Personal Handicap Ratings - 2026					06 October 2026
Pos	Helm	Fleet	Current Rating	Change in year	Pos 2025	Rating 2025	Total Results	Oxford	Change	Yorkshire Dales	Change	Poole	Change	Hythe & Saltwood	Change	Felpham	Change	Shoreham	Change	Nationals	Change	Itchenor	Change	Lymington	Change
								17		12		17		14		9		12		30		7		5
1	Graeme Willcox	Gold	30.97	5.63	1	25.34	47	26.36	1.02			27.12	0.76	41.84	14.72	45.27	3.43			30.97	-14.3
2	Paul Verhallen	Gold	51.72	0	2	51.72	1
3	Gary Langdown	Gold	89.26	-58.42	6	147.7	175	165.3	17.62			182.04	16.74					148.52	-33.52	89.26	-59.26
4	Stuart Jones	Gold	102.26	48.99	3	53.27	194	62.01	8.74			112.68	50.67			121.18	8.5			102.26	-18.92
5	Adrian Smith	Silver	136.57	-197.8	18	334.4	58							349.01	14.61	293.4	-55.61	147.54	-145.86	173.15	25.61			136.57	-36.58
6	Simon Mussell	Gold	160.86	90.88	4	69.98	166	69.98	0	187.9	117.92			101.81	-86.09	256.91	155.1	307.27	50.36	280.3	-26.97	160.86	-119.44
7	Ed Presley	Gold	172.68	54.96	5	117.7	159	117.72	0			92.98	-24.74	96.52	3.54	197.39	100.87	197.62	0.23	158.81	-38.81	172.68	13.87
8	Peter Snowdon	Gold	195.13	-15.76	9	210.9	17			162.95	-47.94							195.13	32.18
9	Ben Holden	Gold	207.5	58.61	7	148.9	129													207.5	58.61
10	Tom Hooton	Gold	219.89	47.7	8	172.2	151	180.61	8.42	194	13.39	160.53	-33.47	165.04	4.51	274.06	109.02	291.61	17.55	174.14	-117.47	219.89	45.75
11	Duncan Ward	Gold	233.08	0	10	233.1	16
12	Richard Gimmler	Gold	269.12	82.51		186.6	52													269.12	82.51
13	James Spikesley	Gold	270.36	36.1	11	234.3	64	185.66	-48.6	108.67	-76.99	130.47	21.8	154.3	23.83	207.95	53.65			180.64	-27.31	260.48	79.84	270.36	9.88
14	Dave Davies	Silver	270.68	-101.8	20	372.4	109	384.69	12.26											270.68	-114.01
15	Carl Tagoe	Gold	276.66	1.39	12	275.3	100	269.99	-5.28											276.66	6.67
16	Rob Smith	Gold	312.96	26.64	13	286.3	66					295.62	9.3	295.62	0			312.96	17.34	312.96	0
17	Nick Noble	Gold	315.48	4.84	15	310.6	108					310.64	0							315.48	4.84
18	Richard Batten	Silver	318.94	0	16	318.9	40
19	Mike Rhodes	Silver	324.09	0	17	324.1	14
20	Chris Howe	Silver	338.45	-103.5	23	441.9	115	382.73	-59.19	285.53	-97.2	308.02	22.49							338.45	30.43
21	Tom Coley	Silver	370.23	-130.2	27	500.5	13							370.23	-130.23
22	Dan Hollands	Silver	370.89	4.92	19	366	12							370.89	4.92
23	Martin Metcalfe	Silver	400.1	-95.11	25	495.2	78			383.44	-111.77									400.1	16.66
24	Mick Pullin	Gold	408.44	99.96	14	308.5	18			408.44	99.96
25	Dave Evans	Silver	418.34	7.61	21	410.7	17					418.34	7.61
26	James Daniels	Silver	477.6	-14.28	24	491.9	36													477.6	-14.28			477.6	0
27	Martin Jones	Silver	483.23	-40.88	29	524.1	124	453.23	-70.88			479.63	26.4	479.63	0	595.83	116.2	609.79	13.96	483.23	-126.56
28	David Humphries	Silver	496.64	0	26	496.6	5
29	Chris Boshier	Silver	504.58	77.01	22	427.6	139											456.1	28.53	504.58	48.48
30	Tyler Harmsworth	Silver	508.69	0	28	508.7	7
31	Stuart Backhouse	Bronze	536.14	1.29	31	534.9	32													536.14	1.29
32	Rodger White	Bronze	543.09	-150.4	37	693.5	252	693.48	0	504.24	-189.24	521.67	17.43	521.67	0					543.09	21.42
33	Nathan McGrory	Bronze	565.7	19.08	32	546.6	24					449.48	-97.14							444.74	-4.74	565.7	120.96
34	Neil Ferguson	Bronze	620.09	9.31	34	610.8	81			676.84	66.06									620.09	-56.75
35	Paul Ross	Bronze	624.73	0	35	624.7	70
