Your whole squad.
On one sheet.
FleetSheet stacks three layers: each sailor's ranking, your view from the dock, and what the sailors say themselves. On one sheet you see where each sailor stands, what they can do and what you work on next. Built on the rankings of the German Optimist class.
The ranking knows 835 sailors. You care about twelve.
Looking up ranks one by one
Where each of your sailors stands, you dig out of segler-rangliste.de sailor by sailor. And again after every regatta.
Training lives in a spreadsheet. Or nowhere.
Who was there, in what wind, what went well? On the dock you know exactly. Three weeks later, roughly.
The season report, by hand every autumn
For the board and the parents: counting places, copying ranks, building slides.
More than a ranking.
Anyone can look up a ranking. The difference is what you add yourself, and what appears when both sit side by side.
- Comes by itself
The ranking
Rank, form curve, benchmark, standing within the age group and the wind at the venue of every regatta. From the public data of Opti Class GER, updated daily.
- You add it
Your view
The logbook after every training and regatta day: who came, the wind in the boat, how it went. Three times a season the assessment, plus the checklist. A few minutes at the dock.
- The sailor says
The self view
Round the group, the phone goes from sailor to sailor: how did the start go, upwind, downwind? One number from 1 to 5 per topic.
Together they show what you can't get anywhere else
- Each sailor's page shows ranking, form curve and your assessment one below the other, each area with what the logbook has said since the last assessment.
- In the logbook your score sits next to the sailor's. Where they differ, you have your next conversation.
- What you add exists only in your FleetSheet. It makes FleetSheet more valuable every week, and with backup it moves with you to a new phone.
Four moments in the season. Four answers.
FleetSheet answers the questions you ask anyway, with your squad's numbers.
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Before the season
Who sails which regatta?
For each regatta, a suggestion of who should go: from distance, fleet size and the wind each sailor still needs. Up to the qualifying deadline, for the whole squad. A plan from sailranker.com/regattas comes over with one link.
As the app puts itsmall fleet (24 boats) · points for those further back
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Before every regatta
What does each sailor need?
The benchmark works out from the ranking which finish moves a sailor up or is enough to qualify. In places, not points.
As the app puts itAt Autumn Cup that means: 18th or better (of 64).
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After training
Who was there, and how did it go?
In the logbook you tick who came, record the wind in the boat and go round the group: how did it go? One number from 1 to 5 per topic, and the sailor adds theirs. Three times a season FleetSheet asks for the assessment.
As the app puts it9 of 11 there · Start 4 · Upwind 3 · Downwind 5
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At the end of the season
What goes in the season report?
The squad in the fleet, ranked as a club, attendance and what follows: who moves on from the class after the Nationals and who stays. A page to show and to print.
As the app puts itAfter the 2027 Nationals, 3 sailors move on from the class; 8 keep sailing.
And between regattas
Where do we stand among everyone else?
Top group, depth, median rank: the squad in the whole fleet, and what each sailor is missing to reach the top quarter.
Getting better, or just older?
In the fleet almost everyone climbs, because the oldest year leaves every season. So the multi-year view compares each sailor with their own age group. Only there does climbing mean getting better.
Who handles light wind, who strong wind?
Each sailor's results by the wind at the venue, against their own average.
Who is ahead when both sail?
Up to three sailors side by side: in their age group, in the fleet, in strong wind and in the regattas they sailed together.
Strengths and weaknesses, recorded in a way you can trace.
Three times a season you rate each sailor on up to 16 points across six areas, on your phone at the dock, about two minutes per sailor. The method comes from sports science and performance appraisal: described levels instead of gut-feel marks.
Why you can trust the numbers
Every level is described
1, 3 and 5 are written out for each point. Upwind speed: “consistently slower than the group”, “keeps pace with the middle of the group”, “among the fastest in any wind”. Two coaches are more likely to land on the same score, and so are you in May and in October.
Only what you see in training
You rate what can be observed in a normal session. Regatta results already sit alongside, from the ranking. The yardstick is the group, not the top of the class.
Weighted by what decides races
Speed, manoeuvres, starts, upwind decisions, resilience and coachability count triple, finer points once. The six areas cover what research on dinghy performance names as decisive: technique, tactics, mind and body.
One bad day is not a trend
An arrow appears only when a value moves at least 0.5 from the average of the two previous assessments. You see what really changes, not what just fluctuates.
