PY changes for 2014

Originally posted by maxibuddah Someone works out the series using sailwave but only inputs the actual finishing positions I think, after correction. At least I assume that's what they do as some ro's still seem to produce the individual race results by hand. I've even written a fool proof step by step guide on how to use sailwave for the club. "it's a computer, bad thing that, what's wrong with hand calcs like we always did it, blooming technology taking over", etc, etc, etc. They cannot quite comprehend that it is easier to use sailwave, it is just that it takes a little learning..... We do normally only have 10-15 boats out so maybe they just can't see the point of putting some effort in to it.

That's what happen at our club a few years ago but gradually managed to get it changed. Currently the RO are still putting the numbers into a spreadsheet and then they get uploaded into SW by hand. This year we've got someone it write an amazing spreadsheet which the RO only puts sail numbers in to get all the detail and once the results get sorted and printed it emails a csv file (which with one click goes into SW) to a dropbox account so the Sailing Sec doesn't even have to come to the club for the results.

Originally posted by Rupert Blimey, I'd not noticed that. When I sailed them, I think it was on 1171, same as the Firefly at the time. Now on nearly 1200. Mind, I couldn't get near handicap back then - it is a pretty small boat.

Pursuit races are a perfect case for personal handicaps - you see a benefit in terms of boat-on-boat racing on the water  (otherwise, I don't like 'em).

Pursuits races are just much more fun that normal handicap races. 

I reckon that one of the idiosyncracies of the way the PY numbers are currently calculated is that results in conditions that really don't suit a boat aren't generally included. The foiler moth handicap, for instance, will have next to no results in none foiling conditions contributing.

But the BM certainly seems to have congregated where conditions suit it - and why not. But because PY reflects the actual observed performance on the water classes that are only sailed where conditions suit them will tend to get a handicap that reflects that.

Edited by JimC - 27 Feb 14 at 1:29pm