Hello, SUG!
Sailwave looks better than ever and I hope to use it for ALL of our
regattas in 2006. Yes, Southern Yacht Club is back and planning a
full schedule for next year!
My reason for posting is to gauge the interest in adding the ability
to 'Select Competitors' using a range of values, rather than just
matching fields exactly. I know this has been on the wish list for a
while, but for us, it has become the final stumbling block to
implementing Sailwave across the board.
For those unfamiliar with the issue, there is presently not an easy
way to divide a handicap class into fleets based on rating 'bands'.
(I.e., PHRF-A is 99 sec/mi or lower; PHRF-B is 102-147 sec/mi, PHRF-C
is 150 or higher, etc.) Presently each entrant must be edited
individually and assigned to a fleet. For some regattas, we need
to 'play-around' with our rating bands in order to get the most even
and competitive fleets. This is not just an issue for a few boats
that fall 'in-between', because we sometimes need to change the
overall number of fleet divisions as well.
Ideally, this function would be applied via a 'wizard' specifically
streamlined to assign handicap boats into various fleets. Selection
by a range of values has other uses as well and would be an excellent
feature to have in the Select Competitors window.
As I've said, this is a key issue for our RC - and I feel it's an
important and useful feature - so, I hope to urge Colin & SUG to make
this a priority!
Thank you,
Kett Cummins
Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA