
Now the mini book:

To start the Regatta -Laserace- program (from now called "LAS") you must type LAS and hit enter key.
The LAS shows you the presentation screen and asks you to hit C key if you work with a color screen.
In the first screen LAS offers you a number of regattas. You can choose your Regatta just by hitting the first letter of the appropriate file shown.  eg  for  (F)ile.reg  -  type  (F) on your keyboard.

Now LAS shows you the main screen.
Use the arrow keys to make your choice (which is highlighted) and you can read the list of possible activities on the bottom line.
Hit "R" key, for Results, or hit "I" key to insert a new yacht;  hitting the first letter of each function will start the activities of that function.

In our state of the art program we must be sure that we have the correct details in general DATA.
Data screen : GENERAL INFORMATION OF EVENT
Hit "D" and LAS will show you the Data screen. There are many requests, but the main decision you must take will be to choose the Race format, either RoundRobin or Classic race. Look at the bottom of your screen and you can read some suggestions.

Language Ita-Eng	To choose the language of comments.

Nr of races	Keep in mind 
- CRUCIAL CHOICE: that number must be the same of the really scored races to calculate the total score

Scoring (OLM)	
O as			Olympic Bonus-Points Scoring System (0,  3,  5.7, etc) 

M as  		Minimal - Low-Point Scoring System (1, 2, 3, etc) 

Top Sail (YIN)	Y if you 'll use the last 4 digits, I for sequence, N as none

Discard (0-2)	You can enter 0,1,2,  discards as you like.

TieBreak		Automatic or manual procedure: is up to you.

Round Robin	CRUCIAL CHOICE
If your choice is NO, you 'll manage a classic race .
If yor choice is "Y" you 'll manage a Round Robin format Race.
In this case the LAS will show you a little pop up screen where you'll be able to read the default proposal of color combination of groups  for the 30 races of the 15 possible races.
Keep in mind 
-The sequence of color combination in POP UP SCREEN MUST BE exatly the same of the real sequence of raced reaces.
Of course you can change the color combination. To  memorize the change hit PgDn or CTRL+W. as write in bottom line of pop-up screen.

Class   		Laser, of course if you type space, LAS suggest you all main 			classes.

Number of crew	1 for lasers

Year of birth U19	78. That is the key number for cathegories as Master Apprentice.

Year of birth U17	79:    only a human control of previous decision

Name of R.Co.Ch.	Mickey Mouse

Nr of Competitors
	in case of Round Robin format of race.	Keep in mind 
-Is very important to enter the correct number of competitors in a couple of groups as number of competitors in each race fleet. That number + 1 will be the points score weight for each possible penalty. In our case , 138 competitors=> 4 groups of 34; and fleets of 68. Enter 68. Penalty => 69

In other example if you have 122 competitors you must introduce 61 if you have 2 fleets of 61 (30+31) but is more corrected insert 62 if you have a fleet with 60 (30+30) and a fleet of 62 (31+31). In ths way the value of penalty is the same in the same round.
The accepted penlty are DSQ, DND, PMS, DNS (Rule 51), DNC, DNF, RET, and in case of YMP LAS will ask you the correct value in points, with decimal, centesimal, precision.
If you enter "0" (zero), LAS program will accept as number of competitors the total number of competitors, and the penalty will be , in our case 138 + 1 = 139
For Radial, if they don't race in Rond Robin Format, enter 0.

Headline
	There are 3 lines to write the title of your report paper sheets
Information level	As you can read on pop-up screen you can add information for the yacht.

Now come back to the main screen.

You can manage the functions entering the 1st letter of function. To enter the results, you can hit key "R" as Results., and  decide if "I"mput all the list of arrival order,or "M"odify the results of Yacht show on screen in this moment.
In the bottom line informations about the activities of function, in the top line of screen more informations.

INS_NEW
there to enter a new competitor.

CANCEL
to delete the comptetior show on screen

MODIFY
to modify informations of yacht show on screen

RESULT
To enter the results, you can hit key "R" as Results., and  decide to "I"mput all the list of arrival order,or to "M"odify the results of Yacht show on screen in this moment.

If you want to Enter results
	Hit (R)esult
	Hit (I)nput to enter
	Choice the race, hit the digit corresponding yous race.
If you are in round robin format you must choice the color of 1 of 2 groups of the fleet you want to enter. Automatically LAS will accept to enter results only for Laser of the right combination in that fleet.
KEEP IN MIND: you must have the correct sequence of color combination in pop.up round robin command in DATA screen.
I racommand to use the TOP SAIL Nr as index for laser, because faster.
LAS ask you the Top sail Nr of 1st competitor
	Type Top sail Nr. and return
LAS will shows in the reserved space for position the digit Nr 1 as default.
Hit Enter to confirm
1.	Enter the top sail Nr of next Yacht (2nd)
2.      LAS will show you the default position 2
3.	Enter to confirm
Repeat the previous actions how many times how are the scored yachts
at the end of this procedure you may need to enter special positions.
If you hit Esc LAS will show you 3 different opportunities.
1	to give automatically the DNC position to all the yacht not already scored 	(in the same fleet IE Y&B).
2	to continue your enter activities
3	to exit from the function without complete the enter.
SPECIAL
When you want to enter a special position different of DNC as DSQ or RET....
You 
1.	Enter the top sail Nr of next Yacht 
2.    LAS will show you the default position 65, for example
3.	You type DSQ in the dedicated space
4.	Enter to confirm
You can repeat actions 1 to 4 how many times you have to do DSQ ; LAS will show you automatically the DSQ letters as default.

