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It looks like ISAF is doing a lot of regatta format testing this year!
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/167842/Kiteboarding-to-test-competition-formats

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Jon Emmett Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 988	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jon Emmett Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Miami Posted: 05 Feb 13 at 2:16pm
	It looks like ISAF is doing a lot of regatta format testing this year! http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/167842/Kiteboarding-to-test-competition-formats < id="_npwlo" ="applicationpwlo" height="0">
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Lukepiewalker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1341	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lukepiewalker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 13 at 4:39pm
	Surely 0 points for a win constitutes an 'old' scoring system...
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Jon Emmett Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 988	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jon Emmett Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 13 at 2:53pm
	Yes - fingers crossed it is just a trial!
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NickM Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 328	Post Options Post Reply Quote NickM Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 13 at 2:41pm
	"After a recommendation from the Olympic Classes Sub-committee at the 2012 ISAF Annual Conference, Olympic classes have recommended formats to ISAF for testing. The RS:X Class Associations proposed format has been trialed throughout the week in Miami." - Taken from the IFAS website. So a) it is (hopefully) just a one off "trial" and b) the RS:X Class Association proposed it themselves! They will no doubt be getting some feedback........

Jon Emmett Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 988	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jon Emmett Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 13 at 2:03pm
	Of course the results are 'correct'. However I think it would be right to complain that a regatta is not fair if the person who sails the best does not win. For a good world ranking sailors need to attend at least three of the World Cup events and ideally four.
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SoggyBadger Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Oct 10 Location: The Wild Wood Online Status: Offline Posts: 552	Post Options Post Reply Quote SoggyBadger Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 13 at 1:37pm
	Assuming that the scoring system was publicised beforehand then the competitors have no grounds for complaint. If I didn't like the SIs for an event I simply wouldn't enter.
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 13 at 12:46pm
	I bet even the winner thinks it odd. After all, next time it might work against him. Can't feel much like an event win, really.
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Contender443 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1211	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender443 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 13 at 11:36am
	I think I also saw a comment somewhere from Nick Dempsey saying it was bollox and he seems to have gained from it at this event. We should all write to the RYA and express our disapproval and tell the powers that be to stop meddling with a system that is not broken.
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GarethT Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Apr 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 714	Post Options Post Reply Quote GarethT Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 8:05pm
	I think Dorian agrees with you on twitter: Dorian Rijsselberghe‏@dorsports Rape me @ISAFupdates @SailingWCmiami #newformat #bad #wrong #broken #*sht** :)

tick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 16 Nov 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 223	Post Options Post Reply Quote tick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 13 at 7:14pm
	Well that all looks bollox to me!