Previous updates to The Finishing Line

released 21 January 2023

released 13 December 2022

released 10 November 2022

released 31 October 2022

released 29 October 2022

released 12 October 2022

released 23 September 2022

released 25 August 2022

released 11 March 2022

released 25 February 2022

Function Key F5 can used to refresh the screen.

released 18 January 2022

A new finishing code of PRP (Post Race Penalty) has been added as per the Blue book.

released 22 November 2021

Laps for each boat are shown on the results sheet when Laps are being used.

When you are calculating Average Handicaps a new feature is available which allows you to reset and start the process again in the event of incorrect data in the races being used to create the average.

When creating races for a multiple race day the race day numbers are given 2 digits to allow for more than 10 races.

released 15 November 2021

released 8 November 2021

released 4 November 2021

released 29 October 2021

released 27 October 2021

Additional features for updating handicaps when yardsticks are in use.

released 14 September 2021

An option has been added to the Division screen which allows Fall numbers to be recalculated each time the handicaps are updated.

Some changes have been made to the Handicap Recalculation report to highlight relevant BCYs.

An error in the display of results for a day when there are multiple races has been corrected.

When a race involves multiple laps the number of laps for each boat is retained for use if reprocessing is required.
 

released 14 September 2021

An option has been added to the Division screen which allows Fall numbers to be recalculated each time the handicaps are updated.

Some changes have been made to the Handicap Recalculation report to highlight relevant BCYs.

An error in the display of results for a day when there are multiple races has been corrected.

When a race involves multiple laps the number of laps for each boat is retained for use if reprocessing is required.
 

released 14 March 2021

Corrected a problem when using Average handicaps where the fleet uses yardsticks and a boat has no results.
 

released 23 February 2021

Added facility to bulk delete boats from the boat register

Modified sort sequence for Boat Register
 

released 30 January 2021

released 12 December 2020

released 10 December 2020

Fixed a problem with Scoring Penalties which were calculating incorrectly when there are retirements

Fixed a problem which caused the system to crash if Finish Details were displayed prior to calculating results

Improved the race maintenance feature to allow the deletion of multiple races.

Modified some screens to provide dropdown selection of Divisions.

Modified the Progressive result display on Sportspage to highlight dropped races.

Upgraded and enhanced the feature which allows competitions to be merged in the progressive result.

released 30 October 2020

released 24 October 2020

released 9 October 2020

Tidied up an error in the display of Consolidated race results where the position was not shown correctly

released 21 June 2020

Fixed a problem which occurred when using a database on different versions of Finishing Line

Corrected Average Points calculation for consolidated races

released 17 March 2020

Included the ability to show a country flag against boats when running an international regatta.

Version 3.10.17

released 29th October 2019

• The process of merging competitions has been enhanced so that all races are shown for the merged result.
• When handicaps are NOT updated the system no longer tries to Normalise the handicaps.
• Help screens have been updated.

Version 3.10.16

released 24th October 2019

An error has been corrected which could cause incorrect processing of a Position Penalty.

Version 3.10.15

released 11th October 2019

A Consolidation option has been added to the Progressive result screen to allow consolidation of races which are not part of a multiple race day group. Specifically it is for use when a progressive result is composed of results from 2 different series with a specified number of drops from each series.

An export feature has been added which will allow finishing times to be exported for input to another results system. This is primarily to assist in the parallel runnijng of the new Finish Line system.

Version 3.10.14

released 18th September 2019

A new Penalty type has been introduced to allow a time penalty to be imposed on the Corrected Time result without affecting the Elapsed Time result.

Version 3.10.13

released 9th September 2019

The processing of Average Handicaps has been sreamlined. It is no longer necessary to calculate the average handicaps before reprocessing the race results, this is now automaticaaly included.

Handicap calculations have been amended to only include BCYs for races where handicaps are updated. Previously the BCY from previous races was included in the handicap calculation even if the handicaps were not updated for that race..

The menu structure has been modified to make finding functions easier.

The Participation Report which gives an analysis for the season of individual boat and division participation has been enhanced to include additonal information.

