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Empirical Handicap Sub-committee
Nils NORDENSTROM (NOR) - Chairman
Nils NORDENSTROM (NOR) - Chairman
Paul ANSFIELD (USA) No ALT tag specified Awaiting Image
Paul ANSFIELD (USA)

Sebastian EDMONDS (GBR)

Xinzu GU (CHN)
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Daniel PILLONS (FRA) Riccardo PROVINI (ITA) Gabriel Alfredo SCHRODER (ARG)


Terms of reference

6.8.7.2 The Empirical Handicap Sub-committee shall:

(a) encourage research and development in the application of empirical methods for performance handicapping of sailboats and monitor the use of such methods;

(b) develop and promote standard parameters and notations for boat descriptions to facilitate global exchange of boat data between empirical handicapping systems;

(c) establish and promote criteria for best practices for empirical handicapping systems based on liaison with administrators of such systems worldwide;

(d) maintain liaison with Member National Authorities and relevant ISAF committees and sub-committees.

Recent Empirical Handicap Sub-committee Documentation

TitleAbstractCommitteeMeeting Date
ISAF Nations Cup Event Description and Bidding InformationISAF Nations Cup Event Description and Bidding InformationJan 1970
2012 MNA Sailor Evaluation Event Application FormMember National Authorities (MNAs) invitation to participate in the evaluation of the Women’s Skiff and Mixed Multihull boats for the 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.Jan 1970
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