The RYA Volvo Dinghy Show SailX Championship is a virtual fleet-race regatta that will take place online during the weeks leading up to the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2012 with the Finals taking place on the Volvo Main Stage at the dinghy show itself.
• The Championship is open to all. There will be a voluntary ‘Entry Fee’ for the regatta and 100% of the funds raised will go to charity
• As well as racing for themselves each competitor will also race on behalf of a boat Class - the Class that they have strongest affiliation with
• The competition will comprise three x two week long phases ('Practice Event', 'Quarter Finals' and 'Semi Finals') leading up to a 'Finals' phase which will take place on both days of the Show and which will be shown on the large screen on the Volvo Main Stage
• During each phase competitors will need to race three or four (depending on the phase) online regattas
• Each regatta will comprise five or six races (depending on the phase) and will last approx. 45minutes
• At the conclusion of each stage of the Championship an 'Individual Ranking' will be produced as well as a 'Class Ranking' based on the performance of the top performing individuals representing that Class (similar to Constructors Championship in F1)
• Following the conclusion of the Finals on Sunday 4th March the winning Class will be awarded the “RYA Volvo Dinghy Show SailX Championship Trophy 2012” and the winning individual will be awarded with the 2012 Virtual Endeavour Trophy.
DETAILED OVERVIEW OF RACING:
Practice Event, Jan 16th to Jan 29th:
• Four x 5-race regattas will be raced every day at 20:00, 23:30, 04:00 & 10:00 GMT. Each regatta will take approx. 45mins to complete.
• Individual only needs to race in three regattas over this period (i.e. 3 out of 56) and ranking will be based on the sum of the individual’s best-three regatta results.
• Class rankings based on the sum of the individual rankings of the top-10 ranked sailors associated with each Class.
• A ranking will be produced at the end of this period but scores will not count going forward (practice only).
Quarter-Finals, Jan 30th – Feb 12th:
• Four x 5-race regattas will be raced every day at 20:00, 23:30, 04:00 & 10:00 GMT. Each regatta will take approx. 45mins to complete.
• Individual only needs to race in three regattas over this period (i.e. 3 out of 56) and ranking will be based on the sum of the individual’s best-three regatta results.
• Class rankings based on the sum of the individual rankings of the top-10 ranked sailors associated with each Class.
• A ranking will be produced at the end of this period and scores will count towards qualification for the Finals at the Show.
Semi-Finals, Feb 13th-Feb 26th:
• Four x 5-race regattas will be raced every day at 20:00, 23:30, 04:00 & 10:00 GMT. Each regatta will take approx. 45mins to complete.
• Individual only needs to race in four regattas over this period (i.e. 4 out of 56) and ranking will be based on the sum of the individual’s best-four regatta results.
• Class rankings based on the sum of the individual rankings of the top-10 ranked sailors associated with each Class.
• A ranking will be produced at the end of this period and scores will count towards qualification for the Finals at the Show.
Finals, March 3rd and 4th:
• Open to the top-ten ranking Classes who confirm that three sailors will physically represent the Class in the Championship Finals on both days of the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show.
• Class representatives do not have to be the same on both days, but all representatives must have taken part in the Semi Finals phase representing the Class in question.
• 6-races will be held starting at 1530 GMT on Saturday and on Sunday
• Final Class ranking to be based on the sum of the scores of the top-three ranked individuals associated with the Class in question on the Saturday + Sunday
• Final individual ranking to be based on the sum of the individuals weighted race scores on the Sunday only.
