Helping Race Organizers Use Technology to Run Better Regattas

Since our launch, YachtRacing.tv has focused on one mission: bringing you the excitement of sailboat racing.

We’ve covered hometown regattas, national championships, and world-stage events — with a focus on the sailors and the action on the water.

While doing so, we have been reminded that: Great sailboat racing events don’t just happen. They are created with great effort.

Race committees, volunteers, scorers, PROs, measurers, umpires… spend countless hours and heaps of energy bringing a world class regatta to life. These events are heavily influenced by traditions and habits, and lately, by technology.

A New Chapter for YachtRacing.tv

Today, we’re excited to announce a major expansion of our mission:

We’re growing beyond race coverage.

And setting out to help race organizers get the most out of the new regatta management technologies available today.

Technology is transforming race management with:

  • Automated and RTK-accurate starting systems

  • Robot marks

  • Live tracking and telemetry

  • Auto-finishing systems

  • Remote umpiring tools

  • Cloud-based scoring platforms

These tools can dramatically improve the experience for sailors and race organizers — but can also add cost and complexity.

We want to help change that.

Introducing the Regatta Organizers Guide to Race Management Technologies

We’re developing a vendor-neutral, comprehensive guide to modern race-management technology.

This is not a replacement for excellent manuals from:

  • World Sailing

  • US Sailing

  • National Federations

  • One-Design Classes

Rather, it’s a technology companion to those procedural guides.

The guide will include:

  • Clear explanations of each category

  • Comparisons of strengths, limitations, and ideal use cases

  • Workflows for club regattas, regional events, and championships

  • Volunteer training and team-readiness tools

  • Venue-specific recommendations

  • A complete vendor directory

  • Templates, checklists, and planning tools

  • Case studies from regattas around the world

It will be a practical, hands-on resource for PROs, RC teams, event chairs, scorers, measurers, safety officers, and organizers at every level.

Get Involved

Over the coming weeks we’ll be reaching out to:

  • Race committees

  • Classes

  • Clubs

  • PROs

  • Sailing foundations

  • Technology providers

We want your insights and your stories. If you’re interested in participating, please get in touch — we’d love to collaborate.

Thank You to Our Supporters

This project is made possible with support from organizations committed to strengthening race management, developing volunteers, and advancing the sport.

Sponsors do not influence editorial content. They simply help us create a high-quality, unbiased resource for organizers everywhere.

We’ll be announcing our sponsor partners soon.

Project Schedule

The Regatta Organizers Guide to Race Management Technologies will be a living document the first version of which will be made available to the public on March 1st 2026.

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