Fleet Scoring: Corrections and Redress

Applying Corrections

Corrections allow the scoring committee to modify a boat's result after the initial finish has been recorded — for example, following a protest committee decision, a scoring inquiry, or a race committee error. Corrections are applied from the Detail View of the affected race.

Protest Penalty
A penalty imposed by the protest committee, such as a disqualification (DSQ or DNE). Use this when the finish code needs to change as a result of a hearing outcome.
Redress
A boat has been awarded redress under Rule 62, typically by changing its score to AVG (average of other races). See Redress and AVG Scoring for details on the AVG-specific options.
RC Error
The race committee made an error that affected the result — for example, a wrongly recorded OCS. Use this to change the code (e.g. OCS → no code) without a protest decision.
Inquiry
A scoring inquiry raised by a competitor that has been resolved by the scoring committee.
Manual
A direct override entered by the scorer, such as correcting a data-entry mistake or applying a points value specified in the sailing instructions.
How to Apply a Correction
  1. Go to the fleet's race list and open Detail View for the race you need to correct.
  2. The Apply Correction panel appears above the Recorded Finishes table.
  3. Select the Entry — the boat whose result you are correcting.
  4. Select the Type — the reason for the correction.
  5. Optionally set an Override Code to change the boat's finish code (e.g. from DNF to DSQ, or to AVG for redress). Leave blank if only the points are changing, not the code.
  6. Optionally enter a Direct Points Override to force an exact points value. This is useful when the protest committee specifies a specific number of points rather than a standard penalty score.
  7. Add Notes to record the reason for the correction (e.g. "PC decision, Race 3, Protest No. 24-001").
  8. Click Apply. A confirmation dialog appears — confirm to save. Scores are recalculated automatically.
How Corrections Are Displayed
After a correction is applied it appears below the finish code dropdown in the Recorded Finishes table, showing the correction type and the change — for example Protest Penalty (DNF → DSQ) or Manual (→ 4.75 pts). The finish code dropdown also updates to show the effective code.
Removing a Correction
Click the × button next to the correction label. The correction is removed and scores are recalculated automatically. The boat's result reverts to its original recorded finish.
Stacking Corrections
Multiple corrections can be applied to the same finish. The most recently applied correction takes precedence for both the effective finish code and the points calculation.
Priority of Overrides

When a correction is present, the system resolves the final score in this order:

  1. If a Direct Points Override is set, that exact value is used as the score.
  2. Otherwise, the Override Code determines the score using the standard code scoring rules (e.g. DSQ = N+1, AVG = calculated average).
  3. If neither is set, the original finish result applies.

Redress and AVG Scoring

When a protest committee awards redress under Rule 62, the standard remedy is to score the boat's affected race as an average of her other races (AVG). The AVG code is available exclusively through the Corrections panel — it cannot be set directly in the finish code dropdown.

Applying Basic Redress (Standard AVG)
  1. Open the Detail View for the affected race.
  2. In the Apply Correction panel, select the Entry, set Type to Redress, and set Override Code to AVG.
  3. Leave the AVG-specific fields blank to use the default calculation: the boat's average score across all other sailed races.
  4. Click Apply. The system calculates the average automatically at the time of each recalculation, so it updates if other race results change later.
Including Only Specific Races in the Average
If the protest committee specifies that the average must be calculated over specific races only (rather than all sailed races), select those races in the Include races in average multiselect. Only the selected races will be used to compute the average. If no races are selected, all sailed races other than the affected race are included — the standard RRS calculation.
Minimum Races Required Before AVG Applies
The protest committee may specify that AVG applies only once the boat has completed a minimum number of races. Enter that number in the Minimum races required field. If fewer races have been sailed when scores are calculated, the boat receives the score she would have received had no redress been granted — her original recorded result (e.g. DNF, OCS, or a position). Leave this field blank if the AVG applies immediately regardless of how many races have been sailed.
Direct Points Override for Redress
If the protest committee has already computed the exact points value to award rather than asking the system to calculate the average, set Override Code to AVG and enter the committee's figure in the Direct Points Override field. The system will use that exact value rather than calculating an average.
How AVG Points Are Calculated
The AVG calculation uses scores that exist at the time of recalculation for the same entry across all other sailed races (or the selected subset). The average is capped at N+1 — it can never be worse than the standard DNF/DNS penalty. If the boat has no other scored races, the score defaults to N+1.
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