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1) As a first step, you will need to set up your sailor profile. Go in the menu (upper left corner) and choose the menu entry "Sailor & Boat Profile"

2) On the next screen select the button "Sailor Profile)

3) You will need to enter - at least - all fields marked with a red asterix. Keep in mind your email will be your future login name.

4) Once finished, simply hit the save button and your profile is set up!

If you sail on your boat, then you can set up a boat profile (see the related entry in the FAQ - How to set up your boat profile?

1) Go in the menu "Sailor & Boat profile"

2) Select "Add Boat Profile"

3)  Please use first the drop-down list “Shipyard” to select the shipyard of your sailing boat and afterwards select the model of the drop-down list “Model”.

My shipyard is not available
If your shipyard is not available, then please scroll down to the end of the list and select “Other”. This will allow you to enter manually the shipyard of your sailing boat in the text field “Shipyard” and the sailing boat model in the text field “Model”.

My shipyard is available but not the model
If your shipyard is available in our list but not the sailing model, then simply scroll to the end of the model list and select “Other”. This will allow you to enter manually the sailing boat model.

What is difference between “Boat Name” and “User boat name”.
The “Boat Name” is the real name of your sailing boat. It doesn’t need to be unique since probably other sailors had the same good idea to name their boat like yours. Therefore, we have set up another field “User boat name”, which needs to be unique. The “User boat name” will the name that is also displayed on your profile. Further, you can set up different “boat profiles” by using different “User boat names” (e.g. to differentiate different configuration of your boat, or different load of your boat (fully loaded for some longer cruising versus emptied for a regatta)).

It is important to set the size of your boat (real or virtual) for determine in which group you will compete.
The rating of the boat is also important for the compensate time.
The value of the “ratings” in IRC and HN are at discretion of the owner but these values will be posted in the result table.

The “Boat Name” is the real name of your sailing boat. It doesn’t need to be unique since probably other sailors had the same good idea to name their boat like yours. Therefore, we have set up another field “User boat name”, which needs to be unique. The “User boat name” will the name that is also displayed on your profile. Further, you can set up different “boat profiles” by using different “User boat names” (e.g. to differentiate different configuration of your boat, or different load of your boat (fully loaded for some longer cruising versus emptied for a regatta)).

If your shipyard is not available, then please scroll down to the end of the list and select “Other”. This will allow you to enter manually the shipyard of your sailing boat in the text field “Shipyard” and the sailing boat model in the text field “Model”.

If your shipyard is available in our list but not the sailing model, then simply scroll to the end of the model list and select “Other”. This will allow you to enter manually the sailing boat model.

The visual search allows to discover the different regatta on a map. To facilitate the search, we are using the following symbols:

The visual search allows to discover the different regatta on a map. To facilitate the search, we are using the following symbols:

  Regatta to be done solo (just 1 person)

  Regatta to be done with a crew (at least 2 persons)
  Regatta to be done solo or with a crew

  is a filter to search the regatta based on the type of crew.

Further we use different colors to indicate the length of the regatta

Regatta length: 0 - 10 NM
Regatta length: 10 - 20 NM
Regatta length: 20 – 60 NM
Regatta length: 60 – 100 NM
Regatta length: + 100 NM

If you click on any of the listed regatta, then you will get the regatta details and you can simply start the regatta by clicking on the “Start” button.

The textual search allows to search for regatta based on the country, town, the regatta name, by distance, regatta type, solo or crew or both, or the different ranking (HN or IRC).
At the bottom of the screen you will find a list of the nearest regatta.

Have fun!

Once you have selected the regatta, the regatta detail screen provides more detailed information about the regatta.

On the top there is the ranking button which lists all the results of this regatta and the start button  which allows starting the regatta.
On the map, you will see the start line  and finish line , the direction of how to run the regatta (symbolized by arrows), and of course (if available the different waypoints to pass. We have 5 different ways:
- Circle waypoints: you will need to sail into a circle to get the waypoint validated
- Cardinal North: you need to cross the line
- Cardinal East: you need to cross the line
- Cardinal South: you need to cross the line
- Cardinal West: you need to cross the line

Each Waypoint has also a length or radius. In order to successfully validate a waypoint, you need to cross it within the given length.

The button show wpt allows to see the coordinates of the waypoint of this regatta.

Additionally, of the presentation of the regatta, you will find some additional information:
Like the name of the creator of the regatta with the possibility of sending him a message with the button:  

On top of the regatta layout there are some additional information such as regatta description and regatta instructions. Depending on the regatta owner, these fields may be left blank as well.

