Cyclops Marine reports wins for sailors using its tech

Earlier this year, Cyclops Marine launched its new smarttune and smartlink wireless load sensor technology. Both provide live load data, via an app or boat instruments, for sailors to measure and repeat fast settings.

And now the company’s following up on the successes of those who’ve invested in the product, with a raft of wins.

Skippered by Toff Daniels, the J/122E Juno won the IRC1, the premier division at the Landsail Tyres J-Cup.

“It is a step forward in trimming a race boat,” says Daniels of his smarttune.

“The forestay load data was a really useful second check for my trimming,” says mainsheet trimmer, Keiron Hill. “Looking at the main leech, I would sanity check what I was feeling with the forestay load.”

“The whole rig is working as a dynamic structure and it is essential to have accurate data as to the impact of the loadings,” Hill says.

“We love the Cyclops product as we know it is accurate and we don’t have to mess about with wiring or calibration. It’s just wind and go.”

Scream2. Image courtesy of Rick Tomlinson

This success follows hot on the heels of the JOG Home Ports Regatta where race winners in Class 1 were also utilising a smarttune.

For the first day’s Cowes-Poole-Cowes, a drag race in the wind conditions, Scream2 was delighted with its smarttune.

“Saturday turned out to be gusty with wind speeds varying from 10 knots to 20+ knots,” says Stuart Lawrence, owner. “Changing gear in these conditions to maintain maximum hull speed was essential. The smarttune data enabled us to quickly alter our forestay tension through vang, mainsheet and backstay adjustments for optimal power at between 800kg and 1500kg forestay load. Whilst the smartlink on the Jib Top enabled us to hit our luff tension before unfurling and transition quickly between Jib Top, Stay Sail and Jib combinations.” Scream2 went onto win Class 1.