The Future of Sailboat Racing: How AI-Powered Cameras Are Revolutionizing the Sport

As I stood on the San Francisco Bay, watching some of the fastest sailboats in the world prepare for a weekend of Sale GP racing, it was clear that this sport is experiencing a revolution. The American boat, with its sleek design and powerful engine, was just one of many competitors vying for the top spot. But what caught my attention was the new AI-enhanced camera mounted on the back of the boat. This cutting-edge technology has the potential to change the way we watch this sport forever.

According to Warren Jones, Chief Technology Officer for Sale GP racing, the camera is just one part of a larger AI-powered tool that will make the sport safer and more exciting for fans. The camera feeds data into a new AI algorithm in the Oracle Cloud, which can predict with high accuracy a number of events that could happen next. This means that viewers will get an unparalleled level of insight into the racing, as well as a better understanding of the athletes themselves.

But how does the camera work? It's able to identify individual athletes by measuring their skeletal structure, height, and stride. This allows fans to follow them more closely during live broadcasts, even when they're wearing helmets and goggles that obscure their face. The camera is also equipped with 125 sensors that capture billions of data points each day, providing a level of detail that was previously impossible.

One of the most exciting features of this technology is its ability to predict potential collisions between boats. The algorithm can identify if a boat is on a course to collide within 30 seconds, and automatically send an alert to the crews so they can adjust their courses. This could save lives and prevent catastrophic accidents, making the sport safer for everyone involved.

But that's not all - the camera also has the ability to detect when a capsize is about to happen. By analyzing the level of movement on the hull, it can provide an early warning system that allows teams to take action before disaster strikes. This technology is already being tested at racing events, and the results are promising.

Sale GP racing has been at the forefront of innovation in this sport for several years now. Last year, they launched an AI-based anomaly detection program that analyzes billions of data points from 125 boat sensors. This algorithm identifies subtle anomalies that provide early indication if a sensor or valve is starting to deteriorate, allowing teams to take action before it's too late.

