Mixed Fleet Races
If not a specified date for racing of a particular model (ie Footy, Wee Nip or Micro540) then we will be holding mixed fleet events. These will consist of as many races as we can fit in in a morning, to suit whatever your experience or the radio controlled yacht you have.
In addition on occasions these races will be run like a formal race meeting but with a handicap system in place so that whatever level of ability you are, or model of yacht you sail you will be able to gain experience in a race situation.
In addition on occasions these races will be run like a formal race meeting but with a handicap system in place so that whatever level of ability you are, or model of yacht you sail you will be able to gain experience in a race situation.
Handicap Racing - Understanding the Table - the colours represent the start each competitor started on for that heat.
The Abington Park version of Mixed Fleet Racing consists of timed intervals between starts as follows
Red Start - goes after the one minute countdown
Yellow Start - countdown begins immediately after red and goes after another one minute countdown
Green Start - countdown begins immediately after yellow and goes after a 40 second countdown
Scratch - countdown begins immediately after green and goes after a 20 second countdown
If one competitior is left on the Red Start he becomes the Hare, should he out sail the others and finish first instead of moving to the Yellow start all the other competitors move back one start so yellows become reds, greens become yellows and scratch become greens.
The Abington Park version of Mixed Fleet Racing consists of timed intervals between starts as follows
Red Start - goes after the one minute countdown
Yellow Start - countdown begins immediately after red and goes after another one minute countdown
Green Start - countdown begins immediately after yellow and goes after a 40 second countdown
Scratch - countdown begins immediately after green and goes after a 20 second countdown
If one competitior is left on the Red Start he becomes the Hare, should he out sail the others and finish first instead of moving to the Yellow start all the other competitors move back one start so yellows become reds, greens become yellows and scratch become greens.