FourthCape Blog

The Solent Super Series™ is getting a bit of a reputation – 3rd Round and 3rd weekend of sub 6kt winds, fortunately a light wind ‘nowcast’ doesn’t deter either the race committee or the competitors from taking on the challenge that light air sailing brings.   Race 1 of the Round got underway...

Safety is paramount in open water swim events, and new technology is creating extra layers of security for event organisers to deploy. In development for UltraSwim 33.3, SwimTelligence™ adds realtime high precision tracking of swimmers and safety assets, as well as adding of course a great way for friends and...

With a very light and variable wind forecasted for the second round of the Solent Super Series things were looking very tricky this past weekend for competitors and Race Committee alike. Island Sailing Club Race Officer Rich Palmer elected to delay racing by 2 hours on Saturday morning allowing tidal...

We are thrilled to announce the launch of, an exciting advancement that reflects our dedication to innovation, excellence and reliability. MarkSetBot v5 is packed with new enhancements designed to elevate your race-day experience, boost on-water performance, and minimize ongoing maintenance. Simple, Fast, Reliable and Precise: MarkSetBot Version 5 Visually, MarkSetBot...

Congratulations to Emirates Team New Zealand for their outstanding victory at the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup!  Their performance was nothing short of incredible, and we are thrilled to have played a part in this prestigious event. MarkSetBot had the honor of deploying 30 Bots to set the course boundary for this year’s...

The first round of the 2024 Solent Super Series was contested this past weekend in the central Solent with competitors racing off the Island Sailing Club’s line. A mixture of SunFasts, a JPK 1030 and Dehler 30 set off to the West in 8 to 18kts of breeze on Saturday...

Falmouth Sailing Week is set to employ the help of robotic floats designed to better protect marine habitats than standard buoys, Cornwall Council has confirmed. The doughnut-shaped markers, known as MarkSetBots, were battery-powered and would appear to move around by themselves, officials said. They used GPS to navigate their surroundings...

The RYA, in collaboration with the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, is extending its use of robotic race mark technology at national and high-level events throughout the 2024 season. With backing from UK Sport’s National Events Programme, the race marks positioning technology from MarkSetBot will help to run accurate and precise race courses with...

Article published in the June ’24 edition of Seahorse Magazine When Michel Desjoyeaux appeared at the start of the 2008 Vendée Globe with a remote string-driven system to adjust the toe-in (or out) on Foncia’s twin-rudders it set people thinking… then he won the race The origins of FourthCape’s current...

“FourthCape, a Cowes based sailing project management company headed by Charles Darbyshire, are managing the Griffin training and selection weekends.” The Royal Ocean Racing Club has supported youth sailing since 1947. This season, the Griffin24 Project has been embraced by 300 youth sailors from all over the world applying for...