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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:SAILING
Notice:Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:UNIFIX::BERENS
Created:Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2299
Total number of notes:20724

1746.0. "PHRF handicap for Sirius 21'" by TPS::CAIAZZI () Mon Jun 24 1991 13:57

    
    Can anyone out there tell me what the base handicap on a 21' Sirius 
    would be?  
    
    The boat has all standard equipment and will be racing in Mass Bay.
    
    Thanks,
    - Jim Caiazzi
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1746.1Guesstimate: 294.MILKWY::WAGNERScottMon Jun 24 1991 14:3325
    
    	Can't find ya in the PHRF-NE base handicaps, but I'll list a couple
    for reference-
    
    	Bristol Corsair (24')	276
    	C&C 24			231
    	CAL 21	  		258
    	Cape Dory 22		282
    	Catalina 22		276
    	Columbia 22		273
    	Ericson 23-1		252
    	Hunter 20		288
    	Hunter 23		243
    	Luger 21		288
    	Mistral 21		234
    	
    So there's half the alphabet- sounds like high 200's, for sure.
    
    Where do you sail out of? Only so many fleets have much action 
    around the low-20-foot size, especially with chutes-
    
    Anyway, go for it! The only thing better than messing about	is 
    racing about.
    
    Scott.	
1746.2Thanks from a Boston-based cruiserTPS::CAIAZZIMon Jun 24 1991 16:4921
    
    Howdy, thanks for the info...
    
    The Sirius will be racing out of Boston this weekend, on a 'friendly'
    outing that we do every year.  It is a expanding group of people that 
    started out as work buddies but has been going on for 12 years now so
    has grown a bit since the start.  Most of the people are IBMers so I 
    try to put on a good show, and hang a DEC banner on the back of the
    boat when we are leading...   :-)
    
    I usually cruise in a Catalina 27 based at Savin Hill, but it didnt
    make it to the water this year.  It is getting a good face-lift and 
    we will be back next year, however.
    
    I have done a few Quincy Bay races, and a few of the Boston PHRF
    matches.  I enjoy the area a lot.
    
    See ya around, and thanks again for the info.
    
    - Jim Caiazzi
    
1746.3complete ratings for 1996 (@132 char wide)26178::KALINOWSKIMon Jun 17 1996 17:15559
Wonder where you sled fits when it comes to speed?

Well, here is the best listing I can find. Based upon  US Sailing's PHRF handicapping
for New England. This means slight variations for other locales, but it is a pretty
good sampling of where your boat stands.


Below are the PHRF New England ratings for 1996. 
Number to right is number of seconds they will subtract per mile of a race. 
Fast boat equals low or negative number
Slow Boat equals high number.

listing goes by page, 3 wide if you are looking for the method of ordering.

This list is 132 characters wide.

Note:  This is in Racing trim, which means a standard boat & a spinnaker. 
If you don't use a spinnaker, add 10-12 seconds. 
If you add go fast stuff (ie build your ketch out of carbon fibre),
they lower your number.


For up to date info, see http://www.neb.com/benner/PFiles/base.html

  *(U)* after a boat type means that the boat does not qualify for an official
handicap. The usual reason is that it cannot, in stock form, pass ORC Cat 4
safety requirements.


               PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS          05-11-1996
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BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP
5.5 METER *(U)*           156    B-25                     141    BENETEAU IDYLLE 1150     138
6 METER *(U)*             150    B-25 ODR                 138    BENETEAU OCEANIS 351     150
8 METER                   111    BALBOA 26                225    BENETEAU OCEANIS 390     132
11 METER OD *(U)*          90    BALTIC 33                150    BENETEAU OCEANIS 390 WK  138
11 METER OD ODR *(U)*      75    BALTIC 35                117    BENETEAU OCEANIS 44 CC WK126
30 SQUARE METER *(U)*     138    BALTIC 35 VTM            111    BERMUDA 30               270
ABBOTT 33                 126    BALTIC 37                114    BIANCA 111                93
ABBOTT 36                 102    BALTIC 38DP               96    BLACK WATCH 37           171
ABLE 20                   288    BALTIC 39                 99    BLOCK ISLAND 40-1 YAWL   165
ALAJUELA 38               216    BALTIC 42 C+C             72    BLOCK ISLAND 40-3        159
ADHARA 30                  90    BALTIC 42DP               66    BLUENOSE *(U)*           264
ALAJUELA 33               198    BALTIC 43                 63    BOMBAY PILOT 31          252
ALBERG 30                 228    BALTIC 43 TM              57    BOWMAN 46 CB             114
ALBERG 35                 201    BALTIC 46                 84    BOWMAN 57                 96
ALBERG 37 YAWL            162    BALTIC 51                 45    BREWER 12.8              126
ALBIN 7.9                 234    BALTIC 51 CB              51    BRIDGES POINT 24         243
ALBIN BALLAD 30           186    BARNEGAT 20 *(U)*        228    BRISTOL 19 CORINTHIAN*(U)306
ALBIN CUMULUS             189    BAR HARBOR 30            120    BRISTOL 22 CARAVEL       294
ALBIN NIMBUS 42            99    BAVARIA 1130             117    BRISTOL 24 CORSAIR       276
ALBIN NOVA 33             159    BAVARIA 890              189    BRISTOL 26               240
ALBIN STRATUS             150    BAVARIA 960              165    BRISTOL 27               240
ALDEN 44                  111    BAYFIELD 29              237    BRISTOL 27-2             201
ALDEN 44-2                105    BAYFIELD 32              228    BRISTOL 28               189
ALDEN 46                   84    BELLIURE 12.5             81    BRISTOL 29 CB            231
ALDEN 54                   57    BENETEAU 210             195    BRISTOL 29 KEEL          219
ALDEN CHALLENGER          156    BENETEAU 235             192    BRISTOL 29.9 KEEL        183
ALDEN DOLPHIN             126    BENETEAU 235 WK          198    BRISTOL 30 KEEL          219
ALDEN MALABAR JR          264    BENETEAU 285             183    BRISTOL 31.1             174
ALDEN PRISCILLA           228    BENETEAU 285 WK          192    BRISTOL 32               228
ALDEN TRIANGLE            228    BENETEAU 29              171    BRISTOL 32 CB            231
ALERION EXPRESS 28*(U)*   153    BENETEAU 30              180    BRISTOL 33               186
ALLIED PRINCESS 36        210    BENETEAU 30E             162    BRISTOL 33.3 CB          165
ALLIED SEABREEZE 35       189    BENETEAU 305             168    BRISTOL 34               168
ALLIED SEAWIND 30         246    BENETEAU 310             138    BRISTOL 35               189
ALLIED SEAWIND 32         240    BENETEAU 310 SD          147    BRISTOL 35.5 CB          156
ALLIED XL2 42             138    BENETEAU 32 FR           135    BRISTOL 35.5 KEEL        150
ALLMAND 31                189    BENETEAU 32 MH IK        144    BRISTOL 38.8             126
ALLMAND 35                156    BENETEAU 325 TM          144    BRISTOL 39               162
ALOHA 10.4                162    BENETEAU 32s5 WK         153    BRISTOL 39 CB            168
ALOHA 30                  144    BENETEAU 345 TM          120    BRISTOL 40 CB            168
ALOHA 32                  171    BENETEAU 35.7 WK         123    BRISTOL 40               162
ALOHA 34                  162    BENETEAU 375             105    BRISTOL 40 CUTTER        156
ALOHA 8.5                 198    BENETEAU 38              108    BRISTOL 40 YAWL          162
AMERICAN 17 *(U)*         216    BENETEAU 38 TM           102    BRISTOL 41.1 CUTTER      114
AMERICAN 21               306    BENETEAU 38s5 WK         105    BRISTOL 41.1 SLOOP       120
AMERICAN 26               288    BENETEAU 405 TM           87    BRISTOL 43.3             117
AMF 2100                  231    BENETEAU 42 TM IK         78    BRISTOL 45.5 AC SLOOP    111
APHRODITE 101             135    BENETEAU 42 TM LK         75    BRISTOL 45.5 CC KETCH    117
APHRODITE 101 ODR         141    BENETEAU 42 TM SD         81    BRISTOL 47.7             114
AQUARIUS 21               273    BENETEAU 42s7             57    BRISTOL 51.1              69
AQUARIUS 23               294    BENETEAU 42s7 SM/WK       75    BUCCANEER 220            234
ATLANTIC ONE DESIGN*(U)*  150    BENETEAU 435 TM           60    C+C 1/2 TON              168
AVANCE 245                201    BENETEAU 456              69    C+C 24                   231
AVANCE 33                 150    BENETEAU 456 SD           75    C+C 25-1                 225
AVANCE 36                 123    BENETEAU 456 TM           60    C+C 25-1 IB              228
AVANCE 40 CB              102    BENETEAU CLASS 10        102    C+C 26                   219

           PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS

BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP
C+C 27-1                  207    CAL 24-3                 219    CARTER 30                174
C+C 27-1 TM               201    CAL 25-1                 231    CARTER 33                180
C+C 27-2                  195    CAL 25-2                 225    CARTER 36 TEXAS 1 TON    114
C+C 27-3 IB               180    CAL 25-2 IB              228    CARTER 37                120
C+C 29-1                  174    CAL 25-2 SD              228    CARTER 39
C+C 29-2                  171    CAL 27-1                 198    CARTWRIGHT 40            153
C+C 30                    174    CAL 27-2 IB              207    CASCADE 29               219
C+C 30-2                  144    CAL 28                   204    CASEY 37                 168
C+C 32                    159    CAL 28-2                 177    CATALINA 22              276
C+C 33                    150    CAL 29                   183    CATALINA 25 FK           234
C+C 33-2                  132    CAL 29-2                 183    CATALINA 25 IB           240
C+C 34                    144    CAL 30-2                 183    CATALINA 25 TM           228
C+C 34 CB                 150    CAL 30-3                 162    CATALINA 27              207
C+C 34/36                  87    CAL 31                   156    CATALINA 27 IB           210
C+C 34/36R                 81    CAL 33                   144    CATALINA 27 TM           195
C+C 34/36XL                84    CAL 33-2                 132    CATALINA 27 TM IB        201
C+C 35-1                  126    CAL 33-2 SD              138    CATALINA 28 TM           174
C+C 35-2                  120    CAL 34-1                 174    CATALINA 30              180
C+C 35-3                  114    CAL 34-2                 168    CATALINA 30 TM           174
C+C 36                    129    CAL 35 CR                168    CATALINA 30 WK           183
C+C 36 CB                 135    CAL 35-2 DK              132    CATALINA 30 TM/BS        168
C+C 37                    105    CAL 36                   150    CATALINA 320 WK          159
C+C 37 CB                 114    CAL 36C                  156    CATALINA 34              150
C+C 37 SD                 108    CAL 39-1                 114    CATALINA 34 TM           144
C+C 37/40+ WK              81    CAL 39-1 TM              105    CATALINA 36              138
C+C 37/40R                 63    CAL 39-2                 114    CATALINA 36 TM           132
C+C 38-1                  111    CAL 39-2 TM              102    CATALINA 38              114
C+C 38-2                  114    CAL 39-4 WK              114    CATALINA 42               96
C+C 38-3                  102    CAL 40                   120    CATALINA 42 WK           102
C+C 39                    102    CAL 9.2                  165    CENTURION 32             180
C+C 39 CB                 111    CAL 9.2R                 162    CENTURION 38 SCHEEL       99
C+C 40-1                  126    CAL T/2                  195    CENTURION 47 SD           78
C+C 40-2                   96    CAL T/4                  243    CHANCE 29                150
C+C 40-2 CB               102    CALIBER 28               186    CHEOY LEE 35             192
C+C 40-2 DK                90    CALIBER 40               120    CHEOY LEE 44             150
C+C 40-2 TM/DK             87    CAMBRIA 40               108    CHEOY LEE 53              96
C+C 41                     72    CAMBRIA 44                87    CHEOY LEE CLIPPER 36     258
C+C 41 1983 LIM ED         69    CAPE COD 30              204    CHEOY LEE LUDERS 36      201
C+C 41 CB                  75    CAPE DORY 22             282    CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 28    237
C+C 42                     81    CAPE DORY 25             261    CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 31    234
C+C 43-1 TM                72    CAPE DORY 25D            252    CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 40    180
C+C 43-2                   75    CAPE DORY 27             243    CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 41Y   138
C+C 44                     60    CAPE DORY 270            216    CHERUBINI 44             126
C+C 44 WK                  69    CAPE DORY 28             219    CHERUBINI 48 SCHOONER    105
C+C CORVETTE 31           189    CAPE DORY 30 CUTTER      207    CHESAPEAKE 32            201
C+C CRUSADER 40           126    CAPE DORY 31             198    CHOATE 40                 81
C+C FRIGATE 36            168    CAPE DORY 36 CUTTER      180    CHRIS CRAFT APACHE 37-1  156
C+C INVADER 36            174    CAPE DORY 40             168    CHRIS CRAFT CAPRI 26     219
C+C LF35                  156    CAPE GEORGE 38           159    CHRIS CRAFT COMANCHE 42  120
C+C LF38                  135    CAPRI 22 CATALINA        201    CHRIS CRAFT PAWNEE 26    216
C+C LF42                  117    CAPRI 25 CATALINA        174    CHRYSLER 22 CB           276
C+C LF48                  120    CAPRI 26 CATALINA WK IB  198    CHRYSLER 22 FK           270
CABO RICO 38              177    CAPRI 30 CATALINA IB     117    CHRYSLER 26              237
CAL 20                    282    CARIB 41 TM              132    CLIPPER 21               270
CAL 21                    258    CARRERA 280               96    CLIPPER 30               273
CAL 22                    240    CARRERA 290               99    CM1200                    18

           PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS

BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP
CM1200 ODR                 12    CS 34                    129    ERICSON 30-1             216
COLUMBIA 22               273    CS 36                    123    ERICSON 30-2             168
COLUMBIA 23T              270    CS 40                     99    ERICSON 32-2             174
COLUMBIA 24               252    CS 40 TM                  93    ERICSON 33               126
COLUMBIA 26-2             225    CS 40 WK                 105    ERICSON 34               138
COLUMBIA 28-2             228    CT 47 TM Cutter           96    ERICSON 34T              150
COLUMBIA 29-2             222    D+M 22                   258    ERICSON 34-2             117
COLUMBIA 29/DEF           228    DARK HARBOR 17 *(U)*     234    ERICSON 35-1             195
COLUMBIA 30               174    DAWN 48                   90    ERICSON 35-2             150
COLUMBIA 31               222    DB2                      108    ERICSON 35-3             123
COLUMBIA 32               201    DEHLER 31                144    ERICSON 36               108
COLUMBIA 34-2             183    DEHLER 372               126    ERICSON 37               120
COLUMBIA 38               165    DEHLER 372 SM            141    ERICSON 38               114
COLUMBIA 43 CB            117    DEHLER 38 TM              93    ERICSON 38 SD            120
COLUMBIA 45MS             174    DEVINE 20.5              294    ERICSON 38 WK            117
COLUMBIA 50               102    DICKERSON 37 KETCH       177    ERICSON 39               111
COLUMBIA 7.8              216    DOLPHIN 24               246    ERICSON 46                72
COLUMBIA 8.3              219    DOUGLAS 32               195    ERICSON 31 INDEPEND      198
COLUMBIA 8.7              207    DOWNEAST 32              222    ESPRIT 37                150
COLUMBIA 9.6              186    DRAGON 29 *(U)*          216    EVELYN 26 OD             168
COLUMBIA 10.7             165    DUFOUR 24                246    EVELYN 26 MH             165
COLUMBIA CONSTLATN 39 CB  132    DUFOUR 27                222    EVELYN 32                150
COLUMBIA CONTENDER        264    DUFOUR 31                174    EVELYN 32-2               96
COLUMBIA SABRE            201    DUFOUR 35                153    EVELYN 32-2 IB           102
COMPAC 19-2               279    DUFOUR ARPEGE 30         195    EVELYN 36                117
COMPAC 23-2               249    DUFOUR F30 TM            165    EVELYN 42                 39
COMPAC 27                 225    DUFOUR SAFARI 27         201    EXPRESS 27               141
CONCORDIA 39 FR YAWL      180    DUFOUR V35 SD            138    EXPRESS 34                96
CONCORDIA 39 SLP          168    DUFOUR V35 TM            132    EXPRESS 37                72
CONCORDIA 39 TM YAWL      162    ELITE 29                 162    EXPRESS 37-2              72
CONCORDIA 39 YAWL         168    ELITE 29 SM              171    F3                        96
CONCORDIA 41              168    ELITE 30                 150    F36                       90
CONTENTION 33             141    ELITE 30S IK             156    F36 SD                   102
CONTESSA 26               252    ELITE 30S LK             153    F36-2                     90
CONTESSA 32               180    ELITE 32                 159    F+C 40                    96
CONTESSA 35               111    ELITE 324                156    F+C 44 CB/KETCH          117
CONTEST 30                222    ELITE 326                147    F+C 44 KEEL/SLOOP         96
CONTEST 33                192    ELITE 364                120    FABOLA DIVA 39           102
CONTEST 365               138    ELITE 37                 108    FARR 1020                117
CONTEST 38S KETCH         156    ENDEAVOUR 32             189    FARR 740                 186
CONTROVERSY 30            198    ENDEAVOUR 32 CB          192    FARR T/4                 195
CONTROVERSY 31            204    ENDEAVOUR 33             156    FARR 31                   81
CONTROVERSY 37            198    ENDEAVOUR 35             135    FARR 38                   90
CORBIN 39                 150    ENDEAVOUR 37             189    FARR-DICKERSON 37         84
CORNISH CRABBER *(U)*     300    ENDEAVOUR 37 TM          180    FAST 40                   90
CORNISH SHRIMPER *(U)*    318    ENDEAVOUR 40             156    FAST PASSAGE 39          132
CORONADO 25               234    ENDEAVOUR 42             126    FINN 351 FR              111
CORONADO 28               222    ERICSON 23-1             252    FINN 381                  96
CORONADO 32               195    ERICSON 23-2             228    FINN FLYER 31            162
CREALOCK 34               201    ERICSON 25               234    FINNGULF 38              114
CREALOCK 37               174    ERICSON 26-2             219    FINNGULF 391              90
CROCKER 28                195    ERICSON 26-2 SD          225    FISHERS ISLAND FR        129
CROCKER 30                183    ERICSON 27 IB            231    FISHERS ISLAND MH        111
CS 27 IB                  201    ERICSON 27 OB            225    FLICKA                   297
CS 27 SD IB               207    ERICSON 28-2             189    FLYING DUTCHMAN 12        87
CS 30                     150    ERICSON 29               201    FORMOSA 45               108

           PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS

BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP
FREEDOM 21 CAT            255    GULFSTAR 40              114    HOOD 38                  132
FREEDOM 21 SLOOP          243    GULFSTAR 43 MS           153    HUGHES 38                144
FREEDOM 21 SLOOP SD       252    GULFSTAR 44 SLOOP        144    HUGHES 40                183
FREEDOM 25                201    GULFSTAR 50 KETCH        126    HUNTER 20                288
FREEDOM 25 SL IB WING     198    GULFSTAR 50 SAILMASTER   144    HUNTER 22                252
FREEDOM 28                192    GULFSTAR 60 CB            45    HUNTER 23 CB             240
FREEDOM 30                174    GULFSTAR 60 CB TM         36    HUNTER 25                228
FREEDOM 30 SD             180    GULFSTAR 60 SD            54    HUNTER 25 OB BOX TOP     231
FREEDOM 32                171    H 323                    156    HUNTER 25 SD             234
FREEDOM 33                162    H BOAT *(U)*             195    HUNTER 25.5              210
FREEDOM 36                138    HAJ                      216    HUNTER 25.5 SD           216
FREEDOM 36 SD             144    HALLBERG RASSY 31        198    HUNTER 26.5              204
FREEDOM 36 Ketch          150    HANS CHRIST 38           195    HUNTER 27                219
FREEDOM 36 SD Ketch       156    HANS CHRIST CHRISTINA 40 132    HUNTER 27 SD             225
FREEDOM 38                138    HARPOON 6.2 *(U)*        240    HUNTER 27 TM             210
FREEDOM 39                138    HAWK 42                  135    HUNTER 28.5              183
FREEDOM 40/40 WK           96    HELMS 24                 246    HUNTER 28.5 SD           189
FREEDOM 42 SD             102    HELMS 25                 240    HUNTER 30                177
FREEDOM 44                129    HELMS 30                 183    HUNTER 30 SD             183
FREEDOM 44 SD             135 HELMSMAN 35 FR           153    HUNTER 30 TM             171
FREEDOM 45 CC WK           99    HERITAGE 1 TON           111    HUNTER 30-2              177
FRERS 30                  135    HERITAGE SUPER 27        168    HUNTER 31                171
FRERS 31                  162    HERRESHOFF 31            168    HUNTER 33                156
FRERS 33                  108    HERRESHOFF GOLDENEYE     288    HUNTER 33.5              147
FRERS 38                   72    HERRESHOFF H28           264    HUNTER 34                138
FRERS 41                   72    HERRESHOFF ROZINANTE*(U)*219    HUNTER 35.5              138
FRERS 41 TM                69    HERRESHOFF S BOAT *(U)*  201    HUNTER 36                132
FRERS 41 WK                81    HI TECH 34               111    HUNTER 37                132
FRERS 45                   33    HINCKLEY 30 SW JR        219    HUNTER 40                 96
FRERS 46                   60    HINCKLEY 34 SW           213    HUNTER 45                 72
FRISCO FLYER MH           291    HINCKLEY 36 TM           183    HUNTER 54                 42
FUJI 40                   147    HINCKLEY 38              156    HUNTER LEGEND 35 WK      132
GALAXY 32                 186    HINCKLEY 41              156    HUNTER LEGEND 37          96
GALAXY 32-3               174    HINCKLEY 41 COMP         132    HUNTER LEGEND 37 WK      102
GALE FORCE 33             192    HINCKLEY 43              105    HUNTER LEGEND 43          81
GANBARE 35                111    HINCKLEY 48              108    HUNTER VISION 32         171
GARRETT 40 FR              63    HINCKLEY 49              150    IMPULSE 26 ODR           126
GENERIC 1 TON              57    HINCKLEY BERMUDA 40-1Y   165    INT 210 ODR *(U)*        171
GENERIC 3/4 TON           108    HINCKLEY BERMUDA 40-2Y   159    INT 500                  216
GENERIC 1/2 TON           135    HINCKLEY BERMUDA 40-3S   144    INT 600                  186
GENERIC 50 FOOTER          -6    HINCKLEY BERMUDA 40-3Y   147    INT OD *(U)*             144
GENERIC MAXI BOAT         -69    HINCKLEY PILOT 35        195    INTREPID 35              165
GLADIATOR 24              258    HINCKLEY PILOT 35 YAWL   198    INTREPID 40              108
GOMAN EXPRESS 30 58+      135    HINCKLEY SW 42           111    INTREPID 9M              201
GOMAN EXPRESS 30M         126    HINCKLEY SW 42 COMP       75    IRWIN 23                 252
GRAMPIAN 26               219    HINCKLEY SW 42 KEEL      105    IRWIN 25                 228
GRAMPIAN 30               192    HINCKLEY SW 50           114    IRWIN 27                 225
GRAMPIAN 30 TM            183    HINCKLEY SW 51 CB         69    IRWIN 28-3               201
GRAND SOLEIL 39 TM         96    HINCKLEY SW 51 KEEL       57    IRWIN 30 SD              183
GRAND SOLEIL 46            87    HINCKLEY SW 59            57    IRWIN 30 CITATION        171
GRAVES 37                 114    HINCKLEY SW 59 CB         72    IRWIN 31                 216
GRAVES CONSTELLATION      192    HIRSCH 45                120    IRWIN 31 CITATION        162
GREAT DANE 28             210    HOBIE 33 ODR              90    IRWIN 32 CB              186
GREENWICH 24              261    HOLDER 20                180    IRWIN 32 CITATION        159
GULFSTAR 37               144    HOLIDAY 30               264    IRWIN 32 CITATION SD     168
GULFSTAR 39 SAILMASTER    138    HOLLAND-KIWI 1 TON       111    IRWIN 33-2               162

           PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS

BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP
IRWIN 34 CITATION SD      168    J 29 MH OB               111    LANCER 36                126
IRWIN 35 CITATION SD      144    J 30                     144    LANCER 40                129
IRWIN 37T                 120    J 33                      84    LASER 28                 135
IRWIN 38-2                126    J 34                     120    LE COMTE 52 TM           105
IRWIN 39 CB               126    J 34C                    111    LEIGH 30                 195
IRWIN 39 CITATION         120    J 35                      72    LIBERTY 458              135
IRWIN 40 CITATION         114    J 35 ODR                  75    LINDENBERG 26            168
IRWIN 40 CITATION CB      120    J 35 SD                   78    LINDENBERG 28            114
IRWIN 41 KETCH            147    J 35C                     99    LITTLE HARBOR 36         180
IRWIN 43-2                135    J 36                      84    LITTLE HARBOR 37         171
IRWIN 52 CB               105    J 37                      75    LITTLE HARBOR 38         126
IRWIN 52-4 SD              66    J 37 WK                   84    LITTLE HARBOR 40         150
ISLAND PACKET 26-2        252    J 39                      45    LITTLE HARBOR 44         111
ISLAND PACKET 27          234    J 40 SD                   90    LITTLE HARBOR 46         108
ISLAND PACKET 29          204    J 40                      78    LITTLE HARBOR 50          66
ISLAND PACKER 35          186    J 41                      69    LITTLE HARBOR 52          63
ISLAND PACKET 38          168    J 41 FR                   69    LITTLE HARBOR 53          69
ISLAND TRADER 41          192    J 42                      69    LITTLE HARBOR 54          66
ISLANDER 21               288    J 42 CARBON               66    LITTLE HARBOR 62          42
ISLANDER 24 BAHAMA        270    J 44 ODR                  27    LITTLE HARBOR 63          42
ISLANDER 26 EXCALIBUR     228    J 44 WK                   39    LORD NELSON 41           132
ISLANDER 28               201    JAVELIN 37               171    LUDERS 16 *(U)*          216
ISLANDER 29               234    JEANNEAU 23              189    LUDERS 27                150
ISLANDER 30-2             180    JEANNEAU 30 ARCADIA      159    LUDERS 33                198
ISLANDER 30-2 TM          174    JEANNEAU 32 ATTALIA      156    LUDERS 44                138
ISLANDER 32/33            222    JEANNEAU 34 SUNRISE      132    LUGER 21                 288
ISLANDER 32-3             168    JEANNEAU 36 SUNSHINE     114    M 20 SPORT               177
ISLANDER 34               210    JEANNEAU 37 SELECTION     99    MACGREGOR 26             222
ISLANDER 34-2 WK          144    JEANNEAU 38 SUNSHINE     108    MALO 116                 144
ISLANDER 36               144    JEANNEAU 39 REGATTA FR   108    MARINER 28               201
ISLANDER 37               153    JEANNEAU 39 REGATTA MH   105    MARINER 36               162
ISLANDER 44               120    JEANNEAU 40               96    MARINER 47               144
ISLANDER FREEPORT 41      159    JEANNEAU 41 SUNLEGEND     90    MARK 23                  246
ISLANDER P40               81    JEANNEAU 45 SUNKISS       96    MARSHALL 18              309
IW 31 SM                  186    JEANNEAU 45 SUNKISS CB   102    MARSHALL 22              273
J 80                      114    JEANNEAU LEGENDE 1 TON    66    MASON 43                 144
J 80 ODR                  120    JONMERI 40               105    MASON 43 SM              153
J 92                       96    KALIK 33                 150    MASON 44                 141
J 92 ODR                  102    KALIK 40 IK              102    MAXI 77                  240
J 105                      81    KALIK 40 LK               93    MAXI 95                  171
J 105 ODR                  87    KALIK 44-2                90    MEADOWLARK 33            216
J 105 SD                   87    KAPPA SAN 35             201    MEDALIST 33              234
J 110                      96    KENNER KITTIWAKE 23      270    MEGA 30                 138
J 120                      45    KINGS CRUISER            246    MELGES 24 ODR            102
J 120 CARBON RIG           42    KIRBY 23                 177    MERCER 44                126
J 130                      21    KIRBY 25                 177    MERIT 25                 171
J 130 CARBON RIG           18    KNUTSON 33 PILOT         204    METALMAST 30             156
J 22 ODR *(U)*            180    KNUTSON 35               195    METALMAST 36             111
J 22 *(U)*                177    KRAMER 24                240    MG 38                    108
J 24                      168    LACOSTE 42 CB             84    MIRAGE 20/5.5            246
J 27                      126    LACOSTE 42SE              72    MIRAGE 236 FK            174
J 28                      168    LAGER 40                  63    MIRAGE 24                228
J 28 SD                   174    LAGUNA 33 TM             177    MIRAGE 25                216
J 29 FR IB                123    LANCER 27                216    MIRAGE 30                168
J 29 FR OB                117    LANCER 28                258    MIRAGE 338                90
J 29 MH IB                117    LANCER 30-5              186    MISTRAL 21               234

           PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS

BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP
MISTRAL 33                156    NIAGARA 31               165    O DAY 28 CB              204
MISTRESS 32               195    NIAGARA 35               153    O DAY 28 LK SD           204
MONHEGAN 48                72    NIAGARA 42               108    O DAY 30 CB              177
MONTEGO 25 OB             222    NICHOLSON 30             168    O DAY 30 FK              174
MOODY 376                 126    NICHOLSON 31             195    O DAY 30-2               183
MOODY 419                 111    NICHOLSON 33             144    O DAY 31                 171
MOODY 42                  210    NICHOLSON 35-4           162    O DAY 32                 201
MOORE 24                  159    NICHOLSON 35-7           156    O DAY 32-2               168
MOORINGS 43               114    NICHOLSON 40AC           126    O DAY 34                 147
MOORINGS 432              105    NICHOLSON 43             114    O DAY 35                 144
MORGAN 24/25              234    N/M 43                     9    O DAY 37                 162
MORGAN 27                 174    N/M 43C                   18    O DAY 39                 114
MORGAN 28                 207    NOE 36                    72    O DAY 39 LK SD           120
MORGAN 30-1               201    NOELEX 30 ODR            123    O DAY 40                 111
MORGAN 30-2               168    NONSUCH 26               219    O DAY 40 TM              105
MORGAN 32                 186    NONSUCH 26 SD            228    O DAY MARINER 19 *(U)*   294
MORGAN 33                 174    NONSUCH 30               177    O DAY OUTLAW             240
MORGAN 33T                156    NONSUCH 30 SD            186    O DAY OUTLAW TM          225
MORGAN 34                 195    NONSUCH 324              174    O DAY TEMPEST            273
MORGAN 35                 159    NONSUCH 33               168    OCEAN CRUISING 40        135
MORGAN 36-4 CB            114    NONSUCH 36               165    OCEANIC 38               138
MORGAN 36-6               105    NORDIC 40                105    OHLSON 35 YAWL           201
MORGAN 36-6 SM CB         120    NORDIC 44                 84    OHLSON 36                189
MORGAN 36T                120    NORLIN 34 TM             117    OHLSON 38                153
MORGAN 38-2               144    NORSEMAN 400             108    OHLSON 41                126
MORGAN 38-4               135    NORSEMAN 447             102    OLSON 25                 159
MORGAN 41                 126    NORTH AMERICAN 40         90    OLSON 29 IB              105
MORGAN 42-2               114    NORTHEAST 38-1           174    OLSON 30                 108
MORGAN 43                 114    NORTHEAST 38-2           162    OLSON 8.8                189
MORGAN 45-2               120    NORTHEAST 38-3           156    OLSON 911                126
MORGAN 45-4 CB             81    NORTHEAST 39              78    OMEGA 36                 117
MORGAN OI 28              264    NORTHEAST 39-2            75    ONTARIO 32               177
MORGAN OI 33              216    NORTHERN 25              225    ORION 27                 243
MORGAN OI 41              195    NORTHSTAR 1000           189    ORION 34                 144
MORRIS 30 ANNIE           204    NORTHSTAR 1500           156    ORION 35                 138
MORRIS 32 SCHEEL          183    NORTHSTAR 500            228    OSTKUST                  276
MORRIS 36 JUSTINE         156    NORTHSTAR 727            195    PACESHIP 20              270
MORRIS 36 JUSTINE SD      162    NORTHSTAR 80/20          195    PACESHIP 23 BLUEJACKET   243
MORRIS 38                 144    O DAY 20                 270    PACESHIP 29              195
MORRIS 40                        O DAY 22 CB              279    PACESHIP 29 NORTHWIND    195
MRCB 37                   162    O DAY 22 MH              285    PACESHIP 32/28           156
MUMM 30                    57    O DAY 222                261    PACESHIP PY23 CB         246
MUMM 36                    42    O DAY 23-1               249    PACESHIP PY23 FK         243
McINNES 35                189    O DAY 23-2 CB            249    PACESHIP PY26 IB         210
NAVY 44                    84    O DAY 23-2 FK            243    PACESHIP PY26 OB         207
NEPTUNE 24 SD             240    O DAY 25 CB              246    PACIFIC SEACRAFT 31      204
NEVINS 40                 168    O DAY 25 FK              237    PASSPORT 41 TM           126
NEW BEDFORD 35            177    O DAY 26 IB              246    PEARSON 10M              141
NEW YORK 36               111    O DAY 26 OB              240    PEARSON 10M TM           135
NEW YORK 40                90    O DAY 27 IB              204    PEARSON 22               252
NEWYORK 48                 72    O DAY 27 OB              201    PEARSON 23               240
NEWPORT 27S OB            201    O DAY 27 OB DK           198    PEARSON 23 CAT           240
NEWPORT 28                195    O DAY 27-2 IB            231    PEARSON 23 CB            243
NEWPORT 28-2              192    O DAY 27-2 OB            225    PEARSON 24               252
NEWPORT 30-3              171    O DAY 28 441+ LK         198    PEARSON 26               213
NEWPORT 41S               102    O DAY 28 IK              201    PEARSON 27 SD            204

           PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS

BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP
PEARSON 27-2              204    POITIN 24 FR             195    S2 9.1                   132
PEARSON 28 1-29           195    POITIN 24 MH             192    S2 9.1SE                 123
PEARSON 28 30+            192    PRETORIEN 35             132    S2 9.1 SM                138
PEARSON 28-2              180    PT 30-1                  165    S2 9.2A                  189
PEARSON 28-2 SD           189    PT 30-2                  159    S2 9.6                   183
PEARSON 30                174    PUMA 23                  258    SABRE 28-1/2             198
PEARSON 303               198    PUZZLE 36                123    SABRE 28-3               186
PEARSON 31                180    QUEST 30                  81    SABRE 30-1               180
PEARSON 31-2              156    QUEST 30 WATER BAL        66    SABRE 30-2               174
PEARSON 31-2 WK           165    QUICKSTEP 24             240    SABRE 30-3               165
PEARSON 32                159    R SLOOP-3 *(U)*          165    SABRE 32                 159
PEARSON 323               174    RAIDER 33                153    SABRE 32 CB              168
PEARSON 33                177    RAIDER 35                189    SABRE 34                 153
PEARSON 33-2              147    RANGER 22                231    SABRE 34 CB              162
PEARSON 33-2 CB           156    RANGER 23                240    SABRE 34-2               135
PEARSON 34                144    RANGER 23 TM             222    SABRE 34-2 CB            144
PEARSON 35                174    RANGER 26-1              198    SABRE 34-2 WK            141
PEARSON 36                138    RANGER 28                192    SABRE 36                 117
PEARSON 36-2              132    RANGER 28 TM             186    SABRE 36 CB              129
PEARSON 36-2 CB           141    RANGER 29                189    SABRE 36-2               105
PEARSON 365               210    RANGER 30                168    SABRE 36-2 WK            117
PEARSON 37                 99    RANGER 32                159    SABRE 38                 111
PEARSON 39                132    RANGER 33                156    SABRE 38 CB              123
PEARSON 39-2              111    RANGER 37                120    SABRE 38-2               114
PEARSON 39-2 CB           120    RANGER FUN 23            177    SABRE 38-2 CB            126
PEARSON 40                117    RASMUS MONSUN 31         201    SABRE 40-2                75
PEARSON 424               168    RAWSON 35                168    SABRE 42                  96
PEARSON 43                120    REDLINE 41               111    SABRE 42 CB              108
PEARSON 530               102    REDWING 30               195    SABRE 425                 96
PEARSON ARIEL             261    RHODES 19 *(U)*          264    SAILMASTER 22            294
PEARSON COASTER           219    RHODES CONTINENTAL 22    276    SAILSTAR ORION 19 *(U)*  294
PEARSON COMMANDER         261    RHODES RANGER            240    SAMBON SEABREEZE 46      132
PEARSON COUNTESS KETCH    144    RHODES RELIANT 41        150    SAN JUAN 21              258
PEARSON ELECTRA           288    RHODES WHISTLER          174    SAN JUAN 24              222
PEARSON ENSIGN *(U)*      276    RIVAL 36                 144    SAN JUAN 28              186
PEARSON FLYER 30          138    RIVAL 41                 120    SAN JUAN 30              168
PEARSON LARK              255    RK20                     264    SAN JUAN 7.7             186
PEARSON RENEGADE          243    ROBB 35                  240    SANTA CRUZ 27 IB         150
PEARSON TRITON            255    ROBERTS OFFSHORE 38      186    SANTA CRUZ 50              3
PEARSON VANGUARD          243    RODGERS 26               168    SANTANA 20               228
PEARSON WANDERER          219    RODGERS 32 MH            129    SANTANA 23               174
PET/WIGGERS37             87     S2 10.3                  120    SANTANA 25-1             228
PETERSON 30               168    S2 11.0                  138    SANTANA 25-2             222
PETERSON 34               117    S2 27                    180    SANTANA 27               201
PETERSON 38                90    S2 27 IB                 186    SANTANA 28-2             180
PETERSON 44               114    S2 35                    144    SANTANA 30               174
PINNACLE 30                90    S2 6.7                   195    SANTANA 3030             126
PJ 34                     162    S2 6.8 CB                246    SANTANA 35               120
PJ 36                     150    S2 6.9                   210    SANTANA 37               132
PJ 37                     141    S2 7.0                   261    SANTANA 525              189
PJ 40                     114    S2 7.3                   228    SANTANA WL24             162
PJ 43                     102    S2 7.9                   168    SCAMPI 30-2              186
PJ 48                      66    S2 7.9 FK                162    SCAMPI 30-4              177
POACHER                   201    S2 7.9 IB                174    SCHEEL 30                189
POCKET ROCKET             165    S2 7.9 IB FK             168    SCHEEL 36                141
POINTIN 29                156    S2 8.0B                  222    SCHEEL 44                105

           PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS

BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE      HCP
SCHEEL 45                 111    STARWIND 27 IB           186    TARTAN 37-2              129
SCHOCK 22                 267    STELLAR 30               153    TARTAN 37-3 SCHEEL       117
SCHOCK 35                  72    STEVENS 47                81    TARTAN 38                114
SCREAMER 12M IB            60    STONEHORSE  *(U)*        246    TARTAN 40 CB             102
SCREAMER 12M SD IB         66    STUART KNOCKABOUT *(U)*  189    TARTAN 41                102
SEA SPRITE 23             270    SUN 27                   198    TARTAN 41M                96
SEA SPRITE 27             234    SWAN 371                 114    TARTAN 46                 72
SEA SPRITE 34             192    SWAN 38                  120    TARTAN PRIDE 270         126
SEAFARER 22               282    SWAN 39                   84    TARTAN TOCK              162
SEAFARER 24               246    SWAN 391                  90    TASHIBA 40               129
SEAFARER 26 OB            240    SWAN 40                  120    TASWELL 43               144
SEAFARER 30-2             183    SWAN 40-2                 75    TAYANA V42               141
SEAFARER 31               228    SWAN 41                  102    TAYANA 37                174
SEAFARER 38 TM            192    SWAN 411                  90    TAYANA 52 SD             111
SEAFARER MERIDIAN 25      249    SWAN 42                   78    TAYANA 55                 54
SEAWOLF 41                198    SWAN 43                   96    TAYLOR 38                 87
SEGUIN 40                  96    SWAN 431                  84    TAYLOR 40-1               60
SEGUIN 44 TM               99    SWAN 432 SD               66    TAYLOR 40-2               54
SEGUIN 49                  72    SWAN 44                   81    TAYLOR 40-3               54
SEIDELMANN 25             222    SWAN 441                  63    TAYLOR 41                 45
SEIDELMANN 299            183    SWAN 441R                 57    TAYLOR 42                 45
SEIDELMANN 299 SD         189    SWAN 442                  63    TAYLOR 47                 -9
SEIDELMANN 30             162    SWAN 47                   69    THOMAS 35                 72
SEIDELMANN 37             126    SWAN 47 CB                75    THUNDERBIRD              213
SERENDIPITY 43             63    SWAN 48                   72    TICON 30                 177
SHANNON 28                222    SWAN 51                   36    TIFFANY JANE 34          132
SHANNON 38 KETCH          177    SWAN 51 CB                45    TOR 40                   156
SHANNON 38 SLOOP          171    SWAN 57                   45    TRIPP 26                 117
SHANNON 43 CB             132    SWAN 59 CB SM             24    TRIPP 26 ODR             108
SHANNON 50                114    SWAN 65 KETCH             48    TRIPP 33 ODR              78
SHARK 24                  243    SWEDE 55                  72    TRIPP 36 TM               75
SHARK 24 ODR              234    SWEDEN 38 TM              90    TRIPP 37                  87
SHE 33 SM                 171    SWEDEN 41                 81    TRIPP 38                  66
SHIELDS OD *(U)*          165    SWIFTSURE 33             201    TRIPP 40 FR               42
SHOW 34                   135    TANGENT ONE               63    TRIPP 4O MH               42
SHOW 38                    99    TANTON 43                132    TRIPP 47                   9
SIESTA 32                 138    TANZER 22 CB             246    TRIPP LENTSCH 29         246
SIGMA 33                  144    TANZER 22 FK             237    TYPHOON *(U)*            318
SIRENA 38                 105    TANZER 26                222    ULTIMATE 1                90
SKYE 54 KETCH              69    TANZER 28                210    ULTIMATE 20 *(U)*        150
SLOCUM 42/43              138    TANZER 7.5 SD            234    US 30                    168
SONAR ODR *(U)*           171    TARTAN 10                126    US One Design *(U)*      150
SONAR *(U)*               168    TARTAN 26                234    VALIANT 32               189
SOUTHERN CROSS 28         246    TARTAN 27                234    VALIANT 40-1             138
SOUTHERN CROSS 31         222    TARTAN 27 YAWL           234    VALIANT 40-2             132
SOUTHERN CROSS 35         174    TARTAN 28                177    VALIANT 42 CUTTER        123
SOUTHERN CROSS 39         138    TARTAN 30                171    VANCOUVER 27             258
SOVEREL 27 IB             135    TARTAN 3000              162    VANCOUVER 32             180
SOVEREL 27 OB             129    TARTAN 30C               165    VEGA 27                  246
SOVEREL 28                222    TARTAN 31 SD             159    VENTURE 21               258
SOVEREL 33-2               87    TARTAN 33                153    VENTURE 22               264
SOVEREL 39                 72    TARTAN 34                174    VENTURE 24FR             243
SOVEREL 41                 99    TARTAN 34-2              132    VENTURE 25               234
SR33 IB                    78    TARTAN 34-2 SD           135    VICTORIA 26              237
STANDFAST 36              126    TARTAN 3500 WK           120    VIKING 33                141
STANDFAST 40               96    TARTAN 37-1 CB           171    VINDO 40                 192

