At the risk of generalising too much, I think whatever race and series scoring system we use (and there are infinite variations) the same sailors will win because they will sail in a style to maximise ther chances based on the peculiarities of the system; but this is scoring forcing style, which is not good, surely? So what style of (not necessarily fleet) racing do we want to see at the various levels of the sport and what is the ideal scoring system to accommodate each; and how much should the style/scoring we would like to see be compromised by the race officals natural tendancy to want to keep both simple and consistent...?
