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One-Design Class Sailboat Handbook 



week or even over the entire season. The placings are determined accord- 

 ing to the total number of points earned by each boat during a series of 

 races. Let's take a look at some of the more common ones. 



Low-Point System. Boats get the number of points in each race corre- 

 sponding to their finishing position. For example, a boat will receive 1 

 point for first place, 2 points for second place, 3 points for third place, 

 etc. All boats not finishing a race (D.N.F.) receive points equalling the 

 number of boats starting the race plus 1; if disqualified (D.S.Q.) plus 2. 

 The series' winner is the boat with the lowest number of points. 



The start of a Narrasketuck one-design doss race 



