Hello Lightning Winter Championship sailor,
The 2026 Winter Championship served as a third test using the Vakaros RaceSense Automated Race Management System. Please complete the survey based upon your use of the Vakaros Atlas 2 device at the Winter Championship.
Please complete the Vakaros Survey by end of day Friday, April 10.
Additional Information for thought:
Both our first (2025 Winter Championship in St Pete) and second (2025 NA's in Wrightsville) tests were provided to competitors at no extra cost and utilized the Vakaros Edge Units. This third test required individuals to rent a Vakaros Atlas 2 unit ($100 for the event) if they did not currently own one. This cost was subsidized by the Class, the actual cost would have been $140 for the event.
The Vakaros Edge retails at $749.00 USD and the Vakaros Altas 2 retails at $1,199.00. Additionally, a compass mounting brackets cost between $85 and $140. A protective case is $49. In addition, users would be required to purchase an Annual or Monthly pass.
An Annual RaceSense pass ($149.00) allows you to participate in unlimited days of sailing using RaceSense throughout a 365-day period, beginning on your date of purchase. RaceSense Annual Passes must be registered to one Atlas device. Passes may not be transferred between devices, but devices may be transferred between owners. A monthly pass costs ($50.00). The units and passes can be used across multiple classes at no additional cost. If a competitor did not own a device, we would have rental units on hand for an estimated cost of about $35/day.
To be transparent these devices offer an easy-to-read compass display and starting timers in Class Compliant mode. We have now tested the OCS calls, and Distance-to-Line (DTL), Live Tracking and the full features such as speed, heel, etc. In addition, the unit offers the ability to analyze additional boat data after sailing. As a reminder, the data display of anything other than magnetic compass and time are not allowed under current rules when racing.
To help us evaluate this technology test please respond to the survey.
Thank you!
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