Nice! I'll have to check this out! Does it do team racing too? If it does,
what does it score a DNS in a team race? If it's not 6, something needs to
be tweaked...
Thanks, bry
On 9/29/09 11:24 AM, "Matthew Lindblad" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Dear College Sailing,
>
> As you may have heard, a new scoring program is being implemented by the
> ICSA. The program was painstakingly developed by former MIT sailing team
> member Dayan Paez '08. The program is web based and easy to use once you get
> the hang of it. It was used at both the ICSA Semi-Finals and the Coed and
> Women's National Championships. Because it is web based, results are
> available as they are scored in the program, live on the web, even
> accessible to hand-held mobile devices. The web address for the public
> viewing section is http://regatta.mit.edu . This will work in mobile devices
> with internet as well, so you can even get to the minute results on your
> blackberry or iphone. Hosts, remember that it is all live so people will
> really appreciate prompt entry of scores.
>
>
>
> To view results, you DO NOT need a login or password. Simply go to
> http://regatta.mit.edu (will also be linked on the ICSA homepage) and click
> on the regatta you'd like to view.
>
>
>
> To score a regatta in Techscore, you will need a login and password. This is
> easily obtained by going to http://techscore.mit.edu and following the
> simple instructions. Note however, that approval currently requires a human
> to verify your affiliation with ICSA, so register well before you plan to
> score an event (DO NOT REGISTER THE MORNING OF THE REGATTA!) Once you have
> the login, you can create your event, invite teams, set up rotations, enter
> RP info, and enter results into the program. While we want to encourage
> people to use and try the program, ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO
> SCORE REGATTAS SHOULD GET A LOGIN. The soon to be released downloadable
> version will be available to all to use for personal regatta scoring.
>
>
>
> A few notes:
>
> -A SAILOR MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE ICSA TO APPEAR ON THE RP DROP DOWN
> LIST. Please make sure your registration is current. You can easily see who
> is not registered in regatta results b/c there is an asterisk next to that
> sailor's name in regatta results. Please go to:
> http://www.collegesailing.org/directory/individual/ and follow the
> directions.
>
>
>
> -When using Techscore, it functions best in Mozilla firefox. If you need to
> use IE, make sure you accept the certificates even though IE warns you
> against it.
>
>
>
> -Don't worry, there is an "almost ready to release" version of Techscore
> that functions without internet. This would be for use at schools with no
> internet access at their sites or for scoring a practice, private use, etc.
> There will be more information when this version is released.
>
>
>
> Thank you for reading all the way to the bottom of this email. If you do
> have problems with the program or have suggestions on ways to improve it,
> you can email Dayan and the MIT Coaches at [email protected] . If you
> so correspond with Dayan, please start and end your comment or critique with
> "Thank you so much for all of your hard work and countless hours on this
> much needed improvement to the way the ICSA does business." He has spent a
> ton of time on this program that will be the foundation for a modern data
> management system for college sailing.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
>
>
> Matthew Lindblad
>
> Head Coach, MIT Varsity Sailing
>
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
> (617) 253-4884
>
> [email protected]
>
>
>
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