Your regatta deserves better than a PDF

Flying Start gives your event a live digital presence — real-time results, GPS tracking, spectator maps, and a public event page — without hiring a tech team.

What your regatta needs

Everything a multi-class event demands, built into one platform.

Public event page

Your regatta gets a public page at flyingstart.app/events/your-event. Notice board, race schedule, live status, results, and standings — all in one place.

Multiple fleets, multiple days

IRC Division 1, 2, 3, one-design classes, cruiser fleets. Each has its own series, schedule, and scoring. All managed in one system.

Live race status

Spectators see which races are scheduled, starting, live, or finished. Status updates in real-time across every fleet.

Results within minutes

Finish capture on iPad, auto-scored, published to your event page. No waiting until the next morning for a noticeboard PDF.

Sponsor visibility

Your event page is where your audience goes. Live tracking gives sponsors real-time presence. GPS maps keep spectators and sponsors engaged throughout the day.

The spectator experience

What your regatta looks like with Flying Start.

Live GPS tracking map

Spectators follow boats in real-time from the shore, the clubhouse, or their sofa. Your event page at flyingstart.app — link to it from your own site.

Race-by-race results

Published within minutes of each race finishing. Sailors check standings from the boat park. No crowding around a printed noticeboard.

Series standings

Updated after every race. Discards applied automatically. Overall series results always current, always accessible.

Event notice board

Race Officer notices, schedule changes, weather updates — all pushed to the event page. No more crowding around a physical noticeboard.

What it replaces

Your current regatta tech stack, consolidated into one free platform.

Current approach Cost Flying Start
eStela live tracking EUR 60–685/month Included free
Kwindoo GPS tracking EUR 48/month Included free
Sailwave scoring Free (Windows desktop) Free (iPad/web)
Custom event website $500–$5,000+ Included — event page
Results PDF + email Manual effort Automated publish
Physical noticeboard Printed sheets Digital notice board
Total $600 – $6,000+ per event $0

Multi-fleet at scale

Technical capabilities built for the complexity of major events.

Unlimited fleets

Independent start times for every fleet.

Mixed handicap systems

IRC, PY, NHC across different fleets in the same event.

Per-fleet scoring

Separate standings per fleet, or combined scoring across all fleets.

Multiple committee boats

Multi-device sync across the race committee.

Staggered starts

Configurable intervals between fleet starts.

Race status management

Mark races as postponed, abandoned, or general recall. Status syncs to your event page.

Audio recording

Across all races, for reviewing disputed finishes.

XRR export

National and World Sailing rankings format.

After the regatta

Your event page lives on as a permanent record.

Permanent event archive

Results, standings, and conditions remain on the event page. A lasting record for sailors and organisers.

Federation exports

XRR format for World Sailing rankings. CSV and Sailwave exports for national federation requirements.

GPS replays

Post-race analysis with full GPS track replays. Valuable content for your sponsors' reports.

Sponsor reporting

Engagement data for next year's prospectus. Prove the value of live tracking to your sponsors.

Free for your event

$0
No per-event fees. No per-boat charges. Nothing.
Online entries
Race management
Scoring
Live GPS tracking
Results publication
Event page
Your event introduces hundreds of sailors to Flying Start. That's the business model — your regatta is our best marketing.

Built by sailors, for race committees

Designed from the ground up to handle the demands of multi-fleet, multi-day regattas.

Multi-fleet

IRC, PY, PHRF, NHC — mixed handicap systems across fleets

Multi-day

Series standings auto-update across the full event

By sailors

Designed by people who run races

Make your next regatta unforgettable.

Live tracking, instant results, and a public event page — all free.

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