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Why do the DSC Results change usually later. Well its not about those who race so much as those that didn't. 

There are three different scores a boat can get:

• Her position on corrected time on finishing.
• Total number of boats that came to the starting area in that race + 1
• Total number of boats that raced in the series +1

Finishing always pays even if you are last. The non finishers for any reason will be get a larger score.

It pays to try, the worst points go to DNC, which means "Did not come to the starting area" For this you get total number of series entrants +1.

If you try and fail, e.g. you lock out or launch, but break your boat before the start. You will be scored, DNS, this means "Did not start, but tried too" 

Wrong tagging of boats as DNS instead of DNC increases the scores of retired boats. 

Not just retires, all the things that can happen during a race are scored  'Total number of boats that came to the starting area in that race + 1', that is:

• DNF - did not finish e.g. time limit expired
• RTD - Retired
• OCS - On course side over the start line, didn't go back
• NSC - Not sailed course
• DSQ - Disqualified 

and more...

Never sailed boats push up the DNC Scores, we usually have boats that intend to race at some point in a series, register but don't actually sail. Only after the last race can we clear these out. When that happens the score fo DNC goes down - even for past races. Also if I the very last race of a series a new boat turns up then the points for ALL the DNCs go up one.

None of these changes effect people who finished. The volunteers have 'race access'  if someone is not entered  properly they have to scrawl it on a piece of paper, it goes done afterwards, by and admin which increases DNC number.  Then Fred who,  runs his own software and he keeps an eye on our results balls me out and I correct it.  If you win the race - no worries none of this stuff effect you.