A new report has been included which provides an analysis of an individual boat's handicap for the season. This can be useful in locating discrepancies in handicaps.

When importing boats for a regatta, more checking is done to remove non-acceptable characters from names.

Tidied up the importing of boats for a regatta to make it easier to transfer boats from an online nomination system

Updated the Help screens.

Version 3.10.11

released 1 March 2019

Version 3.10.10

released 19 February 2019

Version 3.10.9

released 16 February 2019

Version 3.10.8

released 14 February 2019

Version 3.10.7

released 30 January 2019

When calculating Fall Numbers you can now indicate which boats will be sailing JAM and their fall numbers will be adjusted accordingly.

Version 3.10.6

released 21 January 2019

The processing of penalties has been changed to conform to the current Blue book. For details see Penalties under Help.

The Start type has been added to the Race Calendar report.

Version 3.10.5

released 14 January 2019

Modified the program to ensure the handicap updates are done after a Consolidation race.

Put in a help message when you get a Permission denied message when altering the clock in real time entry.

Version 3.10.4

released 6 January 2019

Changes in this version

Allowed Redress to be applied to a boat which does not have a finishing time.

Version 3.10.3

released 3 January 2019

Changes in this version

Amend Competition Results has been changed to allow the Finishing Code to be amended.

Version 3.10.2

released 6 December 2018

Changes in this version

Some changes made to Mark Roundings for a Regatta.

The display of missing data is restricted to the change of date rather than each entry into Race Day Processing.

Version 3.10.1

released 12 November 2018

Changes in this version

Corrects a problem which could occur in the calculation of handicaps when a JAM code is used.

Version 3.10.0

released 7 November 2018

Changes in this version

An additional feature has been added which allows for a Grand Prix Finish. Number of laps completed are entered in addition to finishing position.

Version 3-9.10

released 14 October 2018

Changes in this version

A check is carried out prior to results processing to identify any competitions where some boats in the fleet have not been included.

Version 3.9.9

released 23 April 2018

Changes in this version

Tidied up the Participation report

Version 3.9.8

released 29 March 2018

Changes in this version
Fixed a problem which caused the export of results to another database to crash.

Version 3.9.7

released 11 March 2018

Changes in this version

• A new entry screen for Finishing Times to allow finishers to be entered in real time.
• Elapsed time display in Consolidated races has been corrected
• The ability to change the date of a race has been improved.

Version 3.9.6

released 1 February 2018

Changes in this version

Corrected an error which prevented you from changing the date of a race

Version 3.9.5

released 9 January 2018

Changes in this version

• Corrected an error which prevented the correct display of regatta results
• Fixed an error which caused duplicate races when the race date was changed
• Introduced a warning when updating handicaps if there were subsequent races

Version 3.9.4

released 22 December 2017

Changes in this version

Fixed a problem relating to the entry of Previous BCYs.

Version 3.9.3

released 16 December 2017

Changes in this version

Corrected an error in the display of Corrected Time

Version 3.9.2

released 11 December 2017

Changes in this version

• An error has been corrected which could cause the program to fail when updating handicaps

Version 3.9.1

released 1 December 2017

Changes in this version

• Changed Perf Pct to be a percentage of Corrected Time.
• Added Finishing Time to the results reports

Version 3.9.0

released 25 November 2017

Changes in this version

• The Update Handicaps function has been merged into Calculate results.
• A new handicap parameter called Yardstick Exclude allows boats which have performed below a specified percentage of their handicap to be excluded from the calculation of the Yardstick.
• If the NewBoat parameter is used then a boat is excluded from the yardstick calculation until it has completed the required number of races.
• An option has been included under System Options to show each boat's perfomance percentage in the results. The performance percentage is an indicator of how a boat has performed against the fleet yardstick and is calculated as (Yardstick - corrected time) / yardstick

Version 3.8.4

released 26 March 2017

Changes in this version

• Corrected a problem which occurred when a boat was given Redress in one fleet and was a DNC in another fleet.
• Added the Handicap number to Export Finishing Details.
• Changed Consolidation to correctly process AVG finishing codes
• Added a new feature to Export the Race Calendar to a .csv file. This file is in a suitable format for Import back into Finishing Line. The format for Importing was modified to suit.

