We also adjust the handicap to reflect the ‘state of tune’, or originality of a boat.
Boats using Aluminium masts will stay on handicap. Wooden masts will see 3 points being added to handicap, carbon masts and similar will see 4 points being deducted from handicap.
A boat using Dacron sails which are similar to the original design would stay on handicap. If using cotton sails similar to the original design, 6 points are added to the boat’s handicap. If using sails make from Mylar of other film material, 4 points will be deducted from the handicap. If the sail design or area differs substantially from the original, event organizers can adjust handicaps to suit.
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Current CVRDA Handicap Ratings | |||||
Year | Rating | Mast | Sail | ||
12sq.m Sharpie (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 81 | |
420 (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 96 | |
470 (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 86 | |
505 (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 81 | |
Albacore (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 95 | |
Albacore (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | |
Beachcomber (United Kingdom) | Lost Class | Alloy | Dacron | 110 | |
Beaufort (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 91 | |
Bonito (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 104 | |
Bosun (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 101 | |
British Moth (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 110 | |
British Moth (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 107 | new style rig |
Cadet (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 129 | |
Challenge (United Kingdom) | Lost Class | Alloy | Dacron | 85 | with spinnaker |
Challenge (United Kingdom) | Lost Class | Alloy | Dacron | 87 | without spinnaker |
Cherub (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 97 | |
Dolphin (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 103 | |
Enterprise (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 98 | |
Enterprise (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 97 | |
Europe (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 100 | |
Finn (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 94 | |
Finn (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 92 | |
Fireball (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 88 | |
Fireball (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 85 | |
Firefly (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 100 | |
Firefly (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 99 | single handed |
Fleetwind (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 105 | |
Flying Dutchman (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 79 | |
Flying Dutchman (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 77 | |
Flying Fifteen (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 89 | |
Flying Fifteen (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 87 | |
Flying Junior (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 98 | |
Fusion (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 127 | |
GP14 (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 103 | small jib |
GP14 (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 100 | genoa |
GP14 (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 99 | genoa |
GP14 (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 102 | small jib |
Graduate (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 103 | |
Graduate (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 102 | |
Graduate (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 101 | single handed |
Gull (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 116 | |
Harrier (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 100 | |
Heron (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 120 | |
HIT 14 (United Kingdom) | Lost Class | Alloy | Dacron | 95 | Original size and shape sail |
HIT 14 (United Kingdom) | Lost Class | Alloy | Dacron | 94 | New shape and size sail |
Hornet (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 88 | |
Hornet (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 86 | |
International 14 (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 88 | |
International 14 (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 85 | |
International 14 (United Kingdom) | Vintage | Alloy | Dacron | 91 | |
International Canoe (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 80 | |
International Canoe (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 79 | |
International Lightning (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 96 | |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Invited | Alloy | Dacron | 85 | Any International Moth Lowrider design first built 2010 onwards |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Invited | Alloy | Dacron | 89 | Magnum 9, 9.5, Axeman 2 to 5, Pearce 6, Blitz 3, Aussie Axeman, Ghoul3 and other 1989-95 designs |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Invited | Alloy | Dacron | 87 | Magnum 9.9, Hungry Tiger, Axeman 6, 7, Skippy 1,2,3 and other 1995 onward designs |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 92 | Magnum 7, Axeman 1, Blitz 1,2, Gentleman Jim and other pre 1985 designs |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 96 | Shelley and any other design of Moth built 1965-70 |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 95 | Womble, Stockholm Sprite, Poacher, Mistral and any other design of Moth built 1970-75 |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 94 | Magnum 3 and 4 and any other design of Moth built 1975-79 |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 91 | Magnum 8 and other designs built 1985-1989 |
International Moth (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | Magnum 5 and 6 and any other design of Moth built in the early 1980s |
Jacksnipe (United Kingdom) | Lost Class | Alloy | Dacron | 88 | |
Javelin (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 82 | |
Jollyboat (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 88 | |
Kestrel (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | |
Kestrel (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 92 | |
Lapwing (United Kingdom) | Any | Alloy | Dacron | 105 | |
Lark (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 95 | Baker and Parker mk1 designs only |
Leader (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 97 | |
Liverpool Bay Falcon (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 97 | |
Mercury (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 94 | |
Mercury (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | |
Merlin Rocket (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 91 | Modern square top sail shape |
Merlin Rocket (United Kingdom) | Classic | Carbon | Kevlar | 83 | |
Merlin Rocket (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | Original curved sail shape, not square top |
Merlin Rocket (United Kingdom) | Old | Carbon | Kevlar | 80 | |
Merlin Rocket (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 88 | |
Merlin Rocket (United Kingdom) | Vintage | Alloy | Dacron | 95 | |
Merlin Rocket (United Kingdom) | Vintage | Wood | Cotton | 103 | |
Minisail (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 108 | |
Mirror (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 124 | Gaff rig |
National 12 (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 98 | |
National 12 (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 96 | |
National 12 (United Kingdom) | Vintage | Alloy | Dacron | 101 | |
National 12 (United Kingdom) | Vintage | Wood | Cotton | 107 | |
National 18 (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 90 | 1974 handicap |
OK (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 98 | |
OK (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 97 | |
Optimist (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 144 | |
Osprey (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 86 | |
Osprey (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 84 | |
Otter (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 110 | |
Pacer (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 107 | |
Pegasus (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 92 | |
Pisces (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 103 | |
Redwing (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 98 | |
Scorpion (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 94 | |
Scorpion (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | |
Seafly (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | |
Seafly (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 92 | |
SigneT (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 108 | |
SigneT (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 107 | |
Simoun 445 (France) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 100 | |
Snipe (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 91 | |
Solo (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 102 | |
Solo (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 100 | |
Spearhead (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 95 | |
Streaker (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 98 | |
Swordfish (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 94 | |
Tideway (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 129 | |
Tonic (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 101 | |
Toy (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | |
Unit (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 93 | |
Wayfarer (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 98 | |
Wayfarer (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 95 | |
Wineglass (United Kingdom) | Classic | Alloy | Dacron | 96 | |
Wineglass (United Kingdom) | Old | Alloy | Dacron | 95 | |
Zenith (United Kingdom) | Any cvrda | Alloy | Dacron | 92 |