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I have four sailing friends who also bought Yachtsman because I owned one. I sail over 10,000 miles per year on average and really need to have a watch with the features that this Yachtsman provides. I can't tell you how frustrated I am with this Yachtsman watch. Would you believe that all of us have had problems with this crappy watch. However, I cannot afford to keep replacing watches and bands.I have owned THREE Yachtsman's. One of these was a warranty replacement. My third watch is now dead due to water leakage. Prior to that I have had the following problems with Yachtsman watches: *Multiple wrist band failures*Sticky buttons*LCD backlight out*Display turned black in sun light*Resetting by itself*Foggy display*Poor customer serviceI have purchased two Sunntos and I PROMISE YOU there will not be a third.
Reading the manual (twice or three times) is an absolute must, because the buttons are unmarked. This watch is big, but very, very light. Picked this up in order to give my Omega Seamaster a break (needs to be sent back to switzerland to get polished up). when I'm rolling around on the foredeck and trimming sails, its probably going to get pretty beat up.Overall, good product. Also, its a great looking watch if you can pull off the large size, and its relatively inexpensive.The bad: The contrast could be a little darker, and the backlight could be a little brighter. Lastly, I already knicked the aluminum bezel reaching into a closet.
It is good looking, and will be a conversation piece when worn with a suit at business meetings.The good: Time, stopwatch, barometer, thermometer, compass, and race timer. The Yachtsman has probably twice the mass, but less than half the weight. The race timer is essentially a countdown (you synchronize with race committee gunshots) followed by a stopwatch, with split time viewing and one-race memory. A couple good features: it can only be stopped by hitting the stop button twice in two seconds - good for those of you that wear sailing gloves. I like this watch a lot. All units can be changed between imperial and metric. I haven't changed the battery yet but the compartment is opened with a coin, and looks very easy.
No seconds display on the standard time view. You can toggle seconds display briefly via pushing a button. If you aren't a racer, you might do just as well with the x-lander, which excludes the racing timer but includes an altimeter, all within the same aesthetic package. At the store where I picked mine up, I had the Seamaster in one hand and the Yachtsman in the other. The thermometer doesn't take accurate readings while strapped on due to the heat from your wrist.
Beeps are audible unless the wind is howling above 20 knots. The barometer includes a 1 hour interval memory (remember, 3 mbar change in under an hour and you're probably in trouble) and a thermometer. The compass reading is a little jumpy (though in my experience, accurate). Well done Suunto.
This watch was a disappointment for what you pay for it. It is hard to read at an angle, the countdown timer you would use to start a race is difficult to use and nearly inaudible. The concept behind this watch is neat, it looks nice, but Suunto should update this product and stop selling this particular watch. For a simpler, more user friendly Suunto sailing watch I recommend the M3.
This is a really good watch. The features are pretty handy - barometer, temperature, can store readings, etc.The only concern is regarding the size of the watch. I gave it to my boyfriend for Christmas and that was the key thing he mentioned - it is really big. So I recommend seeing it beforehand.So if you can live with the size, it's a good buy.
Having the temperature and pressure is nice, but okay. As a bowman, I compete quite heavily in sailing regatta's and have tried several different watches. I have been looking for quite some time at different sailing watches. they are extras. I have now had this watch for a few months and I must admit it is the best watch I have ever used. It is very user friendly and has an excellent countdown timer. It is a nice looking watch, good display, and very easy to use. I would highly recommend this watch for anyone who truly competes in sailing regatta's.
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