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It would be interesting to read how these handicaps are calculated. Seems like a game-able system.

• nl 12y ago
  Of course it[1] is gameable. Yachts are designed specifically to perform well under it. Nevertheless its a reasonable rule system, that tends to produce mostly decent boats. Its quite impressive that a yacht from the 20's can be competitive under it. Incidentally, handicap racing is quite normal in yachting. However, most races have a separate 'outright' division, and depending on the race that often attracts more attention [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Measurement_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Measurement_Syste... is the most common system.