SLSA Rankings
SLSA Rankings • Introduction • Principles • Calculation • Grading Criteria • Graded Events Calendar • Latest Sailing Rankings
A little while ago, the possible structure of a new Sailing Rankings System modeled after the ISAF World Sailing Rankings was discussed on the sailing community forum, and after some additional research and adjusting, the SLSA Sailing Rankings are ready to launch!
The initial idea for the Sailing Rankings came from answers to a community survey I ran at the end of last year. According to the survey, many of you felt that the large Cup events divide the calendar into somewhat arbitrary periods of frenzied activity, followed by weeks, if not months, of “racing fatigue” and exhaustion. At the same time, many of you requested a more permanent, stable sequence of challenges, and also greater flexibility in the choice of boats in competitive events.
Enter the SLSA Sailing Rankings: a long-term performance rating of skippers that goes hand in hand with larger events such as the Cups. The Cup events are essential; they produce a different kind of competitiveness over a (supposedly) short period of time. The Sailing Rankings on the other hand provide an ongoing competition that tracks the skills of individual sailboat racers over the long term.
The SLSA Sailing Rankings seek to address the following requests, in no particular order:
• to create a permanent challenge or series of challenges for sailors
• to reduce the amount of administrative overhead needed for such challenges
• to reduce the somewhat random aspect of large Cup events
• to promote the sport of sailing in Second Life
• to increase attendance at regular race events
• to increase the number of regular races being held
• to increase awareness of all aspects of the Racing Rules of Sailing, from the responsibilities of competitors to the responsibilities of race organizers, umpires, judges, and volunteers
The following links take you to the four documents explaining the inner workings of the SLSA Sailing Rankings. To return to this page, click on the link to the left.
SLSA Rankings • Introduction • Principles • Calculation • Grading Criteria
The following links will take you to a new Google calendar of SLSA Graded Events (i.e. events that will be included in the Sailing Rankings) and to the Current Sailing Rankings (work in progress)
Graded Events Calendar • Latest Sailing Rankings
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