When is a regatta not a regatta?

   Thanks. That makes a lot of sense and explains why I can't find a "rule" anywhere that clarifies it.

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ohFFsake Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 04 Sep 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 219	Post Options Post Reply Quote ohFFsake Report Post Quote Reply Topic: When is a regatta not a regatta? Posted: 20 Aug 11 at 1:46am
	Thanks. That makes a lot of sense and explains why I can't find a "rule" anywhere that clarifies it.

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6661	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Aug 11 at 8:27am
	Its something you define in the Sis with the scoring system. There's no point in trying to build in rules. I would use short series scoring if I anticpate pretty much the same entries for every race, and long series scoring if I expect competitors to come and go.

ohFFsake Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 04 Sep 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 219	Post Options Post Reply Quote ohFFsake Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Aug 11 at 12:44am
	Sorry guys, another scoring conundrum! In the RRS the points given to a non-finishing boat vary depending on the type of series. The official definition seems to be that it changes if the series is "longer than a regatta". Can anyone define what this actually means? We've always taken "regatta" to mean a series where all the races are either on the same day or on consecutive days, but is this correct? A good "edge case" might be if you had a six day series with a single rest day in the middle - would that be a regatta or not?