Subject to calculation errors, transcription errors and plain carelessness, here are the personal handicaps for this season. The idea of our personal handicap system is that it records your historical performance, and allocates a handicap that matches. So if you are sailing much better than you used to then you will most likely be competing for race wins in the personal series, so effectively its an Improvers Trophy. When you get to band zero, however, you won't be eligible for the personal handicap prizes as that means you should be competing for the standard series ones.
The way I work this out is with a ridiculously complicated spreadsheet system - copies available if you so desire - which calculates your performance in races in past seasons as a percentage of the winner's finishing time. This is then averaged out, with a considerable weighting to the most recent season, and divided into 5% bands. If you average 5-5.9% of the race winner's time, for instance, you'll be in band 1 and so on. Anyway, here are the numbers.
I've only published names for which I have recent data. If your name is not on the list then you can email me here. I have data for people who haven't sailed much recently, or the sailing commitee will give a provisional number. If you don't like your banding email me again and we'll discuss. If the number is based on very few finishes then it won't be that reliable and we'll negotiate, but if its based on over a hundred we'll be very hard to convince that its wrong!
Merlin-Rocket Sailors will notice that we've finally worked out handicaps for older Merlins. These are based on the PY number the boats had when new: they're not based on the Class association recommendations. However if your boat has a carbon fibre mast and other updates to latest spec you are required to tell us because this handicap does assume the boats are in something approximating to as built condition and are not updated. Merlins with sail numbers after 3454 or with carbon masts and modern sails get the current handicap, 990, boats between 3430 and 3453 get 1020, and boats from 895-3429 get 1030.
Class |
Sail No | Helm Name | Band | Std PY | Pers. PY | Finishes | Start Weds | Start Anniv |
29er | 378 | James Curtis | 1 | 922 | 968 | 63 | Fast | First |
29er | 378 | Peter Curtis | 1 | 922 | 968 | 2 | Fast | First |
Albacore | 7918 | Graham Potter | 1 | 1050 | 1103 | 63 | Fast | First |
Blaze | 622 | Preston Taylor | 2 | 1026 | 1129 | 6 | Fast | First |
Byte CII | 2628 | Maggie Futcher | 3 | 1150 | 1323 | 19 | Slow | First |
Byte CII | 2634 | Caroline Baldwin | 3 | 1150 | 1323 | 74 | Slow | First |
Comet Trio | 1351 | John Oldham | 3 | 1085 | 1248 | 7 | Slow | First |
Enterprise | 20055 | W Hitchman | 3 | 1115 | 1282 | 3 | Slow | First |
Fireball | 14131 | Ian Arnold | 5 | 975 | 1219 | 14 | Fast | Second |
Fireball | 14755 | Dave Ryder | 2 | 975 | 1073 | 20 | Fast | First |
Firefly | 2282 | Glen Smith | 0 | 1168 | 1168 | 2 | Slow | First |
Int Canoe | 257 | Jim Champ | 3 | 895 | 1029 | 97 | Fast | First |
Laser | 0 | David Stuart | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 3 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 0 | Mark Phillips | 0 | 1088 | 1088 | 2 | Laser | First |
Laser | 1 | Kevin Seebaluck | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 63 | Laser | First |
Laser | 1 | Ross Nelson | 4 | 1088 | 1306 | 1 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 227 | Ian Cleaver | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 4 | Laser | First |
Laser | 1238 | Kirstie Johnson | 4 | 1088 | 1306 | 1 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 13640 | Andrew Oates | 4 | 1088 | 1306 | 1 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 13640 | Will Hitchman | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 3 | Laser | First |
Laser | 44519 | Alistair Smith | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 1 | Laser | First |
