There can’t be much to say about them, can there? Class and sail number uniquely identify a boat, don’t they? You put the number that’s on your sail on your entry form, it appears in the entry list, it gets recorded as you cross the finish line and it appears in the results. And that’s the way it is for just about everyone, except...
Typos There are always a few, usually digits transposed, like
written as 1683 when it should be 1863. Easily done but it causes chaos when
working out results – what’s this new boat, what class, who’s sailing it? So
please take a moment to check the entry list and correct if necessary.
Hire boats can mean that you don’t know your sail number till late on so you left it blank when you entered. Not a problem but as soon as you do know your real number, please fill it in on your entry form. No sail number = no results!
Substitutions So far we’ve been talking about
‘official’ sail numbers, the ones that appear in results. But there are
occasions, hopefully rare, when, in mid regatta, you have to switch to another
sail with a different number – perhaps your original was damaged on a breezy
day. This is where Alternate Sail Number on the entry form
comes in. Put your substitute sail number in the Alternate box.
That way, when your alternate number is seen on the finish line, it is
automatically mapped to your original number and you appear correctly in the
results.
Not
sure how to update your entry form? See Using the Online Entry Form in
the Documents section of the Official Notice Board on this website.
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