RDR
In case you need to enter RDR position you must type letter RDR in the position space and LAS will show you the higtligthed space of points and you 'll type the value of score decided by jury.

P+8, PENALTY OF 8 POINTS
P30, PENLTY OF 30%
PEN, OTHER PENALTY
	RUNS AS RDR SYSTEM.

If you want to modify, of course, the first step is to call on screen the yacht that you want to modify. 
Hit (R)esult
Hit (M)odify
LAS will ask you in which race you want to modify the result, is up to you to choice the race, enter the new position, and hit return. Now   LAS will ask you if you want to rescore all other competitors, or not.
If the enter of race result is OK, it is normal to rescore.
Sometime you can step to enter some competitors (because mistake) in the list of arrival order, in this case you may need to force a position of someone. Or  in case of penalty (8 point for rule 54 violation), you add the 8 positions to the yacht who infring the rule 54 and probably the jury choice to do not rescore all other yachts. IE if you must give 8 position to a 45th yacht in this race you'll have 2 yacht with 53 points.

ORDER
You can choice the main order you have the file as by Name, sail number, Top sail number. LAS show you in the top line of screen wath is the current order.

+, - Top, Bottom
LAS show you the yacht in top, in bottom, the previous, the sequent of the yacht that you have on screen and in order decided by the previous function.

FIND
This function give you the possibility to find a yacht and show you on screen the informations. If you type return LAS offer you the possibility to change the main current order. And the possibility to find by name, Sail Nr (with Country code), Top sail Nr.

PRINT
That is practically the main function.
Keep in mind: The Nr of races in the first line of DATA Screen must be equal to the races effectively scored or the race effectively scored-.
The LAS offer to you the possibility to print
	Two discard in general score
	One discard in general score
	General score without discard
	List of Competitors 
	All the arrival order of each one race of the event.
To choice is sufficient to hit the 1st letter of command (as G for General score, or Nr 2 for the arrival order of a race Nr 2)

        In any case LAS ask you as you like to have printout if on Disco (D), on video (V) or Printer (P).
SCREEN LIMIT
If your choice is to print on Disco (D) or on Screen (V), LAS ask you how many races you want to print on Disco or Video because the limit is no more of  7 .

List of competitors
If you are in a race raced in Round Robin format LAS ask you
	Which color of group 
	The race where this color group was applied

General Score without discard
	LAS ask you as you like to have printout if on Disco (D), on video (V) or 
Printer (P).
LAS ask you if he must Rescore all or print a general score already scored
If you want to RESCORE and if you are in a race raced in Round Robin format LAS ask you he can discard also the Finals and how many finals you have raced. That is 'nt important for general score without discard.


One discard (or two) in general  Score 
	LAS ask you as you like to have printout if on Disco (D), on video (V) or Printer (P).
LAS ask you if he must Rescore all or print a general score already scored
If you want to RESCORE and if you are in a race raced in Round Robin format LAS ask you he can discard also the Finals and how many finals you have raced.

Arrival order on that race
please choice your race nr.
LAS ask you as you like to have printout if  on video (V) or Printer (P).
If you are scoring a race raced with Round robin format,  LAS ask you to indicate the color of one of 2 groups of the fleet you want to print.

NEW REGATTA
That command permit to change the regatta without quit program.

F i l t e r
That command offer you the possibility to see the yachts filtered only.
the filters are: Under17, under 19, Female, Male, Apprentice, Master, Grand Master, GreatGrandMaster, GreatGrandMaster & GrandMaster.
f you need to rescore you must save in anothe file and rescore from that new LASatta file.

Printer
This command give the printer control data for the main printers.

DBEdit
Maintenance of Data BAse if you want to use more informations or automatical list of Yachting Club for your own country.

GROUP
This function give you the possibility to force in a group a yacht automatically put in another color by the follow function. That may be used to divide in equal parts a fleet of female in a round robin format Race for radials.

Las_Color
That function give automatically the color to divide in clored groups the main fleet when you want to race in Round Robin Format.

LAS ask you in how many groups do you want to divide the main fleet.
Normally is in 4 groups, in the finals are 2.
this function allow the possibility to split the fleet in 7 different ways.
1)	Random (R)
By index (I)
2)	Y, B, R, G, in current order as alphabetic
3)	Y, B, R, G, in current order as Sail Number by Country
4) 	Y, B, R, G, in current order as Top sail Number
After 1 general score
5)	By score (S) as Y, B, R, G,Y, B, R, G for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. 7th, 8th
6)	By alternate score (A) asY, B, R, G, G,R,B, Y for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. 7th, 8th
and when you are in Finals with
Final (F) where the fleet is splitted in 2 groups.   The top ranking  in the Yellow fleet, the bottom ranking in blue fleet.
In this case the colors shows in the Round Robin pop-up screen in data screen is automatically modificated in YY - BB for the races indicated as finals.

To know and control how this function have split the main fleet you can PRINT the general score but pay attention that in the line of number of races of the data screen you MUST to have the number of races scored + the number of the race colored by this function.



DAMAGED INDEX
in case of electricity discontinue the LAS may damage the index in the :LAS directory.
In this case you must delete the .NTX files in the directory. the LAS will build new index automatically.

HAVE FUN & WIND !