Laser | 44519 | Lambe | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 3 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 44519 | Matthew Jones | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 2 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 77664 | Florian Wilford | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 2 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 107116 | Jamie Scott | 4 | 1088 | 1306 | 14 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 107230 | Ben Jones | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 17 | Laser | First |
Laser | 117457 | Ian Woods | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 11 | Laser | First |
Laser | 130542 | Martin Yates | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 5 | Laser | First |
Laser | 136401 | James Curtis | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 5 | Laser | First |
Laser | 136401 | Jonathan Leake | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 7 | Laser | First |
Laser | 136401 | Mads Obersen | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 15 | Laser | First |
Laser | 136401 | Ray Lambe | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 5 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 136401 | Richard Hill | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 6 | Laser | First |
Laser | 136401 | Unknown | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 2 | Laser | First |
Laser | 140044 | Dave Bean | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 71 | Laser | First |
Laser | 141102 | Roger Stafford | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 34 | Laser | First |
Laser | 144282 | Brian Greenaway | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 34 | Laser | First |
Laser | 146162 | Nick England | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 2 | Laser | First |
Laser | 151207 | Don Nelson | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 17 | Laser | First |
Laser | 152663 | Michael Mason | 4 | 1088 | 1306 | 4 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 152815 | Alistair Smith | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 2 | Laser | First |
Laser | 154736 | Dave Baldwin | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 88 | Laser | First |
Laser | 156211 | Dave Simpson | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 12 | Laser | First |
Laser | 164991 | Patrick Lucas-Box | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 3 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 165372 | Simon Bean | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 51 | Laser | First |
Laser | 166579 | Matt Young | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 21 | Laser | First |
Laser | 168115 | John Magrath | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 101 | Laser | First |
Laser | 168842 | John Smith | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 72 | Laser | First |
Laser | 168989 | Evan Cairns | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 26 | Laser | First |
Laser | 169033 | Jonathan Braidley | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 27 | Laser | First |
Laser | 169278 | Mike Curtis | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 5 | Laser | First |
Laser | 170487 | Paul Wright-Anderson | 0 | 1088 | 1088 | 67 | Laser | First |
Laser | 178519 | Kevin Pearson | 0 | 1088 | 1088 | 106 | Laser | First |
Laser | 180382 | Andy Barnett | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 22 | Laser | First |
Laser | 180441 | Tony Butler | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 102 | Laser | First |
Laser | 183952 | Tom Howard | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 15 | Laser | First |
Laser | 184318 | Colin Bristow | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 2 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 184318 | Ian Arnold | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 2 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 184318 | Kim Gavin | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 1 | Laser | First |
