RaceC (C-Map Charts)

RaceC represents the racing and enhanced version of SailWare CruiseS.
SailWare, thanks to the collaboration of experienced racing sailors, has developed an highly sophisticated package that helps crews in planning tactics, sail trimming and improving boat performance, as it is capable of producing complex solutions at a glance, based on previous vessel performance and weather data.

RaceC provides polar tables as well as graphic displays of the best range of use of the sails, helping the tactician to find cross-over conditions and call for sail change.

Polars, i.e. boat speeds that may be achieved for a given true wind speed and direction in specific sea conditions, are used for several purposes: by comparing the boat's speed with its target speed, the crew can quickly know if they are getting the best out of the boat at any time; also, to perform any kind of predictive navigation calculations, such as the course to steer on a given leg. Although polars can be derived by calculation from design drawings, or by scaling the polars from a similar boat, the results are unlikely to be sufficiently accurate. The only way to get accurate polars is to invest the time and effort needed to build them over the entire range of wind conditions; this task is made much easier with the extensive polar table manipulation facilities built into SailWare RaceC.

RaceC is also capable of updating polar tables automatically.

RaceC sets up calibration values for the instruments. The program will carry out all the necessary calculations for calibrating the log and the mast-head unit offset; it will also calculate the correction to be made to the wind speed and angle for heel and upwash. These corrections are of greater precision than those provided in sailing instruments.

RaceC provides also a graphical display of the sailing area with the destination mark at the top of the screen and the boat at the bottom.

Main features:
System requirements (minimum):
IBM compatible PC
Pentium III processor (or equivalent)
512 Mbytes RAM
50 Mbytes of hard disk space (depending on charts number and format)
SVGA (or higher resolution) graphic boardA mouse (Microsoft® compatible)
Windows® XP operating system (or above)

Input/Output management:
input: up to 20 serial ports (merge mode)
output: up to 20 serial ports

RaceC supports C-MAP NT+/PC, C-MAP NT+ (drive C-CARD USB that allow using plotter cartdridge too) cartography.

Connectivity:
NMEA 0183
B&G Hercules 2000
OCKAM
KVH
NAVICO Corus
SILVA Nexus
AUTOHELM

Route planning and monitoring:
Unlimited storage capacity (depending on hard disk size)
Full editing feature (name, colour, description, user defined display scale for each single leg)
Unlimited number of waypoints
Waypoints full editing feature (name, description)
Route information (single leg range and bearing, total distance and ETA calcula-tion)
Great Circle and Rhumb Line calculation
Reverse route option
User defined filtering criteria for easy to handle route selection
Cross Track Error calculation and display
Automatic vessel position tracking with user defined time and distance step
Save track as a route option with user defined time window
Move/Copy route option
Multi-tracks option
Autopilot control via NMEA0183 or control panel
Markers:
Unlimited storage capacity (depending on hard disk size)
Full editing feature (name, shape, colour, zone, description)
"Go To Marker" option
User defined filtering criteria for easy to handle marker selection
Boundaries entry alarm
User defined max display scale
Import/Export options, (importing markers from NAVIONICS, C-MAP etc.)
Data Display:
Numerical readouts for any variable available from instrument system
Analogue readouts for most variable available from instrument system
Polar and/or linear plots for any variable available from instrument system

Alarms:
User defined alarms for any variable available from instrument system
Navigation Information Display
Electronic dividers ("A to B")
Permanent display of vessel to cursor range, bearing and position
Built-in colour editor for cartography elements
Multi layer display setup option
Floating toolbar, on-screen keyboard
Navigation Instruments Management
Basic sensors (Log, Wind) calibration option
True Wind Angle and True Wind Speed manual calibration option
Instruments diagnostic screen
Polar Table
Full manual editing capability
Data entry and polar table calculation from I.M.S. certificate
Layline
Layline drawing and real time update option
Time and distance to Laylines calculation
Favourite tack instant calculation and display

Further features:
Dead reckoning facility
"Go To Zone" option
user defined vessel position
mag-netic Variation and Declination
user defined overshoot radius
depth sensor datum option
Time Zone option
Man Over Board
NMEA simulator

Add-On modules:
ROUTAGE