- The 2009 series racing season runs Sunday, April 19 through Sunday, October 4, with following exception:
- May 10 (Mother's Day)
- Points are awarded to boats finishing a race based upon the following table:
DNS, DNF, DSQ and OCS are all awarded 0 points.
Finish
PosnNumber of boats starting race 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 2 50 72 85 95 103 111 118 124 130 136 142 147 153 158 3 33 55 70 82 91 100 108 115 122 128 135 141 147 4 25 45 60 72 83 92 100 108 115 122 129 135 5 20 38 53 65 76 85 94 102 109 116 123 6 17 34 48 59 70 80 88 97 104 112 7 14 30 43 55 65 75 84 92 100 8 13 27 40 51 62 71 80 88 9 11 25 37 48 58 68 77 10 10 23 35 46 56 65 11 9 22 33 44 53 12 8 20 31 42 13 8 19 30 14 7 18 15 7 The values in the table are derived from the following formula:
X = 100 + 5 (N - 1) - (100 + 5N) (P - 1) / NWhere:
N = Number of boats starting the race
P = Boat's finishing position in race
X = Points awarded for that finish in that race
- A Lightning skipper must sail in at least 40% (N * 0.4, where N is the total number of races conducted) of all races conducted to qualify for a LSC season series award. If 40% of the total number of races conducted produces a real number result, the fractional portion of the result is discarded (e.g., 40% of 29 races = 0.4 * 29 = 11.6 = 11 races required to qualify).
- Each skipper's best races, up to a maximum of 40% of the total number of races conducted during the season, will be counted for season scoring purposes.
Example:
Thirty seven races are sailed during the season. Fourteen (N * 0.4 (40%), or 37 * 0.4, or 14.8 races, yielding 14 races), races are required to qualify for participation in the series. Skipper Smith sailed in 23 races, which qualifies him, and his best 14 races out of the 23 races he sailed in are used to compute his series final standing.