Handicap woes
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:56 pm
Wondering why I got hammered in the last club cruiser race (we sailed reasonably well) I took a look at the RYA's latest NHC baselist for handicapping.
According to this the S18 is a smidge slower than the GK24 and Hawk 20. S-18- 0.832 Gk and Hawk 0.835) I had a GK 24 a couple of boats ago and raced it against many of the same boats. We lapped many of the fleet in a 2 lap race in the GK. We finished last on the water by 10 mins in the S-18. Suffice to say a GK24 will sail rings around a Swift 18.
The following boats according to the RYA's list are SLOWER than a Swift 18:
Gem micro
International Folkboat
Sonata
Seal 22
Micro 18
Limbo 6.6
Contessa 26
Hunter 19
Hunter Medina
Jaguar 21
Trintella 29
And Etap 23 is exactly the same handicap as the s18
It is my belief that most, if not all of the above boats are actually quicker than a swift 18. During the race we were overtaken on a beam reach by a Contessa 26 sailing under mainsail alone.
Does anyone else share my belief that the Swift 18 has a rather punitive handicap on this new RYA cruiser scheme?
According to this the S18 is a smidge slower than the GK24 and Hawk 20. S-18- 0.832 Gk and Hawk 0.835) I had a GK 24 a couple of boats ago and raced it against many of the same boats. We lapped many of the fleet in a 2 lap race in the GK. We finished last on the water by 10 mins in the S-18. Suffice to say a GK24 will sail rings around a Swift 18.
The following boats according to the RYA's list are SLOWER than a Swift 18:
Gem micro
International Folkboat
Sonata
Seal 22
Micro 18
Limbo 6.6
Contessa 26
Hunter 19
Hunter Medina
Jaguar 21
Trintella 29
And Etap 23 is exactly the same handicap as the s18
It is my belief that most, if not all of the above boats are actually quicker than a swift 18. During the race we were overtaken on a beam reach by a Contessa 26 sailing under mainsail alone.
Does anyone else share my belief that the Swift 18 has a rather punitive handicap on this new RYA cruiser scheme?