Settings

The settings are split into global settings that are valid for every race of the whole regatta and race specific settings that can vary from race to race.
Another dialog allows the definition of the registration fees which is used to determine the amount that is due for each yacht.

Global Settings Dialog

The dialog is entered via Settings-Global Settings or via the button Settings.

The main purpose is to enter global data like the title of the regatta, names of referees, type of regatta etc.

A couple of other options allows to adjust the type of information in the headers of the output according to your demands.

Global Switches

are used to adjust Velum to fit your individual needs.
Select the group option, if you have more than only one fleet to be scored.

Select the crew option, if you want to register the crew names and find them on the output.

Select the age option, if you like to note the age classes of the crews.

Select the option User definable participations, if your regatta event comprises more than one race series, and the yachts will only participate on particular subsets of the races.
In addition you may declare subsets of races by assigning the same abbreviation of race to all the races that belong to the same series in the race settings dialog.

Type of regatta

There a two basic operational modes of Velum NG:

"All allowance formulas available"

In this mode the regatta calculation is time based, i.e. you must enter the time of the starts and the time of finishing for each yacht.
Only in this modes you can make use of scoring types like IMS, Yardstick, etc.
In this mode you are additionally asked to select the the scoring type(s) you intend to use, to match Velum functionality to your requirements.

"Class races only"

In this mode there is neither any time based calculation nor any scoring type for time correction available
This mode is optimized for class races. The results are registered by entering the order of the yachts in ascending order, not using the time.

Point System

Select the point system of your choice.
You will find Low-Point and Bonus-Point System, and Low-Point(0.75) which will give 0.75 points instead of 1 point to the winner of a race.

Number of races

This is only to define the number of columns that will appear on the input dialogs. If you decide to increase the number of races you can adjust this setting any time.

Penalization IMS under ORC

Enter the percentage which is applied to IMS yacht's handicaps if they are scored in a ORC-Club scoring class.

Add/Remove *.rms Files

Define a list paths to the IMS and ORC-Club certificate files that you have available. This list is used to when importing certificate data to the yachts.

Race Settings Dialog

To enter this dialog press Race Settings.

Usually, in this menu only the definition the global starting time for each race is required.

Additionally, this dialog offers the option to overwrite the names given in the global settings (e.g. referee) for any particular race individually, and provides access to some advanced functionalities, e.g. grouping of races.

Name of the race

You will see the default for the races names here, that you do not need to change.
However, if you have special names of the races you can put them in here instead.

Global Starting Time of Each Race

This time defines the starting time of the race. Strictly speaking it declares the time of the 1st start.
If there is more than one starting group you can enter individual offset times for each starting group in the classes dialog.

The elapsed time of each yacht is calculated as

<yacht's elapsed time> = <yacht's finishing time> - <global races starting time> - <group's individual time offset>.

Abbreviation of the race: Grouping of races

This is a advanced function for major events, that sub-group particular races together.
All races that built a subgroup must receive the same abbreviation, which should be a 1-3 letter long shortcut.

The effect will be, that switching of the participation on races or switching of the available races will happen subgroupwise.

Additional, in the series results the given shortcut will replace the heading of the single-race results columns.
Instead of the default heading you will find the shortcut plus the number of the race in this subgroup printed out.

Switch "one day race"

Select YES if the race is finished within one day.
This is to make the input of finishing times easier and to avoid mistakes due to missing or wrong of the date.
The calculation of the elapsed times will only depend on the times not on the dates.

Select NO if the race lasts from one day to another.
This will require proper time and date input for each yacht's finishing time.

Race Factor

The race factor is a multiplicator for the points given in the particular race.

Executive, Referees, Organization

These datafields receive per default the values set in the global settings dialog. If the global settings do not match to every race in your regatta, you can adjust them individually.

 

Definition of the Registration Fee

In this menu you can define the registration fee that is due. Select Settings and Registration Fee to open this dialog.

There are several criteria that can be taken to define the registration fee. Calculation of the individuel fee is done by checking all these criteria to match with the yachts data.

The definitions are entered line by line in the dialog Registration Fees.
The following information may be used to define the fee:

Each criterion is defined in its own line.
Finally, to determine the total amount due for a yacht, all definition lines that match the yacht are summed up to the total amount.
Note: The fee defined in a line is charged to the yacht only if all conditions match to a yacht.

Examples:

Note: The the total amount due for a yacht is determined by building the sum over all lines that match the yacht.

 

 


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