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Straightforward and efficient, this computerized procedure also speeds up and reduces to a<br />
minimum the formalities that have to be completed on land on the eve of the race.<br />
Under this index you will also find the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions as well as a Crew<br />
Exchange for sailors without a boat and skippers without crew.<br />
THE GENERAL PUBLIC…<br />
The website has several headwords, starting with the “Regatta” index which contains lots of<br />
information about the race and its history, the organizing committee and the past winners.<br />
When it comes to following the regatta itself, you just need to click on the two headwords<br />
“Race Tracking” and “News”. The first file gives real time access to 100 boats equipped with<br />
GPS tracking devices: finding out which course and options each one takes is obviously very<br />
interesting, especially for the one-class boats where they are in direct competition with<br />
each other. This index concerns the whole fleet as it also provides non-stop coverage of the<br />
times of all the boats and their rankings at Le Bouveret and their arrival at the Nautique.<br />
The withdrawals are also listed here.<br />
The public can also tune in directly through the Radio Lac website which gives complete<br />
coverage of the race; last year this enabled a serious ‘Bol’ fan to live the emotions of the regatta,<br />
hour by hour, from… Singapore.<br />
As for the “News” section, this is fed throughout the race by the press agency Dynamics Group,<br />
with the facts, new developments, commentaries and personal accounts.<br />
Finally, the “Photo Gallery” gives access to photos and videos of the race. Each year, the Bol<br />
d’Or Mirabaud Organizing Committee runs a competition with a prize for the best photo,<br />
free of rights, posted on the website. It is open to all: competitors, accompanying persons,<br />
spectators, amateur or professional photographers.<br />
… AND THE ORGANIZERS<br />
The website has all the necessary parameters for the internal management of the race right up to the<br />
rankings. “The tool is now very efficient,” says Michel Glaus. “It enables us to dedicate a maximum amount<br />
of time and energy to the competitors, the race itself, and all those involved in its organization.”
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