-wanted to expand on the other future benifits and extentions of this rating system ,--better options that derive from it .
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-- once N A changes rating systems .A ranking system could occur ,just as the Tornado class does ,but on a large scale.

Times kept at the local club level can be averaged just as they are now in P RATING ,but on an individual basis .
Just as in golf or other sport with handicap . This allows sailors that improve the most to recieve a trophy or award ,-great for new sailors and youth sailors to recieve some recognition and encouragement .
If we want to promote the sport what better way ,--This is much more benificial that the current mixed up P-rating by class handicap . You are handicapping that group of sailors in class ,--just not very realistic or intelectually honest for catamarans .

Dingies it may partially work because they have max, 5 -6 mph top speed , have raced in mixed dingy fleets of Interlakes- Flying Scotts ,-etc there is little speed difference .
shifts and tactics are the key aspects of races on very small courses .
Catamarans however hit not 6 but 26 often --speed and design is the game at 4 times the speed of dingies and their handicap rating P-rating was dirived from .

Design based rating for cats is required .
An individual handicap system can be then added with all its promotional and new sailor -youth sailor benifits .
If a parent wants to allow their children to skipper ,new crew -girlfriend etc etc -these types of great options open up ..


From this any catsailor that wanted ,-new sailors and youth sailors in handicap class could be assigned individual handicap numbers on a larger scale then applied . A category could be added at events for individual handicap as well . This would give new sailors and youth sailors who improve the most recognition and further really help promote the sport at larger events as well .

Gary Jobson and a number of noted sailors have suggested a similar future for the sport ,-basically centered around good catagorical class groups which existing established classes -development and formula classes provide and this rating system helps promote with these types of more direct individual handicap developing from them .

These types of individual handicap systems are already used in several sailing clubs very successfully .

Once individual ranking -rating groups were established it would also really help accurately review race results to evaluate the combination rating system .

A speed week with all types of boats and design would be another great method of reviewing design rating , sounds like that is also in the works for the near future.

-Carl