Tacktick’s new Race Master to debut at Mets 2007
Following its extremely successful launch in the UK earlier this year, Tacktick will be debuting their new Race Master at this year’s Mets exhibition.
The new instrument has already received rave reviews from sports boats fleets in the UK such as the Laser SB3’s where all the top sailors have been delighted with the sophisticated new features and the clarity of the displays of the new Race Master. |
The new Race Master’s two tier display shows heading, distance above and below mean course, lifter/header information as well as countdown timer. A brand new feature is the Start Line feature enabling you to quickly and easily see which is the favoured end of the start line as well as helping you sail the shortest distance to the windward mark. Downwind you can see how far off dead downwind you are and when you should gybe for optimal VMG.
2007 European SB3 Champion, Geoff Carveth was highly complementary about the features of the new Race Master, “Having changed to the new Tacktick Race Master for the Europeans, we were really impressed with the clarity of the displays as well as the accuracy of the information which enabled us to confidently sail by the numbers and come out on top. We were also really pleased to see that the new instrument has much simpler wiring making it hassle free to fit and set up each time.”
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Amongst the host of new design features on the new Race Master are the improved viewing angles, larger digits and Polaroid friendly screens. In addition the instrument comes with the latest, most efficient solar panels resulting in significantly increased charging rates as well as the integral 300 hours autonomy from the accessible lithium batteries. As with all Tacktick products the Race Master is waterproof to 10m and lightweight (445g) as well as being wireless.
Tacktick’s new Race Master retails at £499.95 and is available from all good chandleries. To see the new Race Master at Mets please visit the Tacktick stand 03.301
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Notes for editors: October 2007
Tacktick are celebrating 10 years as world leaders in wireless, solar powered electronics for the marine industry in 2007. Formed by joint managing directors Clive and Mark Johnson, years of extensive research and development, together with customer feedback led to the development of the world’s first wireless networking electronics system, Micronet, in 2003. Tacktick offer a range of wireless electronic instruments for dinghies through to raceboats, cruisers and power boats too. Top sailors around the world have been sailing with Tacktick’s instruments since 1997. In April 2007 Tacktick won the prestigious Queens Award for Innovation for their Micronet technology.
Details of all the Tacktick products and distributors can be found on the Tacktick website, www.tacktick.com
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