Boat of the Year 2008

The overall boat of the year will be selected by scoring the highest point tally from five regattas or series from the following "menu" of possible races:

Tier I racing (a minimum of 3 of the following shall be counted)

Spring Wednesday Series
Mid Summer Series
Fall Wednesday Series
Spring Weekend Series
Fall Weekend Series
Mid Distance Series

Tier II racing (a maximum of 2 of the following may be counted)

Bayfield Race Week
Lake Superior PHRF Championship
LSYA Offshore Series

Tier III racing (a maximum of 1 of the following may be counted)
U20 Lake Superior Championships


Any board approved regatta or event where a boat may have represented the club (i.e. NOODs, Class Nationals, other race week, North American Championships, etc.

Eligibility:

In order to be eligible for boat of the year consideration, a boat nust carry a full member if of the DYC, pay all pertinent dues and fees, and compete in a minimum of three tier I events. To be scored for an event(series) said boat must compete in greater than 50% of the sailed races within event(series).

Scoring:

Scoring will be based on a high point scoring system. Results will be graded with regard to quality based upon the number of boats within a class. This grading is accounted for withiin the high point scoring software, For specific questions about this software, contact Steve Henry.