Usually you would create a series by opening an existing series and using the File+SaveAs menu to save it with a new name, or to use the File+NewSeriesUsingOneOfYourSeriesAsAProForma menu item that allow you to create a new series based on one of your existing series. Continue reading How do I setup a series for the first time?
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How do I combine leg times into an overall race time?
In a start window you can tick the AccumulateElapsedTime check box to automatically set the elapsed times for competitors in that start to be the accumulation of their elapsed times from some of the other races. This is performed every time the series is scored. Continue reading How do I combine leg times into an overall race time?
How do I handle practice races?
Sailwave allows a start to be marked as DiscardMeFirst. Using this capability, practice races can be included in the series because you can force them to be discarded before discarding real races. Continue reading How do I handle practice races?
How do I use wind indexed ratings?
Last edited 1st June 2018 by Jon
Note that the wind indexed options are not enabled by default in Sailwave because they are little used – use the User Interface window to enable them on a per series basis. Continue reading How do I use wind indexed ratings?
Field names
Various operations require you to supply competitor field names in a textual form. For example when importing competitors via CSV files you need to tell Sailwave what is in each column by supplying the first non-blank line of the file as a comma separated list of field names. Continue reading Field names
CSV file
Last Edited 1st June 2018 by Jon
Sailwave can import data from and export data to CSV files. CSV stands for comma separated values. The form of a CSV file is a line of data field names followed by lines of data:- Continue reading CSV file
Date
Last Edited 1st June 2018 by Jon
Dates are used in start times and finish times. The expected date format is defined in Setup+SeriesOptions and must take one of the forms:- Continue reading Date
Discard profile
Last edited 1st June 2018 by Jon
A discard profile controls how discards are allocated to a series when scoring. Each scoring system can have its own discard profile. Continue reading Discard profile
Finish time
Last edited 1st June 2018 by Jon
See Start time.
If a finish time is before the corresponding start time, Sailwave assumes one-midnight boundary between the two.
Elapsed time
Elapsed times must take one of the forms:- Continue reading Elapsed time