It is essential for us to keep our sponsors and supporters up to date with current news and results of our sailors both while at home and while overseas on the campaign trail . We employed Sinuous to develop a site that could have multiple contributors and be updatable from any internet café in the world. Using Lucid, we are able log in from any PC to submit news and results, upload photo’s and send out newsletters to our supporters.

Our sailors keep detailed log books of all their training. One problem we used to have was the sailors were not always filling in their log books after training. So using the custom database module we set up a system where the sailors could enter their daily log books online. Our coaches can keep track of who is up to date and compare various settings and notes between boats and sailors. This tool alone has been invaluable in the development of our sailing. We can download detailed statistics about our boat settings, wind conditions and crews and compare all our boats with each other to find out what settings and techniques are working in various conditions.

We also added the events module this season. Having all the Otago sailing events listed on our website has increased the traffic to our site and has become the number one place to get Otago regatta information, helping boost the profile of our trust along the way.

We have been very happy with the support and ideas that Sinuous have given us. If you are serious about maintaining your online presence I highly recommend getting in touch with Sinuous and trying Lucid for yourself.

Scott Graham – The Ravensbourne Youth Yachting Trust