What's New

New Features

• • Discover Search: A new search experience makes it easy to find sailors, boats, fleets, and events from one place
• • Sailor Profiles: Sailors now have public profile pages showing their race history and results
• • Race Results: New public pages for individual race results, with more detail on how each result was scored
• • Team Racing: Added a public Submit tab on Team Racing events for filing protests and inquiries
• • Scoring: Organizers can now set custom weighting for individual races when calculating standings and results, on both web and iOS
• • Admin Dashboard: Admin navigation now adapts to your role, so you see only the tabs relevant to what you do
• • Home Page: Added a recommendations carousel to help you discover regattas and fleets you may be interested in

Improvements

• • Race Rotations: Error messages when a race rotation template can’t be read are now clear and specific, instead of a generic failure
• • Reliability: Pages that hit a temporary network hiccup now show a clear retry option instead of silently failing
• • Fleet Admin: Fleet admin pages now load sailor lists faster

Bug Fixes

• • iOS App: Fixed a crash that could occur when opening a race with incomplete or malformed data — the rest of the page now loads normally even if one entry is affected
• • Sign In: Fixed an issue that could prevent signing in on Safari for iPhone and iPad
• • Weekly Summary Emails: Fixed an issue that was preventing weekly summary emails from sending
• • Regatta Detail: Fixed a loading error that could appear on the regatta detail page
• • Billing: Improved recovery from interrupted billing setup and checkout, with clearer error messages
• • Scoring: Fixed a handful of edge cases affecting scoring consistency
• • Payments: Fixed an error that could occur when connecting or reconnecting a Stripe account for payouts, so account setup now completes reliably

Improvements

• • Search Visibility: Regatta and fleet pages now have their own title, description, and preview image, so searching for a specific regatta or fleet on Google — or sharing its link — takes people directly to that page instead of the Regatta Hub homepage

Bug Fixes

• • Entries: Sail numbers in the public entries list now sort in correct numeric order (e.g. 1, 2, 16, 29, 130) instead of being ordered as text (1, 16, 130, 2, 29)
• • Fleet Search Listings: Most fleet pages were missing from the sitewide fleet listing that search engines use to discover pages, so only a small fraction of fleets could be found on Google. All fleet pages are now included and discoverable.

Bug Fixes

• • Sail Numbers: Sail numbers now sort in correct numeric order (not alphabetically) everywhere they appear — entries, scratch sheets, check-in, boat picker, scoring tie-breaks, and results history
• • Sign In: Fixed an issue where the app could briefly show you as signed out right after a page finished loading, even though your session was still valid
• • Score History: Fixed a crash in the score history chart when it first loads on a hidden or resized browser tab
• • Billing: Fixed a bug where some organizations’ active external billing subscriptions weren’t being recognized correctly
• • Fleet Results: Fleet pages now correctly show a boat’s finish for past regattas scored under a handicap system (PHRF/IRC/ORC), instead of incorrectly showing results as unavailable

New Features

• • Boat Profiles: Boat profiles now include a “Sailors & Crew” roster showing everyone who’s skippered or crewed that boat, their role, how many races they’ve sailed on it, and when they last sailed — with a tap-through to their sailor profile (iOS)
• • Search: You can now search for boats in addition to sailors (iOS)
• • Team Roles: Organizers can now assign Scorer and Protest/Umpire Committee roles to team members directly from the app, in addition to Super Admin

Improvements

• • Scoring: Scorers can now publish all of a regatta’s results at once, not just one race at a time
• • Admin Dashboard: The dashboard now shows a focused set of tabs based on your role, so Scorers and Protest Committee members see just what’s relevant to them

Bug Fixes

• • Match Racing: Fixed an issue where match racing events could get stuck during setup and couldn’t be published
• • Race Results: Fixed races run on the same day sometimes appearing out of order
• • Home Page: Regatta names were getting cut off on the Home page; they now wrap to two lines
• • Reliability: Fixed occasional “couldn’t load” errors on flaky connections (most noticeable in Safari) by automatically retrying
• • Sign In: Fixed an issue where a signed-out or expired session could get stuck showing repeated errors
• • iOS App: “File a Protest” no longer appears on team or match racing events, where it doesn’t apply
• • iOS App: Fixed a bug that could incorrectly show “Unauthorized” when opening certain team racing events
• • Permissions: Fixed an issue where Protest Committee members could see an “Access Denied” error when opening the admin dashboard

Bug Fixes

• • Public Regattas: Fixed an error that could occur when viewing scoring groups on a public regatta while signed out
• • iOS App: Fixed a crash when opening certain event registrations

Bug Fixes

• • Team Racing: Fixed an issue where finishing team, match, or Swiss event setup showed as “Published” to the organizer but the event never actually appeared on the public home page; events now show an accurate “Unpublished” badge until you make them public
• • Admin Tools: Fixed an error when generating a mock Swiss league for testing
• • Recommendations: Reduced unnecessary cache refreshes behind personalized regatta recommendations

