Managing Existing Races
Managing Your Races
Once you’ve created races, you’ll need to manage them: viewing, editing, deleting, and understanding their status.
Viewing Your Races
Race Status Indicators
Each race displays a colored status badge:
Draft (Gray badge)
- Race is created but not ready for scoring
- No finish times entered
- Not visible to participants
- Can be freely edited or deleted
Published (Green badge)
- Finish times have been entered
- Results are visible to participants
- Counts toward series standings
- Can still be edited (with caution)
In Progress (Yellow badge)
- Currently being scored
- Some finishes entered, not complete
- Results not yet final
Editing Draft Races
Draft races (no finishes entered) can be edited freely:
To edit:
1. Locate the race in the list
2. Click the Edit icon (pencil) next to the race
3. Edit modal appears with current values
4. Make changes
5. Click “Save Changes”
What you can edit:
- Race name
- Scheduled date and time
- Scoring parameters (distance, wind band, etc.)
- Circle assignment (if applicable)
Editing Published Races
Published races (with finishes entered) can be edited, but with warnings:
Warning message:
“This race has published results. Changing race parameters may affect calculated scores. Make sure you know what you’re doing before saving changes.”
What you can edit:
- Race name (safe)
- Scheduled date/time (safe)
- Scoring parameters (DANGER - recalculates all scores)
Best practice: If you need to change scoring parameters:
1. Note current results
2. Make the change
3. Verify recalculated results make sense
4. If results are wrong, change back immediately
What You Cannot Edit
Some race attributes cannot be changed after creation:
- mb-6
- Fleet assignment: Cannot move race to different fleet
- mb-6
- Scoring type: Cannot change PHRF to ORC, etc.
- mb-6
- Race number: Automatically assigned, cannot be changed
Why? These changes would invalidate finish times and results. If you need to make these changes, delete the race and create a new one.
Deleting Races
You can delete races that are no longer needed.
Deleting Draft Races
To delete:
1. Locate the race
2. Click the Delete icon (trash can)
3. Confirmation dialog appears
4. Click “Yes, Delete”
Warning message:
> “Are you sure you want to delete ‘Race 1 - PHRF Spinnaker’? This action cannot be undone.”
What happens:
- Race is permanently removed
- Cannot be recovered
- Race number is not reassigned
Deleting Published Races
Deleting races with results requires extra caution:
Enhanced warning message:
> “This race has published results. Deleting it will remove all finish times and scores. Series standings will be recalculated. This action cannot be undone. Are you sure?”
What happens:
- Race is permanently removed
- All finish times are deleted
- Series standings are automatically recalculated
- Participants will notice race is gone
When to delete published races:
- Race was run incorrectly and must be abandoned
- Duplicate race was created by mistake
- Regatta format changed after races were scored
Best Practice: Don’t delete published races unless absolutely necessary. If a race was abandoned due to conditions, it’s better to mark it as abandoned rather than delete it.
Changing Race Order
RegattaHub automatically assigns race numbers in creation order. You cannot manually reorder or renumber races.
Why? Race numbers are permanent identifiers used in:
- Finish time records
- Series standings calculations
- Published results
- Participant notifications
Workaround for display order:
- Use race names to indicate sequence (e.g., “Saturday Race 1”, “Sunday Race 1”)
- Races display in chronological order by scheduled start time
- Within same time, display by race number