DNC Calculation

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Hi,

I've just started trying out sailwave for GP14 racing at Poole Yacht
Club, and it looks pretty good so far. However we have a (strange?)
rule here about DNC calculation, and I can't see how to implement it
in sailwave:-

The rule is:

In the first half of the series:
  DNC = Max no of series entrants to date + 5.
In the second half:
  DNC = Last value of DNC from the first half.

For example:
   Entrants DNC
R1 17 22
R2 15 22
R3 19 24
R4 11 24
...............
R5 16 24
R6 22 24
R7 10 24
R8 24 24

Is it possible to set this up?

And yes, I do know that its possible that someone who sails and
finishes in the second of the series could be worse of than someone
who didn't compete. Not my idea.

Ian

2

Hi Ian,

You can set up the #inseries+5 OK as you probably know, but there is no way
to handle the other bit as it stands. Can I ask what the rationale is
behind the method....?

Regards,
Colin J
www.sailwave.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: ian [mailto:voodini2001@yahoo.com]
Sent: 11 July 2004 17:18
To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sailwave] DNC Calculation

Hi,

I've just started trying out sailwave for GP14 racing at Poole Yacht
Club, and it looks pretty good so far. However we have a (strange?)
rule here about DNC calculation, and I can't see how to implement it
in sailwave:-

The rule is:

In the first half of the series:
  DNC = Max no of series entrants to date + 5.
In the second half:
  DNC = Last value of DNC from the first half.

For example:
   Entrants DNC
R1 17 22
R2 15 22
R3 19 24
R4 11 24
...............
R5 16 24
R6 22 24
R7 10 24
R8 24 24

Is it possible to set this up?

And yes, I do know that its possible that someone who sails and
finishes in the second of the series could be worse of than someone
who didn't compete. Not my idea.

Ian

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My guess would be to set up another code for the 2nd half of the
season and assign a fixed number of points - maybe use DNC2 or something.

Richard

Hi Ian,

You can set up the #inseries+5 OK as you probably know, but there is

no way

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--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, "Colin Jenkins" <colin@s...> wrote:

to handle the other bit as it stands. Can I ask what the rationale is
behind the method....?

Regards,
Colin J
www.sailwave.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ian [mailto:voodini2001@y…]
> Sent: 11 July 2004 17:18
> To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [sailwave] DNC Calculation
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just started trying out sailwave for GP14 racing at Poole Yacht
> Club, and it looks pretty good so far. However we have a (strange?)
> rule here about DNC calculation, and I can't see how to implement it
> in sailwave:-
>
> The rule is:
>
> In the first half of the series:
> DNC = Max no of series entrants to date + 5.
> In the second half:
> DNC = Last value of DNC from the first half.
>
> For example:
> Entrants DNC
> R1 17 22
> R2 15 22
> R3 19 24
> R4 11 24
> …
> R5 16 24
> R6 22 24
> R7 10 24
> R8 24 24
>
> Is it possible to set this up?
>
> And yes, I do know that its possible that someone who sails and
> finishes in the second of the series could be worse of than someone
> who didn't compete. Not my idea.
>
> Ian
>
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Hi Ian,

You can set up the #inseries+5 OK as you probably know, but there is

no way

to handle the other bit as it stands. Can I ask what the rationale is
behind the method....?

Regards,
Colin J
www.sailwave.com

Thanks for your quick reply - a pity I didn't read it as quickly :(. I
set up the group with no emails, then I forgot to check back...

As to the rationale, beats me. We _guess_ its so that those classes
who do their results manually don't have to reclaculate so often.

Regards,
Ian

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ian [mailto:voodini2001@y…]
> Sent: 11 July 2004 17:18
> To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [sailwave] DNC Calculation
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just started trying out sailwave for GP14 racing at Poole Yacht
> Club, and it looks pretty good so far. However we have a (strange?)
> rule here about DNC calculation, and I can't see how to implement it
> in sailwave:-
>
> The rule is:
>
> In the first half of the series:
> DNC = Max no of series entrants to date + 5.
> In the second half:
> DNC = Last value of DNC from the first half.
>
> For example:
> Entrants DNC
> R1 17 22
> R2 15 22
> R3 19 24
> R4 11 24
> …
> R5 16 24
> R6 22 24
> R7 10 24
> R8 24 24
>
> Is it possible to set this up?
>
> And yes, I do know that its possible that someone who sails and
> finishes in the second of the series could be worse of than someone
> who didn't compete. Not my idea.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
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