Pin the Tail on the PY Donkey

At our club we all have personal handicaps based on previous results. We use these in four pursuit races each year. I hate them! I am perfectly aware that I am total crap and I don't need to be told officially. If I ever won I would feel patronised. I don't need trophies that much! The 'former boy' no longer bothers with them because he kept on winning and is now handicapped out of it completely. Not someones prejudiced, just what the figures throw up. This year three of the races have been won by a very enthusiastic, quick learning chap whose handicap is based on the figures calculated from his first years sailing. At the agm I will vote for removal.

Originally posted by iiitick This year three of the races have been won by a very enthusiastic, quick learning chap whose handicap is based on the figures calculated from his first years sailing. .

Interesting. At our club that's exactly what we want the personal handicap to do: identify the sailors who are improving most year on year. It also provides milestones for young sailors in club racing. See the grin on a young ladswhen he gets in a faster band than his father...