Laser | 184318 | Mads Obersen | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 8 | Laser | First |
Laser | 184318 | T Russell | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 1 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 193787 | Ben Jones | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 6 | Laser | First |
Laser | 195226 | Andy Collison | 5 | 1088 | 1360 | 3 | Laser | Second |
Laser | 195226 | Rob Pettit | 1 | 1088 | 1142 | 58 | Laser | First |
Laser | 201172 | Matt Young | 2 | 1088 | 1197 | 23 | Laser | First |
Laser | 13640 (Club) | Nigel Cope | 3 | 1088 | 1251 | 10 | Laser | First |
Laser | Club | Dave Ryder | 0 | 1088 | 1088 | 1 | Laser | First |
Laser 3000 | 3318 | Clive Charlesworth | 5 | 1058 | 1323 | 18 | Slow | Second |
Laser 4.7 | 130417 | Uta Griesenbach | 3 | 1185 | 1363 | 3 | Slow | First |
Laser 4.7 | 140014 | Joe Dunn | 3 | 1185 | 1363 | 6 | Slow | First |
Laser Bahia | 4252 | Cj Cavallari | 2 | 1075 | 1183 | 2 | Slow | First |
Laser Eps | 115 | Mike Storey | 1 | 1024 | 1075 | 136 | Fast | First |
Laser Eps | 289 | Howard Shone | 3 | 1024 | 1178 | 5 | Fast | First |
Laser Radial | 44319 | Leake Jr | 4 | 1122 | 1346 | 5 | Laser | Second |
Laser Radial | 130417 | Alex Storey | 2 | 1122 | 1234 | 4 | Laser | First |
Laser Radial | 130417 | Uta Griesenbach | 4 | 1122 | 1346 | 21 | Laser | Second |
Laser Radial | 140044 | Dave Bean | 2 | 1122 | 1234 | 1 | Laser | First |
Laser Radial | 146162 | Nick England | 5 | 1122 | 1403 | 2 | Laser | Second |
Laser Radial | 152815 | Alistair Smith | 2 | 1122 | 1234 | 11 | Laser | First |
Laser Radial | 178519 | Kevin Pearson | 0 | 1122 | 1122 | 36 | Laser | First |
Laser Radial | 183952 | Tom Howard | 0 | 1122 | 1122 | 12 | Laser | First |
Laser Radial | 193441 | Ed Chamberlain | 4 | 1122 | 1346 | 8 | Laser | Second |
Laser Radial | 197934 | Andy Barnett | 1 | 1122 | 1178 | 36 | Laser | First |
Laser Radial | 13640 (Club) | Nigel Cope | 3 | 1122 | 1290 | 2 | Laser | First |
Laser Vago XD | 3030 | Tony Tahourdin | 4 | 1064 | 1277 | 1 | Slow | Second |
Laser Vago XD | 5319 | Bridget Tahourdin | 5 | 1064 | 1330 | 11 | Slow | Second |
Laser Vago XD | 5319 | Tony Tahourdin | 5 | 1064 | 1330 | 3 | Slow | Second |
Merlin-Rocket | 3683 | Ben Jones | 2 | 990 | 1089 | 4 | Fast | First |
Merlin-Rocket 895-3429 | 1477 | Sel Shah | 4 | 1030 | 1236 | 8 | Fast | Second |
Merlin-Rocket 895-3429 | 2805 | Stephan Kettner | 5 | 1030 | 1288 | 17 | Fast | Second |
Merlin-Rocket 895-3429 | 3174 | Roy Poole | 4 | 1030 | 1236 | 2 | Fast | Second |
Merlin-Rocket 895-3429 | 3341 | Roy Poole | 3 | 1030 | 1185 | 14 | Fast | First |
Merlin-Rocket 895-3429 | 3381 | Nick Fribbens | 3 | 1030 | 1185 | 3 | Fast | First |
National 12 | 3491 | Mike Storey | 0 | 1068 | 1068 | 80 | Slow | First |
Phantom | 115 | Mike Storey | 0 | 1002 | 1002 | 3 | Fast | First |
Phantom | 1174 | Aaa | 0 | 1002 | 1002 | 2 | Fast | First |
Phantom | 1185 | Mike Said | 5 | 1002 | 1253 | 1 | Fast | Second |
Phantom | 1197 | Alex Dawson | 1 | 1002 | 1052 | 18 | Fast | First |
Phantom | 1289 | Richard Barker | 0 | 1002 | 1002 | 57 | Fast | First |
Phantom | 1351 | John Oldham | 1 | 1002 | 1052 | 95 | Fast | First |
Phantom | 1386 | Nick Mason | 0 | 1002 | 1002 | 44 | Fast | First |
Phantom | 178519 | Kevin Pearson | 0 | 1002 | 1002 | 1 | Fast | First |
Rooster 8.1 | 170487 | Paul Wright-Anderson | 1 | 1044 | 1096 | 37 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 227 | Ian Cleaver | 2 | 1051 | 1156 | 85 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 236 | Mike Curtis | 1 | 1051 | 1104 | 3 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 237 | Cj Cavallari | 2 | 1051 | 1156 | 35 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 481 | Steve Green | 2 | 1051 | 1156 | 4 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 651 | Andy Groves | 2 | 1051 | 1156 | 20 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 655 | Andy Barnett | 0 | 1051 | 1051 | 47 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 749 | Xavier Quillien | 3 | 1051 | 1209 | 38 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 818 | Carl Mayhew | 1 | 1051 | 1104 | 16 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 818 | Nick Marley | 4 | 1051 | 1261 | 98 | Fast | Second |
