Team racing, also known as teams racing, is a popular form of yacht racing. Teams consisting of 2, 3 or 4 boats compete together in a team race, with their results being combined – as opposed to fleet racing where boats are scored on an individual basis. The low points scoring system is used: a boat that finishes 1st earns 1 point, a boat that finishes 2nd earns 2 points, and so on – with the winning team decided by adding together the points of all the boats in each team. The team with the fewest points wins, with additional rules for deciding ties in the 2-boat and 4-boat formats.
The UK has been a major contributor to the development of the sport, with the Oxford & Cambridge Sailing Society playing an important role in spreading its popularity there and on the international scene. Team races are now usually sailed over very short (5 - 10 minute) courses in the form of a starboard (right) hand box course (beat, short reach, run, short reach, beat to start) if only two teams are competing, otherwise in the shape of an 'S' on its side (beat –mark to starboard, short reach, run, short reach, beat to finish). This format puts a premium on team racing tactics – rather than the outcome being decided by pure boat speed.
Read more about Team Racing: Team Racing Tactics, Team Racing Today, Winning and Losing Combinations
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—Chinese proverb.
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