Found some more info; I guess I was referring to their fairness system.
Hello Denise,
I tried to delete my previous post, but ended posting the same question again
Egret, Thanks for that info, it makes sense since their RED season goes from mid April all the way to the last week of October. It really helps me make an informed decision.
Fairness SystemAll resorts have "high" and "low" seasons, times of year when their facilities are in great demand and other times when fewer people go there. The Yachtsman's management knows which weeks are the most often requested every year. (For example, the week that includes July 4th always tops the list.) Every owner has equal rights to use the Yachtsman in the season he or she has purchased (Red, White, or Blue). But requests for the "over-requested" weeks always exceed the number of units available.
The system of "fairness points" helps us determine which owner should receive their first choice when reservations are being assigned. The first year, to get the system started, we granted every owner in good standing a "starting account" of 100 points. Each new owner will be granted 100 points. (Deed transfers below fair value do not apply. Transfers will inherit the existing points for that account. Contact a staff member if you have any questions.) Every year after, each owner will be granted 50 additional points. When an owner gets a confirmed reservation for a week at the Yachtsman, points are deducted from his or her total - more points if the week was an over-requested one; fewer points if the week was not in such great demand. (To see how many "fairness points" each week in your season is worth, look at the calendar attached to your Reservation Request Card.) Each year, on the Return Date of your season, our reservation staff will arrange all the requests in order of the owners' current point totals. The owners with the most fairness points will have their requests filled first.
For example: If you have a high point total, it means that you've been using the Yachtsman during under-requested weeks, and now you deserve to be "near the front of the line" when the most popular weeks are being assigned. On the other hand, if your points are running low, it means that you have been fortunate enough to use the Yachtsman during some of its most in-demand weeks.
Remember: Assessment of fairness points is based on the week you actually are assigned, not on the weeks you request. If you cancel a reservation in time for our Reservation Department to reassign the week, you will not be charged for it. If you later reserve another week, you will be charged fairness points for that week.
Here is a link to the resort's site that gives you the info on their reservation system for their floating system.
http://www.yachtsman.com/owners/menu.cfm?id=1
I had looked into an ownership quite awhile back and remember that it was a system of reserving that did not appeal to me personally. I don't care for floating weeks and this system, while "fair", definitely didn't work for me. YMMV