Getting started
Creating your first race
From the Races tab, tap the + button. Give the race a name, set the date and warning-signal time, choose a handicap system, and pick a start sequence. Then tap Build the Course to drop your marks on the chart.
Inviting your fleet
Once a race is set up, share the join link with your fleet by text, email, or your club group chat. Anyone with the link can join in a tap — no account required to sail, though signing in lets racers keep their results history.
Who runs the race?
Whoever creates the race is Race Committee (RC) and controls the start sequence. You'll see a You're RC tag on races you manage. RC can edit the course, postpone the start, and publish results.
Starts & scoring
The synced start sequence
When RC begins the sequence, every joined phone counts down to the same gun. The warning, preparatory, and start horns play in unison on each device. Choose a 3, 5, or 10-minute sequence when you set up the race.
Signal & penalty flags
Pick the start penalty flag that fits your fleet — Preparatory P, Flag I (round-the-ends), Flag Z (20% penalty), Flag U, or the Black Flag. The app displays the flying flag during the countdown so everyone knows the rules for an early start under Rule 30.
Handicap systems
- Scratch — first boat home wins, no correction.
- PHRF Time-on-Time — corrects for course and conditions.
- PHRF Time-on-Distance — corrects by course length.
Enter each boat's rating once. The moment the last boat finishes, corrected standings are calculated and ready to share.
Racing basics
What is a committee boat?
Traditionally, the committee boat anchors at one end of the start line and the race officer runs the signals and timing from on board. Committee Boat HQ does that job from the phones in your fleet — so you can run a proper start without a dedicated boat or crew.
What's PHRF?
PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Fleet) is a rating system that lets boats of different designs race fairly. Each boat gets a rating; corrected time accounts for the difference so a slower boat sailed well can still win.
Reading the start line
The start line runs between the committee boat (the coral marker) and a pin or buoy. Cross it early and the penalty flag for the day decides what happens next — anything from dipping back to a disqualification.
Still need a hand?
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