Suunto
Yachtsman (Wrist Top Computer)
Length: 4 inches
Weight: 6 ounces

Features:
Dual Time with calendar
Compass - Heading, Bearing
Barometer - Trend with four day memory
Sailing Timer - Adjustale start timer, 50 way point memory


In the open sea, only the best will do

The main features of the Yachtsman are watch functions with a countdown timer and a dual time display, Suunto’s famous digital compass, sailing timer and barometer. Other features include easy-to-use logic, a large display with big numerals, an electroluminescent backlight as well as a user-replaceable battery. The non-allergenic aluminum casing and the durable mineral crystal glass combined with a weatherproof leather band make the Yachtsman the ultimate tool for discerning boaters. The Yachtsman is shockproof and waterproof to 30 m/ 100 ft.

A reliable timekeeper

The sailing timer allows the user to set the time left to start and synchronize the timer with the race committee at any time by a push of a button. Large numerals and audible warning signals let you concentrate more on maneuvering your boat in the swarming of the start while the Yachtsman keeps you informed on up-coming critical moments.

The sailing timer allows the user to choose the countdown period to the start adjustable from 120 to 0 at different intervals. The user can at any time adjust the countdown timer to the closest full minute: very useful for example when checking the 5-minute signal. A beep that is heard first every 10 minutes down to 60 minutes, then every minute and every 10 seconds during the last minute, alerts the user to the up-coming start. During the last 10 seconds an audible signal is heard every second.

When the countdown is completed, a stopwatch will automatically start running. The range of the stopwatch is 120 hours, i.e. five days. Fifty waypoint times can be stored in memory for later analysis. The sailing timer has been developed together with some of the top sailors in the world, with experience from the Whitbread Around the World Race to the World Championships.

The calendar watch of the Yachtsman is pre-programmed to the year 2089, has 3 daily alarms, a regular stopwatch and countdown timer. In addition, Yachtsman also features dual time. No matter what sea you’re sailing, Yachtsman keeps you on time!

Keep the right course

The electronic compass is a great tool for direction taking for any boater. It shows you your bearing and cardinal or half-cardinal point, a North-South arrow, and features a bearing tracking function which displays locked bearing, actual bearing and the difference between the two. Yachtsman also allows for declination adjustment. The rotating bezel with a ratchet at every five degrees is especially useful when memorizing wind direction before the start of a sailing race.

Keep one step ahead of the storm

In addition to current barometric pressure and temperature, Yachtsman gives pressure-related data for the past four days: the first six hours in one-hour intervals and after that in six-hour intervals. The resolution of the barometer is 1 mbar/0.05 inHg. When the reference altitude is correctly set, the instrument also shows the present sea level pressure, which makes it easier to read and understand the barometric pressure at high altitudes.