Just because I enjoy giving Dave major indigestion and to highlight a real change in customs.....
The Aussi A class nationals are now running handicap.
http://www.manta.org.au/a-catI am a huge believer that OD races should take times anyway... it gives a race team an absolute benchmark for where the top is.... if you consistently finish a minute behind the leaders in a 30 minute race... that shows you where you are.
RE: A class going handicap in Aussi land... Well it is all about the numbers on the water.... Scoring three flavors of A class, Intl, Standard, Classic on handicap makes sense to me... Sorting the fleet into three small divisions... makes NO sense to me.
Major props to the Aussies for looking towards the future.
Huge props to the RC who HATE taking times for what they see as a One design class.... It is much much easier to write down the last 4 numbers of a sail then that PLUS a time.
Not to forget the scorekeeper who has double the work now.
Props to all...
