Basic session sequence

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Scheduled Rows

Creating a Scheduled Row

When a person wants to organize an Online Rowing session in advance and give others a chance to join it, they go to Control Center / Oarbits / Session Studio and create a Scheduled Row.  Once it is created, Oarbits adds it to the Session List in Oarbits where others can see it and join it.

The person who creates the Scheduled Row will be the designated Starter, which means they will have the job of clicking the Start button on the Check-In and Start screen to start the Scheduled Row at the scheduled GMT time.

Joining a Scheduled Row

When a person wants to participate in Scheduled Rows created by others, they go to Control Center / Oarbits / Session List and mouse over any interesting sessions they see listed there to read the creator's notes about the session.  If they decide to join, they just check the checkbox for that session, and they're joined.  Any sessions they have joined will appear in the session list in Session Setup / Oarbits from 30 minutes before the scheduled GMT start time to 15 minutes after the scheduled GMT start time.

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Check-in

Just before the scheduled start time, the participants open Session Setup / Online, where they will see the Scheduled Row listed. They click the session they want to check in for and click Row to check in. This takes them to the Check-In and Start screen, where they will see the participants gathering for the Scheduled Row.  As each participant arrives, they click  Ready to signal to the Starter that they are ready to row. When the participants are all checked in and ready, the Starter clicks Prepare to Start and the Scheduled Row is set up on everyone's Concept2 PM.

Start

At that point participants prepare to start by sitting on the Indoor Rower, strapping in their feet, and lifting the handle. The Starter then clicks Start and the start sequence begins.  During the start sequence, the Concept2 PMs show a sequence Sit Ready - Attention - Row.  Participants start rowing as soon as they see Row on their Concept2 PM.

False starts

If there is a false start during the start sequence, the Check-In and Start screen reappears and the start sequence is repeated.

Rowing

While rowing, the participants' boats move across the screen, with each participant's boat position on-screen accurately reflecting the meters showing on their respective Concept2 PM, plus or minus about a bow flag because of the network round trip times across the Internet.  Each participant's Concept2 PM also shows the relative positions of the leader, the participant, and the two people who are immediately ahead of and behind the participant.

Results

When each boat finishes, the Session Results screen appears in RowPro, and their result is posted to the Oarbits result list where anyone can view it.  The Session Results form shows the status of all boats, and for those who have finished shows their final time (for distance sessions) or final distance (for time sessions).  Each participant's Concept2 PM also shows the placing and final time (for distance sessions) or final distance (for time sessions) of the lead boat, the participant's boat, and the two boats that finished immediately ahead of and behind the participant.

Quick Rows

Creating and checking into a Quick Row

When a person wants to organize an Online Rowing session on the spot, they go to Session Setup / Online / Create Quick Row, where they make up a name and specify a distance, and click Row.  This automatically creates the Quick Row, checks in the person who created the Quick Row, and takes them to the Check-In and Start screen.

Once the Quick Row is created, Oarbits adds it to the Session List in Oarbits where others can see it.  Also, from the time the Quick Row is created until the Starter clicks Prepare to Start in the Check-In and Start screen, the Quick Row will appear in the session list in RowPro Session Setup / Online, so anyone who wants to join it can do so.

The person who creates the Quick Row will be the designated Starter, which means they will have the job of clicking the Start button on the Check-In and Start screen to start the Quick Row when they're ready.

Joining and checking into a Quick Row

When a person wants to participate in a Quick Row created by another person, they go to Session Setup / Online, select the Quick Race from the session list there, and click Row.  This automatically joins them into the Quick Row, checks them in, and takes them to the Check-In and Start screen, where they will see the participants gathering for the race. When the participants are all checked in, the Starter clicks Prepare to Start and all participants automatically move on from the Check-in to the Start Screen.

Start

At that point participants prepare to start by sitting on the Indoor Rower, strapping in their feet, and lifting the handle. The Starter then clicks Start and the start sequence begins.  During the start sequence, the Concept2 PMs show a sequence Sit Ready - Attention - Row.  Participants start rowing as soon as they see Row on their Concept2 PM.

False starts

If there is a false start during the start sequence, the Check-In and Start screen reappears and the start sequence is repeated.

Rowing

While rowing, the participants' boats move across the screen, with each participant's boat position on-screen accurately reflecting the meters showing on their respective Concept2 PM, plus or minus about a bow flag because of the network round trip times across the Internet.  Each participant's Concept2 PM also shows the relative positions of the lead boat, the participant's boat, and the two boats that are immediately ahead of and behind the participant.

Results

When each boat finishes, the Session Results screen appears in RowPro, and their result is posted to the Oarbits result list where anyone can view it.  The Session Results form shows the status of all boats, and for those who have finished shows their final time.  Each participant's Concept2 PM also shows the placing and final time of the lead boat, the participant's boat, and the two boats that finished immediately ahead of and behind the participant.