No rating system is fair for everybody. Race, have fun and relax
There is also SCHRS:
http://www.schrs.com/ +1
and I'm not saying handicap systems are useless. I'm just saying that they all do some things better than others - but all have flaws and to argue and debate the finer points of one against the other is like arguing what color the sky is. It's handicap racing...it's a close approximation no matter what system you use.
Well at last... at least you guys have moved off of the UNFAIR label!
t's handicap racing...it's a close approximation no matter what system you useTO WHAT exactly...
A cats are now racing very stiff platforms ($$$) with next generation stiff masts ($) curved Foils ($$) and of course a new sail to match ($) against much older boats without these developments. I don't call this situation UNFAIR (approximate)... I call it development class racing.
I don't call Hobie Tigers (or Inter 18's) racing the C2 (or whatever)... UNFAIR (approximate).... I call it Formula 18 racing.
I don't call 10 year old soft Hobie 16's racing against 1 year old and stiffer Hobie 16's UNFAIR (approximate).... I call it Hobie SMOD racing.
'Unfair" or "approximate" are just such loaded words!
I call Handicap Racing.... Handicap Racing.
