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What actually went wrong during the Færder Race? KNS responds | Sailing insight
June 27, 2026 · 37 min · 620 views · Asker, Norway
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Bård Spilling, head of KNS (Kongelig Norsk Seilforening), explains what went wrong at the 2024 Færderseilasen and what changes are planned for the 80th anniversary edition next year.▶ 0:02 The central failure: the race-tracking app Kappseiling displayed results calculated from a different rating number than the official one, so competitors watched a results list throughout the race that diverged from the final official standings.▶ 13:20 A separate problem compounded it — data-entry errors in the Manage the Sail results system caused ratings to delete themselves when operators pressed enter, and the regatta office's scoring team was physically separated from the finish-line team by 50 metres, leaving them unaware of how chaotic the situation had become outside.▶ 15:03 Results were delayed for hours as exhausted volunteers worked through the night.▶ 16:22 Spilling defends the ECMWF weather model used for weather-routing scoring, noting that expert navigators consider it the top choice, and that the forecast error came down to where a low-pressure system made landfall.▶ 24:21 He calls for a public information meeting before next season, a coordinated Kappseiling integration using consistent rating data, overlapping result-entry shifts modelled on watch-keeping practice, and a reunified regatta office.▶ 26:44 Entry numbers for Hanko Reisvik are at an all-time high, with the Melges class at a record and J/70 among the growing fleets.▶ 5:35
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