Waypoint-Tracking Specialist, "Live GPS Tracking System, uses the system recognized: X5". Championchip / Mylaps.Championchip, leader of the "timing" for the events of "running", merged in 2008 with AMB-it, a world leader in motorsports timing, giving birth to a new company: MYLAPS.
CHAMPIONCHIP SAILING, is a well trained crew :
Christine Briand (Sarl WAYPOINT) in charge of marketing and promotion. Expert in sailing; three time of world champion of Olympic sailing, specialist of match-racing and veteran of major offshore racing (Whitbread, Volvo Ocean race…).Christine Briand knows as well the “competitor” side, as the “organizer” side, for being labelled “race director” by the French sailing federation.
Specialists in electronics and sport logistics: CHRONO-COURSE, specialists of timing techniques and sport tracking. Distributor of CHAMPIONCHIP technology in France over 10 years. Present on many prestigious events, such as “le Marathon de Paris” since 1999.
TRIMARAN: multimedia studio specializing in 3D visualization of precomputed sporting events (like the Tour de France), Trimaran with Geobox proposes a new solution that tracks in real-time video and 3D racing trackées by Waypoint-Tracking .
WAYPOINT-TRACKING is a comprehensive system of visualising and tracking boat race in real time. Close to the ISAF (international sailing federation) the WAYPOINT-TRACKING system has already been tested and validated during many championships : ISAF Sailing World Cup, RC 44 Austria Cup, others nationals or internationals championships : dinghies, cruisers boats, funboarders...
Small lightweight
Waterproof
Last generation of GPS chip, with an accuracy
between 0,20 meter (differential) to 1 meter.
Over 8 hours autonomy(potential of unlimited autonomy)
Automatic on/off activation on start and finish
No action by the competitor necessary
Name display of competitor for an easy handing out
Management and organisation on line of the entire event
Registration of the competitors
Set up of the event: start time
Plotting routes and visualisation of “lengths” around the buoys
Control possibility for the all event
Customization on the event and/or partner’s colours by the spectator
Tracking competitors in real time on internet
Base map : Google map, Virtual Earth
Customization of each boat(name of the crew or boat)
Instantaneous speed of each boat
Split time and final standing in real time (ongoing)
Fully customisable display to the colours of the event and/or partners
Allows a review during the race (replay mode)
Can review the history of the race over several months, with the possibility to speed it up to 60 x
Development of numerous features in progress : (course/cape),strength and wind speed…
Often the nauticals events are tacking place offshore making the following and understanding impossible for potential viewers.
Essential for proper conduct, partners request visibility for a better “return to investment”.
Often clubs have to appeal a large number of volunteers, difficult to mobilise and costly to the organisation
Competitors, organizers, spectators and media broadcasters desire intermediate and final standing in real time.
What the X5 system allows during the race :
Following live the boats
Animate one or more public site through race tracking on tv or large screen
Enable people not present on site to follow the race via internet : Partner, relation; public and the press.
Meet competitor’s demands wanting a tracking system of boats for they own partners.
Help organizers to manage reliably : the “signing sheet”, scores, standing
After the race, it is a tool for :
Podium animation, with reports on the competition in the presence of skippers, animators, journalists… or just an evening between competitors
Useful debriefing to competitors.
Finally, it can be :
A safety measure for assistance.
More meaningful informations for race officials.
RELIABILITY, for over three years the system has been improved and validated on many championships : ISAF Sailing World Cup, RC 44 Austria Cup, others nationals or internationals championships : dinghies, cruisers boats, funboarders...
TECHNOLOGY, the X5 system benefits from an important research office program and development enabling it to adapt and improve continuously.
INTERNATIONAL TEAM, Its engineers have been working for several years to the development. They have already resolved almost all problems that others systems met in their development phase. Shared experiences in various sports on an international level allow a rapid improvement of the system.
AN ECONOMIC PACKAGE : the use of the pack system include tags devices X5, communications, data processing, maintenance and a web site entirely dedicated to the races and partners.
A simple solution, complete, and affordable to organizers.
CUSTOMIZATION, the X5 devices allows important possibilities, broadcasting race into partners business, shops or corporate lobby…
Others numerous creative applications are possible, the spectator “dress up” may also contain informations about partners; photos, video…
