OC1-Challenge

OC1 CHALLENGE LADDER

• • WHAT IS THIS? - Gleaned from the Tennis Challenge Ladder as a means for members to race fellow members when convenient, offering plenty of racing opportunities.

• RANKINGS

  • • Initial rankings will be in order of membership, with the newest at the bottom.

    • Guys and Gals will be mixed into a single ladder.

    • At the end of the season, the guy and the gal with the highest ranking will win a prize.

• • CHALLENGES – Anyone may challenge a paddler ranked one or two spots above or below.

    • If you win against a lower ranked paddler, then you both hold onto your current rankings.

    • If you win against a higher ranked paddler you take their higher ranked spot, and the loser (as well as everyone between the challenger and the challenged...will drop one spot on the ranking ladder.

• CHALLENGE RULES

  • • Challenges should be made by email or phone or BLOGGED

    • Challenger is responsible for reserving the two outriggers for the agreed day/time

    • If you are challenged, you have one week to agree to a day/time to race the challenger.

    • If the challenger and challenged can not agree to a day/time within two weeks of the initial challenge, then the higher ranked paddler is considered defaulted and the two paddlers will switch places in their rankings.

    • Challenger is responsible for reporting the race results to the challenge administrator

• THE RACE

  • • Best 2 of 3 race-offs with no more than 10 break between each.

    • First two will be the short course (one in each direction).

    • If a 3rd race-off is needed, it will be the long course. Direction decided by the winner of (rock/paper/scissors).

    • Challenger should try to get a judge to help with the finish line (honor starts). The judge will be the ultimate decider on winner/loser. BUT if no judge can be secured, then the results will have to be mutually agreed. If no judge is present and neither party can agree to a winner - then report the challenge as a "disputed race" and another race-off will need to be scheduled with a judge present.

• THE RACE COURSE

  • • I will place three orange buoys alongside the sailing club's white barrels shortly. These will represent the start and finish lines which the racers will need to finish between.