Sail 2015 was the largest public sailing event in the world, attracting over 1.5 million visitors and 300,000 per day along a main route of approximately 6 km. The event focused on real-time crowd monitoring using various technologies like cameras, Wi-Fi sensors, and GPS trackers to analyze visitor demographics, mobility patterns, and crowd management strategies. Researchers aimed to validate these mobility patterns through social media data, providing insights into visitor behavior and travel dynamics during the event.