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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Applicant:
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd., Marin, CH;
Inventor:
Cedric Faure, Cortaillod, CH;
Assignee:
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/06 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/10 (2006.01); B63J 99/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/0686 (2013.01); B63B 49/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/10 (2013.01); G01C 21/203 (2013.01); B63J 2099/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A race start assistance method for a boat participating in a regatta including a pre-race having a duration before the crossing of the start line, the method including a first step intended to permit the creation and storage of the start line in virtual form, and the determination of the instantaneous speed of the boat and its position with respect to the start line, in order to provide at least one indication on how to proceed in the pre-race.