Hello all,
I'm a boater and after using multiple tools, my preference is the Windy's Measure&Plan feature. However, it lacks for me 3 main features :
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One average speed per leg, instead of a global leg speed
On a route, if we're broadreaching we'll go faster than going downwind or upwind, and would allow more precise routing instead of having a global speed for the entire trip
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Wind, waves, current directions relative to the boat's heading, as well as wind speed (even if AWS/AWA might only be range hints).
It's pretty difficult to assess the wind direction relative to the boat when I have an arrow showing the direction of the wind and the general course of the boat
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Multiple planning on the same map (a-la predictwind) where I can compare multiple routes or multiple departure times.
Being a developper I was thrilled to see that there was a plugin architecture but it seems I would have to recode the entire functionality. Moreover, it doesn't seem I can get access the the v1/rplanner/ API that would give me all the required data.
Would it be possible to get access to the source code (I don't think so but you never know :)) to implement the enhancements and get them review by Windy's team, or would it be possible to have the rplanner API available ?
Thanks !
Thomas