I guess the opposite extreme would be something like the Canandaigua Multihull Open (Lake Canandaigua, NY), where I have heard that ALL the boats are started together in one big start and all are scored on Portsmouth. I don't know whether they then break out individual one-design fleets for their own trophies or it is strictly overall Portsmouth.

Has anybody ever been to that regatta? If so, did you enjoy that format? (Maybe they have changed it, but that is the way it used to be.)

It always sounded interesting to me. They probably are able to get fewer races in, but nobody would be able to complain that there are not enough boats to race against.

And it must be a dream event for Darline Hobock in terms of getting Portsmouth comparisons.