Version 3.8.3

released 17 March 2017

Changes in this version

Tidied up an error which could cause the progressive result to fail with an error message.

Version 3.8.2

released 17 March 2017

Changes in this version

• New Parameter added BCY EXCLUDE to control which boats are excluded from the yardstick calculations. Values are NONE,ALLLIMITS, BOTTOMLIMIT
• Fixed a problem which stopped the Commentary file from being displayed on the website.

Version 3.8.1

released 15 March 2017

Changes in this version

• Changed the calculation Yardstick to exclude boats which are outside the BCY limits.

Version 3.8.0

released 10 March 2017

Changes in this version

• New feature to allow number of drops to be repetitive

Version 3.7.3

released 28 February 2017

Changes in this version

• Fixes a problem which may occur when uploading comsolidated results toSportspage.
• When copying races some fields were not copied across

Version 3.7.2

released 23 February 2017

Changes in this version

• Fixed a problem which occurred when displaying Consolidated races

Version 3.7.1

released 18 February 2017

Changes in this version

• Amend results now allows tle place of a boat to be amended as well as its points
• When the regatta box is ticked, races are separated in the html output rather than being grouped by day.
• Some menu items are only displayed for a regatta.
• The Regatta Wizard has been brought up to date to match the current version of Finishing Line

Version 3.7.0

released 7 February 2017

Changes in this version

• Corrects a problem which caused duplicate records to be created when a Multiple Race Day is deleted and reentered
• HTML is changed so that new versions of results are displayed
• Mark roundings added for Regattas
• New flag added to indicate that the processing is for a regatta.

Version 3.6.6

released 30 December 2016

Changes in this version

• Club is included in results reports if present
• Fall number parameters are remembered

Version 3.6.5

released 11 December 2016

Changes in this version

Corrected an error which occurred when calculating handicaps after a Consolidation Race.

Version 3.6.4

released 10 December 2016

Changes in this version

When consolidating, competitions with less than the full fleet are now catered for

Version 3.6.3

released 25 November 2016

Changes in this version

Modified report Set 2 for National BoardSailing championships

Version 3.6.2

released 24 November 2016

Changes in this version

• The recalculation of average points has been changed to allow for non-contiguous races
• Copy boats correctly transfers previous BCYs.

Versioon 3.6.1

released 1 November 2016

Changes in this version

• The Summary Sheet now remembers settings
• Import boats includes Previous BCYs

Version 3.6.0

released 25 September 2016

Changes in this version

• Handicap number is included in Previous BCYs
• Changed Import Division Boats to allow for spreadsheet modification
• Fixed a problem when including races in a competition
• Tidied up the permissions for various screens

Version 3.5.2

released 11 September 2016

version 3.5.1

released 9 September 2016

Version 3.5.0

released 15 August 2016

This version includes the following changes.

• Revised processing of Muliple Race Days
• Bulk Upload of Progressive Results
• Changes to website display
• Input Race set-up from a spreadsheet

Version 3.4.2

released 1 May 2016

This version includes the following changes.

• Fixed a problem which stopped some competitions from being correctly updated.

Version 3.4.1

released 13 April 2016

This version includes the following changes.

• Added a new feature to simplify the adding of Races for Multiple Race Days
• Fixed a problem which occurred in NewBoat BCYs
• Added a flag to identify Multiple Race Day Competitions
• Included Multiple Race Day Competitions in Purge process
• Added the Handicap number to the Export of Finishing Times

Version 3.3.0

released 28 February 2016

This version includes the following changes.

• The maximum number of drops is increased to 5
• "Races to Count" has been included as an alternative to number of drops.
• A filter has been applied to the Race Calendar report to allow either a single division or group of divisions to be included
• The system has been enhanced to include the use of the CTRL key when making multiple selections from a list.

