HAL's Race Results Bulletin 3 of 2009

I see that a large number of people have downloaded HAL Mk.2 and seem to like it. I have been working hard to add new features and the next version (9.12) is now ready to download.

The new features are: Race officers can output series results as well as single-race results.  Previously series results could only be produced by an administrator from the Review by Series screen. Race officers can produce round sheets, designed to be used by the race-management team on the water. This is done from the Select Races screen immediately after clicking Enter Results. The output is in the form of an Excel workbook with one sheet showing the sail numbers of all the boats to check off before the start, and one sheet with columns to write places or times on each round. Print the entire book before going on the water. Administrators can output a list of series winners from the Review Series screen. This shows which boat has won each trophy. The Boat Register has been modified so that it reacts to the <del> key as one would expect, i.e. by deleting the next character in the field, not by asking whether you want to delete the whole boat. In the Race Schedule screen, when the start sequence or the time limit is edited, there is the option to make the same change to all the races in the series automatically.

To download the new Mk.2 version click here.

There has been no change to HAL Mk.1.

Happy sailing, Peter Hopford HAL's Race Results

P.S., I always look forward to hearing your feedback on HAL. This time I would particularly like to hear how useful you find the round sheets and whether any further information should be added to them.