Little Sailor App
Posted by bilal on 30 January, 2012
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A sailing and motorboat simulator “Little Sailor” helps you practice sailing downwind and upwind, tacking and jibing. Take Little Sailor with you and learn basics of sailing! See how wind force affects the sail and test your skills against AI opponents in a yacht race. Learn how to trim the sails to make the most use of wind energy. Discover when there is a risk of capsizing. It helps improve navigation skills, said race strategy and tactics. The latest version 4.4.0 has been available since January 13, 2011. The size of the application is 14.62MB and is compatible with bada 1.0.
The features include:
- realistic simulation of sailboat and motorboat
- six AI opponents, from newbies to experienced sailors
- generator of new tracks
- adjustable weather conditions (wind strength, direction and variation)
- shoals and dangerous areas
- textual and graphical race summary
- comparative sailing skill estimate
- control by keys or touch
- all scores (run lengths, times, speed, penalties, motor usage) are saved for future reference and comparison
- miscellaneous speed units (knots, m/s, km/h, mph) and distance units (meters, feet, yards)
- target hint to help beginners
- real wind and telltale indicators
- full-screen animated apparent wind display
- speedometer, thrust and velocity vector display
