Tacktick launch Coach Boat Pack and Race Officers Pack
by Sarah Johnson, Tacktick by Suunto 19 Apr 2011 12:47 BST
Coach Boat Pack
Wireless marine electronics experts, Tacktick, have launched an innovative new Coach Boat Pack to assist sailing coaches in their training of sailors.
The Tacktick Coach Boat Pack comprises a wind transmitter, GPS antenna, Compass Transducer, Hull Transmitter and a hand held Tacktick Remote Display. The system which is waterproof, portable between coach boats and easy to calibrate enables Race Coaches to have accurate true wind speed and direction data which is essential to maximise training sessions.
The wireless, solar powered wind transmitter, which is fitted to the coach boat using just three screws, combined with the GPS antenna and Compass Transducer send true wind speed and direction information wirelessly to the solar powered Remote Display which the Coach can see in the palm of his hand. The Remote Display not only shows accurate wind speed and direction data but can also display graphical trends of both wind speed and direction over periods of 15 minutes to 16 hours.
The Coach Boat Pack has been developed in conjunction with David Howlett, internationally renowned sailing coach to Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson, and has been perfected to deliver essential and accurate true wind information to the coach boat both when moving, drifting and at anchor.
Being both wireless and solar powered, the Tacktick Coach Boat Pack can be fitted in minutes without the need for batteries and with the added bonus of being totally portable between boats.
Detailed information about the Coach Boat Pack together with pricing and purchasing details can
be found at www.tacktick.com/coachboatpack
Race Officers Pack
Wireless marine electronics experts, Tacktick, have launched a new Race Officers Pack to enable regatta organisers to have accurate and essential wind information when setting race courses and
managing sailing races.
The Tacktick Race Officers Pack includes a wind transmitter, Micronet Race Master display and hand held Tacktick Remote Display, which are all fully waterproof and portable between boats. The wireless, solar powered wind transmitter is fitted to the committee boat in minutes using just three
screws, this then sends wind speed and direction information wirelessly to the wide angled Race Master display which is also solar powered. The solar powered, wireless Remote Display allows the Race Officer to see graphing trends (from 15 minutes to 16 hours) of wind speed and wind direction, in his hand, both before and during the race ensuring that correct courses and start lines are set for the prevailing wind conditions.
The Race Officers Pack has been competitively priced to give Sailing Clubs and Race Officers the best combination of instruments to monitor wind direction and speed before and throughout sailing races. The system is already in use at major sailing clubs including Hayling Island Sailing Club on
the South Coast of England.
Detailed information about the Race Officers Pack together with pricing and purchasing details can
be found at www.tacktick.com/raceofficerspack