Wind and pressure on your smartphone

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Very nice, £70 for the Windoo 2 on Amazon....
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Doesn't work on Windows phones :(
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That's exactly where my head is, very nice but do I need it.

Like you say I have the app that reads wind speed, I also have a wee thing that spins like mad most of the time at the top of my mast and tells me speed and direction.

I do fancy the idea of a digital weather station for the boat, but not found anything yet that's making me spend..
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not cheap, but these look the biz:
http://www.imarineusa.com/AirmarWS-120WX.aspx
hook up to airmar's weathercaster software and off you go.
should you need to replace the masthead anemometer, this could be a good option
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That's the very thing, I also need to replace my very old masthead anemometer, but I think I would like both :)
But until the oil industry sorts itself out I may have to try and keep the old one running. :(
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