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| Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht Club | June 2 |
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| Norcalsailing report featuring Summer Palace:
http://www.norcalsailing.com/entries/2012/06/05/ditchrun2.html#.T-iWoI2Mfqs Below quoted from Pressure Drop: Drew Scott was helming a F-28. "My crew is starting to swing around to pick me up when El Raton, in perfect control slides up beside me and asks if I would like to get picked up. They had already doused their chute and stopped beside me. I took their offer and got back into a boat (trying to stop a lightweight trimaran next to someone when it is blowing in the mid-20s is not easy so I figured I would not turn down El Raton. My crew ably finished the race on Papillon, only one boat behind El Raton! And I had many adventures with El Raton, but that is their story to tell. So, a great big thank you to the Ray Lotto and the crew of El Raton for pulling my soggy hide out of Suisun Bay!! Drew Scott Papillon (most of the time)" |
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| Author: Mike Bruzzone ([email protected]) contact the author Subject: Oh,?, why is scoring 2nd silly? Info: (24589 views) Posted: Saturday 12-6-08 05:04:12 PM |
One question. Why in a low point system is scoring the second place boat 2nd silly? Appears on the surfance to be level method across a series. Where and how does this system fail to encourage series participation?
Thanks, mb
:: Hi Bob:
::
:: Thanks for the inputs on scoring systems aimed at
:: participation in mind.
::
:: So for the current system, add more F/LD Series throw
:: outs into the schedule to encourage more participants
:: across the series.
::
:: Want to say anything more on High Point? Seeems more
:: complicated?
::
:: mb
::
:: :: No dog in this hunt, but.......
:: ::
:: :: Low Point scoring is inherently unfair in series made up
:: :: of different events. Scoring the second place boat "2"
:: :: whether there's two or ten boats is silly.
:: ::
:: :: I think your current system is a Cox-Sprauge derivative.
:: :: It's very fair, and if you want to require more
:: :: participation, just state a higher number of required
:: :: races to count.
:: ::
:: :: Another scoring method which works is high point, with a
:: :: set high point race value (say each race is worth 20
:: :: points). The winner is going to get twenty no matter how
:: :: many boats are racing. A boats score is ((the number of
:: :: boats beaten plus one) divided by (the number of boats
:: :: racing)) times (the race value).
:: ::
:: :: Unless you're very certain that you'll get a consistent
:: :: number of boats at each event in the series, low point
:: :: will discourage participation.
:: ::
:: :: Bob
:: ::
:: :: :: 2) In response to your post on e27 scoring system vs.
:: :: :: low point. Environmentally the current scoring method
:: :: :: for the F/LD series, consistently demonstrates that a
:: :: :: boat can win the series by sailing the minimum (four
:: :: :: this year) most attended F/LD events. And this has been
:: :: :: true since the F/LD seriies started. This is the
:: :: :: annomalous worm hole I'd like to regulate against. So,
:: :: :: I've proposed a low point scoring system for F/LD only
:: :: :: as one strategy to close this jump gate.
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