Boat racing API: separate timing from sailing scores
Build around the competition format, with explicit units, rule context, progress, and published scoring.
Read field noteMarine data
Keep powerboat progress, sailing scores, position observations, and marine units distinct. Start with the event format and rule context before selecting fields for your application.
A practical reading path
Read the guides below with a specific interface in mind: the event you need to identify, the measurement you need to explain, and the result state your audience should see. Treat each article’s proposed application model as a starting point, then confirm the selected provider’s actual contract.
Use the fictional sample explorer to connect these ideas to a concrete response. The data-model reference explains the shared fields; sport-specific extensions remain deliberately small. No live subscription or production data access is implied.
1 field note in this reading path.