I can’t say that I have ever paid much attention to competitive sailing. But if I owned an Apple Vision Pro, I would absolutely start following each SailGP race, with the new SailGP RaceScape XR app out today. Here’s what using it looks like.
SailGP is a racing league in which 12 F50 foiling catamarans tear down a water track at more than 60 mph. To reduce drag and optimize maneuverability, they use hydrofoils that basically lift them above the water, making for even more interesting sights during overtakes and disputes that can get as intense as on-road races we’re more accustomed to seeing.
The new SailGP RaceScape XR app offers a wide variety of panels, dashboards, on-demand replays, and live feeds, fed by the more than 35,000 data points generated every second during the races. These are the same telemetry used by the actual teams mid-race.
Users can switch through perspectives of the live feeds coming from all 12 boats, and they can also place a 3D map of the course in their environment, to follow along real-time boat positions and ghost-boat overlays showing optimal lines.
Here’s how SailGP puts it:
Multi-dimensional racing intelligence: Unlike traditional sports broadcasts, RaceScape XR provides simultaneous access to World Feed, UmpApp and onboard videos from all 12 boats, with live race data and leaderboards floating in the user’s space—like having their own personal race director’s console. AR tabletop racing: Real-time boat positioning and tactical data transform a coffee table into a virtual race course, complete with ghost boat competitors showing optimal racing lines. It’s like having a tactical briefing room in the user’s living room. Seamless team switching: Instantly jump between onboard cameras across the entire F50 fleet to experience what it’s like to be foiling across the water at 60 mph from 12 different perspectives. Deep data integration: Access both real-time and historical race metrics for comprehensive event replay and analysis, powered by SailGP’s Emmy Award-winning LiveLineFX technology.
The app hit the App Store today as a free download for Apple Vision Pro, just ahead of the Germany Sail Grand Prix in Sassnitz (August 16–17).
If you’ve got an Apple Vision Pro, take it for a… splash, and let us know what you think in the comments.
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