Version 3.01.00

released 9 February 2016

This version includes the following changes:

• The Race Calendar report has been enhanced to include Competitions
• Each competition can now specify when drops are to be applied
• There is a new checkbox on the Competition Maintenance screen which indicates whether a Competition is to be displayed on the website.
• A new facility has been introduced to allow races to be reprocessed automatically.
• A new facility has been introduced to allow emails to be sent to Handicappers with the handicap recalculation report and a return file. This file can be processed into Finishing Line
• 2 new parameters are provided for Points calculations. These are ALLDNC which gives a set number of points to all boats when there are no starters in a race. NORMALISE allows points to be adjusted based on a standard fleet size depending on the number of starters in a race.
• A new feature allows courses to be copied from one division to another.
• BCY Limits are no longer applied to a boat whilst it is still classified as a New Boat.

Version 3.00,10

released 29 December 2015

This version includes the following changes:

• orrects aproblem which could cause data corruption when the race date is changed
• Enhances the Cox-Sprague scoring system
• Fixed a problem when selecting a boat in Finishing Times
• Put in a check to stop a boat being added twice to a fleet
• Put in a check to only allow the relcaculation of DNC points if DNC is based on fleet size
• Provided a feature for importing finishing times from a spreadsheet

Version 3.0.9

released 10 October 2015

This version fixes the following problems:

• Under certain circumstances the calculation of the handicap for a new boat could be incorrect.

Version 3.0.8

released 25 May 2015

This version fixes the following problems:

• an error which stopped progressive results being displayed on Sportspage.
• A discrepancy which occurred when a non-existent boat was selected.

Version 3.0.7

released 4 March 2015

Version 3.0.6

released 18 February 2015

This version introduces a new method of uploading files to Sportspage. It provides an option to change the FTP mode from Active to Passive.

There is a new feature which allows an interim upload to Sportspage of Finishing Times for a race. This is primarily aimed at long duration races and allows immediate availability of times to competitors.

Version 3.0.5

released 29 January 2015

Version 3.0.4

released 28 January 2015

This version corrects an error in version 3.0.3

Version 3.0.3

released 24 January 2105

This version has the following changes:

When copying races you can select a date from which to start copying.

A log file is created when doing the upload to Sportspage to assist in error tracking.

An error which occurred when validating weighted average handicap parameters has been corrected

Version 3.00.02

released 29 November 2014

This version brings Finishing Line up to date with the current Blue Book Scoring Abbreviations. Changes to these are:

• RAF has been replaced by RET
• PEN is now shown as DPI
• A new code of UFD

Consolidated results are now correctly included in Days results for uploading to Sportspage

A problem when calculating average handicaps using TCF-PEN parameters has been corrected.

A facility to allow a race to be removed from all competitions has been added.

V3.00.01

released 19 October 2014

Included in this version are the following changes:

• The security of the upload to Sportspage has been tightened up.
• A new "participation report" has been included which provides information on each boat's participation during the season.
• A number of problems which occurred last season have been corrected. These include
• Zero TCF handicaps are correctly handled
• Points factor is correctly applied to DNC
• Finishing times for race times of greater than 24 hours are correctly diplayed
• An anomaly in the calculation of Average handicaps has been removed
• Weighted average handicap calculation has been improved
• More space has been allowed for sail numbers on reports

New Sportspage access code

Version 2.18.13

Released 23 January 2014

This version includes the following changes:

• New security access for the Sportspage website
• Tidies up some possible problems with Average handicaps

Version 2.18.12

released 13 October 2013

This version includes the following changes:

• Fixed a problem which occurred when a null day number was encountered
• Tidied up the processing of DNC in consolidated results
• Tidied up the processing of NOChange handicap parameter.

Version 2.18.11

Released 27 June 2013

This version includes the following changes:

• An error could occur when printing the results of consolidated races which caused incorrect results to be displayed

Version 2.18.10

Released 16 June 2013

This version includes the following changes:

• The results of consolidated races can now printed out and uploaded to the web site.

