Will SailSys share the inner workings of the algorithms?

No. While the SailSys handicapping is the oldest “algorithm-driven” logic in Australia, many have tried to copy it, and hence there remains some core proprietary logic. It is why we do not publish a Race TCF (rTCF).

However, each Club has at its disposal five key settings that enable them to achieve the Club’s chosen desire. Most Club’s chase some stability in handicaps; some want more aggressive movements.

These variables are:

1. Races to consider,
2. Races to count,
3. The upper limit,
4. The lower limit, and
5. whether to include or exclude a lower limit breech.

While SailSys provides defaults for these settings, many clubs will adjust these as they see fit. Clubs can do this at the start of a series and, if required, during a series.