FYI everyone should be checking on the following THREE websites for information
ILCA event mini site.http://events.laserinternational.org/en/events/overview/100z38
NA Region website,
AND
St Mary's Sailing Club Organising Committee Website
Apparently the Local committee is trying to block book hotels so that sailors can stay together. The link from the ILCA minisite to the Venue web site is not working so there is no way you would find out this information. Its a pity someone is not coordinating things but there you go - business as usual!
NA Masters committee, where are you?
No, not for me but I'm using Explorer 8 beta. I can get there via the ILCA site if I go via the FAQ page, the link to 2009laserworlds.org works then.The link to the host site which is on the Master's site at the ILCA website (ok, my tongue is tied) works for me?
Hey, how did I go from being the 63rd application to 91st?
Is this the ranking systems coming into play?
The Canadian and US lists were merged into "North America" so I bet if you count the number of Canadians above you (look at the ISAF ids) then I bet it will make up the difference.
That's an issue with living in the US. We are always "under" those dang Canadians!
Wow! Nobody gives a rats patootie about this issue except me.....
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so I will refocus on that which I can influence.
So the rankings are done and I'm WAAAAYYY down at the bottom, exactly where I should be. The NOR says entry opens for "initial allocated places" on Dec. 4 and closes on Jan. 16. It then says that entry opens for "extra places" on Jan. 23.
I take this to mean the first 35 slots allocated for NA sailors will be filled during the Dec. 4-Jan. 16, then mere mortals should expect an e-mail no sooner than Jan. 23 if a slot is available?
So of the 200+ people from North America who applied to enter were ranked. The top 35 on the list are guaranteed the allocated spots. After that, it's who registered first. So if you ranked #36 but registered the day after the guy ranked #200, it's the guy ranked #200 who gets priority.
Is my assessment correct?
Hmmmm... time to stir the pot on this topic again it seems. According to the 2009 World Championship Qualification System that was published by Sherri Campbell on March 18th:
"1) To be eligible you must have: a) Competed in a Laser World Championship (Master, Senior or Radial) in the past 5 years, or
b) Competed in a major North American Master's event (North Americans, US or Canadian Nationals, MMWE, etc.) AND finished in the top 75% of your fleet.
2) If, after satisfying the above, there are more applicants than spots available then entries will be taken in order of registration.
NOTE: You must notify the ILCA-NA of your qualification under 1)(a) or 1)(b) in order to be ranked before those who fall into category 2) above. "
I interpreted this as being two tiers: those that qualified, followed by those that didn't. The way the ranking have been done though, there are three tiers: all sailors that qualify by 1(a) are ranked before those that qualify by 1(b), regardless of their application date. This is somewhat discouraging for anyone new to Masters sailing.
I am very curious to see how many berths North America actually gets in that the event has been over-subscribed by over 100 boats.
Looks like the entry cap was raised from 350 to 400...and allocations to North America raised from 35 to 131.
http://events.laserinternational.org/en/application/list/100z38/101z92
So of the 200+ people from North America who applied to enter were ranked. The top 35 on the list are guaranteed the allocated spots. After that, it's who registered first. So if you ranked #36 but registered the day after the guy ranked #200, it's the guy ranked #200 who gets priority.
Is my assessment correct?
I don't think so.
There is no mention in the website published rules about "ranking." All it says is if "there are more applicants than spots available then entries will be taken in order of registration."
1. to be eligible:
a...you must to have sailed in one fo the last five worlds.
or
b you must have "Competed in a major North American Master's event (North Americans, US or Canadian Nationals, MMWE, etc.) AND finished in the top 75% of your fleet."
There are no exceptions written. If more than 35 sign up the applications will be taken in order of registration. ( I think that in the rules "registration" has to mean "application" as you cannot register until you are offered a spot.)
There is no mention of what order would have been used had fewer than our allocation signed up but that is now moot.