36	Richard Buttner	Bronze	628.41	25.3	33	603.1	74	522.15	-80.96	545.36	23.21	563.43	18.07	563.43	0	628.41	64.98
37	Nick Curry	Silver	642.79	112.6	30	530.2	69							530.47	0.28			595.77	65.3	598.49	2.72	642.79	44.3
38	James Ross	Bronze	642.86	0			1															642.86	0
39	Phillip Lee	Bronze	660.83	-156.1	41	816.9	7	816.91	0			821.65	4.74											660.83	-160.82
40	Thomas Kliskey	Bronze	683.33	0			1													683.33	0
41	Liz Potter	Bronze	693.41	-6.34		699.8	12	688.11	-11.64			693.41	5.3
42	Bill Hooton	Bronze	695.68	50.92	36	644.8	187	644.76	0	676.49	31.73	676.48	-0.01	676.48	0			677.57	1.09	695.68	18.11
43	Robert York	Bronze	700	0			1																	700	0
44	Rupert Rhodes	Bronze	723.93	0	39	723.9	3
45	Nick Arran	Bronze	742	27.4	38	714.6	10	636.71	-77.89	717.11	80.4									742	24.89
46	Nick Pye	Bronze	748.43	0	40	748.4	5
47	John Mclean	Bronze	788.56	-15.23		803.8	8													788.56	-15.23
48	Tony Cook	Bronze	826.08	0	42	826.1	132
49	Graham Cooper	Bronze	848.42	5.78	43	842.6	12											848.42	5.78
50	Lawrence Head	Bronze	850	0			1													850	0
51	Cillian Dyne	Bronze	852.94	0	44	852.9	1
52	Austin Jackson	Bronze	883.33	0			1													883.33	0
53	Gareth Jones	Bronze	903.87	0	45	903.9	5
54	Phil Dyne	Bronze	970.59	0	46	970.6	1
Notes												Open Handicap Winners
The handicap ratings are generated from the Travellers and Nationals results and shouldn't be taken at all seriously!!
												Oxford			Richard Buttner
A handicap score, not shown above, is calculated for each open attended.												Yorkshire Dales			Rodger White
It's a proportion of finishing position to number of entries expressed in terms of a 1000.												Poole			Nathan McGrory
Score = 1000 / No of entries x (Position - 0.5).												Hythe & Saltwood			Tom Coley
So if 1000 boats compete, each will have their finishing position minus 0.5 as the score												Felpham			Adrian Smith
If 10 compete the winner will score 50. Second will be 150. 3rd 250, up to 10th at 950.												Shoreham			Adrian Smith
If 50 compete the winner will score 10. Second will be 30. 3rd 50 up to 50th who will be 990.												Nationals			Martin Jones
Therefore the better the result and the bigger the fleet then the lower the score for the open.												Itchenor			Simon Mussell
Then 10 points are deducted from the score for each helm beaten with a better, lower, handicap before the open.												Lymington			Phillip Lee
The score is then used to calculate the handicap after an open.												Most Improved			Adrian Smith
The current rating is calculated by:-												Highest Newcomer			James Ross
If the score for a meeting is less than the previous rating i.e. they have performed better than their previous rating,
then half the difference between previous rating and the score is subtracted.
If the score is worse than the previous rating i.e. performed worse than their previous rating, then quarter of the
difference between previous rating and the score is added to the rating.
Therefore the rating can go up quicker than down.
There's also allowances made for not completing a meeting or having no finishes at all.
The sailor with the largest negative change is the handicap winner for the open.
Anyone with no results in the year gets archived off. If they reappear they continue from their last rating.