Presented in jacket form, the Crest is the most prestigious award in competitive sailfishing.  It symbolizes achievement at the highest level in the sport.  To don this coat of arms a team will have to perform at a high level across all legs in the series.  The scoring format assigns a score based on where a team finishes in each tournament.  A linear scoring system emphasizes performance and consistency, the benchmark of a true champion in any sport.  If there is a tie based on the scoring system, the tiebreaker will be determined based on the total number of sailfish released by each team in the series.  The scoring format for the series is as follows: