The Wave guys did sail well and I don't want to take anything away from them.... but it is unusual that you were consistently 1,2,3 in just about every race... when the wind conditions were very inconsistent. In that really light stuff, you were favored just with the fact that no one was moving well and couldn't create any separation for the numbers to equalize the times...
I will say this about the numbers.. I sail a F18(62.4) and a H16(76)(13.6 difference) and there is less disparity between these two Portsmouth #s than the separation of H16 and Wave(92.1)(16 difference)... I've got to say there should be a bigger separation between the F18 and H16 than with the H16 and Wave.
Mark,
I agree that in those conditions we certainly had a rating advantage. We (Waves) were as surprised as you at the results. We didn't even know we were being scored with you guys until Saturday when they posted the standings.
I think with more and steady winds, the results would have been in more in your favor. As I pointed out above, we were so much more manueverable that we could tack on shifts and sail to pressure, while you guys were pretty much stuck on the tack you were on. How many times did I sail by you whilst you were stuck in irons?
I hate handicap racing, as do most of us, but I guess we are stuck with it when we don't bring numbers.
The interesting thing is that under SCHRS, the Wave rates even better!
