Jake,

When I was still an advisor to the Texel system I worked out a new measurement based rating system that adresses all the complaints of the current Texel system. It is however just as simple as the current system. It does compensate for different beams, has two wind dependent ratings (one for sub trapeze conditions and one for trapezing conditions. It also solve the uni-rig+spi problem and cuts down on the solo to doublehanded inequality.

It is not perfect but it goes a long way in adressing all the issues that have been specified. I truly believe this system to be the superior version to Texel. It is largely based on the current Texel system but was upgraded with the experiences gained over the last years.

For distance racing I have made a plug-in to this system that allows quick and easy adjustment of handicaps for distance racing. When typing in a normal bouy race parameters it converts back to the simple 2 number upgraded Texel system. In short they are all compatible and even backwards compatible.

I proposed this system to the Texel committee but it went too far for them. They only wanted to take a reefing allegorithm into the system and one that I couldn't find myself accepting. It was just so cumbersome and distance from reality. This would have also taken the beauty out of the proposed system.

So here I am with a modified system that adresses the wishes of sailors on both sides of the Atlantic in a very easy to maintain manner. It is doing nothing right now. Although I'm thinking to make a play with to the ISAF/SCHRS organisation.

This post is intended to spread the world of mouth so that people know a better system is around and available. And it was build on the good parts of Texel and improved on its bad parts.

Any takers ?

Wouter