In the “My regatta details” section, you will find the information of the profile which will be used when you start the regatta.

You have the possibility to choose one of your other boat profiles by simply clicking on the edit / pen icon. In a similar way, you can choose to display during the regatta your own recorded traces or traces of any other who has run the regatta (if they accepted to publish them).  

At the bottom of the screen, you will see the top 3 rankings. With the link “see all”, you can display the complete ranking of this given regatta.
 
In order to start a regatta, you simply need to push the bouton “Start”. At best you push it before well before the starting line, the time starts automatically once you are crossing the start-line and stops once you have crossed the finish-line.

Once the regatta is started, you can also abandon the regatta (button Abandon).

At the end of a regatta (abandoned or successfully completed), you can save your results by adding some comments (wind, weather, comments) and share the results on the rankings.

Once you have started the regatta, your position is automatically updated on the screen.

On the right-side you can swap in a menu, which indicates you:
- Time: starts automatically once the start line is crossed and stops once the finish-line is crossed (assuming you have passed successfully all waypoints if available in the regatta)
- Distance sailed
- Race status (not started / started)
- Distance to next waypoint
- Heading to next waypoint
- Speed

The validation of crossing the start-line, waypoints and finish line is automatic. The application plays 3 times a ship-horn sound at any successful crossing, and shows a brief message.

Also, on the right-sided slide-in menu, you can see the race status with the chronometer (timer), the sailed distance, the manual button of validation of the waypoints , the button check status   (it is possible to validate manually, but it will  appear in the results of the regatta) and the list of validated waypoints, and also other information such as speed, heading to the next waypoints, etc.

And the    button, which allows you to abandon the regatta.

This ranking page shows all the results of the accomplished regatta of all participants who validated the regatta.

At the top, you see a drop down list with the following filters:
- all the boats in real time
- all the boats in compensated time
- all the boats by size group in real time
- all the boats by size group in compensated time
 
Additionally, you will see 3 different checkboxes that allow include further results in the rankings:
- Include rankings with manual validations (MV)
- Include rankings with non-validated waypoints (NVW)
- Include Teammate rankings (which includes ranking of sailors having run a regatta not on their own boat)

The displayed table includes all the standard information regarding the rankings.

It is also possible to see the detail(s) of the performed regatta with the button details    at each end of line.

The compensated time is computed in terms of the selected gauge (hn or IRC) for the race and rating of the selected boat for the participation of the regatta.

For your information, it is also possible to configurate a regatta on the web interface .

The name of the regatta, the country and the city are important because it allows to easily search of regatta.

-Type of regatta, there is 3 possible options
- - open to all (the regatta is open to all participants)
- - only on invitation, (the regatta is also public, but the participation is only available with an invitation)
- - sponsorised (will be launched soon)
Dates of validity of the regatta
The regatta is available / open during a period of time, or just on a specific date.

Available on / until (the end is by default the end of subscription)

-Solo/ Crew/ Solo+Crew
Sets the choice of the crew for the regatta

-HN or IRC
Determines the coefficient which is used to compute the compensated time.

- Regatta instruction
Allows providing instructions of the regatta such as:
Regatta without spinnaker, the prohibition to pass between islands, or the authorization to use the sails of your choice.

It is important to understand that all of this information is for information purpose and will be not controlled during the regatta – just play flair and respect it:

-Regatta Description
Allows to provide some additional information of the regatta, such as: awards, internal challenges of the boat group etc…

The start and the finish line are defined by 2 points: A and B
These points are defined by the GPS coordinates (longitude and latitude).

It is possible to use the map to place the points, it only requires that you press on the map to validate the point.

On the Web a more specific textual entry is available.

Warning: to facilitate the start and finish of the regatta for all the users, please define carefully the start and the finish line (large line distance from any danger, and take into account that the wind is not identical)

The position of the regatta on the map will be accordingly to the start line.

There are 5 different waypoints (1 circle, 4 cardinals).

The waypoint is set up with GPS coordinates, the type (circle or cardinal) and the distance (in nautical miles) of the line or the radius of the circle.

It is possible to select it directly on the map (It only require to press the map to make the point appear).

Step 4 is the last step for the validation of the regatta.

It is possible to edit the information by clicking on the little pen symbol.

Save your regatta, and thus it will be defined as a draft but it won’t be visible for the other users.

To make the regatta visible, it is necessary to publish by pushing the publish button .

Attention: once your regatta is published, it can be used by all other users but it remains editable, to avoid any risks of distorted results, avoid to edit the regatta.