Table 1

 Descriptive data from the three championship regattas

RegattaNumber of races
MenWomenTotal in regatta
The data are the total number of profiles considered with number that fitted the inclusion criteria in parentheses. The mean (SD) time to complete the race for boats that fitted the inclusion criteria was 381.0 (8.2) seconds for men and 417.2 (8.9) seconds for women.
Sydney 2000298 (185)169 (74)467 (259)
Lucerne 2001380 (250)198 (129)578 (379)
Seville 2002366 (226)201 (84)567 (310)
Total in class1044 (661)568 (287)1612 (948)