RaceHub - How to Join a race (Race Competitors)

RaceHub - How to Join a race (Race Competitors)

Introduction to RaceHub

RaceHub enables live race tracking via SailPro by logging each competitors GPS position, boat speed and Course over Ground (COG) every 10 seconds. Once competitors have entered and joined the race they transmit their real-time data through the SailPro app, letting organizers and spectators view the action live in any web browser. All race data is stored for review, offering affordable, professional-grade tracking functionality of yacht races.  RaceHub can used for official race tracking or training and can be used to track one or multiple competitors.

What is the the general flow of RaceHub's race tracking functionality.
  1. SailPro RaceHub functions as closely as possible to the way Yacht Clubs normally operate races, ie Race Organizers (The Race committee, race officer or could be Sailing Coach) Creates the race and competitors can ENTER the race.  (This means you can create races in advance of the start date and allow competitors to ENTER the race prior to the actual race date and time.
  2. On the race day, or just before the actual race start, the Race Organizer 'Enables Sign-On' 
  3. Race Competitors can now Sign-on and start to transmit their race data.
  4. Every Race Competitor that activates Tracking will now start to transmit via the internet their - Latitude, Longitude, Boat Speed and Course Over Ground every 10 seconds to RaceHubs online mapping solution.

Join A Race

As a Competitor you can Join a race. 
  1. To do so you will be given a 6 digit token  (Example TGDTWR) once you have this token, navigate to RaceHub screen within SailPro and type or paste this token into the Join A Race field.
  2. The next screen shall display the race information such as:
    1. Race Name
    2. Race Date and Time
    3. Race Location (eg Royal Yacht Club)
    4. A link to the race instructions (IF provided by Race Organizer)
    5. Number of Race Competitors Entered and Signed-On.
  3. Click Enter Race 
  4. Enter the boat Skipper Name, Select the Boat from the drop down field (if no boat click Add a Boat and complete the information provided, minimum requirement is 'Boat Name' See note below)
  5. Enter your Sail or Boat Number
  6. Enter the number of persons on board
  7. Accept the Race Competitor Acknowledgement.
  8. Click Submit.
  9. You have now Entered the Race.
Notes
  1. You can enter the race anytime prior to the race starting.
  2. When you add a boat you are creating a new entry into SailPro's BoatHub feature.  Feel free to add more detail as appropriate.

Signing-On and Transmitting race data

  1. You can only Sign-On once the race Organizer has Enabled Sign-On.
  2. Once the race organizer has enabled Sign-On the race button will change from Waiting for Race to Start to Sign-On & Start Tracking.
  3. Click the Sign-On & Start Tracking.
  4. Click Accept to enable Background Location Access
  5. SailPro will now begin to transmit your devices; Location (Lat and Long), boat speed and Course Over Ground (COG) it also show your boats location.
  6. You can now go back to the SailPro RaceHub screen and use the other features within SailPro such as audible countdown time, boat speed and more.
Notes
  1. If the race organizer Postpones the race you will need to wait for them to enable Sign-On again to 

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