SailGP - Flying with Billy Gooderham

Billy Gooderham is a member of the Canada SailGP Team and joined us for a tech talk at the Bedford Basin Yacht club (BBYC).

Episode recorded on Jun 27, 2024. Music credit - Get some street, Vitaliy Levkin

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:30 F1 on water
• 1:42 What is SailGP
• 3:44 Donation to learn to sail program
• 5:03 Introduction of the Canadian SailGP team
• 7:21 What a flight controller do?
• 10:43 Data gathering
• 13:07 The Halifax event
• 14:53 Sponsorship - Q1
• 15:32 Data - Q2
• 17:46 Fine adjustments - Q3
• 19:21 Two way telemetry - Q4
• 20:10 Communication playbook - Q5
• 21:48 What powers the hydraulics? - Q6
• 22:47 Australia team tipping the boat - Q7
• 23:49 Foils adjustment - Q8
• 25:11 Halifax racing conditions - Q9
• 27:03 Mark room - Q10
• 27:58 New T foils - Q11
• 29:23 Grit on foils - Q12
• 30:17 Rudder - Q13
• 32:18 Tides - Q14
• 33:17 Waves and Swells - Q15
• 34:42 Sailing career progress - Q16
• 35:28 No wind to foil - Q17
• 36:25 Stress management - Q18
• 37:16 Team training - Q19
• 38:07 Contract rules, practicing other sports - Q20
• 38:55 Max wind speed to compete - Q21
• 39:03 Canadian SaiGP enrollment - Q21