you have a Galaxy Watch, pair it and start a race — check the watch mirrors the phone. Try pull-to-stop on the dashboard. Navigate away from a race and back — check the banner appears.
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