ABOUT THIS EPISODE
GPS-based starting systems are changing sailboat racing — whether sailors like it or not. In this episode, Pete Boland talks to Todd Wilson, co-founder of Vakaros, about how RaceSense and modern GPS technology are transforming starts, protests, race management, and training.
(Note this is NOT a sponsored episode!)
Todd explains why even elite sailors struggle to ping a line accurately, how RaceSense works, why starts are becoming tighter and more aggressive, how Olympic, J/70, and TP52 fleets are adapting.. and why he was “happy to lose a protest” using his own system’s data
It’s a fascinating look at the technology reshaping competitive sailing — from club racing to the Olympic level.
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