This version adds another displayable column “NewRating” – This has been a commonly requested feature for NHC users so they can now publish the rating that will be used for the next race in the results of the series. Use as you would any other column except this column is automatically updated when the series is scored
The country codes have been updated to the latest codes from ISAF to reflect the changes and additions of countries
The focus when editing results has been changed as per the discussion on the Sailwave User Group
Importing competitors from another Sailwave blw file has been fixed as per the discussion on the Sailwave User Group
This update is supplied as a zip file containing the Sailwave.exe version 2.17.0 and the new SWHelper.exe 1.5.0. You need to extract the zip and replace the two above files in the directory C:\Program Files\Sailwave or C:\Program Files (x86)\Sailwave (for 64 bit operating systems) .
For a use as a portable app which can be used on a USB memory stick, please download previous version 2.9.7 below.
Note: If you are re-installing Sailwave, all files and folders in the install directory are removed prior to installation. Please make backups as needed. Under normal circumstances this is not necessary – you should never need to change or add files in the Sailwave install directory.
Changes
Details will be update later today but this is based on all the Beta’s that have been released in the last year and a few more additions
For full details of the changes please see the full descriptions in the “Download beta versions” menu, which goes into detail of the above changes.
This version adds the ability to further control the discards in Qualifier and Finals events. Previous versions allow a discard profile for the event and an additional profile for the maximum no of discards in the finals. This version adds the ability to add a discard profile for the minimum no of discards in the finals. So when used in combination with the maximum you can now specify an absolute number of discards in finals, a minimum or a maximum for each race. This is an exe only so for most users please install the full install 2.14.11 below – If you need this additional feature download this from the following link and replace the Sailwave.exe with this one.
National Handicap for Cruisers – NHC is a progressive handicap system with the specification provided by the RYA. A list of base handicaps is available for download from the RYA site. After each race Sailwave adjusts the handicaps based on the rules of the NHC specification. Sailwave supports dual scoring with only the inputting a single set of results, so that results could be scored as a fix handicap such as IRC and progressive handicap NHC. The intention is to encourage sailors by making the competition closer.
To use the NHC rating system select it from Scoring system – Rating system and typically select the internal calculation mode.
If you have Excel installed then you can select the External mode and Sailwave will use Excel to perform the calculations allowing you to see how the calculations are performed and verify – If you want to get a bit more advanced and are familiar with Excel you can even modify the template so that you can perform virtually any custom handicap system.
The NHC calculations for 2014 have been revised and use simplified. The Sailwave version with support for the new 2014 algorithms is now available in Beta via the Sailwave User Group and will be released here very shortly. Version 2.9.7 installer here has the NHC 2013 algorithms although it can support NHC 2014 with a new SWHelper file and Template available at the Sailwave User Group.
A big thanks to Christof for his contribution of updated versions of his German translations. These can be downloaded from the download section. Christof has submitted two versions one for version 2.12.3 the latest one available here (but newer versions will be released shortly), and one for the 2.14.8 which is the current cutting edge version available through the Sailwave User Group. This version has ability to support more areas of the program being translated. So if you are using version 2.14.8 or later use this one.
A big thanks to Marcin Klikowicz who has submitted a Polish translation for Sailwave. This can be found in the Downloads – Locale’s section. This adds to the other 7 locales that are available in the download section. Marcin’s Polish version will work on earlier versions of Sailwave although to get the best benefit you need to be running 2.13.3 or later as these newer versions support the character sets necessary for Polish. The later versions of Sailwave also allow more fields to be translated, so if anyone is up for updating some of the other languages – please feel free. Thanks
Don’t forget to download the latest rating files. These are available for download from the Download area. If anyone creates any new or improved versions please consider sharing them with the Sailwave community.
