Global Positioning Satellite receivers in the boats pinpoint each vessel's location within 10 meters. Ericsson wireless Internet services provide accurate real time information. Right now, this wireless Internet service is cutting edge technology. In the near future, it will be the technology that allows users to be continuously connected and always online. Although, the most exciting race is the one that you can watch in real time, you can also replay any race, seeing everything from the pre-start countdown to the exciting finish.
Indicators show the boats' positions as well as the wind.
View choices include upwind, downwind, side, aerial, course overview, and an automatic view, which allows the computer to determine the best view and change it accordingly. Zooming in and out is quite easy. On screen commentary is also provided. If you understand all the complexities of racing, you will be enthralled with depth of the detail that you can access. This is good in fact, since the racing has already started and will last until the victor is determined in March of this year.