Sailwave acquires ezTrap for its Race Management Resources
by Huw Pearce 1 Oct 2020 23:40 PDT
Sailwave acquires ezTrap © Sailwave
Sailwave, the premier sailing results/scoring application for Windows, has acquired ezTrap for its Race Management Resources. ezTrap is a unique MS Excel© based application for designing and managing sailboat racecourses. As with Sailwave, ezTrap is available as a free download for unrestricted use.
ezTrap has been available since 2009 and is in use by Race Officers around the world for Trapezoid, Windward/Leeward, Optimist; RS:X Slalom; 505 Worlds, Triangle, and Lipton Cup courses along with a flexible 'round the buoys' course for Yacht Clubs and other sailing associations.
Two of the biggest challenges with sailboat racing are significantly improved with ezTrap - set-up time and accuracy. To the best of our knowledge, it is the only app that instantly:
- Provides Latitudes & Longitudes of all Marks & Pins;
- Calculates BRGs & Distance of all Marks & Pins to/from RC Signals Boat;
- Estimates sailing times by leg; and,
- Scales up/down the course to meet Target Race Times for multiple fleets.
ezTrap was developed and supported by Ed Bottrell, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and will continue to be available from his website Bottrell.ca until the end of February 2021. Ed has retired and is pleased that Sailwave will continue to provide downloads and support through the Sailwave User Group. Future development and enhancements are possible with current and future Sailwave volunteers.
For more information please go to the ezTrap section of the Sailwave website where more information can be found, including the download link.