VRTool vs Committee Boat HQ

VRTool is a sailing planner and calculator. Calculators combine the following data: - GPS position ( or DR position ) - Polar chart customized for your boat ( your boat performance charts ) - 144h wind forecasts from NOAA GFS. - High resolution GSHHS world maps Real time sailing monitor shows the polar point, TWA, sail efficiency, best course, great circle distance and course to destination. Also logs boat positions, saving boat parameters periodically. Charting tools include: measure tool, route and track design, fixed wind angle tracks, marks, geodesic circles. Weather routing calculation up to 144h, with land collision detection. This finds the optimized route to destination considering the wind forecasts and performance of the boat. Wind forecasts from NOAA GFS, via VRTool webserver. Interactive Polar Chart Editor, for customizing your boat polar charts. VRTool can be configured to act as a NMEA talker, broadcasting GPS messages to other software connected to the boat local network ( including VRTool desktop edition)

Committee Boat HQ — Sailboat Racing, Reimagined Committee Boat HQ puts an entire race committee in your pocket. Whether you're running the start line or lining up for the gun, everyone races on the same clock. The host triggers one start sequence and the countdown and horns fire simultaneously across every sailor's iPhone and Apple Watch — same signals, same second, every time. No more straining to hear a distant horn or guessing when the flag dropped. SYNCHRONIZED STARTS One start, every device in sync. Committee Boat HQ keeps every boat's countdown locked to the host's sequence, so the whole fleet starts fair and together. Full support for standard start sequences and penalty flags, right down to the final horn. PRACTICE RACES Sharpen your starts between regattas. Spin up a practice race in seconds to drill your timing, boat handling, and line approach — solo or with a few friends — using the same synced start sequence and live tracking as the real thing. Hone your skills so you're dialed in when it counts. LIVE FLEET TRACKING Watch the race unfold on a live map. See the course, the marks, and every registered boat's position in real time, from the committee boat or from the rail. Follow the leaderboard as it updates throughout the race. RUN THE RACE FROM ANYWHERE Hosts get full race committee control: schedule races, set the course and marks, manage the start, and make on-the-water calls. Log penalties for any boat — OCS, 360, 720, time penalties, or DSQ — and mark rounding and finishes as they happen. Everything the fleet needs to know, pushed instantly. INSTANT PHRF SCORING No spreadsheets, no post-race math. Committee Boat HQ scores your race automatically using PHRF handicaps — Time-on-Time and Time-on-Distance — and factors in penalties for corrected results the moment the last boat finishes. APPLE WATCH BUILT IN Keep your hands on the sheets. The countdown, heads-up display, navigation, and live leaderboard all come to your wrist, so you can sail the start instead of staring at your phone. FIND YOUR NEXT RACE Discover races happening near you with a location-aware feed, search by name or place, and set your own radius. Host public races that anyone can find and join, or keep it private with a join-code — still easy to share, invitation only. TRACK YOUR SEASON Every race adds to your career. Review your results and achievements over time and toggle by season to see how you're sailing. SHARE A RACE IN ONE TAP Send a race invite as a link. Sailors tap it, the app opens right to your race, and the join code fills itself in — registered in seconds. Whether you're a race committee volunteer, a club fleet captain, or a sailor chasing your next start, Committee Boat HQ brings your whole race — from the first warning signal to the final corrected result — into one app. Rig up, sync up, and start together.