TheUUJ results are in! A small turnout (presumably the Scottish6Days effect) means the statistics are a bit dodgy; in particular the event variance of +15secs for such a technically easy area (flat, open, with big buildings for guidance) is unexpected. Also unusual was the appearance of 7 first-timers; unfortunately for them UUJ sets their handicap which leaves only 3 events for scoring points and as it’s 4 to count it means they can’t win hCOW (points for regularity) and are unlikely to win Regatta (improvement) as they will have to carry a dns/dnf score into the final count.
It’s reassuring to see that the 4 starred names in hCOW (they’ve achieved 4 results so will be discarding high scores from now on) are spread across the handicap spectrum so the formula appears to be working. Lower down the table the folk with 3 scores are looking good with Olivia being particlarly menacing.
In the Regatta table Colin Smith is followed by a very tightly-packed bunch so some good preformances are needed in the last 3 events!