In dinghy racing, the start is everything. Flying Start gives you GPS distance-to-line, time-to-line, and OCS alerts — on your Apple Watch, even without your phone.
No instruments. Phone in a drybag. Watch on your wrist. That is the dinghy reality — and exactly what Flying Start is designed for.
iPhone stays in a drybag below deck or on shore. Apple Watch runs standalone with full GPS, countdown, DTL, TTL, and haptics. No phone connection needed.
Water Lock auto-engages at countdown start. Crown unlock when you need it. No spray-triggered phantom taps disrupting your race.
Different buzz patterns for warning, preparatory, one-minute, and start gun. Feel the countdown without looking down from the sail.
No bracket, no charging cable, no $1,400 GPS unit velcroed to the deck. Just the watch already on your wrist.
Four data points. One glance. The difference between port-tacking the fleet and doing a penalty turn.
At your current speed and heading, how many seconds until you cross? The winning number. Nail the approach every time.
How far you are from the line, in metres. Set two marks, get live GPS distance. Know exactly where you stand in the pre-start.
RED means early — OCS danger. GREEN means late — safe to push. Glanceable on your wrist in a crowded start line.
Crossed early? Triple haptic buzz on your wrist. Unmissable. Tack back immediately before you sail the whole race for nothing.
For 420s, RS200s, 29ers, and every boat with a crew.
Free to join Crew Sync. Only the host needs premium.
You have been making do. Now you do not have to.
No GPS, no line intelligence. Counts down from the gun they heard half a second late. You deserve better data.
Cannot read it in spray. Gets wet. No haptics. Falls off at the leeward mark. Sails home in a bag of rice.
Great racers use data. The best adapt in real-time. Flying Start gives you both — the instinct AND the numbers to back it up.
Same start line intelligence, but it is already on your wrist. No mounting bracket, no extra battery, no insurance claim when it goes overboard.
The basic timer gets you started. Premium unlocks the full race instrument.
Your crew joins Crew Sync for free. Only the host needs premium.
Works in any class, any fleet, any conditions.