Version 2.18.9

released 25 March 2013

This version includes the following changes:

• Points allocation corrected when Points Factor is applied

Version 2.18.8

released 14 January 2013

This version includes the following changes:

• Boats with a Finishing Code of "L" are excluded from the yardstick calculations
• Average handicap processing improved where more than one fleet is involved.
• An error has been corrected which affected the calculation of DIV type handicaps
• An error which occurred in the HTML output when there were no competing boats in a fleet has been corrected

Version 2.18.6

Released 9 November 2012

This version includes the following changes:

• The processing for Average Handicaps has been modified to allow for abandoned races
• The Log on process has been enhanced to include a Cancel button. Previously a forgotten password could leave the user stranded with no way out of the screen.

Version 2.18.5

Released 25 October 2012

This version includes the following changes:

• The function for calculating Average Handicaps has been extended to allow multiple fleets to be processed. Previously, only one fleet could be handled.
• An error has been fixed in downloading the Sportspage menu.

Version 2.18.4

released 1 October 2012

This version includes the following changes:

• A new feature is provided under Set Up Website which allows the user to make changes to the Sportspage Menu.
• The process for updating the path to Word and Excel has been improved.

Version 2.18.3

released 25 September 2012

This version includes the following changes:

• When copying boats from another Division the handicap limits are also copied across.

Version 2.18.0

released 1 May 2012

This version includes the following changes:

• The expected race time is now printed on the Fall number sheet.
• Average points are correctly calculated when ALL races are included in the average
• Non starters can now be shown on the web page when this is required.

Version 2.18.1

released 24 April 2012

This version tidies some aspects of the way the Normalise parameter is applied:

• A boat with an "L" finishing code is excluded from the Normalise process
• The Normalise process is applied to a NEWBOAT receiving its first handicap.

Version 2.18.0

released 18 February 2012

This version includes the following changes:

• Additional handicap parameters to allow the calculation of the VYC Performance Based Handicap (PBH)
• Added a comment field to the handicap recalculation report to indicate where limits have been applied

Version 2.17.23

Released 1 February 2012

This version includes the following changes:

• Where multiple handicaps are used, the handicap number is shown on the handicap recalculation report and on the Display BCYs screen
• An error was corrected which could cause wrong information to be shown on the .csv output of Progressive Results.

Version 2.17.22

released 19 January 2012

This version includes the following changes:

• An error has been corrected which could result in incorrect processing when finishing codes of L or JAM are used.
• A prompt has been included when processing Progressive Results which asks whether you want to update Average Points.

Version 2.17.21

Released 30 December 2011

This version includes the following changes:

• An extra tick box is included on the Progressive Results screen which allows you to NOT calculate Average Points.
• The Start times screen has been modified to make it easier to enter start times, particularly where multiple fleets start at the same time.
• The .csv file for Progressive Results where the ReportSet is set to Offshore now includes all Divisions which are included in a Competition.

Version 2.17.20

released 1 November 2011

This version includes the following changes:

• When importing handicaps you can now import them to a different division rather than the one they were exported from
• A check has been introduced to advise you when some data about a boat has been changed between the time of calculating results and updating handicaps. Previously this could result in the program aborting

Version 2.17.19

released 11 October 2011

This version fixes the following problems:

• An error could occur when a screen was Minimized.
• When changing the date of a race, if some processing had been carried out on the race then some links were lost in the database. This resulted in incorrect results being generated.

This version includes a new HTML report for Offshore results

Version 2.17.17

released 11 September 2011

This version fixes a problem which may occur whilst updating a boat's details.

Version 2.17.16

released 31 August 2011

This version includes:

• A new facility to allow the operator to abandon a race. It is then shown in all reports as Race Abandoned.
• An additional parameter for calculating Average Points. This allows all races to be included, not just those in which a boat is a Finisher.
• The ability to Maximise the screen size to reduce the amount of scrolling when there are a lot of entries in a table.
• The Windows X can now be used to exit a screen without loss of data. The OK/End/Exit features are still available and work the same as always.

Version 2 17.15

released 9 March 2011

This version corrects an error which occurs while "Amending a Result"

Version 2.17.14

released 25 July 2010

This version corrects an error in calculating the yardstick for BCYs when there is an equal position on Corrected time.

