Race-Trax joins the World Match Racing Tour 2009


Race-Trax is delighted to announce a partnership with the World Match Racing Tour 2009, to provide match tracking at Tour events.  Race-Trax will be using their full Match Racing regatta software and solution at these high profile events.  Developed from a system currently in military use, it will allow boats and skippers to be paired and tracked, updated second by second to within ½ metre accuracy, and will allow penalties to be displayed ensuring that both spectators and officials are kept up to date with the action on the water.

The first event will be Match Race Germany where Race-Trax Trackers will be fitted to each boat in the Match Race Fleet as well as to the race marks, enabling the precise position of each boat and mark to be transmitted, every second, back to race control. This information will then be displayed to the race management teams and spectators at the event, allowing the action to unfold by use of the dedicated match race software module. The next step is for Race Trax to further develop the system to enable people to follow all the action online globally. 
“GPS tracking is a great way of bringing the Tour to a wider audience and we’re looking forward to working with Race-Trax to develop a tool that will be beneficial to spectators, media and race officials alike whether they are off or on-site.“ said Craig Mitchell, Tour Director.

“Of course we are extremely excited about this partnership - it could not have come at a better time in our products development due to the imminent launch of our fully integrated match race regatta software.  We are both eager and excited to be tracking the first event in Germany.” Ian Watts – Technical Director, Race-Trax.