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    Posted: 07 Jan 15 at 12:44pm
Originally posted by iGRF

Yes. if such a scenario occurred i.e. they all got 123 then it's a tie for 1st place.

"No matter what the score..."

But what if they didn't each score 'i.e. 123'?
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Yes. if such a scenario occurred i.e. they all got 123 then it's a tie for 1st place.
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Originally posted by iGRF

2 Wins out of three no matter what the score, is the only fair solution if you want to reward consistency and not lucky flier flukes.

That was the whole purpose of the old short series system. (I should qualify that, by saying that three race events all should count and discards should not be entertained until race four)

Another reason for me to stick to one race events, those results would have me spitting nails.

So what would you suggest when you have three boats, each having beaten one of the others in two out of three races (ABC, BCA, CAB)? Current rules deal with this, would you have all three winning?

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Originally posted by Simon Lovesey

 


Talking discards,  I do think three races is too low a number and we will re-visit for next year.



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2 Wins out of three no matter what the score, is the only fair solution if you want to reward consistency and not lucky flier flukes.

That was the whole purpose of the old short series system. (I should qualify that, by saying that three race events all should count and discards should not be entertained until race four)

Another reason for me to stick to one race events, those results would have me spitting nails.

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GRF, if a boat with 2 wins always beats a boat with 1, then a score of 16,16,16 will beat 1,17,17 - does that seem right? If it is closer, and comes out as a draw, having the high score winning keeps the above logic.

And of course the seperate class results should be scored as a fleet - if the order changes, so be it.
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Originally posted by NickM

Just to muddy the water further when Graeme's favourite class (Solos!) work out prizes for Masters, Grand Masters etc. within a major championship, they count the placings of individual age groups as though no other boats were racing. It is thus mathematically possible for a Master, say, who finishes ahead of another Master in the overall classification to finish behind the other guy when the Masters only classification is calculated, which might seem peverse - but it can cut both ways if it is the system always used.

For the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series we also extract results to form specific class rankings

The logic is this gives a far more balanced view of the boats competing against others in their class.  Dan Holman was third overall at the Oxford Blue,  the next boat Russ Hopkins was 47 places behind.  If these actual scores rather than relatives ones were used in the class rankings this would have a massive effect.  There will be a discard after this weekend's Bloody Mary and with four D-Zeros currently entered expect some shake up in the overall class standings.

Talking discards,  I do think three races is too low a number and we will re-visit for next year.


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Post Options Post Options   Quote iGRF Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jan 15 at 10:34pm
So what was so wrong with the old RYA short series results we used to know and love?

I dunno, change, it's never for the better is it?
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Just to muddy the water further when Graeme's favourite class (Solos!) work out prizes for Masters, Grand Masters etc. within a major championship, they count the placings of individual age groups as though no other boats were racing. It is thus mathematically possible for a Master, say, who finishes ahead of another Master in the overall classification to finish behind the other guy when the Masters only classification is calculated, which might seem peverse - but it can cut both ways if it is the system always used.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Rupert Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jan 15 at 11:44am
When I say win/lose, I'm referring to the tie break, not the open - could be between 10th and 11th one week and 9th and 10th the next...

Mind, I did lose a tie break in 2013 that would have won me an open.
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