Scoring & Eligibility
Effective: February 18, 2022
Eligibility
Each boat with a valid PHRF-NE or NEMA certificate whose owner is a current GMORA Regular Member in good standing shall be considered eligible for scoring.
Race Day
A Race Day is one day of racing, whether one or more races are conducted. A competitor must start at least one race on a day for that Race Day to be eligible to be scored. If a boat scores DNC in all races on any day, that day will not be scored as a Race Day. Races with a defined course length of 100 nm or longer will be scored as two Race Days, even if the course is subsequently shortened by the race committee. A boat will earn Race Days and points based on the course that boat starts on, even if different divisions in the same regatta sail different courses, and even if some boats from the subject boat’s GMORA division sail a different course.
Scoring System
Race Day performance of a yacht will be scored by GMORA using the CHIPS 3 scoring system, which weighs results by reference to the number of competitors in a particular division. So, for example, the first place in a division of 12 competitors will yield a higher score than the first place in a division of 5 competitors.
For the purpose of determining the season-long awards, CHIPS points will be awarded based on the number of competitors in the class who sailed in or designated, the same GMORA division.
This means that if there are 10 boats in a spinnaker-legal division, and two designate themselves as short-handed prior to the regatta, then the crewed boats will be scored as though there were eight boats in the regatta division, and the short-handed boats will be scored as though there were two boats in the division.
Division Breaks
For GMORA scoring PHRF-NE Racing Division breaks will be:
Division 1 – up to 93
Division 2 – 94 to 192
Division 3 – 193 and up
Cruising Class yachts that race on the same course shall be scored in one Division. If a regatta has more than one course for cruising class yachts, then yachts shall be scored against the yachts that raced the same course. In either case, the points earned will apply to the same year-end awards.
Multihull Class yachts shall be scored in one Division.
Shorthanded Class yachts shall be scored in one Division in regattas that offer one short-handed class. If a regatta recognizes more than one short-handed class, then short-handed yachts will be scored against the yachts that raced in the same class. In either case, the points earned will apply to the same year-end awards.
J80 Class yachts shall be scored in one Division.
Member clubs are encouraged to use the same breaks where feasible.
Scoring
A Racing Class yacht shall be scored in her GMORA division irrespective of the division in which she races in any specific regatta. As an example: if a yacht has a Racing rating that places her in GMORA Racing Division 2 but the Race Committee places that boat in Racing Division 1 (for any reason), she shall earn points for each boat beaten that day and those points shall be applied to her GMORA score against her Division 2 season competition.
Racing, Cruising, Multihull, and Shorthanded Classes shall be scored separately. Yachts that score a Race Day in one Class shall not apply that score to any other Class.
Standings for the day are determined by the low-point scoring system, which is described in the Racing Rules. A yacht that is present and accounted for in the starting area but does not start a race will be scored DNS for that race will be considered to have competed and will be scored accordingly with a Low Point score of 1 plus the number of yachts. CHIPS 3 points for the day are awarded based on the resulting standings.
REGATTA RESULTS SUBMISSION THROUGH DESIGNATED PORTAL
As a condition of scoring a regatta in the GMORA Season Series, organizing authorities must submit scoring information through the portal designated by GMORA for that purpose. For the 2022 season, that portal is Regattaman. The designation will remain the same unless or until GMORA announces a change in the designated portal. A change in designation shall be announced at or before the meeting at which the schedule is determined. The announcement shall be sufficient if it is broadcast through the GMORA email function.
Race Committee Support credit
The purpose is to encourage yacht owners to support Race Committees by awarding GMORA points for Race Committee participation in GMORA-scored events. GMORA points will be awarded to a yacht whose owner provides support for a Race Committee. The following rules apply:
Race Committee support points will be awarded for at most two race days per season.
The owner must serve on the Race Committee for all races in each of the one or two race days.
To qualify for an award, a yacht must still race the required minimum number of race days.
Race Committee Points will be calculated as follows: Take that yacht’s trophy-qualifying scores after throw-outs, drop the lowest one or two scores (depending on the number of days supporting the Race Committee in that region) and replace them with the average of the trophy-qualifying scores.
This calculation will apply to the Region, the Overall, and the Dirigo Bowl trophies. This will not apply to the Watson Trophy, the Ocean Planet Trophy, or other such special awards.
trophies & Awards
Awards are based on the Chips-3 scoring table (also known as high-point percentage scoring). With Chips-3 scoring, a vessel that wins in a larger fleet is rewarded more handsomely as compared to a vessel that wins in a smaller fleet (refer to the Chips-3 table).
