For a while there has been an iPhone application that uses the phone's receiver to calculate the wind strength. Michael Alex over at "The Peconic Puffin" windsurfing blog says it works pretty well.
Now, apparently, there is another iPhone application that uses the formula I published in my windsurf calculator to relate wind speed and body weight to the ideal sail size for planing. Unlike the anemometer application, this one is free. You can check it out here.
It would be interesting if they combined the two applications so you could just enter your weight then hold the phone up in the wind to see what size sail to rig.
PS- If you're looking for my KITE size calculator, it's here.
No comments:
Post a Comment