RaceTac Sail-Board   (Rev: )

   
  
Boat:
Letter: A B C D
Angle:
0 0 0 0
Tack:







Mark
Number
Type
1
2
3
4
Wind
0
Current
0

Mouse Instructions

  • Add Boats by clicking the 'Boat:' pic in the controls. Add Marks by clicking the number.
  • Drag object by the letter or number to where you want them.
  • Double click boat to clone it (A1 A2 A3...). Double click a clone to remove it.
  • Click boat pic again to remove them and all their clones.
  • Single click a boat to select it for the controls. (Circle Shows on boat)
  • Use Boat controls to change angle (the slider) or Tack ('Auto' tracks the wind).
  • Use Mark controls to change type or show 'Zone' ring. Lines and Gates have two draggable ends.
  • Double click a mark (or line or gate end) to set a custom label for it.
  • Click the grid icon in top right to add or remove grid lines.
  • Click the text icon in top right to add Text boxes. Click the in a text box to remove it.

Save/Load Instructions

  • You can Save a setup of Boats, Marks, Text, etc. for re-loading later on.
  • To Save a setup, fill in a filename and click the 'Save' button at the top.
  • Saved files are always downloaded the way your browser handles downloads normally. Usually to a 'Downloads' folder.
  • To Load a previously saved file, click the Chooser button next to the word Load: (text may vary by browser). Then select from the file dialog.

Animation Instructions

  • You can animate the sailing of the boats through a path defined by the location of their clones.
  • Make one or more clones of as many boats as you want.
  • Position them along the sailing path.
  • The boat's heading will be along a line from the first one, through the middle of the clones, ending at the last clone.
  • You do not need to turn the boats to any particular heading if you don't want to.
  • To have them change tack according to the wind, set the boat's tack to Auto and add the wind arrow.
  • Click the Play button to start or pause the animation.
  • Click the Rewind button to stop and reset to the starting positions.
  • The speed between clones is adjusted so that all boats arrive at the same clone at the same time. So for example, regardless of distance, boat A and boat B will arrive at the locations of A1 and B1 at the same time.

Release Notes:

Version 1.51 - November 12, 2022
  • MARKS: Now single click or tap to bring up label edit dialog.
  • Faster to load on slower connections.
Version 1.50 - November 5, 2022
  • Added custom labels for marks. Double click/tap mark (or gate or line end) to set them.
  • Lines now have a Committee Boat shape at one end, which can be custom labeled.
  • You can now add text boxes with your own text. They can be dragged around. Remove them by clicking their 'X'.
Version 1.4 - July 20, 2022
  • Fix touch event handling for some events using Safari.
Version 1.3 - September 18, 2020
  • Added Grid lines. Click the grid icon to toggle on and off.
  • Added tool tips to icons on top row.
  • Fix saving the setup if it has been animated so it restores all the positions.
Version 1.2 - May 24, 2020
  • Added Animation! See instructions above.
  • Allow double click on the boat in the control panel to add a clone.
Version 1.1 - May 12, 2020
  • Added Auto-Tack where tack changes depending on angle to wind arrow.