Australian Outriggers Canoe Racing Association Choose SafeTrx Flotilla

We are delighted to announce that the Australian Outriggers Canoe Racing Association (AOCRA) has chosen SafeTrx Flotilla to safely track participants at their national and international events. With over 4,000 members, AOCRA is the national governing body for the sport of outrigging canoe paddling in Australia and is responsible for the governance, management and administration of the sport at a national level. An increasingly popular water sport, outrigger canoe paddling has its origins in the coastal culture of the Pacific rim region. AOCRA oversees and organises racing throughout Australia, working with individual state zones to run events throughout the country. Following a successful trial of the SafeTrx Flotilla software at the iconic Sydney Harbour Challenge in February, the AOCRA committee chose to adopt the event tracking …

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960 SafeTrx Rescue Missions initiated in 2021

Accurate and continuous position information is critical for Search & Rescue responders. SafeTrx continually monitors the casualty’s location from first alert to recovery, providing reassuring protection when and where it’s needed the most. Official reports from our Search & Rescue partners in 11 countries show that in 2021, SafeTrx was involved in over 960 search and rescue missions in locations across the globe, from Europe to Australia. The Netherlands alone saw a significant 68% increase in the number of SafeTrx missions on the previous year. This includes the world’s first rescue of a wing surfer who was wearing our SafeTrx Active wearable device. He was able to send an alert while surviving in the cold North Sea and was saved by members of surf club Jumpteam …

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SafeTrx Active Feature Release March 2022

At SafeTrx, every new feature we develop is focused on the people who need it most. This month we listened to our existing customers and have delivered features they need to both enjoy their sport and most importantly to stay safe. This month’s new features: Improved Location Tracking  We’ve worked closely with Sony to improve the performance of the GPS locations in the watch. There are three significant improvements:  SafeTrx Active that now compares favourably with all other stand-alone watches on the market. This means the watch will start to record location within 10-20 seconds now.  We can pinpoint your position with a greater degree of certainty than ever before.  Improved sensitivity means that the watch is less likely to see temporary loss of position …

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SafeTrx Active BRU2 Released

We are delighted to announce the release of SafeTrx Active BRU2. This update has been applied to our cloud servers and all existing customers will see the new features reflected in the day to day use of the SafeTrx Active watch and the SafeTrx Active web app.New or changed features: Trim Activity Sessions As well as being able to edit the activity type and delete your activities, we’ve now added the ability to trim the start and end of your sessions in the SafeTrx Active Web App. This feature allows you to remove any time spent preparing or wrapping up at the end of a session. As well as keeping your track nice and neat, trimming a session will also remove all that data from …

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Hart van Nederland feature SafeTrx Active in Video Interview

“It’s winter, it’s cold, and you don’t have any energy left. But if you have a watch like that, you don’t have that anxiety anymore at that moment. It allowed me to make the right decision at the right time , and that was pushing the button.” Hart van Nederland featured SafeTrx Active on SBS6, the feature included a video interview* with Seb Jongejans, the world first surfer who was rescued when using the SafeTrx Active watch and was saved by members of surfclub, Jumpteam Scheveningen with the professional support of Kustwacht Nederland and KNRM – Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij To find out more about SafeTrx Active and the work we are doing with the KNRM and other rescue organisations across the globe go to …

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SafeTrx Active Featured in De Telegraaf

“The watch transmits the exact position and shortens the search time, which greatly increases the chance of survival.” Thank you De Telegraaf for writing this fantastic article on the world first rescue of a surfer using the SafeTrx Active watch in a cold North Sea. Seb Jongejans, from Scheveningen was saved by members of surfclub, Jumpteam Scheveningen with the professional support of Kustwacht Nederland and KNRM – Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij To find out more about SafeTrx Active and the work we are doing with the KNRM and other rescue organisations across the globe go to https://www.safetrxapp.com/products/safetrx-active/ Wherever. Whatever. We’ll find you.

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