Version 2.17.13

released 29 December 2009

This version includes the following changes:

Fixes an error which caused a run time error 13 when adding a race.

Version 2.17.12

released 3 December 2009

This version includes the following changes:

• Changed headings in Report Set 2 (used for some regattas to give an alternative printout of results)
• Added boats to competitions during Copy Races processing (this should overcome the problem where some boats were not includued in a competition and you had to go in and fix it up manually)
• Changed Display Results for a Boat to only include races for the selected competition (used to show all races whether or not they were in the selected competition)

Version 2.17.11

released 18 November 2009

This version includes the following changes:

• To make for easier reading by competitors, the HTML result sheet has been changed for races with a handicap start
• A check has been introduced to avoid the Points Factor for a race being set to zero (this results in zero points being allocated to boats).

Version 2.17.10

released 24 October 2009

Yhis version fixes the following errors:

• Extra text has been removed from the Start times report
• A Run Time error which sometimes occurred after using the Competing Boats facility has been fixed.
• An error which occurred when deleting a Handicap Parameter has been fixed.

version 2.17.9

released 8 October 2009

New features include:

• Modified handicap limits report
• Change to HTML colour scheme

Version 2.17.8

released 17 September 2009

New features include:

• An audit trail to assist in detecting processing errors
• A feature which allows you to exclude a boat from a fleet for specific race or races.
• A modified copy of races between fleets which allows competitions to be copied as well.
• A few minor bugs have been tidied up

Version 2.17.6

released 25 February 2009

The following changes are included:

• An error has been corrected which caused the Progressive Results to crash if boats had been missing for part of the season.
• Temporary skippers and crew will now appear in the Summary Report.

Version 2.17.5

released 31 January 2009

The following changes are included:

• When you copy races using the Race Maintenance facility you can now include the competitions. This can help in setting up fleets at the beginning of the season.
• The Summary will now include Consolidated races which were previously left out.
• A new Finishing Code of PNE has been included for a Penalty which is Non-Excludable in a series result
• When you are not using Finishing Times you will no longer be required to enter a Start Time.
• A check on the status of a race is carried out before the results are printed to avoid a fleet being missed.
• The system now handles multi-fleet processing for regattas where the fleet is split due to large numbers of entries.
• The Date and DayNoof a Race can now be changed up until the time that the race is processed. Previously it was necessary to delete and reenter the race.
• The Competition Maintenance program has been changed to avoid the possibility of adding a duplicate competition

Version 2.17.4

released 2 November 2008

The following changes are included:

• The previous Summary Report has been reincluded for those users who prefer that format.
• A new screen allows the Handicap Recalculation Reports to be accessed without the need to go into the sub-folder to find them.

Version 2.17.3

released 23 October 2008

The following changes are included:

• Fixes a bug in the Race Day Wizard that caused a Runtime error when updating Start Times
• Allows Previous BCYs to be deleted
• Changes the calculation of BCYs when there is a handicap start to more accurately reflect performance.

Version 2.17.2

released 17 October 2008.

Corrects a problem which may occur when printing the Summary report.

Introduces a warning if a fleet racing on that day does not have a competition. A competition is required for the results to be included in the Summary.

Version 2.16.26

released 24 December 2007

Version 2.16.25

released 13 April 2007

Version 2.16.24

released 1 April 2007

Includes the following changes:

• Modified HTML formats for easier reading
• Bug fixed which caused an "overflow error" with large files
• Corrects an error in NEWBOAT processing which used the wrong number of races.

Version 2.16.23

released 24 October 2006

Version 2.16.22

released 19 September 2006

Includes the following changes:

• Modified YAH points system for offshore
• New facility to manage the handicap of new boats in the fleet (see Help for details of Handicap Parameter NEWBOAT)

Version 2.16.21

released 2 May 2006

Version 2.16.20

released 29 April 2006

Includes the following changes:

• Calculation of Average Points has been changed and can be controlled by a parameter in the Points System table (see Help for details)
• The Menu Option for maintaining Competitions has been moved up a level to make it more accessible.

