Technology in use for Olympic Sailing

If you watched the Sailing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, you would have seen robotic marks being employed for the first time. These robotics marks are inflatable and have an underwater hull, battery pack, and thrusters that make them mobile on top of the water. Given the massively variable conditions experienced, these marks were constantly moved wit remote adjustments.

But what you may not have seen was the drones in the sky supporting the umpires. Because the kiteboarders can travel at speeds over 40 knots, even the RIBS are not fast enough to keep up with them, meaning that some officials are now shore-based, with footage streamed live from two drones to help them make their calls. – Full report