How to use Slipside

Getting started

Installing the app, signing in, and finding your way around the five tabs.

• What Slipside is, and the five tabs
• Creating an account
• Signing in, and what to do about a password
• Your sailing profile

Conditions

Wind, swell, tides, the wind map, the daily briefing, marine advisories and wind alerts.

• Reading the current conditions
• Using the wind map
• The Should I sail today? briefing
• Marine advisories and warnings
• Getting a push when the wind picks up
• Tides, swell and water temperature

Racing

The calendar, race pages, results and standings, reminders, and entering a series from the app.

• The four views of racing
• Marking the races you are in
• The race page
• Series pages and standings
• Race reminders and result notifications
• Entering a series from your phone

Crew Finder

Finding crew, listing yourself as available, requests, contact sharing, reporting and blocking.

• How Crew Finder works
• Posting a crew spot
• Listing yourself as available crew
• Asking to sail, and answering
• Reporting, blocking and the rules

Boats and rosters

Adding a boat, linking to an owner's boat, crew invites, race assignments and skipper notices.

• Adding your boat
• Linking to the skipper's boat
• Your boat's crew roster
• Putting crew on a race
• Sending a notice to your crew

Cruising and the harbor

Planning a day trip, the harbor guide, and asking the harbor a question.

• Planning a day trip
• The harbor guide
• Ask the harbor

Clubs and events

The club directory, joining a club, and club events on Home.

• The club directory
• Club events

Account and notifications

Your profile, email, password, notifications, theme, units, home harbor and deleting your account.

• Notifications and what you can turn on
• Changing your email or password
• Deleting your account
• Units, theme, home harbor and racing regions
• Slipside Premium

Help and support

Where to find help in the app and how to reach us.

• Getting help and contacting us

Slipside Racing on the web

racing.slipside.app: finding a race, the event page, results and standings, entering an event and paying the fee, and your race record.

• What Slipside Racing is
• Finding a race
• The event page
• Results and standings on the web
• Signing in on the web
• Entering an event
• Paying your entry fee
• Your race record

Slipside RC

Running race day from the phone, for race officers.

• Setup, the plan for the race
• Check-in
• The start
• Finish and Review

Race Office

The organizer office on the web, for race officers and club admins.

• What Race Office is, and who can do what
• Entries, confirming boats and the CSV
• Setting up registration, questions and discounts
• Building an event, and not losing your edits
• Race Day on the web, and posting results now or later

Still stuck? In the app, open Profile, then Help & Support, and use Send to support. If you cannot get into the app, email support@slipside.app.