No overall score, but a focus
There is no total mark: it invites ranking, and a child is not a rank. Instead, each sailor needs a next focus, the thing you work on next.
Self view next to the coach's view
After every training and every regatta day you go round the group: how did it go? The sailor gives a number from 1 to 5 per topic, you give yours. The phone can go from sailor to sailor, and nobody sees the previous answer. The app shows both values side by side.
Where they differ, the conversation starts. A sailor who thinks their starts are strong while the coach sees them as weak needs a different talk from one who underrates themselves.
- Start12345
- Upwind12345
- Downwind12345
- Manoeuvres12345
Logbook and assessment work together
The logbook topics belong to points of the assessment. When you rate, each point shows what you noted in the logbook since the last assessment. The judgement rests on weeks, not on the last impression.
Plus a checklist
Twelve dated ticks, outside any score: seamanship, safety, rules. For example: rights the boat after a capsize without help, knows right-of-way rules 10 to 13, has sailed a penalty turn correctly in training.
Background: Coaches' insights: determinants of success in single-handed dinghy sailing (PLOS One, 2025) · Indicators of sailing performance in youth dinghy sailing
Ready in five minutes.
No account, nothing to install, no board decision.
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Build your squad
Find sailors by name, sail number or club, across clubs, as many groups as you like. Copied a list from Spond or WhatsApp? FleetSheet picks the sail numbers out of any text.
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On every device
FleetSheet runs in the browser, on laptop, tablet and phone. Add it to your home screen if you like.
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Share if you want
Pass a group to a co-coach with a link. Rankings update every day, there is nothing to maintain.
Show what your youth programme achieves.
For the youth officer, the board and the coaching team.
The squad ranked as a club
The season report ranks your squad like a club, by average points, against every club in the ranking. One number for the annual meeting.
Who leaves, who comes up
FleetSheet shows who moves on from the class after the Nationals and which sailors from your clubs are already coming up in the B ranking.
Handover without paperwork
When a squad changes coach, it moves on with a link. Each sailor's ranking, form curve and development come along.
Several coaches, one club
Accounts for coaching teams are the next big step. Pilot clubs help decide what they look like.
Children's data? As little as possible.
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No account. Your squad stays on your device until you share it.
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Backup is optional. Turn it on and your logbook and groups are stored on our server, so nothing is lost when you change phones. You can turn it off any time.
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Everything is computed from the public rankings of Opti Class GER. FleetSheet is independent and not part of the class association.
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The assessment has no overall score: it invites ranking, and a child is not a rank.
Free for now.
FleetSheet is in beta. Later it becomes a subscription for coaches; price and date are not set yet. Pilot coaches and pilot clubs hear about both first. For sailors and parents, SailRanker stays free.
We are looking for pilot coaches and pilot clubs.
For the 2027 season we are looking for coaches and clubs who use FleetSheet with their real squad. Here is the deal:
You get
- FleetSheet free for the whole pilot
- Setup together with us, by phone or video. Your squad is ready in half an hour.
- A direct line: bugs and wishes go to the developer, not into a ticket system
- A say: what you are missing, we build first
We ask you for
- Using FleetSheet with your squad through the season, logbook and assessments included
- One conversation before (30 minutes: how do you work today?) and one after the first regattas
- Honest feedback, even when something doesn't work
FAQ
What does FleetSheet cost?
Nothing for now. Later it becomes a subscription for coaches; price and date are not set yet. Pilot coaches and pilot clubs hear about both first.
Do sailors or parents need anything?
No. Sailors and parents don't use FleetSheet. Anyone who likes can see their own standing in SailRanker, free and without sign-up.
Which classes?
Optimist A and B, from the rankings of the German class association Opti Class GER (34 rankings, 835 sailors). More classes are planned. Tell us which ones you sail.
Is FleetSheet official?
No. FleetSheet is independent and not part of the class association. The official rankings always prevail.
Does FleetSheet replace Spond or WhatsApp?
No. Dates, replies and the parents' chat stay where they are. From a copied list, FleetSheet only reads the sail numbers.
My squad is still in SailRanker.
Bring it along: in SailRanker, tap “For coaches” in the menu at the top right, and your groups move to FleetSheet.
Does it work on a laptop?
Yes, in the browser on laptop, tablet and phone. Season planning and the report read best on a big screen; the logbook you fill in on the dock, on your phone.