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A heritage of reliable sports instruments

Suunto is a leading designer and manufacturer of sports precision instruments fordiving, training, mountaineering, hiking, skiing and sailing. Prized for our intuitive design, accuracy and dependability, our precise instruments combine the aesthetics and functionality of watches with sport-specific computers that help athletes at all levels analyze and improve their performance.

Suunto has channelled its engineering processes and sporting passions into designing the best instruments for the most challenging conditions. Whether divers, mountaineers, runners or other athletes, and regardless of skill level, the Suunto user community is bonded by a common passion for performance and design. Suunto products and services provide accurate and reliable guidance about our users’ environment and their bodies, and inspire them to push their limits and get the most out of their active lifestyle.

Friday, December 31, 2010

Suunto Yachtsman (Marine)

Suunto Yachtsman

Suunto Yachtsman is not only an essential navigational tool for all sailing enthusiasts but it is also a reliable timekeeper and an important racing aid. With Suunto Yachtsman you can concentrate on what you know and love the best, the race itself.

Sailing Timer
The sailing timer allows you to easily set the correct sequence and synchronize the timer with the race committee with the 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 Suunto Yachtsman keeps you informed on up-coming critical moments.

The race timer range of the stopwatch is 120 hours. You can store fifty split times in the 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 ocean race to the dinghy and keel boat World Championships.

Barometer
Suunto Yachtsman displays the current barometric pressure and temperature as well as the pressure-related data for the past four days. It also shows you the present sea level pressure, which makes it easier to read and understand the barometric pressure.

Compass
The electronic compass displays the bearing and the cardinal or half-cardinal point and a North-South arrow, and features a bearing tracking function that displays the locked bearing, the actual bearing and the difference between the two. Suunto Yachtsman also allows for declination adjustment. The rotating bezel with a ratchet at every five degrees combined with the compass is especially useful when defining the start line bias or memorizing the wind direction before the start of a race.

Watch
No matter where and how you are traveling, Suunto Yachtsman keeps you on time. The calendar watch is pre-programmed to the year 2089, has 3 daily alarms a regular stopwatch, sailing timer and a dual time function.

-Sailing timer with maximum countdown time of 120 minutes
-Barometer with weather trend indicator
-Compass
-Multiple watch functions
-Metal housing
-User replaceable battery
-Water resistant to 30 m /100 ft
Price and specifications:
RRP RM2009

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