SailSimXL 3.0.7
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Publisher Description
SailSimXL is dinghy/yacht sailing simulator for the iPad that can be used as a learning and teaching aid for sailing.
SimSailXL is the iPad version of the popular iPhone App SailSim. It adds 'Gravity Wind' allowing the iPad to be held up in front of a class and turned through the 'gravity wind' to show key points about sailing such as sail trim, dead zone, sheet usage, leeway, heel and much more.
SailSimXL is an iPad only 'stream' and will be developed in a separate stream to SailSim to include some great new features later in 2011.
Your iPad turns into a sailing boat. You can set the wind direction and then see how changes in boat heading effect the set of the sails, centerboard and boat speed. As you turn the iPhone (boat) the wind direction stays constant relative to the boat and the sails adjust and change shape as they would do in real life. This can be used to demonstrate key principles of sailing to students. You can override the set wind direction with a touch of the screen as explained below. To set the wind direction, press the i button, point the iPhone into wind, hold it there and press 'Done'.
Press the apple icon (hats off to Mr. Newton!) to enable 'Gravity Wind'. The wind now flows in the same direction as gravity so you can demo in front of your class. Special thanks to Rick Loheed, Assistant Director of Waterfront Activities, James P. Muldoon River Center, St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
You can manually tell the SailSimXL where the wind is blowing from by touching the screen. Using the mast as the center point, touch the screen around the boat to set the wind direction. The wind indicators will show you where the wind is blowing from.
SailSimXL shows you:
o Boat Heading
o Centerboard (Daggerboard) position
o Boat speed for each sail angle
o Boat tack
o Point of sail
o Wind direction - as compass direction and arrows
o Relative wind position (as you would see on an instrument)
o Color coded sheets for teaching
o Extra big fonts for clarity
o 'Gravity Wind' option
Tom Lochhaas at sailing.about.com said:
Sailing Simulator App for iPhone
Friday August 7, 2009
Well, here it is: another new sailing app for the iPhone. Twice before I’ve written about fun things that you can do with your iPhone on a sailboat that might dangerously distract you from the sailing at hand. But SailSim is different—this one is actually pretty cool.
First there was the app that turns your iPhone into a mini-chartplotter. I imagined a sailor peering at the tiny image of his boat approaching a rocky shoal—and at a critical moment receiving a call and bringing the phone to his ear just in time to run aground. Then there came an app that calculates your windspeed based on the roar of the wind through the iPhone microphone, perhaps enough to distract you from studying that other chartplotter screen just at the moment when you, well, might avoid running aground. My issue with these is that as nifty as they are in themselves, a techno-savvy sailor might be distracted by having too much fun.
The fun of SailSim, however, doesn’t happen while you’re sailing. This new app is more a learning tool you’d use off the boat. Using the iPhone’s accelerometer and the 3GS’s compass, SailSim shows how a sailboat reacts to changes in direction relative to the wind. You turn the phone (boat image) and watch how the sails move to stay trimmed to the new wind direction. As the heading changes, the sails move and the speed changes, and maybe you’d like to gybe or tack the boat? What a fun way to teach principles of sailors to newbies—or enjoy a tedious business meeting!
Keywords: Sailing, dinghy, sail training, navigation, sail, compass, sailing simulation, sailing game.
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Sep 19, 2017 Version 3.0.7
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Updated for 64 bit and iOS 11
About SailSimXL
SailSimXL is a paid app for iOS published in the Kids list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops SailSimXL is The Digital Forge. The latest version released by its developer is 3.0.7.
To install SailSimXL on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2017-09-19 and was downloaded 22 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the SailSimXL as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install SailSimXL on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the SailSimXL is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
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- After SailSimXL is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
