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  • General Discussion On Time Correction Methods
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  • Program Description 89 K
    A description of the program, general concepts, architecture, and requirements.

  • Cook Book - Using The Program 140 K
    Over-simplified "How To Use The Program" instructions.

  • Race Committee Procedures 56 K
    What the "On The Water" race committee must do to help the scoring people.

  • Program Flow Diagrams 690 K
    Logic Flow Diagrams showing the program operation and architecture .

  • Introduction To ORCA 60 K
    A brief introduction to the principles of ORCA Time Corrections.

  • Discussion Of ORCA 165 K
    A General Discussion of time correction methods and their implications, and a comparison of Time on Distance, Time on Time, and the ORCA optimized time correction methods.

  • Requirements For Scoring Programs 85 K
    A General Discussion of the requirements of regata managment and scoring programs. It is a brief for a meeting three years ago and not a scholarly discussion. It is, however, useful.

  • Using Windows 95 56 K
    How to configure your computer if you are using Windows 95 and are having memory problems using the program.


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