Starts tracking the race identified by the race_column and fleet parameters. If no smartphone tracking denotation exists yet for that race, one is added. Wind tracking can be configured using optional request parameters.
| Webservice Type: | REST |
| Output format: | Json |
| Mandatory parameters: | race_column, fleet |
| Optional parameters: |
trackWind a boolean value, defaulting to true; tells whether to start receiving live wind data for the tracked race
correctWindDirectionByMagneticDeclination a boolean value, defaulting to true; if trackWind is true,
this parameter controls whether the wind directions received are to be corrected by the magnetic
declination
trackedRaceName can be used to specify a non-default name for the tracked race / RaceDefinition; if not
provided, a default name consisting of race column and fleet name will be constructed instead.
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| Request method: | POST |
| Example: | http://127.0.0.1:8888/sailingserver/api/v1/leaderboards/TracTrac%20Virtual%20Course%20Marks%20Test/settrackingtimes?race_column=R1&fleet=Default&startoftracking=2007-01-03T13:05:00Z delivers
{"addeddenotation":false, "regatta":"TracTrac Virtual Course Marks Test"}
where the addeddenotation field tells whether an annotation for smartphone tracking had to be added
in order to be able to track the race. |