RS 200 | 945 | Clare James | 2 | 1051 | 1156 | 108 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 950 | Don Goodman | 0 | 1051 | 1051 | 2 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1236 | Carl Mayhew | 1 | 1051 | 1104 | 36 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1236 | Felicia's Dad | 3 | 1051 | 1209 | 2 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1236 | James Curtis | 3 | 1051 | 1209 | 7 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1236 | Liz Carrell | 1 | 1051 | 1104 | 9 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1236 | Peter Curtis | 0 | 1051 | 1051 | 55 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1237 | Simon Hamilton | 1 | 1051 | 1104 | 23 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1238 | Kirstie Johnson | 4 | 1051 | 1261 | 39 | Fast | Second |
RS 200 | 1265 | Julie Harrison | 1 | 1051 | 1104 | 101 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1325 | Charlotte Savage | 0 | 1051 | 1051 | 26 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1326 | Martin Vinson | 2 | 1051 | 1156 | 6 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1355 | Ian Cleaver | 2 | 1051 | 1156 | 8 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 1409 | Clare James | 2 | 1051 | 1156 | 18 | Fast | First |
RS 200 | 5533 | Ross Nelson | 5 | 1051 | 1314 | 2 | Fast | Second |
RS 300 | 289 | Howard Shone | 3 | 990 | 1139 | 1 | Fast | First |
RS 300 | 324 | James Curtis | 1 | 990 | 1040 | 1 | Fast | First |
RS 300 | 324 | Peter Curtis | 0 | 990 | 990 | 104 | Fast | First |
RS 300 | 421 | Dave Ryder | 2 | 990 | 1089 | 4 | Fast | First |
RS 300 | 539 | James Curtis | 3 | 990 | 1139 | 3 | Fast | First |
RS 300 | 539 | Peter Curtis | 0 | 990 | 990 | 12 | Fast | First |
RS 400 | 845 | Cj Cavallari | 4 | 946 | 1135 | 2 | Fast | Second |
RS 400 | 845 | Douglas Clow | 2 | 946 | 1041 | 5 | Fast | First |
RS 400 | 845 | Ian Hamilton | 3 | 946 | 1088 | 85 | Fast | First |
RS 400 | 917 | Carl Mayhew | 0 | 946 | 946 | 1 | Fast | First |
RS 400 | 917 | Michael Curtis | 0 | 946 | 946 | 44 | Fast | First |
RS 500 | 639 | Alistair Smith | 5 | 975 | 1219 | 2 | Fast | Second |
RS 500 | 659 | James Curtis | 2 | 975 | 1073 | 17 | Fast | First |
RS 500 | 659 | Peter Curtis | 0 | 975 | 975 | 35 | Fast | First |
RS 600 | 710 | Carl Mayhew | 1 | 920 | 966 | 22 | Fast | First |
RS 600 | 826 | Dave Nunn | 2 | 920 | 1012 | 84 | Fast | First |
RS Feva XL | 1518 | James Curtis | 1 | 1222 | 1283 | 88 | Slow | First |
RS Feva XL | 1518 | Michael Curtis | 3 | 1222 | 1405 | 1 | Slow | First |
RS Feva XL | 2049 | Unknown | 5 | 1222 | 1528 | 2 | Slow | Second |
RS Feva XL | 3355 | Angus Nelson | 4 | 1222 | 1466 | 10 | Slow | Second |
RS Feva XL | 3885 | Lucy Ridler | 4 | 1222 | 1466 | 12 | Slow | Second |
RS Feva XL | 5533 | Ross Nelson | 5 | 1222 | 1528 | 4 | Slow | Second |
RS Vareo | 220 | Dave Baldwin | 3 | 1071 | 1232 | 108 | Slow | First |
RS Vareo | 408 | Nick Marley | 4 | 1071 | 1285 | 66 | Slow | Second |
RS Vareo | 4252 | Cj Cavallari | 1 | 1071 | 1125 | 2 | Slow | First |
RS Vision | 8 | Cj Cavallari | 2 | 1116 | 1228 | 3 | Slow | First |
RS Vision | 8 | Clare Man | 5 | 1116 | 1395 | 3 | Slow | Second |
RS Vision | 485 | Unknown | 3 | 1116 | 1283 | 3 | Slow | First |
RS Vision | 1487 | Unknown | 3 | 1116 | 1283 | 2 | Slow | First |
RS Vision | 1639 | Nick Mason | 0 | 1116 | 1116 | 4 | Slow | First |
RS Vision | 1639 | Unknown | 5 | 1116 | 1395 | 3 | Slow | Second |
RS Vision | - | Harry Phelps | 3 | 1116 | 1283 | 1 | Slow | First |
Solo | 1802 | Lloyd Hogbin | 5 | 1146 | 1433 | 1 | Slow | Second |
