update 2008

  • "ORCint" scoring type (former "IMS")
  • "IRC" scoring type
  • Race protocols can now vary for each scoring group.
  • Supplementary help texts for all error messages in English and German.
  • New option, which allows to globally disallow a particular race to become dicarded.
  • New option, which switches the DNC score between being equal with (DNS, DSQ, etc)  and RRS A9 (boat does not count as an entry for the race)
  • New option to automatically assign DNC (acc. A9) to all yachts that did not receive any result.
  • Enhanced ORC-Club scoring offers a larger set of options.
  • Each handicap is available in a inshore and a offshore variant.
  • New ORCint and ORC-Club options, providing "double-handed" handicaps.
          (Function will be available as soon as certificate files contain these handicaps)
  • New datafields added to the CSV import
  • New web site representation including a forum
               http://www.velumNG.com
               http://forum.velumNG.com

  • Diverse bug fixing and internal revisions.


update 2007

new features in version 2007:

  • New Wizzard for 4-class sailing and Final Race
  • optimisation of the race calculation (speed up 8x)
  • printing of sailing time and calulation time inside the overall result

general functions

  • Triple Number handicap calculation for IMS & ORC
  • intelligent editing dialog for IMS/ORC certificates
  • Yardstick scoring options time-on-time, time-on-distance
  • Option to adjust elapsed time (seconds or percent), or yardstick handicap individually race by race
  • Australian start option
  • Configuration wizard for olympic race (fleetrace) and & 4-group-sailing
  • Team results
  • Scoring at marks possible, including individual course length to each of the marks before the finishing line
  • Additional dialog for easy registration of results: "Race Real Time Dialog"
  • GPS calculation as stand-alone utility and in connection with the IMS constructed course option
  • National and ISAF accreditation
  • Automized group assignment
  • Additional form to print-out

characteristics

  • Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/VISTA
  • New development in the years 2003-2004 as a joint venture between Markus Wegmann and Harald Schnitzler
  • Combines the functionality of the (in the German speaking regions leading) race management softwares Next-Regatta-Generation (Markus Wegmann) and Velum [DOS] (Harald Schnitzler) ... and will replace and outperform those!
  • Based on together 30 years experience in worldwide 300 software licences, unnumbered regattas, many high ranking championchips, up to the worlds largest regattas (Nordsee-Woche, Kieler-Woche, Travemünder-Woche, etc...)
  • Multiple language capability

views + printouts

  • Yachts Lists (common list or scoring groups)
  • Starting lists
  • Scratch sheets
  • Finishing lists
  • Race results
  • Series results
  • A large set of options is applicable to each list, the required datafields can be selected individually.
  • Graphics and logos can be added to the printout.
  • NEW 2006: free definable printouts e.g. receipt, documents, ...

specifications

  • Conforms to the actual rules of sailing (ISAF)
  • Allows for all scoring options, penalties, redresses, etc...
  • Scoring types: Class, IMS, ORC-Club, Yardstick, Dansk-Handicap, Catstick
  • NEW 2006: Yardstick Calculation with TimeOnTime, TimeOnDistance and Känguruh
  • NEW 2006: Class-Sailing and Fleetrace 
  • NEW 2006: Teamresults
  • Full featured IMS & ORC-Club scoring compliant to the ORC, NEW 2006 TripleNum Calculation
  • Allows all IMS-handicap-systems (e.g. “variable-course”) and IMS-calculation methods (e.g. "performance-curve"). Handicap certificates can be imported from the official certificate data files (*.rms).
  • Unlimited number of
            Yachts
            Races
       Starting/Scoring groups
  • Huge flexibility in defining the scoring groups.
  • A yacht can be scored in many different ways / scoring groups.
            Furthermore, a scoring group can include other groups.
            Yachts of different starting groups can still be evaluated in a common scoring group.
  • Global switches to simplify for
            regattas without IMS/ORC-Club
            class scoring only
            races starting and finishing on the same day
  • Databases for club names and yardstick numbers
  • Large variety of import/export functions
            Interface for swiss-sailing regatta calender in work
  • NEW 2006: GPS Course-Calculation