Version 2.16.19

14 April 2006

Includes the following changes:

• Improved display of Boats in a Competition
• Error corrected when reallocating competitng boats
• Improved transfer of boats between databases

Version 2 16.18

24 January 2006

Version 2.16.17

16 January 2006

Version 2.16.16

26 December 2005

Version 2.16.15

2 December 2005

Fixes the following errors:

• A run time error if you try to add a previous BCY to a boat which has no BCYs recorded
• A run time error if no competition is selected from the list when allocating competitions to races.

Version 2.16.14

26 September 2005

Version 2.16.13

5 May 2005

Version 2.16.12

11 March 2005

Version 2.16.11

19 January 2005

This version includes:

• New Finishing Code of DGM as required by the new Blue Book
• Correction to an error in the allocation of points when performing a Consolidation of results

Version 2.16.10

2 January 2005

Version 2.16.9

16 December 2004

Version 2.16.8

1 December 2004

Version 2.16.7

10 November 2004

Changes are:

• Reports now include the Race title
• Handicap recalculation is changed so that BCYs are ignored for races where handicaps are not updated. This particularly applies to handicap starts.
• "Number of races since a win" does not count races where handicaps are not updated.
• Summary report does not show "Fastest" for Club Championship events
• Scrolling is changed on the handicaps screen so that all boats are shown.

Version 2.16.6

29 October 2004

Version 2.16.5

14 October 2004

Changes are:

• Brought forward (Previous) BCYs can now be added and amended
• An amended Finishing Time is checked for validity.

Version 2.16.4

9 October 2004

Changes are:

• Summary Sheet can now optionally be grouped by Competition

Version 2.16.3

6 October 2004.

Changes are:

• Improved sorting of lists by clicking on column heading
• Check included for duplicate sail numbers when adding a boat.
• Can now put a prefix of P/C (for past commodore) in front of Skippers names.

V 2.,16.2

27 September 2004

Changes are:

• New points system introduced. This uses the full Cox-Sprague system.
• JAM adjustments to handicaps for TCF fleets may now be either a percentage or absolute.
• Results for publishing on the web site may be labeled either Final or Provisional

V 2.16.1

20 September 2004

Changes are:

• Corrected problem with race lengths of greater than 24 hours
• Corrected problem with BCY handicap recalculations.

V 2.16.0

9 September 2004

New features are:

• New screen to identify boats competing in a race
• Some reports modified to only include competing boats
• New report to print handicaps and limits
• Additional sort fields for some reports
• Ability to sort some tables by double clicking on column headings

V 2.15.2

1 September 2004

This version overcomes a problem which occurs where Microsoft Office is not present on the PC. It also includes new facilities required for Offshore racing.

V 2,14.2

on 20 July 2004

V 2.14.1

on 29 June 2004

Version 2.14.1 released 29 June 2004. New features are:

• New facility to allow a boat to have more than one finishing code
• New facilty to allow for temporary crew
• Crew field increased to 100 characters
• Handicaps can be adjusted when base handicap is changed
• Path corrected for Cox-Sprague points system

V2.13.3

on 15 March 2004

V2.12.0

on 31 October 2003

V2.11.4

on 8 February 2003

V2.11.3

on 8 January 2003

- Some additional parameters for the VARIABLE points system. You can now use the number of boats in the Fleet, number of competitors or number of Finishers instead of the number of Starters.

- Fixed a bug which did not return the correct points allocation when #FLEET is used.

- A new handicap parameter of AVERAGE is now included to allow the new handicap to be the average of the old handicap and the BCY for that race.

- Returns a meaningful message when the database and version of the Finishing Line are out of sync.

- Sequences the divisions correctly on the fixture list on the web site

V2.11.1

on 9 December 2002

V2.10.3

on 24 November 2002

V2.10.2

on 24 October 2002

V2.10.1

on 13 October 2002

V2.10.0

on 6 October 2002

V2.9.2

on 2 October 2002

- This version provides for team and multi-lap events

- The heading for progressive results may be set to Final

V2.8.0

on 2 March 2002

- Consolidated Results now apply DNC points to a boat which does not compete in any race in the series

- Average handicaps are normalised to the base handicap.