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2006 US Sailing Team Ranking
System
US SAILING has determined the ranking system for the 2006 US Sailing
Team. Each year, US SAILING names the members of the US Sailing Team
based on athletes’ performances at a series of qualifying regattas. The
2006 ranking system names at least two qualifying events for each
Olympic class, except for the new Neil Pryde RS:X which has one
qualifying event. US SAILING’s 2006 Rolex Miami OCR is a mandatory event
for all classes. The ranking system for the 2006 US Sailing Team also
determines the athletes who will be selected to compete in the 2006
World Sailing Games, which will be held May 10-20 in Austria, and the
2006 Olympic Test event, scheduled for August 18-31 in China.
The US Sailing Team annually distinguishes the top five ranked sailors
in each of the nine classes (11 events) selected for the next Olympic
Games. The classes selected for the 2008 Olympic Games are: Finn (men);
470 (men and women); Laser (men); Laser Radial (women); Neil Pryde RS:X
(men and women); 49er, Star, Tornado (all open); and Yngling (women).
The 2008 Olympic Games are scheduled for August 8-24 in Beijing, China.
The Olympic Regatta will be held in Qingdao, a coastal city located 430
miles east of Beijing.
>>VIEW CURRENT STANDINGS<<
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Laser Radial
- Must sail,
must count Rolex Miami OCR, plus one of the other two events |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Radial Women's North
American Championship |
February 2-5,
2006 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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Laser
Midwinters East |
February 23-26,
2006 |
Clearwater, FL |
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Laser -
Must sail,
must count Rolex Miami OCR, plus one of the other two events |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Laser
Midwinters East |
February 23-26,
2006 |
Clearwater, FL |
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Laser Midwinters West |
March 2006 |
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Finn
- Must sail,
must count Rolex Miami OCR, plus one of the other two events |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Finn
Midwinters |
February 2-5,
2006 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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ABYC Regatta |
March 2006 |
Long Beach, CA |
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470 Men & Women - Must sail,
must count Rolex Miami OCR, plus one of the other two events |
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St. Francis OCR |
October 28-30, 2005 |
San Francisco, CA |
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North American Championship |
January 14-16, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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49er - Must sail,
must count Rolex Miami OCR, plus one of the other two events |
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St. Francis OCR |
October 28-30, 2005 |
San Francisco, CA |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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North American
Champs. |
February 2-5, 2006 |
Florida |
Star - Must sail,
must count Rolex Miami OCR, plus one of the other two events |
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Pacific
Coast Championship |
October 15-16, 2005 |
San Francisco, CA |
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Bob
Levin |
January 7-8, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Tornado
- Must sail,
must count Rolex Miami OCR, plus one of the other two events |
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US National
Championship |
November 18-20, 2005 |
Houston, TX |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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North American Champs. |
January 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Yngling -
Must sail, must
count both events |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Women's Keelboat North American
Championships |
February 2-5, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Neil Pryde RS-X
Men & Women-
Must sail, must count Rolex
Miami OCR |
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Rolex Miami OCR |
January 22-27, 2006 |
Miami, FL |
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Scoring: |
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Must Sail,
must count the minimum number of events as specified for each
class above.
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Final Finish
Position (not net points) counts towards Series Standings.
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Low Point
Series Scoring using RRS rule A4.1, except that Final Finish
Position will be used instead of individual race scores.
RRS rules A4.2 and A9 are specifically NOT in force for the
series scoring.
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All boats count
as place holders in the Final Finish Position. (Men, Women,
Mixed, International)
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If
there is a series score tie between two or more boats, the tie
shall be broken in favor of the boat with the better finish at
Rolex Miami OCR.
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If less than
five eligible teams or individuals compete in the minimum number
of events to qualify for the team, the Olympic Sailing Committee
may name fewer than five teams or individuals to the Team.
Additional Scoring Policies for multi crewed classes
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In order to
count towards series score, helm and crew members must be eligible
to represent the USA in the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Doublehanded
teams are required to sail with the same helm and crew at all of
the qualifying events that are counted towards the ranking.
For triplehanded teams, two of the three sailors,
including the helm must be the same at all of the qualifying
events that are counted towards the ranking.
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In extremely
unusual circumstances such as a medical emergency, the OSC ExCom may approve an exception to this policy.
Non Events
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If the Rolex Miami OCR is a
non event, the OSC will announce new procedures for team
Qualification, which may include existing and/or new qualifying
events.
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If an event other than the Rolex
Miami OCR is a non event, the system will become Must Sail, Must
Count Rolex Miami OCR.
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NOTE:
The ranking system for the 2006 US Sailing Team also determines the
athletes who will be selected to compete in the
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