Hi Ralph,
When I first did the scoring codes I found 'boats that came to start area',
'starters' and 'finishers' slippery in terms of the different user views,
hence the properties tab for each code. It's up to the user to decide
whether or not a code contributes to any one of these values. The buttons
to set up for short/long series set everything up according to my
interpretation of App A. I have no idea if these properties are in fact
twiddled with at all...
Colin
From: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:sailwave@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Ralph Tingle
Sent: 17 May 2005 09:14
To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [sailwave] flights and dnf etc
Not sure if I fully understand Mark's points but identifying the
number of boats which came to the
start area can prove to be rather difficult.
Flight racing is designed for BIG fleets & to attempt to count
the boats in the start area (as I
know from experience) is virtually impossible.
The interchange last night was 'interesting' for those of us who
had nothing better to do than wait
for the next response - when is the Instant Sailwave system being
launched Colin
Whilst I find the different viewpoints about various subjects
most interesting, there are times when
I need to remind myself of RRS 91
91.1 All racing, written instructions and scoring systems shall
be planned and delivered using the
KISS principle!!
91.2 If an Organising Authority deems it necessary to change the
Rule Book through the SIs, they
should first of all consider if the reason for the change is:
(a) an enhancement to the event or to deal with local restrictions
(b) simply because they refuse to accept updates to the rules
(c) a personal hobby horse which no-one else will accept
If the answer to (b) or (c) is yes - BIN THE CHANGE!!
KISS = Keep It Short & Simple for those International SUG members
who show us up by being able to
speak our language so well!
Keep up the good work Colin!
Regards
Ralph
From: Colin Jenkins [mailto:colin@sailwave.com]
Sent: 17 May 2005 07:45
To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [sailwave] flights and dnf etc
Hi Mark,
> The number of competitors is equal to the maximum number of
> competitors that
> could sail in any one race. In the above example 22 when Green,
Sails red.
>
>
> Most races will not be concerned about number of starters or number of
> finishers as they are not used in any scoring codes. But for
completeness.
>
> The number of starters is equal to the number of competitors
that come to
> the line for a specific race, and could be different between the
> two flight
> combinations for the same race #.
>
> The number of finishers is equal to the number of competitors
> that complete
> the race for a specific race, and could be different between the
> two flight
> combinations for the same race #.
>
That corresponds to what I've been thinking. As it stands the code mthods
refer to "boats that came to the start area", "starters" and
"finishers". I
need to add "included in the start" and then the question is what do these
mean when scoring *across* starts as in a flight context... options
include:-
- pick 4 numbers a,b,c,d
- accumulate across the starts (sailwave defaults to this now)
- as above but use the max in any one race
Regards,
Colin
www.sailwave.com
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