Tracking the racing results of almost 500 boats from Olympia, Washington to Vancouver, B.C., our Top 25 rewards not just the occasional bullet, but consistant, top-notch sailing. The following ten major sailing events were tracked during 2007 in our effort to find our Top 25 Boats: Center Sound Series, Puget Sound Sailing Regatta, Puget Sound Sailing Championship, South Sound Series, Southern Straits Classic, Swiftsure International Yacht Race, Tri-Island Series, Whidbey Island Race Week, Seattle Yacht Club’s Star&Bar Regatta and Bellingham Yacht Club’s PITCH Regatta.
We tracked one boat as one entity; if you’ve changed boats or boat names, sorry, you’re off the radar. Likewise, if you were out of the area and unable to compete in four events, your boat was not counted.
Performance of all boats sailing in one or more of the above eight events was tracked with a boat’s best four event performances being used for calculating her final position. Then, if two boats were tied, and there were many, the average fleet size was considered. Average fleet size (AFS) was determined by taking a boat’s average fleet size in each event, adding them together for a final average fleet size. So, when boats were tied in the final scoring, we considered the fleet sizes and listed the boat against the larger average fleet ahead of the other.
Our goal is to rcelebrate participation and consistant top-end sailing. Each boat has earned her spot in our list based upon her performance in a number of regattas and varied sailing conditions. Our hats are off not only to all the outstanding skippers and crews on our Top 25 list, but to all of you out there racing our challenging Northwest waters.
Qualifying for the 48° North Top 25
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