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The Yachting Trophy - Boat of the Week
The
ultimate prize at Key West is the Yachting
Trophy, symbolic of the regatta's "Boat of the Week." This
prestigious award is presented to the yacht which triumphs in the class with
the closest most competitive racing. The criteria for winning the beautiful
mahogany-carbon fiber trophy has evolved somewhat over the past few years. The
reasons for the seemingly complex criteria came about six years ago. It became
apparent that the old criteria - lowest score - wasn't always meaningful. More
times than not there was one boat that ran up straight bullets for one of two
reasons: 1) that particular class wasn't very competitive or; 2) the winner was
a PHRF boat with a rating that ultimately turned out to be more than generous.
Last
year the Yachting Trophy winner,
Robert Hughes’ Heartbreaker,
was determined based on our dual criteria. The first was a time differential
which added the corrected time (elapsed time in one design classes) between
first and fifth place each day (in seconds) and divided this number by the
total miles raced. The lowest average time differential between first and fifth
place (in seconds/mile) is the best result. The second criteria took the series
score into account, subtracting the points of the class winner from the 5th
place boat. The fewer the points between 1st and 5th the better the result.
As
you might expect, there's an inherent disadvantage for those classes with the
most entries. The point differential between the fifth and first place finisher
in a 50 boat class is routinely higher than a class with 7-10 entries, and the
time differential is also effected. Therefore, in 2000, we weighted both
criteria based on class size. The dual criteria and factors were adjusted
slightly in 1999 and 2000, and we have continued our fine-tuning for 2001.
The
criteria for Boat of the Day will once again use the first part of the dual
formula outlined above, using time and distance from that day's racing. Each
class is eligible for only one Boat of the Day Award during Race Week.
No
criteria is perfect - including ours. We'll continue to look at this issue and
strive to develop the very best method for ensuring that the Yachting Trophy is presented to the
class winner which triumphs in the most competitive, closely contested class
during Race Week.
|
FACTORS: Class Size |
2001 Factor |
Example Classes |
|
10
or Fewer |
1.0 |
IMS,
PHRF1, PHRF 8 |
|
11
to 20 |
0.9 |
PHRF2,
1D35, PHRF 3, J/29 |
|
21
to 30 |
0.8 |
J/105,
J/80 |
|
31
to 40 |
0.7 |
Mumm
30, Farr 40 |
|
Greater
than 40 |
0.6 |
Melges
24 |
|
Year |
Boat
|
Type |
Owner |
|
2000 |
Heartbreaker
|
1D35 |
Robert Hughes |
|
1999 |
Hi Fling
|
CM
60 |
Irvine
Laidlaw |
|
1998 |
Abracadabra
|
1D48 |
Jim
Andrews |
|
1997 |
Windquest |
1D48 |
Dick
& Doug Devos |
|
1996 |
Brightstar |
N/M
47 |
Richard
Breeden |
|
1995 |
Infinity |
N/M
49 |
John
Thomson |
|
1994 |
Thomas I-Punkt |
Mumm
36 |
Thomas
Friese |
|
1993 |
Highland Fling |
Swan
53 |
Irvine
Laidlaw |
|
1992 |
Gaucho |
Farr
44 |
Christian
Schmiegelow |
|
1991 |
Lonia |
Beneteau
First 41s5 |
John
Matney & Cylde Stacey |
|
1990 |
Babe Ruthless |
N/M
30 |
Larry
Harvey |
|
1989 |
Daiblesse |
Beneteau
42 |
Rod
Sellers |
|
1988 |
Brigadoon
|
Frers
41 |
Robbie
Pierce |
Dates to Remember
- Mark Your Calendars!
Future Race Weeks:
January
21 - 25, 2002
January 20 - 24, 2003
January 19 - 23, 2004
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