ESSC Handicap Systems
We have a number of classes of sailing dinghy available at ESSC and our normal racing programme is organised on a handicap basis.
Each race is scored on two criteria. The first attempts to equalize the difference between the class of boat being sailed by calculating the finishing time based on the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) system. The second calculates the finishing time by using both the PY system and the ESSC personal handicap system whereby each sailor in the club, rather like a golf handicap, has a personal handicap applied to their race result.
The RYA organized PY system collects handicap racing data from sailing clubs around the UK and processes it into a handicap rating for each recognized class of dinghy. The objective is to allow handicap racing to take place and equalize out the choice of dinghy in the final results so that they reflect the skill of the helmsman rather than the characteristics of the boat.
For further details of the Portsmouth Yardstick system please go to http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/Pages/portsmouthyardstick.aspx
Each sailor at the club is given a personal handicap which is based on all the race results of the individual helmsman. The personal handicap is reviewed at the end of each race series and is applied to the next series of races. The club organizes a regatta once a year where the results are calculated on the basis of the current personal handicaps.
The ESSC personal handicap system is set up on the basis that the fastest helmsmen in the club are given a scratch handicap number of 1. This means that their finishing time, adjusted by the PY system, is multiplied by 1 and therefore will not change. Any other sailor will be allocated a personal handicap less than 1 so that their finishing time, again PY adjusted, will be reduced and therefore brought closer to the scratch helmsmen. In practice the lowest personal handicap applied to recent level two sailors is 0.70; giving the handicapper a scale from 0.70 to 0.99 to use.
Each race is scored on two criteria. The first attempts to equalize the difference between the class of boat being sailed by calculating the finishing time based on the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) system. The second calculates the finishing time by using both the PY system and the ESSC personal handicap system whereby each sailor in the club, rather like a golf handicap, has a personal handicap applied to their race result.
The RYA organized PY system collects handicap racing data from sailing clubs around the UK and processes it into a handicap rating for each recognized class of dinghy. The objective is to allow handicap racing to take place and equalize out the choice of dinghy in the final results so that they reflect the skill of the helmsman rather than the characteristics of the boat.
For further details of the Portsmouth Yardstick system please go to http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/Pages/portsmouthyardstick.aspx
Each sailor at the club is given a personal handicap which is based on all the race results of the individual helmsman. The personal handicap is reviewed at the end of each race series and is applied to the next series of races. The club organizes a regatta once a year where the results are calculated on the basis of the current personal handicaps.
The ESSC personal handicap system is set up on the basis that the fastest helmsmen in the club are given a scratch handicap number of 1. This means that their finishing time, adjusted by the PY system, is multiplied by 1 and therefore will not change. Any other sailor will be allocated a personal handicap less than 1 so that their finishing time, again PY adjusted, will be reduced and therefore brought closer to the scratch helmsmen. In practice the lowest personal handicap applied to recent level two sailors is 0.70; giving the handicapper a scale from 0.70 to 0.99 to use.
2011 Portsmouth Handicap Numbers
The current PY numbers for the dinghies in the club are;
The current PY numbers for the dinghies in the club are;
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Examples of Applying PY Numbers.
In a race where the leading Laser 1 finishes in exactly 40 minutes a Laser Radial finishing 53 seconds behind will tie the leader, as will a Laser 2000 finishing 18 seconds behind the leading Laser 1.
So very close racing!!
In the same length race a RS Vision has to open an 11 seconds gap to beat a chasing Laser 2000.
And a Laser 4.7 has to be closer than 3 minutes 26 seconds to beat a Laser 1.
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Personal Club Handicaps
| personal_handicaps_jan_10.doc |
New Year Series Results
| new_year_2011.pdf |
