The Extreme Sailing Series is one of the world’s premier racing circuits, and in an effort to cement itself as an industry leader, it is revolutionizing how teams can leverage advanced analytics to gain a competitive advantage and sail even faster.
Since 2012, German technology company SAP has provided teams and fans of the Extreme Sailing Series various bits of information, including real-time 3D racing visuals, live leaderboard look-ins and post-race statistics such as distance sailed and top speeds.
As the Series has moved to ‘flying’ GC32 catamarans — basically boats on stilts in the water — SAP’s insights are proving even more valuable to sailors.