           PHRF-NE BASE HANDICAPS

BOAT TYPE                 HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP    BOAT TYPE                HCP
VINDO 45                  189
VINEYARD SOUND IC *(U)*   168
VIVACITY 20               294
VIXEN 29                  210
VIXEN 34                  156
WAAR 1010WAAR 1010        105
WATCH HILL 15 *(U)*       234
WATKINS 25 SEAWOLF        243
WATKINS 27                231
WAUQUIEZ 38               129
WESTERLY 32 FULMAR        165
WESTERLY 36 CORSAIR       126
WESTERLY GK29             183
WESTERLY GRIFFON 26 TK    240
WESTSAIL 28               261
WESTSAIL 32               222
WESTSAIL 42               159
WHISTLER 32               201
WHISTLER 48               102
WHITBY 42                 174
WHITBY 42 BS              168
WHITNEY 30                186
WIANNO SR *(U)*           231
WINGA 860                 195
WINGA 862                 192
X102                      120
X119                       42
X21                       240
X372 FR                    93
X 3/4 TON-2               111
X99                       114
YACHTING FRANCE 33MS      198
YAMAHA 30-2               165
YAMAHA 33                 141
YAMAHA 36                 111
YANKEE 26                 234
YANKEE 28                 195
YANKEE 30-2               174
YANKEE 30-3YANKEE 30-3    168
YANKEE CLIPPER            162
YANKEE DOLPHIN 23         264
YANKEE OD *(U)*           216
YINGLING OD *(U)*         222

    
1746.4They missed oneDECC::CLAFLINDoug Claflin dtn 381-6355Tue Jun 18 1996 09:1820
Obviously Choey Lee B30's do not count.  Makes me feel unloved and
unwanted.  

Holiday II has a "cruising" PHRF of 291.  I think theRacing racting
is 276.  I think I am the only Choey Lee B30 racing in New England. 
There is also a PHRF rating for Choey Lee B30's in the Pacific
Northwest.  I think it is something like 301.

This confuses me since the Pacific Northwest has stronger winds, I
would think that my rating would be higher here.

I understand the concept of handicapping a fleet of say Pearson
26's.  Time averages do a good job of masking out the crew and
skipper variance, but how is it done for a single boat?  The
assumption is that the profile of the hull and sail plan is used to
make a velocity prediction table fo some form.  Then I would assume
that the "speed" is weighted by how much time you anticipate
spending on various points of sail.  However, that is guess work on
my part.  Does anyone know how the handicapping is actually done?

1746.5The only good formula is for nursing babies...QE004::KALINOWSKITue Jun 18 1996 13:3443
    Doug
    
       Sorry about your  "unique" boat. I noticed none of the boats
    names I saw in New Zealand last year are in that list. I think a lot of it 
    has do with rating only what is racing (your rating fee at work).
    
       The regional (ie North West) issue has been around for a long time,
    but it needs to be set locally. Else a guy owning a Pearson 424 bathtub
    would have a chance in Miami about once per major hurricane. It 
    could be that your hull doesn't cut through their swells as easily,
    or your stick bends like a rubber band in the harsh NW conditions compared
    to some of the more modern rigs. Or maybe the 1 guy out there who races
    one is clueless, and over the years, the reassessment process has given
    him a couple of seconds (ie pity).
    
       do a lookup on phrf or the racing note in note 3.  A lot of
    discussion is already in here on ratings. Besides, this is much more
    fun to discuss in the winter than why the Red Sox flopped (It's always
    the pitching...). 
    
        I find the harder I try, the more fair the system
    seems. Use a bell curve on the corrected finish times and you will find
    some boats CONSTANTLY finishing up front, a bunch trading places in the
    middle, and some in the back. The deltas can be 10-15 minutes on a 6-10
    mile course. 60 seconds/mile correction is like adding 8 feet of water line
    and 12 feet of mast. No formula can be off by that much and survive.
    
         I have been in all 3 areas of the curve with the same
    boat. If you want to move up, it takes a lot of practice, teamwork,
    strategies, and a well functioning boat (ie breakdowns will kill you).
    It is not one design, but they do seem to try to be fair. The
    resurgance of PHRF in the States is proof they do  pretty good job without
    making the formula so bizzare, nobody knows who stands where, so half
    the your tactics go out the door.
    
       As for the crystal ball they use, I suggest you look at the name of
    the measurer on your PHRF certificate and give him a call. Or ask PAO
    for the name of the measurer in Marblehead.
    
    john
    
    ps next year your b30 will be in the list. And you will have the
    satisfaction of knowing it is YOUR boat they are talking about... 
1746.6not complaining, just couriousDECC::CLAFLINDoug Claflin dtn 381-6355Tue Jun 18 1996 15:3113
The basic concept behind PHRF works for me.  I just can't help but
wonder at the details.

Incidently, I have no real complaints with my rating at this time.  I
can see where we are making mistakes that bury us.  Last is last and
no need to sweat the details.  This is a learning experience and a
"fun" way to spend Thursday evenings. 

I think when I get a chance and some quiet time, I will write to the
measurer and ask what sort of voodoo they actually do.

Also I will scan the notes and web again for phrf stuff that I missed.

1746.7NQOS01::nqsrv140.nqo.dec.com::WorkbenchWed Jun 19 1996 01:3510
ratings sometimes work, sometimes not...

in 20+knots, it takes 10 big, fast people to get a Soverel 33
cover its time. And no mistakes, not even a little one.

In less than five knots true, kick back, take your time and watch 
everyone fall off the edge of the world behind you. Absolutely no
pressure. (just keep it high down wind, son) Kinda weird sailing 
with apparent at 90deg and true at 140.