After a discussion at one of the 2016 Open Meetings, it was agreed that the Somerville requirements needed clarifying.
1.) All Travellers must be members of the BMBA.
2.) The final result of each Open meeting will count towards the Somerville Trophy (as opposed to individual races).
3.) Helms must attend more than 50% of all meetings to qualify for the Somerville Trophy.
4.) Two day events will count as separate meetings but with only the best result of the two events going towards the Somerville trophy, but will count as only one Open meeting for qualification purposes. The Moth Ball trophy will be awarded to the overall winner of the Hunts two day event, counting the race scores for both days, with one discard discard race.
Scoring
These scoring rules apply to each race of an Open meeting to determine the results for that Open meeting.
1 point for first, 2 points for second, 3 points for third, etc.
If at the end of an Open meeting any individuals are tied on points, then their final positions will be decided by the rule below.
Tie Breaker
1. Most 1st places
2. Most 2nd places
3. Most 3rds etc. including discard places
The number of discards for any Open meeting will be detailed in the N.O.R. for that Open meeting.
At the end of the Sommerville series the overall results will be decided using the following scoring system.
1 point for first, 2 points for second, 3 points for third, etc. for the best Open meeting results an individual has achieved. Only the results of the minimum number of qualifying Open meetings will be considered.
If at the end of the Sommerville series any individuals are tied on points, then their final positions will be decided by the rule below.
Tie Breaker
1. Most 1st places
2. Most 2nd places
3. Most 3rds etc.
Classic Trophy
Concurrent with the Somerville Trophy, the vintage boat competition was established to encourage the helms of ‘older’ boats to compete. As of 2017, all boats with a hull number from 1 – 799 inclusive will be eligible for this trophy. The fleet will sail as one and the results of the older boats picked out of the general results. Obviously the older boats will also qualify for the Somerville – so they get two chances to come away with some silverware.
Gold Fleet / Silver Fleet
This year the Fleet will be split into two – a Gold Fleet and Silver Fleet. To qualify as Gold Fleet members will have either won a minimum of one open meeting or the Nationals in the previous three years. For 2017, this will mean any Open in 2016, 2017, 2018, or the corresponding Nationals.
Gold Fleet Competitors
Toby Cooper, Tim Davison, Andy Mathews, Richard Keefe, Toby Smith, J Clancy, Sacha Mayhew, Theo Kokubun.