Solo | 2042 | Chris Smith | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 74 | Slow | First |
Solo | 2713 | CJ Cavallari | 3 | 1146 | 1318 | 18 | Slow | First |
Solo | 2713 | Roy Poole | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 6 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3030 | Tony Tahourdin | 3 | 1146 | 1318 | 6 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3142 | Peter Renn | 5 | 1146 | 1433 | 33 | Slow | Second |
Solo | 3171 | Richard Wallbudden | 3 | 1146 | 1318 | 2 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3174 | Roy Poole | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 76 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3325 | Lorraine Lynch | 4 | 1146 | 1375 | 5 | Slow | Second |
Solo | 3341 | Roy Poole | 5 | 1146 | 1433 | 2 | Slow | Second |
Solo | 3365 | Frank Beanland | 3 | 1146 | 1318 | 25 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3385 | Ian Peace | 5 | 1146 | 1433 | 14 | Slow | Second |
Solo | 3385 | Ian Sproat | 4 | 1146 | 1375 | 7 | Slow | Second |
Solo | 3457 | Mervyn Cinnamond | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 43 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3636 | Peter Cruise | 3 | 1146 | 1318 | 2 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3736 | Tom Russell | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 4 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3827 | ? | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 2 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3854 | Ben Russell | 3 | 1146 | 1318 | 7 | Slow | First |
Solo | 3861 | David Clark | 4 | 1146 | 1375 | 43 | Slow | Second |
Solo | 4071 | Peter Halliday | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 39 | Slow | First |
Solo | 4073 | Peter Cottrell | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 32 | Slow | First |
Solo | 4193 | Ian Peace | 3 | 1146 | 1318 | 12 | Slow | First |
Solo | 4252 | Cj Cavallari | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 30 | Slow | First |
Solo | 4418 | Quentin Andrews | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 28 | Slow | First |
Solo | 4647 | Mike Lipscombe | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 39 | Slow | First |
Solo | 4753 | Tony Penfold | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 42 | Slow | First |
Solo | 4859 | Gareth Griffiths | 0 | 1146 | 1146 | 95 | Slow | First |
Solo | 5046 | Tony Sproat | 5 | 1146 | 1433 | 7 | Slow | Second |
Solo | 5071 | Malcolm Barnes | 2 | 1146 | 1261 | 59 | Slow | First |
Solo | 5180 | Mark Ampleford | 0 | 1146 | 1146 | 26 | Slow | First |
Solo | 5180 | Rob Pettit | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 2 | Slow | First |
Solo | 5215 | Gareth Griffiths | 0 | 1146 | 1146 | 190 | Slow | First |
Solo | 5241 | Paul Playle | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 95 | Slow | First |
Solo | 5319 | Tony Penfold | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 26 | Slow | First |
Solo | 5466 | Paul Playle | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 28 | Slow | First |
Streaker | 1770 | Chris Smith | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 49 | Slow | First |
Streaker | 1770 | Lorraine Lynch | 5 | 1146 | 1433 | 10 | Slow | Second |
Streaker | 1844 | Chris Smith | 1 | 1146 | 1203 | 67 | Slow | First |
Topaz Magno | 808 | Andy Collison | 4 | 1175 | 1410 | 44 | Slow | Second |
Topper | 15181 | Isabel Rees | 3 | 1322 | 1520 | 1 | Slow | First |
Topper | 16499 | Alistair Smith | 2 | 1322 | 1454 | 11 | Slow | First |
Topper | 18878 | Tony Sproat | 5 | 1322 | 1653 | 10 | Slow | Second |
Topper | 44318 | George Woolhouse | 3 | 1322 | 1520 | 27 | Slow | First |
Topper | 44348 | Kathryn Webb | 4 | 1322 | 1586 | 9 | Slow | Second |
Topper | 44375 | Ellie Wall | 4 | 1322 | 1586 | 3 | Slow | Second |
Topper | 45055 | Kyo Wong | 3 | 1322 | 1520 | 2 | Slow | First |
Topper | 46623 | Nancy Scott | 1 | 1322 | 1388 | 14 | Slow | First |
Topper | 46795 | Maisie Bristow | 5 | 1322 | 1653 | 3 | Slow | Second |