Regional Awards
Trophies will be awarded to eligible yachts in each of the three (3) GMORA Racing Divisions, the Cruising Division, and J/80 Class. Second and subsequent place trophies will be awarded if participation in the division is sufficient.
Western Region: To be eligible, a yacht must race at least four (4) Race Days in races designated for the Western Region (includes events labeled ALL) in the Race Schedule. Best four (4) Race Days count. Race Days must be from at least two different organizing authorities and at least four (4) separate events.
Boothbay Region: To be eligible, a yacht must race at least four (4) Race Days in races designated for the Boothbay Region (includes events labeled ALL) in the Racing Schedule. Best four (4) Race Days count. Race Days must be from at least two different organizing authorities and at least three (3) separate events.
PenBay Region: To be eligible, a yacht must race at least four (4) Race Days in races designated for the PenBay Region (includes events labeled ALL) in the Racing Schedule. Best four (4) Race Days count. Race Days must be from at least two different organizing authorities and at least four (4) separate events.
Eastern Region: In lieu of participating in the GMORA season series, GMORA makes an annual contribution to the Great Harbor Dream youth-sailing project.
If there is a region in which only one organizing authority properly submits scoring information to GMORA, then the requirement that a yacht race under two different organization authorities is eliminated for that region in that year. In that event, the yacht must have raced three (3) Race Days in that region (including events labeled ALL) to qualify for a regional award. This paragraph does not alter the requirements for any other award.
Gulf of Maine Overall Championships
To be eligible, a yacht must race at least five (5) Race Days, best five (5) Race Days count, and must be in events that are hosted by at least two (2) different organizing authorities; see the Racing Schedule. As an example, if a vessel sailed five (5) Race Days under the auspices of the Portland Yacht Club, she would still have to compete in at least one (1) Race Day under another organizing authority to qualify.
Multihull Circuit Championship
To be eligible, a multihull yacht must race four (4) Race Days in any GMORA sanctioned region. Best four (4) race days count.
Shorthanded Circuit Championship
GMORA will score a shorthanded circuit championship. To qualify for the shorthanded circuit championship, a yacht must race at least three (3) qualifying Race Days, including at least one race 45 nautical miles or longer; and, must race all qualifying races with a crew of at most two (2). The best three (3) days count. At least one race 45 nautical miles or longer must be counted.
A qualifying race day is defined as follows: If there is a shorthanded class, the yacht must race in that class, except as set forth below. The yacht would be scored against that class.
If there is a single-handed class, but no double-handed class, then a double-handed boat may race in the crewed division in which she would normally race with a spinnaker. The single-handed yachts would be scored against the other single-handed yachts.
If there is no shorthanded class, then a shorthanded boat may race the crewed division in which she would normally race with a spinnaker. The yacht would be scored only against other shorthanded boats
If a regatta offers more than one shorthanded class for boats flying spinnakers, then yachts shall race in their respective assigned classes, and earn points against those classes. Multihull yachts that meet these requirements are considered eligible. Cruising Class boats are not eligible.
When a shorthanded boat starts with another class, it is the responsibility of the owner/skipper to notify the GMORA scorer that said boat should be scored in the shorthanded standings.
J80 Circuit Championship
To be eligible a yacht must race in all the combined fleet events designated to count towards the J/80 Maine Circuit Trophy (See race schedule). Lowest score after all counted regattas will determine the winner. Events designated to count shall be decided by J/80 Fleet 14-Maine before racing begins for the season.
Perpetual Trophies
Dirigo Bowl, Gulf of Maine Championship
The winner shall be the yacht that attains the highest score for the best five (5) Race Days hosted by at least two (2) organizing authorities.
Arthur K. Watson Memorial Trophy
Awarded to the yacht that participates in the most GMORA sanctioned Events. In the event of a tie, the trophy will be awarded to the yacht that has the highest cumulative Race Day CHIPS 3 points.
There is no distinction granted to specific Division participation. Yachts in all Divisions, both Racing, and Cruising, are eligible.
Eligibility is recognized even when a yacht participates in more than one Division. Yacht scores from all Divisions will be added together to be cumulative.
Events are Series recognized and sanctioned by GMORA.
Ocean Planet Shorthanded Racing Trophy
Awarded to the first place winner of the Shorthanded Circuit Championship.
CHIPS 3 Scoring Table
This table gives the points awarded to each boat at the end of each day of racing. Notice that each column has one more than the number of boats. The last number indicates the points awarded for DNF. For example, in the first column (for just one boat) the upper number is the points awarded if the boat finishes, and the lower number if the boat does not finish.
