Suunto Yachtsman Wrist Top Computer Watch with Barometer and Compass

by Suunto

Product Details

Product Manual [569kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 2 x 0.5 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000051SES
• Item model number: SS010933310
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #36,167 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

  #21 in	Sports & Outdoors > Boating & Water Sports > Boating > Boat Compasses
  #85 in	Electronics > GPS & Navigation > Handheld GPS

• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 13, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Don't forget your life jacket or your Suunto Yachtsman next time you go sailing. This watch combines time and date functions with a barometer, compass, and sailing timer. The tough Yachtsman looks like a high-end wristwatch with a brushed aluminum case and mineral glass face. The body is black with a ring of silver around the dial and an oversized, backlit LCD screen.

The watch displays day, time, and date with three programmable alarms plus a stopwatch and countdown timer. But the Yachtsman really stands out in its combination of sailing timer, barometer, and compass functions. 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, and it features a countdown from 60 minutes. You can store 50 split times in the memory for later analysis.

The barometer allows you to measure the temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit, absolute pressure, and a difference measurement to follow changes in barometric pressure and temperature. The automatic four-day memory keeps track of atmospheric pressure. Another feature is the adjustable sea-level pressure function.

The Yachtsman's compass shows directional bearing in degrees and cardinal or half-cardinal point. There is a north-south arrow and a bearing tracking function that displays locked bearing, actual bearing, and the difference between these declination adjustments. The compass's bubble level indicates a level position to ensure accuracy within 2 or 3 degrees.

The Suunto Yachtsman is water resistant, tested to 100 meters/330 feet according to ISO 2281 standard, which means you can use it for swimming or other water sports activities--but it should not be used for scuba diving or freediving. The non-allergenic aluminum casing and the durable mineral crystal glass combined with a weatherproof band make it the ultimate tool for discerning boaters.

What's in the Box This package includes the Suunto Yachtsman wrist-top computer and printed operating instructions. It is covered by a one-year warranty.

Product Description

Yachtsman Sailing Watch

Suunto Yachtsman features an accurate calendar watch with a countdown timer and dual time display, Suunto's famous digital compass, a barometer, and a sailing timer designed to meet the timing requirements before and during a tough race.

In spite of the abundance of features, Suunto Yachtsman is extremely user-friendly and has easy-to-use logic, a large display with big numerals and an electro-luminescent backlight for dimly lit conditions.
Suunto Yachtsman combines exclusive looks with the rock solid construction.
It is shockproof and waterproof to 30m (100 ft). The non-allergenic aluminum casing and the durable mineral crystal glass combined with a weatherproof leather band make it the ultimate tool for discerning boaters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Spiffy but bizarre, July 7, 2006

By	Karl P. Brummel (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Suunto Yachtsman Wrist Top Computer Watch with Barometer and Compass (Apparel)

I want to like this watch a lot, but I am having to admit that my inexpensive Timex Ironman (now at the bottom of Lake Michigan ticking away) did the basics better. The baro and compass features are cool, although I don't use them that much.

I find it odd that in "Time" mode it doesn't show the seconds digitally, instead preferring to show the day of week, month, and day of month. You can get it to show seconds by pressing one of the unlabelled and not particularly intuitive buttons, but only for ten seconds, then it's back to the day (or date, I can't remember which). I generally want to know seconds, not what month it is, on the race course. There is a 36 element ring that does some stuff as seconds elapse but it isn't easy to read at a glance.

The countdown timer is odd too. There is no repeat mode, which I used to set to five minutes and just let roll during starting sequences. Instead there is a one shot timer that, once started, it seems that no force in the universe can reset, although you can get it to jump (either up or down, I can't remember which) by pressing one of the buttons.

Finally, I am reasonably intelligent but I'm no good at this thing's interface. Navigating through functions involves pressing one of three buttons either once, twice in two seconds, or holding it down for two seconds. There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to when you do what.

In all, I'm disappointed with the lack of flexibility for displaying the time (you'd think they could splurge for a six digit display for the time, it is a watch, after all). The timer is "use it our way or not at all" as well. I could fight through the interface by reading the manual every night for a week, but really, it's not supposed to be that hard.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Unhappy with Watch, September 15, 2002

By	Thomas (East Northport, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Suunto Yachtsman Wrist Top Computer Watch with Barometer and Compass (Apparel)

I have been sailing for some time now and received the watch as a long awaited sailing gift.
It is a little big, but I got over that very quickly. I had the watch for about 9 months and was preparing for an ocean voyage. I was looking forward to the compass feature. Two days before the voyage the compass went crazy and has not worked since.
The really annoying thing about the watch is the necessity to look "directly" into the face. If you look at an angle, you might see any array of numbers imaginable, fives are sixes or eighths, and ones become eleven. The date 9-15 becomes 8-16. It is really maddening.
I admit I haven't been back to the manufacture yet, but these problems should not occur to begin with.
Be advised.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Owned three, never will I own a 4th, February 8, 2009

By	A. Mustad "Product Proctologist" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't tell you how frustrated I am with this Yachtsman watch. I sail over 10,000 miles per year on average and really need to have a watch with the features that this Yachtsman provides. However, I cannot afford to keep replacing watches and bands.

I have owned THREE Yachtsman's. One of these was a warranty replacement. I have four sailing friends who also bought Yachtsman because I owned one. Would you believe that all of us have had problems with this crappy watch?

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 service

I have purchased two Sunntos and I PROMISE YOU there will not be a third.