Scheduling a Race

Races are created within a series. Each race represents a single sailed event with its own entries, timings, and results.

How to Schedule a Race

1. Go to the series detail page
2. Click Add Race (or use Bulk Schedule for multiple races)
3. Fill in the race details:

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Race name (e.g. "Race 1", "Wednesday Evening R3")
Slug	Yes	URL-friendly identifier
Date	Yes	The scheduled date of the race
Time	No	Scheduled start time
Race Officer	No	Name of the race officer on duty
Note	No	Any additional notes (e.g. weather, course details)

1. Click Create

The race is created in Scheduled status.

Next Steps After Scheduling

1. Add race entries - register the boats that will race
2. On race day, record timings - start times and finish times
3. Update the race status - mark as started, completed, or abandoned

See Also

• Managing Race Entries
• Recording Timings
• Race Lifecycle