Author: Alan Gartside

The final tables are now available – go to the “STANDINGS” section of the website and click on “hCalf 2023”. No apologies for the delay; two weeks in West Cork beats an evening’s wrestling with a 129-column spreadshheet every time! Congratulations to Chris Colwell for topping the hCOW table (regularity). It was a close finish – if it had been best of 5 instead of 4 to count Olivia Baxter would have taken the metronomic crown. A look at the handicap table shows how Antrim favoured the higher handicappers while Barnett’s the lower – demonstration of how difficult it is Read More …

The results for Lady Dixon are in, showing a welcome increase in turnout, including 11 recording their frst WEE result of the year. The result table “WEE6LadyDixon.pdf” show a very even spread, giving confidence in the formulae and assumptions being made. The regularity table “hCOW Table.pdf” shows, as suggested last week, that Olivia Baxter, once reaching 4 results, would go to the top of the list. Look farther down the list at those who have 3 results so far and its clear that things could get very close when they reach the 4 results required to count.. The improvement table Read More …

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 Read More …

Would WEE Planners/Organisers please note that Map Printing Services will be unavailable from 9th until 27th August – I’m not carting the printer to West Cork!

They can be found from the web-site by going “STANDINGS>hCalf”. An event variance of 2mins23secs shows how the climb from river level to the car park finish took its toll. With 3 scoring events gone (WEE1 was used to set initial handicaps) and 4 to go it means that WEE5 on 2nd August at UUJ should start to show who is in contention in both the hCOW (regularity) and Regatta (improvement) competitions. By the way, I’ve haven’t yet had any suggestions as to the title for which hCALF is the abbreviation.

The NISeries tables have been published on the NIOA web-site, but you can find a copy at “Resources>OneDrive Public>NISeries>NISeries2023.pdf”. Asterisks have started to appear against those who have achieved the mandatory 4 results and who will now go into discard mode in the autumn events. The colour standards table “STANDINGS>Colour Standards>Colour Standards.pdf” shows changes against some folk who didn’t achieve a standard at Meelmore as last year’s Florencecourt event drops out of the 12-month window. The updated hCOW tables are at “STANDINGS>hCow>hCOW2023”. “Event7Meelmore.pdf” shows how the points spread out from Aileen McCarron’s position at the middle of the sorted list, Read More …

I will be at WEE4 at Belvoir tomorrow evening and will be happy to take back any unused maps and map bags with which you might be lumbered. LVO Map Printing Services

To find them go to “STANDINGS” on the website and click on “hCalf2023”. The on-the-night performance is shown in “WEE3Bangor.pdf” with the results in order of variance i.e. amount by which handicap was beaten. Note that the best score for regularity is in the middle of that list and the place points increase the nearer one gets to the top or bottom. Those scores appear in “hCOW Table.pdf”, whereas “Regatta Table.pdf” shows the points assigned from the beginning of the list i.e. by improvement on handicap. In both tables it will be best 4 results to count so the current Read More …

The first of the Wednesday evening series table are now available. On the web-site go to “Standings” then “hCALF2023”. What’s there are the individual event performance details, the first hCOW scores (for regularity), your Handicap adjustments over the first 2 events, and the Regatta scores (for handicap improvement). Very dissappointed that no-one has yet come up with a suggestion as to what “hCALF” is an abbreviation for.

From the Ballyclare WEE1 results the first hCALF (=WEE hCOW) table has been computed, showing the speeds achieved and therefore your handicap going forward. Since there were no handicaps being brought forward everyone is treated as having an Initiate run and no points are assigned. You may notice that the course length differs from that given in the control descriptions; this is because, for compatibility with the parkland events coming up, the length quoted is the minimum possible (no swimming the river or crashing through people’s gardens) rather than the straight-line route. To see the table from the home page Read More …