Sailing Analytics for the SAP 5O5 World Championship
In business, we often talk about the difference between efficiency (“doing it right”) and effectiveness (“doing the right thing”). And in today’s fast-changing markets, there’s often a tradeoff involved, where if you optimize any particular measure in the short term you may suffer in the longer term (e.g. if you optimize profitability by not investing in new products). In sailing, as in business, there are many measures to take into account,... [Read More...]
An Introduction to the SAP 5O5 World Sailing Championships 2010
There seems to be a connection between enterprise software billionaires and sail racing. Larry prefers the bigger boats, while Hasso prefers getting wet: For Plattner, sailing two man dinghies and jumping off his 505 into chest-high water to prevent it from getting racked on the beach at Crissy Field is a far cry from having a professional crew guide a Farr 40 or his MaxZ yacht into a slip at Porto Cervo or another yachting Mecca. ‘The 505... [Read More...]
505 Sailing Championships 2010
As part of the SAP sponsorship of the 505 World Sailing Championship, I’ll be traveling to Aarhus, Denmark to investigate how the sailors use information to improve perfomance, and take a look at some of the great Xcelsius dashboards provided to them. More soon! Read More →
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