A race for Optimists, ILCAs and 420 needs to be conducted. using Portsmouth Yardstick. I solicit the forum members to guide me with any SIs or NoR instructions which will be helpful in the conduct of the races. What yardstick should be followed as there is no historical record of the boats performance is available in this format of racing. Any other issues which merit attention may also be highlighted.
The format for the racing is designed in a manner where the different classes are intended to sail together.
will we be able to further score the other boats in a similar manner so that all boats have a score in the combined result?
For handicap race all start together and finish when the race is long enough. All boats start at zero time. Record finish time and the number of laps completed for each boat.
Useful to record each boats time or position for each lap to guage when to finish the race.
You then calculate their individual PY amended average lap time and multiply it by the number of laps for the leader to get an amended race time .
For a Pursuit race calculate a starting time for each class. Have a countdown display so they start at the correct time.
After the race duration sound a loud hooter and record each boats finish position on the water.
During the race record their positions after each lap.