Popularity....
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Topic: Popularity....
Posted By: JimC
Subject: Popularity....
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 1:10am
We get a bit of chat about what sorts of boats are popular. Here's a table based on the 5 year averages in the YY table for class popularity. Precise definitionms of what's a SMOD, what's a one design, what's an open rule are of course difficult. Arguably too the presence of 300ish Oppies (One Design) and 200ish Toppers (SMOD) distorts the numbers in the favour of singlehanders if you consider the youth classes to be another game.
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Average Turnout Last 5 years in boats
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Singlehanded, No trapeze 1314
Two handed, no trapeze, Kite 817
Two handed, one trapeze, kite 516
Two handed, no trapeze, no kite 484
Two handed, two trapeze, kite 194
Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, no kite 129
Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, and kite 80
One Design 1768
SMOD 1507
Open Rule 259
SMOD, Singlehanded, No trapeze 718
One Design, Singlehanded, No trapeze 596
One Design, Two handed, no trapeze, Kite 449
One Design, Two handed, no trapeze, no kite 386
SMOD, Two handed, no trapeze, Kite 305
One Design, Two handed, one trapeze, kite 286
SMOD, Two handed, one trapeze, kite 230
SMOD, Two handed, two trapeze, kite 102
Open Rule, Two handed, two trapeze, kite 92
Open Rule, Two handed, no trapeze, Kite 63
SMOD, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, and kite 60
Open Rule, Two handed, no trapeze, no kite 54
One Design, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, no kite 51
SMOD, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, no kite 48
SMOD, Two handed, no trapeze, no kite 44
Open Rule, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, no kite 30
Open Rule, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, and kite 20
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Average Turnout Last 5 years in sailors
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(assume 2 sailors per two hander)
Two handed, no trapeze, Kite 1634 Sailors
Singlehanded, No trapeze 1314 Sailors
Two handed, one trapeze, kite 1032 Sailors
Two handed, no trapeze, no kite 968 Sailors
Two handed, two trapeze, kite 388 Sailors
Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, no kite 129 Sailors
Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, and kite 80 Sailors
One Design 2889 Sailors
SMOD 2188 Sailors
Open Rule 468 Sailors
One Design, Two handed, no trapeze, Kite 898 Sailors
One Design, Two handed, no trapeze, no kite 772 Sailors
SMOD, Singlehanded, No trapeze 718 Sailors
SMOD, Two handed, no trapeze, Kite 610 Sailors
One Design, Singlehanded, No trapeze 596 Sailors
One Design, Two handed, one trapeze, kite 572 Sailors
SMOD, Two handed, one trapeze, kite 460 Sailors
SMOD, Two handed, two trapeze, kite 204 Sailors
Open Rule, Two handed, two trapeze, kite 184 Sailors
Open Rule, Two handed, no trapeze, Kite 126 Sailors
Open Rule, Two handed, no trapeze, no kite 108 Sailors
SMOD, Two handed, no trapeze, no kite 88 Sailors
SMOD, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, and kite 60 Sailors
One Design, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, no kite 51 Sailors
SMOD, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, no kite 48 Sailors
Open Rule, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, no kite 30 Sailors
Open Rule, Singlehanded, Trapeze or seat, and kite 20 Sailors
The number is the aaverage Nationals turnout over the last 5 years from the YY table for that category.
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Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 1:25am
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Sorry Jim - what is the number meant to represent?
EDIT - Thanks for the last line with the explanation...
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One step forwards, 2 steps back...
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Posted By: m_liddell
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 6:55am
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Originally posted by Blobby
Sorry Jim - what is the number meant to represent? |
That non-smod trapeze boats are not popular.
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Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 9:29am
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Or perhaps the exact opposite...
non-SMOD boats are more popular (2000 ish sailed at nationals versus 1500 for SMODS)
non-trapeze boats are more popular (with about 2,500 sailed compared to only about 1000 trapeze boats).
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Posted By: hum3
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 10:37am
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It'd be interesting to see what these figures are from different countries...
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 10:52am
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Jim,
I assume you are counting boat ... I think it would be more interesting to count people if you are looking at participation; boats cant compete without people.
Rick
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