In our club (Laser fleet) there are certain sailors that are always at the front of the fleet, and sailors that are always at the rear. We are looking for an on-the-water system to handicap the leaders so that the trailing boats are somewhat on par with the leaders.
This would give the perpetual trailing boats a chance to sail with the leaders for more than a few minutes at the start. And sailing at the front of the fleet is different from sailing at the rear, so it would give valuable practice to both groups.
One method that has been suggested is that the first boat around a mark must do a 360 before continuing. Or the last half of the fleet gets a 30 or 60 second head start over the first half of the fleet.
Anyone have any other ideas?
This would give the perpetual trailing boats a chance to sail with the leaders for more than a few minutes at the start. And sailing at the front of the fleet is different from sailing at the rear, so it would give valuable practice to both groups.
One method that has been suggested is that the first boat around a mark must do a 360 before continuing. Or the last half of the fleet gets a 30 or 60 second head start over the first half of the fleet.
Anyone have any other ideas?