A little later than planned, but it’s (finally) time to announce the Winter 2016-17 results, so here they are, and I think the B series results might just surprise everyone!
Prizes will be presented during the coffee break next Sunday and the full results should be in your email inbox shortly.
How are the results calculated?
Following our successful switch to the new 14-1 scoring system during the 2015-16 season, meaning the winner always gets 14 points regardless of turnout, we’ve continued to evolve the way results are calculated this year so that the result for each series are now made up of each members’ best 10 results, rather than all of the results in the series.
With a typical season made up of around 20 races, this means you can now afford to have the occasional bad week and aren’t penalised if you can’t make it down quite as often as you might have liked.
Series A
The first race of each Sunday race meeting throughout the season is the A series.
| # | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony | 114.0 |
| 2 | Geoff | 109.0 |
| 3 | Neil | 94.0 |
| 4 | Robert | 86.5 |
| 5 | John | 80.0 |
Series B
The B series is made up of all the races we’ve had after the coffee break (the second race of the day) during the Winter season.
| # | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff | 97.0 |
| 2 | Neil | 84.0 |
| 3 | Tony | 71.0 |
| 4 | John | 64.0 |
| 5 | Robert | 59.5 |
All Seasons: Half-time report (A + B)
The All Seasons trophy goes to the member who has won the most points at the end of the Summer season when we combine Winter A+B with Summer A+B, and at the half-way stage the current results are:
| # | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff | 206.0 |
| 2 | Tony | 185.0 |
| 3 | Neil | 178.0 |
| 4 | Robert | 146.0 |
| 5 | John | 144.0 |
Just for fun: Best 10 results (A & B)
And finally, just for fun, let’s take a look at what happens if we use the best 10 results from the Winter season, regardless of series (and it couldn’t be much closer!):
| # | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff | 131.0 |
| 2 | Tony | 128.0 |
| 3= | John | 125.0 |
| 3= | Neil | 125.0 |
| 5 | Robert | 124.0 |
Analysis
With Tony showing that he’s still the one to beat in the A series, holding off the competition by 5 points to maintain his title, it’s fantastic to finally be able to congratulate Geoff on a well deserved win in the B series, having finished in the top 3 more times than I can count in recent years.
So we know who the winners are, but who are the other ones to watch this Summer?
- After breaking into the top 5 in 2015-16, John is creeping up the charts one position at a time, so we’re expecting that trend to continue
- Richard and Robert finished 6th and 4th in the A series, respectively, but both have been averaging of 11 points per race, so keep an eye on them as attendance increases in the Summer season
- Neil maintained his position in the top 3 of both the A and B series, but can he maintain his form in what are normally less Laser friendly Summer conditions at South Norwood Lake?
- David and Paul were our highest placed Pico sailors this season, and with both regularly scoring of 8-10 points per race, will they break into the top 5 this Summer?