Handicap Ratings Northvaal Sailing Association
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Below are suggested handicaps based on the current RYA Portsmouth Ratings.
As will be seen below, the RYA has four categories of rating or yardstick based on the amount of data that has been gathered - namely a primary and  secondary yardstick, suggested number and a more data required number ( best guess at the time.)

Ratings for the local classes have been based on historical data in the Northvaal region and last revised on 02/09/1999

As with all handicap systems you will never please all of the sailors, in all of our weather conditions, for all of the classes, all of the time!
Those unfortunate few who get lumbered with scoring and handicapping have been warned!

Craft          Rating    Factor            Craft          Rating    Factor

14                884 R  1.1312            Signet           1267 R  0.7893
420              1086 S  0.9208            Sharpie          1015 R  0.9852
470               973 S  1.0277            Sonnet           1195    0.8368
49ER              762 R  1.3123            Spearhead         905    1.1050
505               906 S  1.1038            Sprog            1120    0.8929
505 (2002)	  902 P  1.1086
                                           Streaker         1163 S  0.8598
Andy             1200    0.8333
Bosun            1196 R  0.8361            Tempo            1012    0.9881
                                           Topper           1288 P  0.7764
Contender         995 P  1.0050
                                           Wedge             895    1.1173
Dabchick         1190    0.8403
Dabchick 2 up    1250    0.8000
Dolphin          1020    0.9804
                                           Dart 15           916 P  1.0917
Enterprise       1116 P  0.8961            Dart 18           798 P  1.2531
Europe           1141 S  0.8764
Extra            1200    0.8333
                                           Hobie 14          857 ?  1.1669
Finn             1075 R  0.9302            Hobie 16          802 P  1.2469
Fireball          988 P  1.0121            Hobie 18          744 S  1.3441
Flipper          1155    0.8658
Flying Dutchman   875 R  1.1429            Prindle 18        776 ?  1.2887
                                           Prindle 19        710 S  1.4085
GP 14            1127 P  0.8873
Gypsy            1245    0.8032            Tornado           693 S  1.4430
Gypsy S/H        1210    0.8264

Imp              1268    0.7886            Flying Fifteen   1026 P  0.9747
                                           Soling            914 R  1.0941
Laser            1078 P  0.9276
Laser II         1033 P  0.9681            Illusion         1580    0.6329
Laser 4.7        1177 R  0.8496
Laser 5000        848 R  1.1792
Laser M          1121 R  0.8921
Laser Radial     1101 P  0.0901            Boards            895    1.1173
                                           Windsurfer       1060    0.9434
Miracle          1178 S  0.8489
Mirror           1386 P  0.7215
Mirror S/H       1364 S  0.7331

OK Dinghy        1111 S  0.9001
Optimist         1646 S  0.6075            Royal Yachting Association

Penguin          1300    0.7692            Primary   yardstick      P
Phantom          1051 R  0.9515            Secondary yardstick      S
Plus             1450    0.6897            Recorded  number         R
                                           More Data Needed         ?
Regatta S        1075    0.9302
Regatta T        1095    0.9132            Note: factor = 1000/rating
Regatta TS       1060    0.9434

SiteSkipper Malcolm Osborne
Updated 30/04/2004 22:47