Please study this proposal as it will go to vote at the AGM

by Mike Drummond

NZL 245

“That NZ ADCA supports changing I.A.C.A. CHAMPIONSHIP Rule 6f to:

 New rule:

“f. The regatta shall consist of a series of 9 races of which 5 races must be completed to constitute a Championship series. When 6 or more races have been completed, a participant may discard his worst result. (See for the I.A.C.A. preferred schedules in Appendix 3).

 Current rule:

“f. The regatta shall consist of a series of 9 races of which 5 races must be completed to constitute a Championship series. When 6 or more races have been completed, a participant may discard his worst result; when 9 races have been completed, a participant may discard his 2 worst results. (See for the I.A.C.A. preferred schedules in Appendix 3).

 Commentary:

- Two discards rewards inconsistency / poor preparation

- One discard should result in fewer general recalls

- Trend in high profile Classes in reduction / or complete absence of discards (eg Farr 40, TP 52 have no discards, Olympics have one)

- this rule change only affects the Worlds and Europeans/Nth Americans – they don’t have to apply to NZ regattas.