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The Sailing Committee has recommended courses for each of the cardinal wind directions. The courses also include options for light winds and low tide conditions. Each course is shown as it should be displayed on the course board and includes tips on how to position the inflatable buoys.
The courses can be viewed by selecting the CourseFinder option on the Status Page
An online copy of the buoy locations can be found here
As OOD you can design your own race course - but in this case please check the course with a member of the Sailing Committee
The recommended approach for using raceManager to record lap and finish times is to use the BUNCH function on the timer page - ESPECIALLY if the race has more than 20 boats.
With this approach - one person spots approaching boats when they are about 200m from the line - calling the class and sailnumber out. The other person - running raceManager - clicks the blue button (with a pin icon) for each boat spotted and they will then appear in a list on the right hand side of the screen.
You can now use this bunch list to easily and quickly record them as they cross the line - avoiding the panic of finding them in the few seconds as they cross the line.
The bunch list has up/down arrows so that you can adjust the likely order that the boats will cross the line to make it even easier. You can also remove boats from the bunch list using the red delete icon.
Most OODs who have tried this feature find it MUCH easier and less stressful - give it a try.