Hong Kong Performance Number Manual

Written by Robert Berkley

Article Index
Hong Kong Performance Number Manual
Administration and Effective Monitoring
Handicapping
Performance Increase Penalty Scheme (PIPS)
Responsibilities of Participating Clubs
Initial Issue of a HKPN Rating
How Does an HKPN Change?
HKPN Progression in Detail
HKPN? Doesn't That Just Give Trophies to Those Sailing Badly Enough, For Long Enough?
The Performance Increase Penalty Scheme
PIPS Questions and Answers
All Pages
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Sam Chan’s TP52, Ffreefire

Race Hard - Race Fair - Race HKPN!

This guide to the Hong Kong Performance Number (HKPN) is a reference for all yacht racing in Hong Kong that uses HKPN to calculate results.

HKPN handicapping aims:

  • To provide a handicapping system to encourage participation in yacht racing in Hong Kong,
  • To promote the ideals of sportsmanship and fair racing at all levels,
  • To afford all yachts an equal chance of success in a yacht race.
    1. Any boat with a HKPN.
    2. Any Organising Authority using the HKPN scheme.
    3. Any member of the HKPN Committee.
    1. Sails:
      1. New or improved Mainsail.
      2. New or improved Foresail.
      3. New or improved Spinnaker.
    2. Significant increase in capability of a crew, defined as any of the following:
      1. The use of any sailor belonging to Group 2 or 3 of the ISAF Sailor Classification Code. The classification code is explained in full under section 22 of the ISAF regulations.
      2. An increase in crew numbers of 50% or more.
      3. The addition of two or more sailors whose calibre significantly increases the chance of winning a race.
    • Rob Berkley*
      Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
    • Bo Fussing
      Aberdeen Boat Club
    • Elaine Morgan
      Aberdeen Boat Club
    • Andy Pickles
      Discovery Bay Yacht Club
    • Gideon Mowser
      Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
    • Simon Blore
      Hebe Haven Yacht Club
    1. For an individual race or regatta, Organising Authorities should specify, in their Sailing Instructions or Notice of Race, when PIPS is to be applied and how and when PIPS declarations should be submitted. PIPS is not applicable to a series of races.
    2. Organising Authorities should report to the HKPN Committee any yacht that deliberately attempts to manipulate HKPN results by means which are not in keeping with the principles of sportsmanship and the HKPN scheme. This may be through:
      • Failure to declare an increase in performance.
      • Any means which would unfairly give her an advantageous handicap.
    3. Organising Authorities are requested to send the elapsed times from races to
    4. Organising Authorities are requested to advise the HKPN Committee if, in their opinion, results are not suitable for handicap adjustment. An example of this would be inconsistent wind conditions which adversely affect the results.
    5. Organising Authorities are requested to dual score IRC/HKPN results when possible. All IRC classes or divisions should ideally also have HKPN results calculated and displayed.

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    Cover photo: HKPN is for all boats! Sam Chan’s TP52, Ffreefire

    All images are courtesy of Mr Nigel Snell. www.emoceanimages.com

    This publication remains the property of Mr R Berkley and is published only with his continued permission © 2010

    Introduction

    The HKPN is a golf-style performance-based handicap that affords every sailing yacht an equal chance of winning a race. All yachts racing under HKPN should achieve similar corrected times. The winning yacht should be the yacht that races with the greatest increase in performance compared to her previous performances.


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