I need help with setting up USPN USSA Portmouth Wind indexed ratings.

I am trying to get Sailwave working for our club. We use the US Sailing Portsmouth numbers with wind indexed ratings. We only have one start. I am having some significant problems getting it setup. Here is a list of the steps I am taking.

  1. Open Sailwave and close any open race series.
  2. click File>new Series and set initial races and competitors and click OK.
  3. click Setup>User Interface and leave everything unchecked except Wind Indexed ratings, click OK
  4. click Setup>Scoring System, select USSA Portsmouth and Use wind indexed ratings values. Verify that the rating values match the Beaufort scale numbers (0-1,2-3,4,5-9) without the parenthesis. Click OK.
  5. click Edit>Edit competitor and select any boat class from the drop down list. click OK
  6. click Edit>Edit race, leave R1 selected and click OK.
  7. Double click on Start 1.
  8. Set the Wind index and average wind strength for Race 1 Start 1 and click OK
  9. click Edit>Edit result, leave R1 selected and click OK.
  10. select the results tab and select the Elapsed Time radio button
  11. enter the elapsed time for the competitor in the race.

My problems are.

  1. the USPN and Wind values on the edit competitor dialog are not populating after the boat is selected…
  2. when entering an elapsed time for the competitor for the race it does not appear to calculate the corrected time.

I am sure i am just missing something simple, but i just can’t seem to find it. Any assistance that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

I have attached my ratings file and my test bwl in case that helps.

Thanks in advance.

Matt Woodall
2011 Vice-Commodore JCSS

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I’m not sure about your problem (1) - could be that the rating file is not in the directory that Sailwave is expecting to find it?

Problem (2): Using your test file, I populated the Buccaneer with its rating from your rating file (under edit competitor), then hit Score Series'. Going to Edit Result’, it can be seen that a Corrected Time of 0.33.28 has been calculated.

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield, South Africa

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----- Original Message -----

From:
Matt Woodall

To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com ; colin@sailwave.com

Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 3:47 AM

Subject: [sailwave] I need help with setting up USPN USSA Portmouth Wind indexed ratings. [2 Attachments]

I am trying to get Sailwave working for our club. We use the US Sailing Portsmouth numbers with wind indexed ratings. We only have one start. I am having some significant problems getting it setup. Here is a list of the steps I am taking.

  1. Open Sailwave and close any open race series.
  2. click File>new Series and set initial races and competitors and click OK.
  3. click Setup>User Interface and leave everything unchecked except Wind Indexed ratings, click OK
  4. click Setup>Scoring System, select USSA Portsmouth and Use wind indexed ratings values. Verify that the rating values match the Beaufort scale numbers (0-1,2-3,4,5-9) without the parenthesis. Click OK.
  5. click Edit>Edit competitor and select any boat class from the drop down list. click OK
  6. click Edit>Edit race, leave R1 selected and click OK.
  7. Double click on Start 1.
  8. Set the Wind index and average wind strength for Race 1 Start 1 and click OK
  9. click Edit>Edit result, leave R1 selected and click OK.
  10. select the results tab and select the Elapsed Time radio button
  11. enter the elapsed time for the competitor in the race.

My problems are.

  1. the USPN and Wind values on the edit competitor dialog are not populating after the boat is selected…
  2. when entering an elapsed time for the competitor for the race it does not appear to calculate the corrected time.

I am sure i am just missing something simple, but i just can’t seem to find it. Any assistance that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

I have attached my ratings file and my test bwl in case that helps.

Thanks in advance.

Matt Woodall
2011 Vice-Commodore JCSS


Matt Woodall

A Comfortable Sail Blog
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“Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

Matt,

Could you let me know what operating system you are using Sailwave under? If it is Microsoft Vista then you may have a permissions problem for accessing the ratings file and not be accessing the file you think you are!

Kind regards,
Huw

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--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Matt Woodall <matt@...> wrote:

I am trying to get Sailwave working for our club. We use the US Sailing
Portsmouth numbers with wind indexed ratings. We only have one start. I am
having some significant problems getting it setup. Here is a list of the
steps I am taking.

1. Open Sailwave and close any open race series.
2. click File>new Series and set initial races and competitors and click OK.
3. click Setup>User Interface and leave everything unchecked except Wind
Indexed ratings, click OK
4. click Setup>Scoring System, select USSA Portsmouth and Use wind indexed
ratings values. Verify that the rating values match the Beaufort scale
numbers (0-1,2-3,4,5-9) without the parenthesis. Click OK.
5. click Edit>Edit competitor and select any boat class from the drop down
list. click OK
6. click Edit>Edit race, leave R1 selected and click OK.
7. Double click on Start 1.
8. Set the Wind index and average wind strength for Race 1 Start 1 and click
OK
9. click Edit>Edit result, leave R1 selected and click OK.
10. select the results tab and select the Elapsed Time radio button
11. enter the elapsed time for the competitor in the race.

My problems are.
1. the USPN and Wind values on the edit competitor dialog are not populating
after the boat is selected..
2. when entering an elapsed time for the competitor for the race it does not
appear to calculate the corrected time.

I am sure i am just missing something simple, but i just can't seem to find
it. Any assistance that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

I have attached my ratings file and my test bwl in case that helps.

Thanks in advance.