New Features

• • Sailor Profile: Sailors with a profile now see up to five personalized regatta recommendations, based on regattas they've sailed before, competitors they often race against, their home venue, and their boat class — each with a reason and a direct registration link
• • Sailor Wrapped: Sailors can now get a shareable, story-style season recap of their own sailing stats, with a downloadable image for social sharing
• • Sailor Profile: Added a dedicated page for viewing your own sailor profile, a home port field during profile setup, and general improvements to profile editing
• • Team Racing: Organizers can now regenerate Swiss-round pairings directly instead of having to start the round over

Improvements

• • Scoring: Score history charts are more accurate for high-point and percentage-based scoring
• • Team Racing: Round-regeneration failures now show a clear, actionable message instead of a generic error
• • Reliability: Various profile, caching, pagination, and recommendation reliability fixes

New Features

• • Scoring: Added a new "boats that came that day + 1" penalty option, so race committees can score no-shows based on the full day's turnout instead of just that race
• • Entries: Admins approving a late entry after races are already scored can now backfill DNC across those races in one click, with a preview before committing and an option to add the boat without scoring it
• • Race Committee: After publishing a race's results, race committees can now jump straight into scoring the next race with one click

Improvements

• • Team Racing: Uploading rotation schedules now goes through a single, more reliable import flow

Bug Fixes

• • Scoring: Fixed an issue where no-show boats could inflate the field size in high-point races, giving winners a higher score than the number of boats that actually competed
• • Race Management: Fixed an error that prevented race committees from unpublishing a race

Highlights

• • Performance: Regatta pages, schedules, standings, and finish entry load noticeably faster thanks to combined data requests and smarter caching, especially on iOS
• • Fleet Wrapped: Fleets now get a shareable, story-style season recap from their fleet profile page
• • Scoring: Organizers can now choose how DNS/DNF/OCS/RET/DSQ/DNC penalties are scored — starting area (default), series entries, or boats started — from the regatta Settings page, with an immediate rescore when changed
• • Scoring: Score history charts gained a Net/Total toggle, and the fleet schedule now separates in-progress events into a “Happening now” section
• • Fixed: A production issue where Stripe payment webhooks were failing silently is resolved — payment confirmations and emails process normally again
• • Fixed: Changing a finish's code (e.g. DNC to DNS) now always recalculates points instead of leaving stale values

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Highlights

• • Legal: Published a public Privacy Policy at /privacy and corrected our legal entity name across legal pages
• • Team Racing: Team and boat creation is now idempotent, so network retries no longer produce false “duplicate” errors; team listings also load faster
• • Team Racing: Added a spreadsheet-style “Quick add” tool for creating many teams at once, right on the in-event Teams tab
• • Scoring: Fixed races published from iOS saving with zero points; iOS now scores through the same engine as web
• • Notifications: Push notifications are now opt-out by default, with manageable preferences; iOS notification taps now open full details
• • iOS: Added Sentry-based crash and error reporting to catch app issues faster

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Highlights

• • Team Racing: Swiss-format round creation, pairings, and scoring are now fully supported, with a 3-step wizard for uploading your own rotation sheets (xlsx/csv) as reusable templates
• • Team Racing: Added a “Resail” workflow to officially re-score a finished Swiss race with a visible audit trail, and live real-time results on iOS
• • Scoring: Fixed several accuracy issues in SCP/RDG penalty handling, pursuit race ranking, and a DGM scoring discrepancy
• • New: Deferred profile collection, browsing /admin and /my-events without logging in, admin email editing on entries, “Sign in with Apple,” an activity feed, and a free billing tier for organizers who don't collect entry fees
• • iOS: Much faster team-racing screen loads, an App Store orientation-support fix, forgot-password support, and several crash fixes
• • Reliability: Fixed a bug that could blank the entire admin page, a 401/429 login “storm” from idle sessions, and a missing config causing widespread API 500 errors in production

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Highlights

• • Team Racing v2: A full module for team and match racing — team registration, sailor invitations, roster/staff management, live scoring, standings, and Stripe billing for team events
• • Match Racing: Bracket support (quarterfinals through finals) and a mock-regatta generator to preview the format before running a real event
• • Standings: Reworked to show wins as points instead of a confusing point differential, with configurable points-per-win and carry-forward scoring
• • Also new: A real-time in-app notification bell, protest attachment uploads and printed-form support
• • March and April 2026 had no production releases — development paused before picking back up in May

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Highlights

• • Bulk Uploads: CSV entry uploads now process in parallel chunks, cutting a 100-entry upload from ~20–30 seconds to 2–4 seconds, with a live refresh indicator
• • Bulk Uploads: Fixed newly uploaded entries not appearing in the entries table for up to two minutes, and a crash during bulk upload
• • Errors: Replaced the generic error screen with a branded page offering Refresh/Go Back actions and an inline, pre-filled support form so issues can be reported on the spot
• • Fixed: Creating a regatta via the API no longer silently drops fleet setup data

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Bug Fixes

• • Noticeboard: Fixed crash when viewing notices with attachments
• • Fleet Entries: Fixed crash when clearing cached fleet data
• • Event Permissions: Restored security checks for protected event pages

