Why we built it.
Data is important.
As professional sailing coaches, we spend most of our days collecting, organizing, and analyzing sailing performance data.
But, as more and more data has become available to us, we found ourselves spending more time trying to clean and organize than we did coaching and sharing our analysis.
Being limited to desktop applications for our analysis meant that answers about a boat's performance had to wait until we could spend a few hours at our laptops after the day's sailing was done.
We were inherently chasing our tails. Providing answers about sail trim and performance after the fact.
We knew there was a better way to collect, analyze, and share data. One that was faster and simpler.
That's why we built SailCloud.
Meet the Team
Grant "Fuzz" Spanhake
Grant "Fuzz" is a professional sailing coach to the stars.
with six americas cup campaigns and four round-the-world races to his name, fuzz is experienced in designing and trimming sails to win some of the most coveted trophies in the sport of sailing.
Today, you'll catch Fuzz coaching the top teams in the tp52, Maxi 72, j70, and olympic circuits.
McKenzie "Makka" Wilson
McKenzie "Makka" is a professional sailing coach and performance analyst.
a self-professed sailing nerd, McKenzie works with teams to combine multiple data sources to provide data-driven insights into sailing performance. Looking to be on the cutting edge of technology, McKenzie was one of the first to bring drones on the water and is always exploring new tools to add to her coaching arsenal.
McKenzie HAS WORKED with teams in the wally, TP52, Fast 40+, MELGES and j70 classes.