Burgee – Race Scoring for Sailing Clubs

Burgee is a WordPress plugin designed to provide a comprehensive race-management solution for sailing clubs that conduct PHRF handicap racing. The tool enables clubs to structure their racing programs into a hierarchy of seasons, series, and individual races, offering flexibility in organizing events over time. It supports the management of divisions, such as Spinnaker and Jib & Main, allowing each boat to be assigned both a division and a PHRF rating for each season. This structure accommodates changes in a boat’s division between seasons while retaining its identity and historical data. The plugin facilitates the entry of finish times for races, automatically calculating both elapsed and corrected times using either the Time-on-Distance or Time-on-Time methods. Scoring is handled through the World Sailing Low-Point system, with the option to select between RRS A5.2 or A5.3 penalty rules on a per-series basis, independent of the chosen correction method. After results are submitted, they remain fully editable, supporting ongoing updates and corrections. Burgee also provides features for configuring series standings, including the ability to set throwouts—dropping the worst N scores once a specified number of races (M) have been completed in a series. This helps clubs tailor their scoring to match their own competition rules. The plugin is delivered as a WordPress extension, making it accessible to clubs already using the WordPress platform for their websites. It is specifically intended for sailing clubs engaged in PHRF handicap racing and seeking a structured, editable, and rules-compliant approach to managing race results and standings. Pricing and licensing details are not specified in the available evidence.