Results We all like them

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Results(We all like them)
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Three types of racing at Delph

• Fleet Points Racing
• Early Points
• Summer Points
• Autumn Points
• Handicap Racing -
• Wednesday Evening A and B
• Frost Bite
• One off Events
• Pursuit Racing -
• As advertised

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Recording Calculating Results

• You will need-
• The signing on sheet
• Pre printed sheets to keep the lap times
• Pre printed sheet to keep the finishing times and
  result
• Pens / pencils
• The computer
• Two people
• Binoculars
• You will find all of these things in the RCC.
• You may have to print out 1, 2 or 3 from the PC

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Preparation before during the race

• Once the competitors are leaving the shore, enter
  the competitors on the Race record sheet based on
  the info from the signing on sheet.
• Keep the paper record in fleets to allow you to
  keep the lap positions and times.
• On this sheet record the date / race number /
  course / Race Officer / wind strength / number of
  laps Etc.
• Make sure you have the correct sailor and boat.
  (People do swap)
• (Make sure the Laser rigs are correct)
• Enter the competitors into the Race Computer.
• Record the lap times on the race sheet and the
  computer
• In points racing the fleet position will suffice.

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Recording The Finish (Pursuit)

• In a perfect world of equal sailing talent and
  equal conditions all boats will be on the same
  piece of water at the finish time.
• Life isnt like this so the leading boat at the
  finishing time is the winner, etc
• You will need the whole team.
• Objective is to note position (not time) of all
  boats.
• At a mark this is easy.
• On a reach or run it may be easy.
• On a beat it will be very difficult.
• The result is a simple finishing order.

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Recording The Finish (Fleet Points)

• The position of the finish will be predetermined
  by the course set on the day by the RO
• Make sure that there are two people available in
  the RCC at finish time
• Record the finish time for each boat
• If times are difficult their fleet position will
  suffice
• Record the finish times on the computer.

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Recording The Finish (Handicap)

• The position of the finish will be predetermined
  by the course set on the day by the RO
• Make sure that there are two people available in
  the RCC at finish time
• Be aware that in handicap racing slow handicap
  boats will do one lap less than others (and could
  finish first on the water).
• Be aware that a lapped boat (eg FB Series) cannot
  finish first but could finish second on the water
• Note the number of laps as necessary and record
  the finish times on the race sheet
• Record the finish times on the computer.

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Lapped Boats

• The SIs allow for a lapped slow boat in
  handicap racing to be finished after being lapped
  and still given a result.
• This requires the Recorder to estimate a total
  Elapsed Time.
• There are two ways to do this-
• Assume other boats are sailing 3 laps and the
  lapped boat sails 2 laps. Add to the time for 2
  laps, the time for the last lap of the last boat
  in the same fleet which completes 3 laps. (This
  will give a time greater than the boat which
  sails the full course and hence is a reasonable
  estimate).
• If there isn't another boat in the same class,
  add the time for the last lap the boat completes
  and so arrive at a time for 3 laps. (Hence the
  reason for recording times)
• Enter these amended results onto the results
  sheet
• Enter these amended results into the Excel
  synopsis.

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Working out the results 1

• NB. Only in Pursuit and Fleet Points Racing will
  first boat (in fleet) on the water to finish be
  the winner
• Retired boats score the number of boats
  attempting to start that race plus one.
• Number of boats attempting to start includes all
  boats with a finishing time, all those who
  retired after starting, AND all those who
  attempted to start but may not have gone through
  the start (this last category scores RTD).
• Boats that do not start score number of boats
  attempting to start that race plus one. (DNS)
• Number of laps sailed will be clear from the
  recording of lap times.

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Working out the results 2

• The race record plus DNSs and RTDs will become
  the results.
• If no amends are necessary the computer will also
  produce a result sheet.
• Once you have saved the results to Excel you can
  intervene to overwrite and amend the results to
  correct any incorrect data input.
• Once you are happy with the Excel result synopsis
  save and print the result.
• NB Sailors like to see this at the earliest
  opportunity, but it should be correct

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Calculating PY Corrected Times

• Allow the computer to do this.
• If youre really interested - this is how it
  works-