Hi Dennis, No experience with ORR-EZ yet, but it looks like another good option by which to score mixed fleet races (i.e. not one-design fleet races).
Last year Colorado Sail & Yacht Club experimented with National Handicap for Cruisers (see https://www.rya.org.uk/racing/pages/nhc.aspx). We still used PHRF as the official scoring system, but also scored the same races by NHC to see the outcome of applying a different scoring system to the same race results. We could do the same with ORR-EZ. The proponents of this idea were looking for a scoring system that is more “fair” than PHRF. I liken NHC to golf handicapping: your handicap changes with every scorecard you turn in, conceptually. So it dynamically reflects variability in weather conditions and crew performance, which a static PHRF rating doesn’t. ORR-EZ appears to have some similar elements (observed performance factor, configurablity per race course, etc.) which in my opinion are valuable. With a 30 MK I my results in my fleet are generally dependent on wind strength. The stronger the wind, the better I place, all other things being equal. In light air boats with less displacement beat me. It’s almost as if boats should have different ratings for different wind speed ranges. On a related note, my RSA is re-rating all boats in its region this year, and Grenadine’s PHRF rating is likely to come out 12 seconds lower. But at least one of my competitor’s ratings will stay the same - which exacerbates the above problem, unless we have a really windy season. I think I’ll start a separate thread on 30 MK I PHRF ratings, because I see 18 seconds variability across RSAs. Cheers, Randy > On Jun 10, 2019, at 10:53 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > My handicapping authority, Gulf Yachting Association, like other authorities, > is toying with ORR-EZ. They're scoring some regattas and/or classes under > both systems. > > I haven't explored the cost/effort of getting a ORR-EZ certificate yet. > What's folks experience with ORR-EZ so far? > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
