by Capt. Flak » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:37 pm
The reason for the average is that there were many who felt that they were disadvantaged for missing regattas because of conflicts and that their scores were low only because they were unable to attend and not because they sailed poorly. It is a very few skippers who benefit from having an average of one or two regattas vs those who have an average of three. As soon as they sail in one more regatta, those averages quickly correct themselves. Also, we give the tie breaker to the skipper with more regattas sailed. So if there are two skippers with the same average, but one is an average of one regatta and the other is an average of three, the skipper who sailed more regattas is placed ahead of the other.
Again, it is not perfect and it will be reviewed. There are a lot of ways we can work this and we may still make changes to it as we see how it plays out.
Joe Walter #24