handicapping Archives - Page 5 of 11 - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Eight Rules for Racing the Racer/Cruiser

February 22nd, 2017

Quantum Sail’s David Flynn has spent years helping cruisers with their competitive bug. In a perfect world you could have

February 21st, 2017

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Where I live there are sailing schools, boat rental businesses, boat brokers, and yacht clubs. There

November 28th, 2016

Rating rules are at their best when comparing similar types of boats, but rating rules can’t control how boats are

November 15th, 2016

Newport, RI (November 15, 2016) – The Cruising Club of America (CCA) has approved a significant grant for the continued

November 10th, 2016

Barcelona, Spain (November 10, 2016) – The 48th meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress was held along with the Annual

October 26th, 2016

Forty delegates from 15 countries descended upon Cowes, Isle of Wight, the home of yachting in the UK, for the

September 19th, 2016

James Dadd, chief measurer for the IRC rating rule, has been on a world tour. As one of two international

September 15th, 2016

If the recreational sport of sailing gets too serious, we run the risk of losing the base layer on which

July 25th, 2016

It is a reality that no handicap or rating rule works well when widely varying boats are grouped together. But

July 24th, 2016

The effectiveness of rating rules to fairly handicap competition is reliant on the boats having similar performance characteristics. As new