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Points will be awarded as per the Low Point System in Appendix A of the RYA racing rules of sailing.

  • Each boat starting and finishing a race shall be scored points equal to its finishing position.
  • A boat that starts a race but does not finish or is disqualified shall be scored points for the finishing place one more than the number of the boats that started the race.
  • A boat that does not start a race shall be scored points for the finishing place one more than the number of boats entered in the series.
  • A boat helm who would normally have competed in a race but is undertaking OOD or Safety Boat Duties shall be awarded average points for that race based on the number of boats finishing.
  • The number of races to count in a series will be one less than the total of races sailed , except that if only 3 races are sailed, all will count. If more than 11 races are sailed two less than the total number will count.
  • For the evening series, the number of races to count will be 50% of the total number sailed.
  • The boat with the lowest total score wins and the other will be placed accordingly.









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