This page contains spreadsheets with various schedules for Team Racing.
Anyone organising an event is welcome to use them. Careful thought should be given to the number of teams which your event can accommodate. Whilst it is possible to run an event for 32 teams over two days individual teams will get very little time on the water. 24 Teams is generally considered to be an optimum number. Similarly, the number of flights of boats should be considered. On a single course four flights is about the maximum you can use. It is rare to have three races running at once, while the fourth flight changes over. Often you can manage with three flights and a couple of spare boats in case of breakages.
With the advent of the modern Firefly Boats have become more evenly matched, so the emphasis even distribution between sets of boats has become less important and we have concentrated on reducing the number of changeovers, so that it can be achieved with minimal crowding on the jetty or done by a support boat - depending on the layout of your lake.
Some of the Schedules are seeded - which should result in the later races being the deciders - if your seeding is correct. Some have results calculators included which means that if you have a computer at the event the results can be entered and the spreadsheet should show the number of wins and positions automatically.
The schedules have various "break out" points, where results can be achieved or progress to a knock out stage can be achieved. Instructions are on the first page. We recommend the use of a laser printer if possible as inkjet does tend to smudge easily in the sailing environment. Plastic filing pouches can provide some protection.
Various people have contributed schedules. Each have their strengths, use the one you find most comfortable.
Although in excel format the pages have been tested on Open Office. This is an open source suite of software which you can download from the link.