ISAF Standard NoR, SIs and Grading Form for Match Racing 2011 published
From time to time, these documents are revised to ensure that they reflect the best current practices.
There are important changes in the 2011 versions
1. The guideline document: 'Match Racing Penalties for Damage Resulting from Contact between Boats' has been added as new SI Appendix E, and relevant references are now included in SI 1.5 and NoR 7.2. By using these guidelines, competitors will find consistency between events in how questions about damage are being handled. The number of hearings at events is likely to be reduced as a consequence.
Note that these guidelines do not address any questions about costs for damage and/or damage deposits - this is a matter between the OA and the skipper, and responsibilities for damage or loss to boats will be decided as described in SI 2.
2. In SI 18(c) and (e), Code of Conduct, references to undesirable behaviour, such as excessive attempts to verbally coerce, coach or influence umpire decisions, repetitive objection to an umpire decision or abuse of umpires before or after a decision, are included. This SI makes it clear that the umpires may penalize directly on the water or report to the jury/protest committee when this behaviour happens.
3. In SI Appendix B - Event Format and Schedule of Races; a separate stage has been indicated for any repechage sailed. This is important with regard to scoring and to avoid problems with tie breaking.
4. The last important change is that new NoR 6.3 contains the statement from the ISAF Regulations 24.2.2(d) about withdrawing from an event. By adding this statement into the Standard NoR, all competitors will be reminded that all graded events have the option of reporting to the ISAF when a competitor accepts an invitation but then withdraws within two months of the event or when a competitor leaves an event before the event is completed, without the written approval of the OA. In such cases, the competitors may receive a 'zero score' for that event. Competitors not showing up at events has turned into a big problem as events struggle to meet the grading criteria announced. This could be a problem (or at least a disappointment) for the competitors coming to the event that expect the event to have a certain grading and who have expectations about the format and level of competition.
5. NoR and SI 15, new instructions when restrictions for coach boats are appropriate have been included.
ISAF Match Race Ranking
The ISAF World Match Race Rankings measure the performance of over 2,000 skippers to identify to world’s most consistent performers. There are two Rankings lists, the Open Rankings and the Women’s Rankings.
The ISAF World Match Race Rankings rate skippers based on their performances over the last two years. Skippers score points by competing in ISAF Graded events. The top 20 at all ISAF Graded events score Rankings points, with the highest points awarded to the event winner and then decreasing down relative to position. The most points are up for grabs at World Match Racing Tour (ISAF Grade WC) events, followed by ISAF Grade 1 events, Grade 2 through to Grade 5. The Irish National Championships are Grade 3 events.
In addition to this bonus points can be scored for success in events featuring particularly competitive fields which host the top ranked skippers on the ISAF World Match Race Rankings.
The points scored at events counts towards a skipper’s Ranking points total which decides his Ranking position. Each skipper can count a maximum of four events in each of the two most recent years, ie a combined total of eight events, which are calculated over a rolling 24 months. Events contested within 12 months of the current Ranking release count double. The winner of an ISAF Grade 1 event can expect to score around 1,800 points if the event took place within the last 12 months, or around 1,000 if between 12-24 months ago.
As well as reflecting the current form and performances of the world’s top match racers, the ISAF World Match Race Rankings are also used to decide ten of the twelve skippers who will compete in the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship.
ISAF Match Race Ranking Release Dates 2011
2 February 2011
30 March 2011
18 May 2011
6 July 2011
3 August 2011
7 September 2011
12 October 2011
23 November 2011
11 January 2012
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