Data-Driven Sailing with Sailing Innovation Centre (SIC)

In elite sports, data is revolutionizing performance, and sailing leads the charge with our partnership with The Sailing Innovation Centre in The Hague. By leveraging advanced data analytics, we’re transforming how sailing teams train and compete, enabling athletes to make smarter decisions and set new performance benchmarks. This approach aims to provide actionable insights that enhance Dutch sailing tactics, offering sailors a deeper understanding of conditions and performance trends to optimize their strategies with data and gain a competitive edge.

For many elite sailors, including Olympic bronze medalist Annemiek Bekkering, improving tactical performance outside of the water is a major challenge. While sailors can dedicate time to mental and physical fitness, limited tools are available to analyze race dynamics, study competitor strategies, or experiment with tactics outside of active water training. This gap between on-water practice and off-water preparation limits the potential for further improvement and hinders sailors from reaching their full competitive potential.

Project Neptune is an advanced collaboration focused on boosting sailing performance through data analytics, AI, and modeling. It features a sophisticated dashboard integrating wind speed, water conditions, boat speed, and competitor data into a user-friendly interface. By leveraging data from SAP Sailing Analytics API and SAP Sailing web interfaces, the project provides comprehensive performance reporting, allowing sailors to review past races, simulate strategies, and gain deep insights into race elements like start line positions, speed, and maneuvers. For the first time, sailors gain a clear, precise understanding of their performance and strategies, revolutionizing their approach to racing.