ARYA Ranking Regulations

Introduction

The full text of the ARYA Ranking Regulations can be downloaded below.

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The original ARYA Ranking System was first implemented by the Executive of the ARYA on 2 August 2002.

The ranking system will be used to select Australian skippers to compete in events in accordance with the IRSA Championship Regulations and, where required, for seeding skippers in domestic events.

Part of the ranking system relies on utilising regional championships to ensure remote areas are not disadvantaged by the tyranny of distance experienced within Australia.

There is a maximum of five regional events per class, per state, per year allowed; however, only two regional events will count in any ranking period. Refer to Ranking System 3.c.i(3).

Clarification of Ranking Events

Events will be ratified by the ARYA based on all of the following criteria being met.

  1. The Notice of Race (NoR) and Sailing Instructions (SI) are in a format approved by the ARYA.
  2. The NoR is emailed to results@arya.asn.au at least six weeks prior to the start of the event by the State Secretary or their representative.
  3. The NoR will be posted on the ARYA website as soon as practical after it has been received.
  4. Entrant eligibility is in accordance with the ARYA Standard Notice of Race, being open to all affiliate members of the ARYA.
  5. The event is approved and ratified by the State Association.
  6. The event is approved by the ARYA Committee. The event will be held using the Rules as defined by the ARYA Standard Notice of Race.
  7. The event must be a scratch racing event.
  8. There must be six or more competitors.
  9. Scoring shall be performed using the current ARYA-approved HMS program.
  10. The results shall be confirmed by the State Secretary or their representative and emailed to results@arya.asn.au within 14 days of the event.
Ranking System for Australian Representation at World Championship and Other International Events

1. Introduction

  1. The ARYA has developed selection criteria to enable it to enter members to represent Australia at International Regattas, Regional Championships and other events where entry is restricted, as provided for in 2.2(vii) of its Constitution. The system will also provide national recognition for skippers in each class of yacht specified in Section 1(b).
  2. The selection criteria will be applied to all classes of yacht recognised by both the IRSA and ARYA.
  3. The selection criteria will run continuously so that it may be used at any time to determine the order of precedence for competitors in a particular class of yacht.
  4. The ARYA will notify State and Territory Associations of impending World Championships and other international events where Australian representatives will be selected by their ranking. ARYA will distribute a copy of the Notice of Race to all State and Territory Councils within 21 days of it being received.
  5. All skippers who wish to be considered for selection must submit an Expression of Interest in writing and send it to the ARYA by the due date. Skippers whose written Expressions of Interest are received after the due date will be placed on a reserve list.
  6. The ARYA will apply the selection criteria to select representative skippers based on the qualifying regattas as specified in 3.c of this selection criteria and held up to six calendar months prior to the start of the international regatta concerned and covering the previous 12 months. Ranking points obtained at any qualifying event in progress on the closing date shall count.
  7. The ARYA will notify State and Territory Associations and all skippers expressing interest of the selected skippers within 14 days of the selection closing date.
  8. Selected skippers will confirm their acceptance of selection within seven days of this notification.
  9. In accordance with the IRSA Championship Regulations, the ARYA will send entry forms for selected competitors in all stages to reach the Host Division by the closing date indicated in the Notice of Race, or as specified by the host nation for other than Stage 1 allocations.
This commits the skipper to paying the entry fee if a place is allocated, whether the skipper races or not. Selected skippers with Stage One allocation may be required to include the entry fee with their acceptance if directed by the ARYA.

2. Representative Criteria

  1. Only financial members of a State or Territory Association that is a financial member of the ARYA may be considered for selection.
  2. Skippers will only be considered if they qualify as National or Permanent Residents under the guidelines set out in Section 6 of the IRSA Championship Regulations.
  3. Competitors who are not eligible for ranking points, such as foreign nationals, may sail in ranking events but shall be removed from the final results before the points are calculated.

3. Selection Criteria

Class Specific

The selection criteria are based on a ranking system specific to the class event.

Ranking System

  1. The ranking system will allocate points to skippers participating in qualifying events.
  2. Rankings are based on the sum of the four best performances obtained by the skipper at any qualifying event as specified in Section 3.c.
  3. The best place in the National Championship will be used to resolve any ties in the ranking.

Qualifying Events

Qualifying events include:

  1. The most recent National Championship held in the ranking period.
  2. The most recent State Championship for each State or Territory held in the ranking period, up to a maximum of one such event in the ranking period.
  3. Any regional regatta or series ratified by a State or Territory Association, and approved by the ARYA, sailed under IRSA Championship Regulations, up to a maximum of two such events in the ranking period.
  4. Where the same regional event is run twice within a ranking period, only the most recent event may be included.
  5. After taking into account rule 3.c.i(4), where a State conducts more than five regional events in a class within an international event ranking period, only the first five events may count.
  6. Qualifying events must have been sailed between 19 months prior to and seven months before a World Championship, and between 16 months and four months prior to a Continental Championship event for which the ranking is intended, or as altered by rule 4.a.
  7. Ranking points obtained at any qualifying event in progress on the closing date shall count.
  8. State and Territory Association Secretaries or their representatives must send the complete results of qualifying events by email to results@arya.asn.au within 14 days of the completion of the event.

Calculation of Ranking Points

To obtain ranking points at an event, a competitor shall start in at least one heat. Points shall be calculated using the formula below, where S is the number of yachts that start in at least one heat, F is the competitor’s finishing position and W is the weighting for the event.

  • The National Championship will be weighted by 200.
  • State Championships will be weighted by 150.
  • Regional events will be weighted by 100.
POINTS = (((S + 1) - F) x W) / S

The points shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

4. Resolving Conflicts

  1. Where the Notice of Race or Sailing Instructions for an International event clash with the prescribed ranking period, ARYA will inform all State and Territory Associations and all skippers who have lodged an Expression of Interest of necessary changes to the ranking period. If the ranking period is changed, it will always be 12 months long.