Club racing, multiple entries.

Originally posted by piglet It didn't count in my series though.

It all boils down to this. Is your club so short of qualifiers for series that they need to include every race everyone sails in order to get some prizes given out? I don't think anyone objects to people swapping boats or rigs rather than sitting on the shore, but is it worth distorting the rest of the series results?

I used to believe it was worth it. Now, I don't. If people want to put a series together, they need to take the rough with the smooth. If they want to chop and change to suit the weather, they have to accept they are racing for that one result.

Maybe most people just don't look at things in terms of series any more? Maybe we should just run races, and at the end of the season give prizes based on all the races, fastest on water, handicap, handicap bands, personal handicaps, some "spot races" prizes.

Originally posted by JimC I think, though, these days there are fewer and fewer folk who are able to put a series together, so there's a strong desire to include as many as possible. It would be good to have some kind of format that worked for people who can't do many races, but didn't simply result in giving 4 times as many prizes to the same people. Never thought of one though.

The racing rules do not differentiate between helmsman and crew. Restrictions on the helming of a boat may be imposed by class rules or by the notice of race. In the absence of any other provision, an owner or person in charge is free to invite anyone to steer the boat. The notice of race and the sailing instructions must state clearly when points are to be awarded to helmsmen rather than to boats and state any restrictions or qualifications that apply.

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