This year, the Wellesley Coulter Memorial League Competition will be reintroduced. The trophy will be awarded to the yacht which scores the most points in a league competition during the season, from Opening Day to the last race before the Annual Dinner and Prize-giving. There are no class awards for this competition, only an overall winner.
Points are awarded and accumulated as follows:
- Every yacht that starts a race scores 2 points
- Every yacht that finishes a race scores 2 points
- First boat on handicap (each class) scores 6 points
- Second boat on handicap (each class) scores 5 points
- Third boat on handicap (each class) scores 4 points
- Fourth boat on handicap (each class) scores 3 points
- Fifth boat on handicap (each class) scores 2 points
- Sixth boat on handicap (each class) scores 1 points
- Single yacht in class (start and finish points only)
Example – a yacht finishing 4th is awarded a total of 7 points.
First points can be earned at the Opening Day Race at 12:00 on Saturday 14th April.