ABOUT
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2 vs 2 Team Racing
Each team will race two boats with 3 sailors per boat. Spinnakers may be used. 2v2 racing is more about the last boat that finishes. The team with the boat in last place at the finish loses.
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1 vs 1 Match Racing
Each team will race one boat with 6 sailors. An owner’s representative appointed by the OA, may be onboard. It is one on one sailing. There is no second place.
How Team & Match Racing Work
WHAT DOES 3-2-1 STAND FOR?
Seven prestigious clubs will be joining us from around the globe. Each yacht club team consists of six team members. Throughout the event, each team races in two different types of boats in three different racing formats.
TEAM RACING
Teams either consist of two or three boats. A boat is awarded points based on the place it finishes the race - for example, a boat that finishes 1st earns 1 point, a boat that finishes 2nd earns 2 points.
The team that has the lowest number of points when they cross the finish line wins. FInally, the team with the lowest combined score wins.
MATCH RACING
A match race consists of two identical boats racing against each other. With effective boat handling and leveraging wind and currents, a trailing boat can escape the grasp of the leader and pass. The leader uses blocking techniques to hold the other boat back.
This one-on-one duel is a game of strategy and tactics. This is like the America’s Cup pre-Larry Ellison. Think 12-metres and Ted Turner. It is one-on-one sailing.
There is no second place.
