I just want to say, Thank You and AZMIDLYF for taking the time to post up this event.
Some really cool kats on this board.
One hour from when, flight # 1 start or Your flight start ? And with boats spread out all over this elongated course, how does this one more lap thing even work ? I tried to find a better explanation on a few sites, couldn't find it. 
Sure enjoyed watching the race video posted yesterday, washing machine doesn't begin to define the conditions !!
I must admit, I'm struggling to understand with apparently a 90 second differential between the start of flight # 1 to # 7, how this race is scored.
I read One hour + One Lap, OK, I'm dense, that's not helping
Man, I gotta give credit to whom ever is tracking and scoring these races, WOW.
Thanks again for this amazing coverage !!
So that race was actually 2 races in one, the F1 Men and F2 men, 26 total. They start in the grid of 4 or 3 boats/skiers. The F1 started first. When you're use to scoring these races it's actually pretty easy if everyone starts when they're supposed to.
So yes, the race is 1 hour + 1 lap. The hour starts from the time the first flight leaves. Each flight starts 15 seconds there after till all skiers start. The scorers and judges keep track of the leader not necessarily the outright leader. At the end of the hour, they give the leader the flag for the last lap. Regardless of where you are lap wise, you also have one lap left. The checkered is given to the first finisher and everyone finishes behind them. Then the fun begins. They tally all your laps with your finish time, then subtract the time of your flight departure. This will give you your adjusted official time. So if you started in the third flight, 30 seconds gets subtracted from your overall time.
Still with me?
So if the first finisher had a time of 1:05.42
And the second finisher, who was in the third flight, had a time of 1:05.58, that person's time would be adjusted to 1:05.28 which would make them the winner.
Hopefully I didn't confuse the shit out of you even more.
So that race was actually 2 races in one, the F1 Men and F2 men, 26 total. They start in the grid of 4 or 3 boats/skiers. The F1 started first. When you're use to scoring these races it's actually pretty easy if everyone starts when they're supposed to.
So yes, the race is 1 hour + 1 lap. The hour starts from the time the first flight leaves. Each flight starts 15 seconds there after till all skiers start. The scorers and judges keep track of the leader not necessarily the outright leader. At the end of the hour, they give the leader the flag for the last lap. Regardless of where you are lap wise, you also have one lap left. The checkered is given to the first finisher and everyone finishes behind them. Then the fun begins. They tally all your laps with your finish time, then subtract the time of your flight departure. This will give you your adjusted official time. So if you started in the third flight, 30 seconds gets subtracted from your overall time.
Still with me?
So if the first finisher had a time of 1:05.42
And the second finisher, who was in the third flight, had a time of 1:05.58, that person's time would be adjusted to 1:05.28 which would make them the winner.
Hopefully I didn't confuse the shit out of you even more.
The inside boat pushed out into the orange Bernico's line to avoid a skier in the water...
The inside boat pushed out into the orange Bernico's line to avoid a skier in the water...
Early 2000’s we did a Nautical to Springs and back race. It was held in February which made it easier to manage with hardly any boat traffic. Let’s look At revisiting this!!
Link isn't working for me.
Now it’s not for me?!
Amen. great job and way to represent!
People may be surprised by the number but Ben and Todd are more then likely running up around 80 throughout the roughest part of the race
Looking at the results, Ben and Todd were averaging 58 mph and the top F2 man averaged 54
