YOU-TACK! Pro is the first Android app to offer the official ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing with: Illustrations, Rules, Rules Comments, 3D Animated Quizzes (with a Scoreboard to review your answers), all the Racing Signals with detailed descriptions, and both the Official ISAF Definition of Terms (with Illustrations), and a list of Other Sailing Terms.
It’s easy to use, with cross-links between the Rules and Definitions, and an easy to use Search tool. Test your knowledge with various animated Quizzes, keep track the Rules you want to quickly reference by listing them in your Favorites folder -then you can quickly brush up before the next race, when it’s over on the club porch, or in “The Room”.
Features include:
RULES:
• THE RULES are The Official International Sailing Association Federation, current to January 2010, as printed in The ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing 2009 - 2012 - RRS.
• RULES COMMENTS are noted below each rule.
• ILLUSTRATIONS with rules are displayed to help clarify the meaning.
• A SEARCH tool helps you quickly find a specific rule or related rule term.
• HYPERLINKS connect Rules and Definitions.
• A FAVORITES section – where you can keep a list of specific Rules for quick reference.
QUIZZES:
• There are 42 quizzes in 7 categories:
The Start; Sailing Upwind; The Windward Mark; Sailing Downwind; The Downwind Mark; The Finish; Signals,
Answer the quiz and find out if you're right or wrong, and then review the rationale behind each answer.
• "Tap to Play" - Tap the quiz illustration to view and play the 3D Animation.
• Use the Scoreboard in the Quiz section to track your answers. See how many quizzes you answered correctly and which Rules to Review you need to brush up on.
The quizzes are from The International Sailing Association Federation CASE BOOK for 2009-2012, and from The Royal Yachting Association Case Book for 2009-2012.
Signals:
• All the Official ISAF RACING SIGNALS are Illustrated, with descriptions.
• All the INTERNATIONAL CODE FLAGS are Illustrated.
Definitions:
• The Official ISAF DEFINITION OF TERMS used in the RRS are listed, with Illustrations.
• OTHER SAILING DEFINITIONS lists other useful sailing and racing terms.
• A SEARCH tool is available to quickly find a specific definition or term.
SEND US FEEDBACK: Let us know what new features you would like to see, or what edits or revisions you think we should make. Send an e-mail to info@you-tack.com or go to www.you-tack.com for a video demo
