Average Lap Time Scoring

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HI

I'm new to this group and new to the use of Sailwave. We currently use
Sail100 for race scoring but want to change over to Sailwave.

One of the useful features of Saol100 is the ability to score on
average lap times. I see that the Sailwave site also states it can
score in this way, but I haven't seen a checkbox or setting that
enables this.

Can anyone quickly tell me how this can be achieved.

Thanks

Alan (Ripon Sailing Club)

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Alan,

All you need to do is enter a number of laps for each boat when you enter the finish time or elapsed time. Another box appears to the right of the finish/elapsed time box.

Kind regards,

Huw

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-----Original Message-----
From: sailwave@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sailwave@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Alan Jones
Sent: 16 December 2006 12:34
To:
sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sailwave] Average Lap Time Scoring

HI

I’m new to this group and new to the use of Sailwave. We currently use
Sail100 for race scoring but want to change over to Sailwave.

One of the useful features of Saol100 is the ability to score on
average lap times. I see that the Sailwave site also states it can
score in this way, but I haven’t seen a checkbox or setting that
enables this.

Can anyone quickly tell me how this can be achieved.

Thanks

Alan (Ripon Sailing Club)


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Hi Alan
Welcome to Sailwave! There's a 'Laps' entry field in the Results
Wizard result entry form (once you have selected your competitor).
Leave blank if not average lap racing, or enter number of laps for the
competitor in question.
Mike Croker
Lancing SC

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--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Jones" <alan@...> wrote:

One of the useful features of Saol100 is the ability to score on
average lap times. I see that the Sailwave site also states it can
score in this way, but I haven't seen a checkbox or setting that
enables this.

Can anyone quickly tell me how this can be achieved.

4

Don’t you also need to edit the scoring system to determine which rating system you are using???

Or is this automatic when you enter a number of laps

Ralph

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From: Huw Pearce [mailto:huw.pearce@bcs.org.uk]
Sent: 16 December 2006 15:36
To:
sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [sailwave] Average Lap Time Scoring

Alan,

All you need to do is enter a number of laps for each boat when you enter the finish time or elapsed time. Another box appears to the right of the finish/elapsed time box.

Kind regards,

Huw

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Sent: 16 December 2006 12:34
To:
sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sailwave] Average Lap Time Scoring

HI

I’m new to this group and new to the use of Sailwave. We currently use
Sail100 for race scoring but want to change over to Sailwave.

One of the useful features of Saol100 is the ability to score on
average lap times. I see that the Sailwave site also states it can
score in this way, but I haven’t seen a checkbox or setting that
enables this.

Can anyone quickly tell me how this can be achieved.

Thanks

Alan (Ripon Sailing Club)

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Don't you also need to edit the scoring system to determine which

rating system you are using???

Or is this automatic when you enter a number of laps

Ralph

Automatic, as far as I know, as 'scoring' is about just that (I think,
but knowing my usual luck, is probably wrong....)

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--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph Tingle" <rat@...> wrote:

6

Thanks for all the feedback. I realised of course that there is
a 'laps' field that can be used when entering start/finish times or
elapsed times but it wasn't clear whether this data would be used by
Sailwave to calclate average lap times as, as far as I am aware, this
information isn't available to display anywhere.

If anyone could give a definitive answer, that would be really useful.

Thanks

Alan

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--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Croker" <mdcroker@...> wrote:

— In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph Tingle" <rat@> wrote:
> Don't you also need to edit the scoring system to determine which
rating system you are using???
> Or is this automatic when you enter a number of laps
>
> Ralph
>
Automatic, as far as I know, as 'scoring' is about just that (I think,
but knowing my usual luck, is probably wrong…)

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Hi Alan

When you have scored the series after each race, look at the drop down ‘Viewing’ menu on the tool bars.

If you select the Finishes (…) option, you will see the times & laps displayed.

As you use SW more, you will find the viewing options very useful.

Also, when you publish your series/race results, it will publish the data in the option which is currently showing on the screen.

On large handicap races, competitors cannot really assess whether their results are right if they are published as race positions or corrected times.

To get competitors to double check the results for me, I select the actual finish times option, sort by that race (lowest actual time first) & then print the results for that race only.

The printout will show finishes in the order that boats actually crossed the line (ie before corrected times).

This is much easier to check as the competitor knows which boats crossed the finish line with them & can also check the number of laps recorded - all areas where we can make mistakes.

Ralph

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From: Alan Jones [mailto:alan@activ.co.uk]
Sent: 16 December 2006 22:35
To:
sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sailwave] Re: Average Lap Time Scoring

Thanks for all the feedback. I realised of course that there is
a ‘laps’ field that can be used when entering start/finish times or
elapsed times but it wasn’t clear whether this data would be used by
Sailwave to calclate average lap times as, as far as I am aware, this
information isn’t available to display anywhere.

If anyone could give a definitive answer, that would be really useful.

Thanks

Alan

— In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, “Mike Croker” <mdcroker@…> wrote:

— In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, “Ralph Tingle” <rat@> wrote:

Don’t you also need to edit the scoring system to determine which
rating system you are using???
Or is this automatic when you enter a number of laps

Ralph

Automatic, as far as I know, as ‘scoring’ is about just that (I think,
but knowing my usual luck, is probably wrong…)

8

in the main (results sheet) view, keying 'F6'followed by 'E' will show
elapsed time / # of laps.

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--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Jones" <alan@...> wrote:

Thanks for all the feedback. I realised of course that there is
a 'laps' field that can be used when entering start/finish times or
elapsed times but it wasn't clear whether this data would be used by
Sailwave to calclate average lap times as, as far as I am aware, this
information isn't available to display anywhere.

If anyone could give a definitive answer, that would be really useful.

9

I have not seen Average Lap times myself if it is there.

However, if you have entered the amount of laps, and re-scored your
system, when you go to publish the results, go over to the "options"
tab, this will give you an option to include "average speed"

I find this a usefull check to show that I have entered times correctly.
However we have just finished a race today after entering the times, it
seems like as though we were sailing at an average speed of 13 knots.
Hmmm. I don't think that is correct.

Can anybody spot a mistake I might have made or is this a bug in SW?

Race one seems to have calculated this correct. Race 2 however looks
incorrect

http://www.greenwichyachtclub.co.uk/racing/0607cruiserwinterseries.htm

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Regards
Terry

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Sorry, I had to update the page manually using notepad correct Average
speed. To refer to incorrect results as published by Sailwave, please
refer to this link

http://www.greenwichyachtclub.co.uk/racing/0607cruiserwinterseriesErr.ht
m

Thanks again
Regards
Terry

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-----Original Message-----
From: sailwave@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sailwave@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Terry
Sent: 17 December 2006 17:50
To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sailwave] Average speed

I have not seen Average Lap times myself if it is there.

However, if you have entered the amount of laps, and re-scored your
system, when you go to publish the results, go over to the "options"
tab, this will give you an option to include "average speed"

I find this a usefull check to show that I have entered times correctly.
However we have just finished a race today after entering the times, it
seems like as though we were sailing at an average speed of 13 knots.
Hmmm. I don't think that is correct.

Can anybody spot a mistake I might have made or is this a bug in SW?

Race one seems to have calculated this correct. Race 2 however looks
incorrect

http://www.greenwichyachtclub.co.uk/racing/0607cruiserwinterseries.htm

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Regards
Terry

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