New Features

• • Support: Added in-app help form with automatic context capture for faster support responses
• • Navigation: Added help access from desktop header, mobile menu, and user dropdown

Bug Fixes

• • Analytics: Fixed session recordings not appearing in PostHog
• • Navigation: Updated changelog link to regatta-hub.com

Security

• • Support: Added email validation and protection against malicious input
• • Support: Added 10-second timeout to prevent indefinite waits on slow responses

Bug Fixes

• • Permissions: Fixed missing admin email addresses in the Permissions tab role assignment display

Bug Fixes

• • Permissions: Fixed settings page failing to load admin role assignments
• • Permissions: Fixed errors when assigning admin roles to team members by email
• • Permissions: Fixed errors when revoking admin roles from team members

Bug Fixes

• • Signup: Fixed signup and onboarding failures caused by database schema mismatches
• • Database: Person search, profile creation, and updates now complete without database errors
• • API: Resolved "column persons.city does not exist" errors on /search and /persons endpoints by removing invalid column references

New Features

• • Authentication: Added ability to browse public regattas without signing in
• • Scratch Sheets: Added PDF export functionality for printing race scratch sheets
• • Fleet Organization: Grouped boats by racing circle for better organization on scratch sheets
• • Race Results: Added pursuit race results page showing detailed timing and scoring
• • Race Imports: Added Excel file import for bulk race result uploads from Vakaros format
• • Notifications: Migrated to custom in-app notification system for race publications, registrations, and protests
• • Payment: Free event registrations now auto-approve without requiring payment confirmation
• • Protest Submission: Enhanced form with improved email privacy for non-committee members

Improvements

• • Performance: Race results, standings, and regatta details now load faster through HTTP caching
• • Mobile Experience: Improved responsiveness across registration forms, race entry, and event pages
• • Search: Added real-time search filtering with visual feedback as you type
• • Dark Mode: Eliminated white flash when loading pages with dark mode enabled
• • Loading States: Replaced jarring spinners with subtle "Refreshing..." indicators during background updates
• • Error Messages: Added clearer notifications when access is denied or operations fail
• • Race Entry: Forms now auto-save race parameters as you work
• • Time Display: Race finish times now show milliseconds for more precise timing

Bug Fixes

• • Race Entry: Fixed elapsed time calculations and rating service calls
• • Payment Calculations: Corrected entry fee calculations during registration
• • Fleet Loading: Resolved issues with fleet data not loading in race finish entry
• • Dark Mode: Fixed text visibility issues on terms and conditions page
• • Session Security: Prevented stale session tokens from allowing cross-user access after logout

What's New

This release introduces a new API layer between the application and database, replacing direct database read/write operations. This architectural change improves performance, enhances security, and sets the foundation for upcoming features.

Improvements

• • Performance: Reduced response times through intelligent caching of frequently accessed data and user permissions
• • Bulk Operations: Added the ability to fetch multiple regattas or entries in a single request, reducing load times when viewing lists and dashboards
• • Authentication: Extended login sessions now last 24 hours without requiring re-authentication, so you'll stay logged in throughout your regatta day
• • Regatta Visibility: Test regattas no longer appear in public regatta listings, keeping the public view clean and relevant

Why This Matters

Moving to an API-first architecture gives us a more flexible foundation for building new features. You'll notice faster page loads now, and this change enables capabilities we have planned for future releases.

Full Release Notes

• • Registration: Added multi-mode waiver signing with checkbox & typed signature support
• • Race Management: Added pursuit race support with start times and public/admin views
• • Bow Numbers: Implemented bow number assignment wizard and tracking across all interfaces
• • Bulk Operations: Added CSV entry upload with validation and error reporting
• • Custom Fields: Enhanced crew registration with dynamic custom field support
• • Mobile: Improved responsive design across regatta details, scratch sheets, and protest views
• • Performance: Optimized data loading with progressive fetching and caching for large events
• • Auth: Added terms acceptance requirement for new user signup
• • Search: Extended search functionality to include bow numbers

Full Release Notes

Made performance improvements and added two major features:

• • Added support for pursuit races including multiple course options and adjusting for shorter courses
• • Added support for custom registration properties for boat level registrations or person level. Add any custom property as free form text, drop down, true/false, date, etc.

Full Release Notes

• • Added support for more currencies via Stripe Connect
• • Updated protest form to match US Sailing form
• • Weekly email summaries to organizers of new payments and new registrations
• • Regatta Hub receipt emails to sailors
• • Bug fixes

Full Release Notes (10/16/25)

• • Improved language for billing mode selection
• • End dates and registration dates now set defaults based on start date
• • Improvements to the create regatta page

Full Release Notes (10/12/25)

• • Added a tooltip above registration button to show missing info
• • Updated Favicon
• • Made adjustments to document search

Full Release Notes

First product launch! Regatta Hub is officially live with core features including:

• • Regatta creation and management
• • Online registration and payments via Stripe
• • Fleet and class management
• • Race scoring and results
• • Modern, mobile-friendly interface