We are using Texel Rating for races of the "open class".


1. If the boat looks really a standard stock boat she get the standard TR of the given type.

2. If the boat was modified (bigger sails, etc..), there is a small committee in the class who decide about the individual rate. No measurement here, just a approximation, take 5 minutes max.

3. If the owner (or anybody else in the class !) don't like the number defined at point 2, he can ask an official measurer to completely measure the boat (fee paid by the requester), define all the figures what need for the Texel Rate formula.


Point 3. still never happened. The people who are compete in the open class typically do not want to complicate the life, spend a lot of time and cost for the measurement. Really-really just week-end sailors, just want to have good race, good fun. If somebody want a bit more they typically moving to F18.


I think all handicap systems can work, the only exception if the wind strength significantly changing during the race. If you start a race at 4Bf but after 30 minutes the wind drop to 2Bf, the fast boats will be the winners, in increasing wind the slow boats are the winners. Unfortunately you can do nothing with that.