Services
Build a Better Racing Program.
Every racing program is different. Rhumbline provides flexible support ranging from management of an entire program or campaign to focused technical, performance and race-preparation projects.
Our work is organized around three things: running the program well, finding opportunities for performance, and making sure the boat and team arrive ready to race.
Run the Program.
Spend more time racing and less time managing everything around it.
Successful racing programs require hundreds of decisions and details away from the racecourse. Rhumbline provides the planning, coordination and day-to-day management needed to keep the program moving while allowing owners and sailors to focus on racing.
Race Program Management
Ongoing coordination of the people, boat, schedule and resources that make the racing program work.
Services can include:
Campaign and season planning
Crew coordination and communication
Practice and racing schedules
Budget development and management
Travel, housing and event logistics
Race entries and documentation
Vendor and service-provider coordination
Boat preparation and maintenance planning
Equipment and purchasing
Post-event review and follow-up
Campaign & Event Management
Focused management for a championship, offshore race, regatta series or other major objective.
Rhumbline can join an existing team to provide additional capacity during the periods when the demands on a racing program are greatest—from early planning through arrival at the event and execution on the water.
Team Development
Great programs are built around people.
Rhumbline helps owners develop clear roles, expectations and communication while creating a team environment that balances competitive ambition with the reason most of us race sailboats in the first place: enjoying the experience and the people we race with.
Find Performance.
Make better decisions about where to invest time, money and rating.
There is rarely one thing that makes a racing program faster. Performance comes from understanding how the boat, sails, rating, instruments, data and team interact—and identifying which changes are actually worth making.
Rhumbline helps teams evaluate those tradeoffs and turn technical information into practical decisions.
Rating & Configuration Analysis
Rating optimization isn't simply about producing the lowest possible number. The objective is to develop the configuration that gives the boat the best opportunity to perform for the racing it actually does.
Rhumbline works with ORC, ORR, IRC and PHRF to evaluate configurations, certificates, measurements, sail plans and event-specific considerations.
This work can include:
Certificate review
Configuration analysis
Sail-area and measurement analysis
Trial-certificate evaluation
Event-specific configuration planning
Competitor and fleet analysis
Measurement and inspection preparation
Sail Program Management
The sail inventory is one of the largest investments — and most important performance tools — in a racing program.
Rhumbline helps teams manage sails as a complete program rather than a collection of individual sails.
Inventory and documentation
Sail measurements and certificates
Condition and usage tracking
Repair coordination
Event sail selection
Sailmaker coordination
Replacement planning
Sail-plan and rating analysis
Rhumbline also provides the proprietary SailInventory App.
Performance & Data
The goal isn't more data. It's better information.
Rhumbline works with performance data, polars, instruments and race analysis to help teams understand how the boat is actually performing and where opportunities may exist.
Performance analysis
Polar and target development
Instrument calibration
Data logging and review
Race analysis
Competitor analysis
Performance trends
Instruments & Technology
Modern racing boats depend on reliable, well-integrated systems.
Rhumbline provides support with B&G systems, Expedition, NMEA networks, onboard communications and performance-data workflows, with an emphasis on making technology useful and dependable for the sailors who actually need to use it.
Prepare to Race.
Arrive informed, organized and ready to compete.
Good race preparation reduces uncertainty and allows the team to concentrate on sailing.
Rhumbline combines weather, navigation, local knowledge, race documentation and technical preparation to help teams arrive at the starting line with a clear plan.
Coaching & Local Knowledge
Rhumbline can supplement an existing team with event-specific coaching, racecourse preparation and local knowledge, helping sailors understand the venue, expected conditions and decisions likely to matter on the racecourse.
Race Preparation
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions review
Safety and equipment requirements
Rating and measurement deadlines
Race documentation
Sail and equipment planning
Crew preparation
Pre-race checklists
Navigation & Routing
Expedition setup and support
Current analysis
Course and waypoint preparation
Pre-race navigation planning and optimal routing
Onboard navigation support
Post-race analysis
Meteo & Weather
Weather-model analysis
GRIB selection and interpretation
Forecast development
Race-specific weather briefings
Strategic weather considerations
Boat Acquisition & Owner Advisory
Start with the right boat—and understand the program around it.
Buying a race boat is much more than just purchasing a piece of equipment.
Rhumbline helps owners evaluate prospective boats in the context of what they actually want to accomplish: the racing available to them, expected operating costs, rating competitiveness, required upgrades, crew needs and the practical demands of running the program.
Support can include:
Boat search and evaluation
Race-program fit
Rating and fleet analysis
Existing sail and equipment inventory
Upgrade and optimization planning
Campaign budgeting
Survey and technical coordination
Transportation and logistics
First-season planning
Rhumbline can also act as an independent owner representative when coordinating boatyards, sailmakers, designers, electronics specialists, professional sailors and other vendors.