Global Match Race Circuit
Organized by Paul Haynie


The idea is that you will race your PD against other boats which have a handicap rating (including other PD's), and based on how well you do on corrected time in that race, you will get points here. You also get points for each race even if you come in dead last on corrected time, so the more you race, the more points you get. Our Portsmouth rating is 140, you can see our rating and others at USSailing.org

Season
The season starts the day after the PD World Championship Race, and ends on the next PD World Championship. (and includes the results from it also). Then the next season starts the day after that, and so on.

Rules
1 - Your boat must be setup in class legal configuration
2 - Races must be typical round the bouy sailing type racing
3 - Multiple races in the same day, or series of days at one event will be considered a regatta, and your placement in those races shall be averaged to one placing & coresponding points
4 - OK to self-organize the race, do not have to be officially sanctioned by a club or association, but the race should be conducted in a typical honest fashion.
5 - There is no limit to the number of boats entered in the race, can be as little as 2
6 - Races against other PD's is OK
7 - If you race in the season's final world championship, you will get points for your placement in that race also.
8 - Races should be publicly announced ahead of time (like post note to discussion group), to alert others incase they want to participate.


Points System
Finishing position after corrected with handicap rating
Divided by the number of entrants
Multiplied by 100
Plus 20 points for participating in the regatta

Example: You raced, and after the time was corrected, your position was 14th out of 68 boats

14th place
/ 68 total entrants
-------
0.794
* 100
-------
79
+ 20
-------
99 points received for that race


Submit Race Results:
Submit the following to Paul Haynie unclehyena@gmail.com, with the email subject of "Puddle Duck Race Results"

Your name and PDR hull number
Date of race
Location of race (body of water, nearest city / state)
Santioning body or club affiliation (if any)
Number of boats racing
Number of PDRacers in race
Number of non-PD's
Your corrected finishing position


Results will be posted to the Files section of the PDRacer Discussion group at Yahoo, in the "Global Match Race" folder [click here], and posted periodically to the group.