The goal is to put one of these cameras on every single raceboat next season, providing an unparalleled level of safety and competition for all involved. And with this technology, it's clear that the future of sailboat racing has never looked brighter.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI'm out here on the San Francisco Bay right now watching some of the fastest sailboats in the world prepare for a weekend of sale GP racing now you can see the American boat there right behind me and on the back of that boat is a new AI enhanced camera that could change the way people enjoy watching this sport in close calls to cap sizes sale GP has exploded in popularity since its launch in 2018 and as viewership grows so does the broadcast operation Here Comes Australia they make the turn and now a drag race to the Finish Line tracking Advanced Hydro foiling race boats that cut through the water at over 50 knots requires a lot of advanced Tech each F50 race booat is packed with cameras and 125 sensors that capture billions of data points each day and they're about to get a new AI powered tool that s GP says will not only make the sport safer but will take the Fan Experience to the next level the secret source is the software behind it Warren Jones is Chief technology officer for for sale GP racing he's talking about this camera that can be mounted on the stern of the boat that feeds data to a new AI algorithm in the Oracle Cloud using that data the algorithm can predict with high accuracy a number of events that could happen next this is footage of the camera being tested during sale gp's recent event in Bermuda it demonstrates how the camera can move and react to other boats the camera can also use the data collects to identify individual athletes so fans can more closely follow them during a live broadcast but how does a camera identify a person wearing a helmet in goggles while running back and forth across a boat so we can only see certain parts of their face so we've measured what they they look like from their from their skeletal the height uh their wind span their stride but the camera doesn't just enhance The Fan Experience it can make predictions that improve the broadcast but also help teams during a race we know within 1 cm of where a cgp F50 will be and therefore then using Oracle AI to be able to say where will that be in the next 20 seconds and 30 seconds and then be able to then to move a camera within 100 milliseconds Jones says the algorithm can identify if boats are on a course to collide within 30 seconds it can then automatically send an alert to the crews so they can adjust their courses though it's not great for the teams who doesn't love seeing a boat capsize the new camera can identify when a cap siiz is about to happen we know the level of where the the hull is on the boat and from that point of view we would say that if there's a 45% movement of the hull therefore then all cameras go onto that boat oh my Lord disaster this is footage shot by the camera during the 2024 Grand Final in San Francisco here it was placed on one of the racing marks where it could track the boats and capture this incredible view this isn't the first time s GP has used AI last year Engineers launched an AI based anomaly detection program this algorithm analyzes billions of data points from those 125 boat sensors to identify when a part may be about to fail these are very kind of subtle anomalies that provide early indication if a sensor or a valve or something on the boat is starting to deteriorate um and it condenses those billions of data points which we can never look through every day down into like a top 10 list that we can go quickly see what the issue is so right now the camera is just being tested but s GP tells me that ultimately the goal is to put one of those cameras on every single one of those race boats next season so I want to know what you think about those cameras let me know in the comments below if you enjoyed this video please don't forget to give it a thumbs up and subscribe to cette for more what the futureI'm out here on the San Francisco Bay right now watching some of the fastest sailboats in the world prepare for a weekend of sale GP racing now you can see the American boat there right behind me and on the back of that boat is a new AI enhanced camera that could change the way people enjoy watching this sport in close calls to cap sizes sale GP has exploded in popularity since its launch in 2018 and as viewership grows so does the broadcast operation Here Comes Australia they make the turn and now a drag race to the Finish Line tracking Advanced Hydro foiling race boats that cut through the water at over 50 knots requires a lot of advanced Tech each F50 race booat is packed with cameras and 125 sensors that capture billions of data points each day and they're about to get a new AI powered tool that s GP says will not only make the sport safer but will take the Fan Experience to the next level the secret source is the software behind it Warren Jones is Chief technology officer for for sale GP racing he's talking about this camera that can be mounted on the stern of the boat that feeds data to a new AI algorithm in the Oracle Cloud using that data the algorithm can predict with high accuracy a number of events that could happen next this is footage of the camera being tested during sale gp's recent event in Bermuda it demonstrates how the camera can move and react to other boats the camera can also use the data collects to identify individual athletes so fans can more closely follow them during a live broadcast but how does a camera identify a person wearing a helmet in goggles while running back and forth across a boat so we can only see certain parts of their face so we've measured what they they look like from their from their skeletal the height uh their wind span their stride but the camera doesn't just enhance The Fan Experience it can make predictions that improve the broadcast but also help teams during a race we know within 1 cm of where a cgp F50 will be and therefore then using Oracle AI to be able to say where will that be in the next 20 seconds and 30 seconds and then be able to then to move a camera within 100 milliseconds Jones says the algorithm can identify if boats are on a course to collide within 30 seconds it can then automatically send an alert to the crews so they can adjust their courses though it's not great for the teams who doesn't love seeing a boat capsize the new camera can identify when a cap siiz is about to happen we know the level of where the the hull is on the boat and from that point of view we would say that if there's a 45% movement of the hull therefore then all cameras go onto that boat oh my Lord disaster this is footage shot by the camera during the 2024 Grand Final in San Francisco here it was placed on one of the racing marks where it could track the boats and capture this incredible view this isn't the first time s GP has used AI last year Engineers launched an AI based anomaly detection program this algorithm analyzes billions of data points from those 125 boat sensors to identify when a part may be about to fail these are very kind of subtle anomalies that provide early indication if a sensor or a valve or something on the boat is starting to deteriorate um and it condenses those billions of data points which we can never look through every day down into like a top 10 list that we can go quickly see what the issue is so right now the camera is just being tested but s GP tells me that ultimately the goal is to put one of those cameras on every single one of those race boats next season so I want to know what you think about those cameras let me know in the comments below if you enjoyed this video please don't forget to give it a thumbs up and subscribe to cette for more what the future\n"