Matt Woodall
2011 Vice-Commodore JCSS

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Huw,
I am using windows 7 ultimate. I don't think I am having premissions
problems because I have been able to see the wind ratings one one of
the dialogs inside sailwave, but I will check.

I haven't had time to look at it since I sent the help request, so I
have a few things to look at from the helpful responses I have
received.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Sincerely,
Matt

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On 4/19/11, huwp2001 <huw.pearce@bcs.org.uk> wrote:

Matt,

Could you let me know what operating system you are using Sailwave under? If
it is Microsoft Vista then you may have a permissions problem for accessing
the ratings file and not be accessing the file you think you are!

Kind regards,
Huw

--- In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, Matt Woodall <matt@...> wrote:

I am trying to get Sailwave working for our club. We use the US Sailing
Portsmouth numbers with wind indexed ratings. We only have one start. I am
having some significant problems getting it setup. Here is a list of the
steps I am taking.

1. Open Sailwave and close any open race series.
2. click File>new Series and set initial races and competitors and click
OK.
3. click Setup>User Interface and leave everything unchecked except Wind
Indexed ratings, click OK
4. click Setup>Scoring System, select USSA Portsmouth and Use wind indexed
ratings values. Verify that the rating values match the Beaufort scale
numbers (0-1,2-3,4,5-9) without the parenthesis. Click OK.
5. click Edit>Edit competitor and select any boat class from the drop down
list. click OK
6. click Edit>Edit race, leave R1 selected and click OK.
7. Double click on Start 1.
8. Set the Wind index and average wind strength for Race 1 Start 1 and
click
OK
9. click Edit>Edit result, leave R1 selected and click OK.
10. select the results tab and select the Elapsed Time radio button
11. enter the elapsed time for the competitor in the race.

My problems are.
1. the USPN and Wind values on the edit competitor dialog are not
populating
after the boat is selected..
2. when entering an elapsed time for the competitor for the race it does
not
appear to calculate the corrected time.

I am sure i am just missing something simple, but i just can't seem to
find
it. Any assistance that anyone could provide would be greatly
appreciated.

I have attached my ratings file and my test bwl in case that helps.

Thanks in advance.

Matt Woodall
2011 Vice-Commodore JCSS

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Malcolm,
Thanks for the reply, you are right, if i manually populate the ratings it does seem to work with the wind indexed ratings. Unfortunately, it has to be done for each competitor even if i have already entered the ratings for that boat class.

I was putting the ratings file in the location indicated by the help file, I tried moving it to the my documents folder and changing where the program looks for it, but that didn’t help. I could always see the boats listed if I clicked the squiggly lines next to the Boat class field, but i was always selecting the boat using the drop down arrow.

I finally figured out my problem. It auto loads the wind ratings and USPN rating if i click that squiggly line and double click on the boat class to populate that field.

It seems like a bug to me, but maybe there is a reason for it that i am not familiar with.

Thanks again for the help, i am sure i will have to ask for more, but i am at least moving in the right direction.

Sincerely,
Matt

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Matt Woodall

A Comfortable Sail Blog
A Comfortable Sail Facebook page

“Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:19 AM, Malcolm Osborne malcolmo@telkomsa.net wrote:

I’m not sure about your problem (1) - could be that the rating file is not in the directory that Sailwave is expecting to find it?

Problem (2): Using your test file, I populated the Buccaneer with its rating from your rating file (under edit competitor), then hit Score Series'. Going to Edit Result’, it can be seen that a Corrected Time of 0.33.28 has been calculated.

regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Sedgefield, South Africa

----- Original Message -----

From:
Matt Woodall

To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com ; colin@sailwave.com

Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 3:47 AM

Subject: [sailwave] I need help with setting up USPN USSA Portmouth Wind indexed ratings. [2 Attachments]

I am trying to get Sailwave working for our club. We use the US Sailing Portsmouth numbers with wind indexed ratings. We only have one start. I am having some significant problems getting it setup. Here is a list of the steps I am taking.

  1. Open Sailwave and close any open race series.
  2. click File>new Series and set initial races and competitors and click OK.
  3. click Setup>User Interface and leave everything unchecked except Wind Indexed ratings, click OK
  4. click Setup>Scoring System, select USSA Portsmouth and Use wind indexed ratings values. Verify that the rating values match the Beaufort scale numbers (0-1,2-3,4,5-9) without the parenthesis. Click OK.
  5. click Edit>Edit competitor and select any boat class from the drop down list. click OK
  6. click Edit>Edit race, leave R1 selected and click OK.
  7. Double click on Start 1.
  8. Set the Wind index and average wind strength for Race 1 Start 1 and click OK
  9. click Edit>Edit result, leave R1 selected and click OK.
  10. select the results tab and select the Elapsed Time radio button
  11. enter the elapsed time for the competitor in the race.

My problems are.

  1. the USPN and Wind values on the edit competitor dialog are not populating after the boat is selected…
  2. when entering an elapsed time for the competitor for the race it does not appear to calculate the corrected time.

I am sure i am just missing something simple, but i just can’t seem to find it. Any assistance that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

I have attached my ratings file and my test bwl in case that helps.

Thanks in advance.

Matt Woodall
2011 Vice-Commodore JCSS


Matt Woodall

A Comfortable Sail Blog
A Comfortable Sail Facebook page

“Most people are about as happy as they decide to be.” – Abraham Lincoln