Velatronic Tab Edition

About Velatronic Tab Edition Android App

Sailing is a sport in which the laws of physics don't leave any space to errors, if you want to be competitive.
Velatronic has been created as additional instrument, in order to help and to approach who is exploring the sailing world for the first time; if you want to control the informations about speed, sailed distance and sailing points, this is the right application to have all these informations into your tablet!
In addition to these informations, you will be aware of gps coordinates and current atmospherical conditions (weather forecasts, pressure, temperature, windi speed, direction), continuously updated.
The application requires GPS and data network services. Also magnetic field sensor will be used. This is what you are going to find into the application:

1) Virtual analogical Bolinometer which gives informations about the angle between the direction of the bow of the ship and the wind direction. if you are upwind, a sound alarm will be turned on (angle beteen +20° and -20°). Please note that your smartphone must be kept in the same direction of sailing of the ship during the sailing.

2) Virutal digital display where informations relative to distance (nautical miles), speed (knots), gps coordinates and sailing point(bowline, downind, close reach...) are displayed.

3) Google maps (it's necessary having turned on your data network), where you can see your position in real time and the informations listed before.

4) A virtual analogical compass, in order to fix the wind direction. If you want to fix the wind direction, you have to stay upwind with your smartphone.
The red needle tells you the wind direction. This information will be used together with sail boat direction, in order to calculate the sailing points. Whe you are sure of the wind direction, pushing fix button, a pop-up will inform you that wind direction has been memorized. Below the compass, a display shows you the name of the wind (north-wind, south-wind...) and the direction in degrees.

5) Display where you can find informations about current weather forecasts, updated every 30 minutes (actual temperature, max temperature and min temperature, atmospherical pressure, direction and speed of the wind).

This version is only for tablet. If you want to download this app for smartphone, follow the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vela.stefano.velatronic

The app will be FOREVER with no ads. In the future it will receive new updates, in order to increase its funcionalities.
If you have suggestions about functionalities or appearance, or if you run into anomalies, or you have some doubts on how the app works, or the updates that the app will receive, write me an email! I hope that Velatronic will be interesting and useful for you.Enjoy your sailing trips or races!