WALLDORF, Germany, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP
SE (NYSE: SAP) and partner Sailing Yacht Research Foundation
(SYRF) today announced the launch of Sail Insight, a new mobile app
designed for the global sailing community. The user-friendly app
allows users to create, track and manage their own races and
provides live data and analytics to improve performance and
training. The app is available for download on iOS and Google Play
and has been endorsed by World Sailing, the world's governing body
for the sport of sailing.
Historically, tracking and analyzing live sailing action has
been cost prohibitive for many sailors, coaches and race organizers
and has made events and regattas invisible to fans watching from
shore. Now, Sail Insight can be used at thousands of regattas and
training races around the world to benefit various sailing
audiences and the sport overall. Clubs and race organizers can
create their own races and provide live tracking for teams,
participants and fans. Sailors can access live leaderboards and
live race performance data. Coaches can base their tips and
instructions on training and in-race tracking analytics, and fans
can use their own devices to follow sailors and teams during
races.
The Sail Insight mobile app is available for free through 2020.
The free version of the app will allow users to test all features,
create a sailor profile, participate in regattas, conduct
self-tracking, share results and send invitations on social media.
In 2021, the app will shift to offer both free access and a
subscription-based model, which will unlock additional
features.
The app utilizes SAP® Sailing Analytics, the world's largest and
most robust sailing database. It provides insights and transparency
using cloud and in-memory technology, processing GPS and wind
measurement data in real time. For the first time, SAP is bringing
the capabilities of SAP Sailing Analytics to the broader sailing
community by introducing, together with SYRF, the new Sail Insight
mobile app.
"Since 2011, SAP has been a trusted partner and innovation
leader across the sport of sailing, creating solutions that improve
performance for sailors, teams and race organizers while also
growing fan interest and participation," SAP Chief Technology
Officer and Executive Board Member Juergen Mueller said. "The new
app leverages the power of our sailing analytics database to create
a mobile app that allows members of the sailing community to access
data and information to help improve performance and enhance their
race and event experience."
The app provides sailors, coaches, clubs and fans with live data
and analytics beyond professional one-design racing into other
forms of sailing including big boat formula, performance cruiser
and club regattas. Users for the first time can access live
leaderboards and handicap racing leaderboards for live predictive
handicap scoring. When clubs, sailors or coaches set up races from
the app, they also can share a link with other participants and
fans to follow along.
"We are thrilled to be working with SAP to help grow sailing
worldwide," SYRF Technical Director Larry
Rosenfeld said. "The technology and capabilities that SAP
bring are tremendous, and together with our board's lifetime of
work in the sport, we believe we can make progress even faster
together by introducing and getting feedback from the community
now."
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About Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF)
The Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF) is a
non-profit organization dedicated to growing the sport of sailboat
racing using technology. The main focus currently is contributing
our funds, experience and connections to building a data platform
for the sport with SAP. Founded in 2006, SYRF has funded numerous
projects such as improving computer modeling for fluid dynamics and
speed prediction of sails, hulls and foiling, the rating of boats,
and now live handicap scoring. SYRF's board is composed of a number
of offshore and Olympic sailors and technologists including
Stan Honey, Chairman, Jay Hansen, President, and Larry Rosenfeld, Technical Director. For
more information, visit www.sailyachtresearch.org.
About World Sailing
World Sailing is the world
governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognized by
the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International
Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Founded in 1907, World Sailing's vision is for a world in which
millions more people fall in love with sailing; inspired by the
unique relationship between sport, technology and the forces of
nature, we all work to protect the waters of the world.
World Sailing is made up of 144 Member National Authorities, the
national governing bodies for sailing around the world, and 117
World Sailing Class Associations.
Visit www.sailing.org or contact marketing@sailing.org to find
out more.
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