It's not the number itself, but the way the whole system is supposed to work that is being treated unfairly.

Look at it this way. If you were entering data into an algorithm, and you entered data that was incorrect, eventually the outcome gets skewed.

Now if this boat, which is NOT an SX, gets rated as such and its finishes get entered into Darline's calculations, well, eventually either the SX or the base 18 is going to get its Portsmouth number calculated incorrectly.

People complain about the Portsmouth handicaps, yes? Not necessarily you, Jake, I don't know your opinion. But if incorrect data, or improperly utilized Portsmouth numbers or adjustments gets used, and then reported, and eventually taken into consideration into the yearly calc of the Ports no's... the wheel keeps on rollin' and it's garbage in, garbage out...

So, yes, it is about fairness to the competitors, but it's also about fairness to the SYSTEM.

See where I'm coming from?

sea ya
tami