Race management without the spreadsheets

Flying Start replaces Sailwave, clipboard finish sheets, and Sunday evening data entry. Create series, key in your finish times, score results, and publish — all from one browser tab.

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The Race Officer's nightmare

Sunday evening spent recalculating corrected times in Sailwave after typing the finishes in
Chasing entries via email, text, and WhatsApp before every series
Manually calculating PY corrected times in Excel because Sailwave crashed
Publishing results as a PDF that nobody can find by Wednesday
Trying to explain the discard system to the prize-giving audience
Recruiting volunteers who take one look at Sailwave and walk away

Sound familiar? It doesn't have to be this way.

One system, start to finish

Six steps from blank calendar to prize-giving. Each one takes minutes, not hours.

Create your series

Set up fleets, handicap system (PY, IRC, NHC), scoring rules, and discard profile. Takes two minutes.

Collect entries online

Share a link. Sailors sign up, pick their series, confirm their handicap. No more chasing.

Race day: take the times

Record the finish order and times on the boat, the way you do now. Key them into the web app when you are back ashore, or from the boat if you have signal.

Score instantly

Corrected times, positions, and points calculated automatically. PY, IRC, PHRF — it knows the rules.

Publish results

One tap. Results appear on your club's event page at flyingstart.app. Sailors notified instantly.

Series standings update automatically

Discards applied, tie-breaks resolved per RRS Appendix A. Prize-giving sorted.

Why switch from Sailwave?

Sailwave served clubs well for two decades. But race management has moved on.

	Sailwave	Flying Start RC
Price	Free	Free
Platform	Windows desktop only	Any device with a browser
Finish times	Separate process (clipboard / Excel)	Keyed straight into the race
Online entries	Not built in	Built in — share a link
Live results	Not built in	One-tap publish to web
GPS tracking	Not built in	Built in — live map
Scoring engine	Yes (complex UI)	Yes (automatic)
Export to Sailwave	—	Yes — .blw export
Multi-device	No	Yes — owner, admin and officer roles
Works offline	Yes (desktop)	No — needs a connection

And yes, you can export to Sailwave format if you still need it.

Race control

Open a browser, key in the times, and the rest is done for you.

Race status management

Abandon a race with a tap and it drops out of series scoring. The status syncs to your event page in real time.

After the race

The part that used to take all evening now takes seconds.

✓ Results auto-scored with corrected times and positions

✓ One-tap publish to public event page

✓ Sailors notified via push and email

✓ Series standings update with discards and tie-breaks

✓ Export as CSV, Sailwave (.blw), or XRR (World Sailing)

✓ Notice board with protest, course, amendment, and safety categories

✓ Season analytics — participation trends, fleet growth, handicap changes

Completely free

Unlimited clubs. Unlimited competitors. Unlimited races and series.

No trial period. No feature gates. No card required.

✓ Unlimited competitors
✓ Unlimited races and series
✓ Multi-fleet staggered starts
✓ All handicap systems

✓ Online entries
✓ Live tracking and replay
✓ Auto-handicap suggestions
✓ Sailwave import and export

Why free? Because every club that uses Flying Start RC puts the app in front of 10–50 sailors every week. That's our marketing. Race officers run the show for free. Revenue comes from optional Pro features for competitive sailors who want GPS start line intelligence and Apple Watch support.