Scoring & Eligibility

Effective: April 13, 2026

Eligibility

  • A Boat’s owner shall be a current GMORA Regular Member in good standing and have a valid PHRF-NE certificate for the current year.

  • A Boat shall declare a Home Region to be recognized for the entire racing season.

  • A Boat may declare any Region as their Home Region regardless of their home port

regions

GMORA Regions, to be declared by each Boat when paying GMORA dues, are defined by member Organizing Authority’s location.

  • Eastern Region - OA’s that run Events in and around MDI

  • Western Region – OA’s that run Events West of Boothbay Harbor.

  • Boothbay Region – OA’s that run Events in Boothbay Harbor.

  • PenBay Region – OA’s that run Events in Penobscot Bay.

Organizing Authorities may run Events that qualify for inclusion in more than one Region. (See GMORA Annual Event Schedule)

CLASSES & DIVISIONS

CLASSES are defined as the following:

  • Racing (Spinnaker)

  • Cruising (Jib and Main)

  • Multihull

  • Shorthanded

DIVISIONS are defined as Classes broken down by ratings:

  • Racing Division 1 – up to 94

  • Racing Division 2 – 95 to 193

  • Racing Division 3 – 194 and up

  • Cruising Division – all ratings

  • Multihull Division – all ratings

  • Shorthanded Division – all ratings

ORGANIZING AUTHORITIES always reserve the right to make Division breaks that accommodate the boats entered in their Event. However, OA’s are encouraged to use the GMORA Division breaks whenever possible.

AWARDS

  • Regional Awards shall be awarded to all Divisions in each Region, as defined above, except as may be modified by this Notice of Series.

    • For Regional Award eligibility, a BOAT shall race and be scored in:

      • at least FOUR (4) RACE DAYS, and

      • in EVENTS hosted by TWO (2) Organizing Authorities designated for that Region, for which

      • her best FOUR (4) RACE DAYS shall be used to determine her score.

    • The GMORA Awards Committee reserves the right to reduce the number of RACE DAYS to qualify and score any individual Region for insufficient number of Divisional competitors, Regional Organizing Authorities, or EVENTS, in order to have enough qualifiers to award a prize.

    • The GMORA Awards Committee reserves the right to combine Divisions if there are insufficient numbers of competitors to make all awards.

    • A BOAT may qualify for an award in more than one Region if she meets the requirements for each Region.

  • Circuit Championship Awards shall be presented to the Multihull and Shorthanded Classes of GMORA.

    • For Multihull eligibility, a BOAT must:

      • Race, and be scored, in at least FOUR (4) RACE DAYS in ANY GMORA Region, for which

      • Her best FOUR (4) RACE DAYS shall be used to determine her score.

    • For Shorthanded eligibility, a BOAT must:

      • Race, and be scored, in at least THREE (3) RACE DAYS in ANY GMORA Region.

      • Race at least ONE (1) RACE DAY of 45 nautical miles or more.

      • Race all RACE DAYS with, at most, TWO (2) persons aboard, for which

      • Her best THREE (3) RACE DAYS shall be used to determine her score.

  • Dirigo Bowl (The Gulf of Maine Championship Trophy) shall be awarded to:

    • The BOAT from ANY CLASS that attains the HIGHEST TOTAL SCORE for her best of FIVE (5) RACE DAYS over the course of the season, and

    • Has raced in EVENTS hosted by at least TWO (2) ORGANIZING AUTHORITIES.

  • Arthur K. Watson Memorial Trophy shall be awarded to:

    • The BOAT from ANY CLASS or MULTIPLE CLASSES, that competes in the MOST GMORA SCORED EVENTS as identified on the GMORA Annual Event Schedule.

    • In the event of multiple BOATS having the same number of SCORED EVENTS, the tie shall be broken by the BOAT with the highest cumulative season total of CHIPS 3 points.

  • Ocean Planet Shorthanded Racing Trophy shall be awarded to the first place winner of the Shorthanded Circuit Championship Award.

Scoring

GMORA Scoring System

  • Regattaman.com is the current scoring database for GMORA. Scores for GMORA seasonal awards shall be calculated using this platform exclusively. OA’s are encouraged to use this platform for their Event scoring.

  • Events scored in any alternative scoring platform shall be submitted to Regattaman.com in a format that can be translated to GMORA scoring by the EVENT’s Organizing Authority or risk not being included in GMORA seasonal awards.

  • GMORA seasonal awards shall be scored using the CHIPS 3 scoring system. (See Appendix A)

EVENT Scoring

  • Most Organizing Authorities score their events using RRS Appendix A.

  • EVENT scoring is the sole responsibility of the Organizing Authority.

REGIONAL Scoring

  • A BOAT’s RACE DAY score shall be submitted by the EVENT’s Organizing Authority to GMORA at Regattaman.com for each RACE DAY of an EVENT.

  • Each RACE DAY score shall be translated into the GMORA CHIPS 3 scoring system as it is submitted. That RACE DAY score shall be applied to the GMORA DIVISION corresponding to the CLASS raced in that EVENT.

  • RACE DAY’s scores shall be sorted into the appropriate CLASSES and DIVISIONS in accordance with the GMORA Award criteria.

  • No BOAT’s RACE DAY score shall be applied to more than ONE (1) CLASS or DIVISION.

DEFINITIONS

Region – A geographic area of the coast of Maine that includes one or more Organizing Authorities. EX: West, Boothbay, PenBay.

Class – A specific group of boats that all race under the same rules EX: Racing, Cruising, Multihull, etc.

Division – A ‘sub’ group of a Class usually defined by PHRF Ratings.

Organizing Authority – An organization, yacht club, or boat club that is formally established and responsible for conducting an event.

Event – A regatta organized by a OA with a name and specific set of dates.

Boat – The vessel entering an event.

Race – A competition with a start and a finish.

Race Day – A calendar day which can consist of one or more ‘races’. For GMORA purposes, only one combined set of results is submitted for scoring regardless of how many heats or races were conducted in that calendar day. For GMORA scoring purposes, only one combined set of results is submitted for scoring regardless of how many heats or races were conducted in that calendar day. If a boat scores DNC in all races on any day, that day will not be scored as a Race Day. Races with a defined course length of 100 nm or longer will be scored as two Race Days, even if the course is subsequently shortened by the race committee. A boat will earn Race Days and points based on the course that boat starts on, even if different divisions in the same regatta sail different courses, and even if some boats from the subject boat’s GMORA division sail a different course.

CHIPS 3 – The scoring system used for GMORA sanctioned races. See Appendix A.

APPENDIX A

CHIPS 3 Scoring Table

This table gives the points awarded to each boat at the end of each day of racing. Notice that each column has one more than the number of boats. The last number indicates the points awarded for DNF. For example, in the first column (for just one boat) the upper number is the points awarded if the boat finishes, and the lower number if the boat does not finish.

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