Boat Performance Index

Had a quick go at the sort of thing you could have.

Gordon

Edited by Woodburner - 17 Mar 15 at 2:55pm

I also think it would probably be better to market them as 'Groups'

Edited by Woodburner - 17 Mar 15 at 3:01pm

Originally posted by Woodburner Gordon It's no different to how things are now, you can pick your class to win, Phantom if its light Blaze if its windy, stick the Fire rig on if its v windy. Band 4 what if there is a tight reach around cans and the 5 oh can't use its monster kite. In band 6 both the Merlin and the Fireball could win on the day as could the Contender if the course is tight and its breezy enough to wire downwind. It's about the boat potential. A better exercise is to scan the groups and find those that could never under any course or circumstance win, then move them down one. Band 12 is a difficult one could a well sailed Byte beat a Europe or GP14 for example.? But it's easy, you run it like a league and if one boat keeps winning it gets shifted up or down a group. No returns, just arbitrary results every so often they get shifted about, new boats elect which group to enter and the same happens to them, turn up as a bandit, bang up you go into the next group. Simples.

Sounds like a familiar idea, sad to think it will never gain traction isn't it?

If you want to test it with your home fleet (if you can't do it with them, why would anyone else listen) then great. As I suggested, run a pursuit where the groups start together, in this case with what, 2 minute gaps for most of it? Time the boats in each group and between groups to the next mark at the end of the race, though, so you can see what the spread is. At the end, give prizes for each group, and for overall winner (nice prizes, so people flock to take part). Then analyse the data and improve the groups.

I see you have hammered the Miracle... I've not been beaten on the water by one in Firefly or Lightning, so maybe a little harsh... certainly not the way to get your club on side!