Help for the ENTRIES page … click topics to view
This page allows you to enter boats into the race and manage the entries.
If you are using the SAILOR sign-on system in raceManager then you can use the LOAD ENTRIES button to load everybody who signs on. When the button flashes red it means that there are some entries waiting to be loaded.
Alternatively you can use the ENTER BOATS button to search the database for boats to enter. You can search for the sail number, class name, or helms surname. The system will find all matches in the database and then you can select the boats to enter.
The entries will be shown for each fleet as a separate tab - click the tab to see a fleet entries. You can edit an entry - changing the crew, sail number, or handicap for this race only. You can also mark a competitor for doing a club duty - they will be allocated points for the race according to the way your raceManager system is configured.
If you have new boats (i.e not in the database), or a new class of boat you should use the REGISTER NEW CLASS and/or REGISTER NEW BOAT buttons to add the details to the database. Once in the database you can enter them in the normal way.
Finally you can use the PRINT ENTRIES button to get a list of entries in a variety of formats.
Note:
When you press the timer start button on the START page it will collect any late entries from the SAILOR sign-on system automatically.This generally only occurs if your club does not use the raceManager SAILOR application to allow the competitor to create their own entry or if you have a new competitor that is unfamiliar with the SAILOR application.
The Enter Boat button on the ENTRIES page allows you to search using sail number, class name, or helm surname. If you cannot find the boat you are looking for it is probably because it is not in the raceManager database. In this case you will need to add the new boat using the Register New Boat button - just fill in the form.
Important - after registering the new boat you will still need to use the Enter Boat button to enter it in the normal way.
In very rare cases you may have a new boat which belongs to a class that is not recognised by raceManager. In this case use the Register Class button first to create the new class. Then use the Register New Boat button to create the new boat in the new class, and finally use the Enter Boat button to enter it into the race.