diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README
index f817fbbba53..13ac6e30c67 100755
--- a/doc/README
+++ b/doc/README
@@ -255,7 +255,12 @@ into one in the future.
 
 /admin
   action=listracesinevent: outputs a JSON object describing the
-  		  races and their paramURLs available for tracking
+  		  races and their paramURLs available for tracking in
+		  the following form:
+		    [ { "name": ...,	       // race name
+		        "ID": ...,	       // a UUID for the race
+			"paramURL": ...,       // the paramURL to use for addrace
+			"replayURL": ... } ...]// URL to use for TracTrac 2D view
     eventJSONURL: the URL from where metadata about the entire regatta
                   can be obtained; the resulting document includes the
 		  parameter and simulation URLs for the individual
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/Activator.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/Activator.java
index a52781cb9d2..132970076c0 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/Activator.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/Activator.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package com.sap.sailing.server;
 
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@ import com.sap.sailing.domain.base.RaceDefinition;
 import com.sap.sailing.util.Util.Triple;
 
 public class Activator implements BundleActivator, ServiceListener {
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Activator.class.getName());
+    
     private static BundleContext fContext;
     
     static BundleContext getDefault() {
@@ -26,6 +31,8 @@ public class Activator implements BundleActivator, ServiceListener {
         Hashtable<String, ?> props = new Hashtable<String, String>();
         // register the service
         context.registerService(RacingEventService.class.getName(), service, props);
+        logger.log(Level.INFO, "Started "+context.getBundle().getSymbolicName()+". Character encoding: "+
+                Charset.defaultCharset());
     }
     
     public void stop(BundleContext context) throws Exception {