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Topic : Silver Tiller Qualification

Busy updating the results. Once I have the overall Hampton ones (Tim is in Canada) will send off to Mags.

It looks like around 25 boats have qualified so far. A reminder that all competitors (certainly if they are in the top 20), must be members of the MROA by the 1st Nov, else they will be dropped from the final results!!!! There are about 40 cases so far, but some of those are people borrowing a boat for an event which is OK is the owner is a member. I'll be double checking with the membership secretary before Parkstone.

Finally a question I have a qualification under the rules. Do you have to complete 5 events, or at least 1 from each category. For example say someone has 120pts, including a 100 for no sea event. Should they be placed before or behind someone with 125pts who has done 5 events across the categories? It is not that clear to me.

Thanks, Ross


Posted: 15/09/2009 10:32:38
By: Ross
Ross, my understanding was that you qualified if you competed in 5 events which must include one of each category. If this wasn't the case, then we would not have treked to Cookham or Hampton (both 5 hour trips) to get an elusive restricted event!

Therefore, someone who has done the requisite number of events, with the categories correct, will place higher than someone that has not got the right ticks in the boxes. Where did the 100 points for no sea event come from?


Posted: 15/09/2009 10:48:05
By: Andy Hay
If you have not got a result for each of the categories plus two other best results from any of the categories then you don't qualify.


Posted: 15/09/2009 10:51:05
By: Peter Scott
OK thanks. When sorting by score only it does take account of this. I'll make sure this is correct for final version.

Andy, FYI everyone starts the year with 500 points. 100 for each required open.

I have a suggestion that this is changed to 5000 points (1000 per open). This would enable us to spot those with 125 points (say 5 x 25pts) vs those who currently have 120 points (including a 100), since this would become 1020pts. What are peoples thoughts? I could put this to the committee for next year (bet its been in place for 50+ years so might be rocking the boat here......)


Posted: 15/09/2009 11:22:02
By: Ross
OK, Ross, I understand. The 100 points might be a little low, speaking as someone counting 30 plus points at Opens .... (!). 1000 per open would be a bit easier to work with and easy to amend on the spreadsheet!


Posted: 15/09/2009 11:25:51
By: Andy Hay
The 100 and 1000 thing arose becuase of the complexities of telling a spreadsheet how to calculate the positions!


Posted: 15/09/2009 11:56:53
By: Mags
You've not seen my spreadsheet though Mags. More macros and formulas than you could shake a stick at ;-)))


Posted: 15/09/2009 11:59:47
By: Ross
Tried replacing 100 with 1000 and it works. Moved a few places around


Posted: 15/09/2009 12:13:20
By: Ross
It is slightly immaterial as those counting a "100" for a non attendance would not qualify in the first place. The "1000" would at least give an easy to spot break in the final table of those who qualify and those that do not.


Posted: 15/09/2009 12:22:34
By: Andy Hay
Like to 1000 as I to am couting results in the 40's so I look as if I have not qualified but actually (when we get Haamptons Results) we have done the required opens.


Posted: 15/09/2009 18:31:43
By: Jez3645
As above.  Any problems Rossy get in touch - I've encountered most of the dilemmas at some point!


Posted: 16/09/2009 14:51:18
By: deepy
The 1000s seem to be doing the trick in my program. At present I only have the top 5 places for Hampton, the rest are pending. Lymington is done. Here is the ST status as such.

Place Score Sail No Helm
1 7.3 3626 Glen Truswell
2 8.4 3691 Mike Calvert
3 9.3 3705 Matt Biggs
4 10.4 3703 Richard Whitworth
5 12.8 3684 Andy Davis
6 15.6 3662 Dave Winder
7 19.5 3643/3707 Alex Jackson
8 25.4 3640 Simon Blake
9 26.8 3702 Duncan Salmon
10 31.5 3701 Tom Stewart
11 31.6 3676 Pat Blake
12 32.0 3655 Richard Adams
13 36.9 3665 Ross Jackson
14 37.0 3639 Steve Leney
15 42.9 3693 Will Rainey
16 67.0 3650 Laurence Tosh
17 75.0 3610 Richard Dee
18 85.0 3555 Tim Harridge
19 87.0 3619 David Charlton
20 90.0 3543 Chris Martin
21 108.0 3674 Mike Anslow
22 128.0 3680 Steve Watson
23 1014.5 3685 William Warren
24 1020.4 3704 Chris Lewns
25 1029.8 3539 Dan Alsop
26 1032.8 3618/3712 Jon Gorringe
27 1034.8 3659 Julian Parry
28 1044.0 3670 Steve Goacher
29 1052.0 3563 Paul Hollis
30 1053.0 3690 Andy Dalby
31 1053.0 3666 Dan Parsons
32 1062.0 3611 Jen Taylor
33 1062.0 3696 Alan Warren
34 1064.9 3649 Andy Harris
35 1068.0 3661 Graham Scroggie
36 1075.0 3660 Dave Lee
37 1076.0 3652 John Bell
38 1079.0 3697 Richard Page
39 1087.0 3634 Ben Archer
40 1100.0 3386 Andy Hay
41 1109.0 3606 Mike Partridge
42 1112.0 3581/2997 Jon Steward
43 1122.0 3535 Anthony Rickaby
44 1131.0 3550/3645 Jeremy Deacon
45 2043.0 3641 Mark Waterhouse
46 2050.0 3653 Judith Massey
47 2063.0 3683 Tony Johnson
48 2066.0 3617 Tom Chadfield
49 2067.0 3698 Robert O'Toole
50 2068.0 3544 David Downs
51 2074.0 3482/3629 Guy Browne
52 2077.0 3683 Louise Johnson


Posted: 16/09/2009 15:17:11
By: Ross
Dead keen to get those Hampton results up as this will shoot us up the rankings (and get rid of the 1000 we are counting at present!).


Posted: 16/09/2009 15:25:43
By: Andy Hay
Tim is in Canada at present. Not sure if anyone else from the club can provide the results? Note they should include helm and crew names please.


Posted: 16/09/2009 16:05:19
By: Ross
Results so far now available.

http://www.merlinrocket.co.uk/reports/?lym

Posted: 23/09/2009 09:14:28
By: Mags
30 qualifiers already, with another 14 only needing one more result!


Posted: 23/09/2009 09:36:43
By: Ross
Any idea why the Hampton results have changed since the event?


Posted: 23/09/2009 19:06:46
By: Jez3645
Yeah, I thought I was 18th at Hampton...


Posted: 23/09/2009 20:43:20
By: Ben 3634
You were, and we were 17th.


Posted: 23/09/2009 20:53:48
By: Jez3645
I was only given the 6 separate race results so had to work them out myself. I believe they are correct. Mags might be putting the full Hampton results up on the web.


Posted: 23/09/2009 23:26:00
By: Ross
Here is the results that Ross sent me.

http://www.merlinrocket.co.uk/reports/open_meetings/2009/hampton2009_results.htm

Posted: 24/09/2009 09:56:13
By: Mags
It still seems that there is a change in those results. I am pretty sure that Andy Dalby has moved up the results since they were worked out on the day.

Can anyone from Hampton shed any light?


Posted: 24/09/2009 18:09:49
By: Jez3645
I think there was an error in the results on the day Jeremy, as I remember the last placed was boat was 27th, despite there being 28 entries.


Posted: 24/09/2009 21:13:47
By: Richard (3233)

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