sailing club in Cornwall has celebrated the summer racing season with the launch of new technology.
Flushing Sailing Club (FSC), located in Falmouth Harbour, has become one of the first clubs in the country to use an anchor-less racing marker called a "Mark-Set-Bot."
Named "Bot-icelli" by club members, this innovative device features a battery-powered electric engine and is remotely operated and controlled using an iPad.
With built-in GPS, it stays in place without the need for an anchor, ensuring no damage to the seabed.
New iPad-operated race buoy at Flushing Sailing Club(Image: Alexia Peña Mendoza)
The club, a volunteer-run charity, acquired the Mark-Set-Bot with support from sponsors, including the Fal & Helford Protected Area Fund, Falmouth Harbour, Falmouth Boat Construction, Heather & Lay Estate Agents, and Penrose Sailmakers.
Peter Harvey, commodore of FSC, said: "Reducing our environmental impact has been a core objective of Flushing Sailing Club for many years.
"The Mark-Set-Bot delivers exactly that as regards our busy racing calendar.
"The project would have been impossible for us without the incredibly generous support of our sponsors.
"They all share our ambition to preserve the amazing surroundings - in which we are all lucky enough to live - for future generations."
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