THE RACING SAILOR'S GUIDE


You-Tack! is the ONLY iPhone app to offer the official ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing with illustrations, comments, 3D Animated Quizzes with an answer review Scoreboard,all the Racing Signals with detailed descriptions, and Definitions with Illustrations. It’s easy to use, with cross-links between the rules and definitions. Test your knowledge in various Quiz situations, track the rules you're unsure of, and keep them in your Favorites folder, so you can quickly brush up before the next race, when it's over on the club porch, or if you're "In the Room".

Features include: 

RULES:
- The rules are the official ISAF rules from The International Sailing Association Federation, current to January 2010, as printed in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009 - 2012 (RRS) .
- Within each Rule there are hyperlinks to other noted Rules and Definitions, along with comments for each rule, and illustrations.
- Add any Rule to your Favorites list for quick reference.

QUIZZES:
- There are 7 quiz categories, each with at least 6 quizzes:
The Start; Sailing Upwind; The Windward Mark; Sailing Downwind; The Downwind Mark; The Finish; Signals
- Each quiz has a Situation, a Question, an Illustration, and a 3D animation. Answer the quiz, find out if you're right or wrong, then review the rationale behind each answer.
- Tap anywhere on the quiz illustration to view and play the 3D Animation.
- Check the Rules relating to each Quiz: After you answer the quiz, select References to view the Rules and Definitions that figure in the decision.
- A Scoreboard in the Quiz section keeps track of your answers, so you can review how many quizzes you answered correctly and which Rules to Review you need to brush up on.
- The quizzes are taken from the The International Sailing Association Federation CASE BOOK for 2009-2012, which consists of the authoritative worldwide interpretations of the Racing Rules of Saling ("RRS"); and from The Royal Yachting Association Case Book for 2009-2012, which contains the final decisions on appeals brought before the RYA.

SIGNALS:
- All the Official ISAF racing signals are illustrated, with explanations.
- All the International Code Flags are also illustrated.

DEFINITIONS:
Only the official ISAF Definitions of terms used in the RRS are listed, with illustrations appended to the most significant definitions.