How to add the
Sailing Division Racing and Event Calendar
to your Mac / iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch
or your Android-based (Google Calendar) smart phones and tablets
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Here are some simple ways to carry the Sailing Division calendar with you on your mobile devices. The methods below allow you to "subscribe" to the calendar so that it will automatically update if there are changes, but you can also just download the calendar files and import them to a program of your choice if it is compatible with the iCal standard. In addition, you may also be able to view the calendar in Outlook or other iCal compatible systems.
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On a Mac using the iCal calendar application:

  • Open the iCal application (it is probably in your dock, or if not, find it in the Applications folder)
  • Choose the "Calendar" item on the main menu of the iCal application.
  • From the Calendar menu item, select "Subscribe..."
  • A dialog box opens asking you to "Enter the URL of the Calendar you want to subscribe to".
    In the space provided, paste "http://wbycsail.org/icals/schedule.txt" (without quotes) to get the entire calendar including all fleets and events. See the list of URLs below for individual fleet calendars. You can subscribe to just the ones you need by repeating this process and pasting in the individual calendar URLs.
  • Then click the "Subscribe" button.
  • A dialog box opens allowing you to give the Calendar a name (such as WBYC Sailing Division) and choose where you want it stored (on iCloud where it will populate your iPhone, iPod or iPad) or if you don't use iCloud choose "On My Mac" where you can manually sync it to your devices.
  • Choose the color you would like these calendar events to display.
  • Choose how often you want to check for updates... (once a day is recommended)
  • Click the OK button.
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On an Android Phone using Google calendar application:

  • Go to www.google.com and log into the Google calendar account associated w/ your phone.
  • On the left side click the down-arrow next to “Other calendars”
  • Select “Add by URL” from the menu
  • A dialog box opens where you can enter the calendar URL.
  • In the space provided, paste "http://wbycsail.org/icals/schedule.txt" (without quotes) to get the entire calendar including all fleets and events. See the list of URLs below for individual fleet calendars. You can subscribe to just the ones you need by repeating this process and pasting in the individual calendar URLs.
  • Click the Add Calendar button. The calendar will appear in the Other Calendars section of the calendar list to the left.
  • On the left side click the down-arrow next to the calendar you just added. A dialog will open that allows you to select calendar color and you can also choose “Calendar Settings” which allows you to give the Calendar a name nice name (such as WBYC Sailing Division).
  • Next go to the calendar application on your Android phone and press the menu button and choose “Settings”.
  • From the settings dialog you can select what Calendars your phone displays. By choosing this option you are presented with a list of calendars, select the checkbox next to the WBYC Calendar you just added and then back out of the calendar application.
  • It will take some time (up to a few hours) for your phone to sync the calendar the first time so be patient.
 

On a PC using Microsoft Outlook 2010 calendar application:

  • Open Outlook 2010 and go to your calendar.
  • On the left side right click on “Other calendars” and select “Add Calendar”
  • Select “From Internet” from the menu.
  • A dialog box opens where you can enter the calendar URL.
  • In the space provided, paste "http://wbycsail.org/icals/schedule.txt" (without quotes) to get the entire calendar including all fleets and events. See the list of URLs below for individual fleet calendars. You can subscribe to just the ones you need by repeating this process and pasting in the individual calendar URLs.
  • Click the OK button and a dialog will pop-up asking you to confirm that you want to add the calendar, press YES and the calendar will be added.
  • The calendar will appear in the Other Calendars section of the calendar list to the left.
  • On the left side right click on the calendar you just added. A menu will open that gives you several options, one of the options is “Rename” which allows you to give the calendar a nice name (such as WBYC Sailing Division).
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List of available Calendars to subscribe to:

NOTE: These calendar files are automatically generated on an hourly basis from the online calendar available at www.wbycsail.org. Due to synchronization schedules of your iCal compatible application it may take up to 24 hours for changes to the WBYCSail.org calendar to appear on your device.