Club2Class Knowledge Base

Scoring Abbreviations Overview

Scoring abbreviations

Abbreviation Detail Default Scoring Position For Regatta Default Scoring Position For Non-Regatta
AVG1 Average Points Average of all series race positions excluding any other average point races. Average of all series race positions excluding any other average point races.
BFD Disqualification under rule 30.4 (Black flag rule) Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
DGM Disqualification under rule 69.1(b)(2); not excludable Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
DNC Did not start; did not come to the starting area Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats in the series plus one.
DNE Disqualification (other than DGM) not excludable under rule 88.3(b) in the RRS Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
DNF Did not finish Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
DNS Did not start (other than DNC and OCS) Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
DPI Discretionary Penalty Imposed. Finishing position plus a number of places specified by the discretionary penalty. Finishing position plus a number of places specified by the discretionary penalty.
DSQ Disqualification Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
E011 Error - the class of boat has not been recognised to have a handicap and will need to be assigned a rating. Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats in the series plus one.
MPI1 Allows for allocation of multiple penalties. Finishing position plus the summation of any penalty positions due to the imposition of DPI, ZFP and/or SCP penalties. Finishing position plus any penalty positions.3, 4.
NDP1 Allows for allocation of non-discardable manual points. Position and score are manually set and cannot be discarded. Position and score are manually set and cannot be discarded.
OCS Did not start; on the course side of the starting line at her starting signal and failed to start, or broke rule 30.1 Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
RDG Redress given Manually allocated position and score. Manually allocated position and score.
RES1 Used when boat completes race without penalties. Corrected (as applicable) finishing position. Corrected (as applicable) finishing position.
RET Retired after finishing Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
SCP Took a scoring penalty under rule 44.3 in RRS Finishing position plus penalty positions equal to a percentage amount of number of boats in series2, 4. Finishing position plus penalty positions equal to a percentage amount of number of boats in series2, 4.
TLE1 Time limit expired. Boat did not finish within set time period or within a set number of minutes after first boat finished. Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
UFD Disqualification under rule 30.3 (U Flag rule) in RRS Number of boats in the series plus one. Number of boats that came to the starting area plus one.
ZFP Penalty under rule 30.2 (Z Flag rule) in RRS Finishing position plus penalty positions equal to a percentage amount of number of boats in series3, 4. Finishing position plus penalty positions equal to a percentage amount of number of boats in series3, 4.

Note 1: Club2Class specific finish code.

Note 2: Scoring penalty percentage amount is specified at a race series level. The finishing place of a competitor choosing to take a scoring penalty is increased by the percentage penalty amount multiplied by the number of boats in the series rounded up to the nearest whole number. The number of penalty places imposed is the greater of 3 and the number of penalty places calculated. The penalised finishing position is limited to the number of boats in the series plus 1. Penalty amounts are calculated independently for each penalty accepted and aggregated subject to the finishing place after penalties have been imposed being not greater than the number of boats in the series plus 1.

Note 3: Z flag penalty percentage amount is specified at a race series level. The finishing place of a competitor incurring a Z flag penalty is increased by the percentage penalty amount multiplied by the number of boats in the series rounded up to the nearest whole number. The penalised finishing place is limited to the number of boats in the series plus 1. Z flag penalty amounts are calculated independently for each penalty incurred and aggregated subject to the finishing place after penalties have been imposed being not greater than the number of boats in the series plus 1.

Note 4: For cases in which Z flag penalties have been incurred and scoring penalties have been accepted each are calculated independently and aggregated subject to the finishing place after penalties have been imposed being not greater than the number of boats in the series plus 1.


For further information please refer to the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).