Racer Help

This guide explains visible data, badges, and controls on the Racer screen.

Header Controls

• 🔇 / 🔊 Audio — enables/mutes audio feedback.
• 🔕 / 📣 Horn — enables/disables horn sound for signals.
• 🌙 / ☀️ Theme — toggles theme for dark/light.
• ⛶ Fullscreen — toggles full-screen display (device/browser dependent).
• Racer Details — displays current racer information, and race number.

Main Status Badges

• Clock — server-synced clock used for countdown display.
• Course — current course assigned by RC.
• Speed — current speed-over-ground estimate (if GPS on).
• Start badge — primary race/start status.
  • Default content: start number + start time.
  • Coaching content: context-specific guidance to start line or next mark.

Prestart Countdowns

2:35

Prep flag down

Flag countdown - time to next flag action for YOUR start.

3:35

Start countdown - time until your start.

RC Flags:

Flags that are currently active on the committee boat. Flags are dimmed if they are not for your start.

• Flag countdown — central prestart/race countdown display.
• Start countdown — enlarged countdown for 5-minute start sequence.
• RC flags — relevant flag indicators on RC boat.
• Quick controls — GPS and Map.
• Prestart info text — supplemental timing/instruction text in landscape mode.

Start Line Info Card

• Metrics panel — distance/positioning guidance relative to line. Get details on line length, distance & favoured end.
• Units selector — switches line-distance units (m/ft).

Map

• Map status — sequence state/help text.
• Map countdown overlay — countdown overlay on map during timing windows.
• Course sequence — visual sequence of marks/course order.
• Map controls — GPS, BG, Centre.

What Racer data means

• Countdown values are aligned to race timeline events provided by RC.
• Course and flags are read from current RC race state.
• Line coach metrics rely on RC set-line data and racer GPS fix quality.
• Speed and ETA-related cues may smooth short GPS noise; stale/no GPS can show placeholders.

Practical usage flow

1. Confirm audio mode and theme visibility.
2. Verify course + start badge values are populated.
3. Enable GPS and open map as needed for line approach.
4. Use countdown + line metrics for final approach timing.
5. Watch RC flags/alerts for postponements or recalls.

Notes

• Some elements appear only in landscape or specific race phases.
• If RC has not configured line/course yet, related map guidance remains limited.
• Availability can vary with browser permissions (audio, GPS, fullscreen).