Posted by j32080 (j32080@…>)
The number is the PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Fleet) rating. It can vary by geographical area.
In New England the web site is: http://www.phrfne.org/
It equates to a seconds per nautical mile correction factor for TOD (Time-on-Distance) races and an overall correction factor for TOT (Time-on-Time) races.
This past summer, we had a friendly 5 boat TOT race on one leg of our summer cruise. The boaters were all cruisers – two of them towing a dinghy. I did the “rough” handicapping using the US Sailing numbers and then applied propeller corrections using the PHRFNE values. It turned out to be a spirited competition and a lot of fun.
As you’ve probably already found out that any two sailboats going in the same direction equates to a “race!”
Some web links to get you up to speed:
US Sailing PHRFHigh/Low/Mean PHRF Handicaps: http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/Tool_%20HI_LO_AVG%20Report.pdf
Critical Dimensions of Boats for Handicapping: http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/Critical%20Dimensions.pdf
Time on Timehttp://aroundthebuoys.com/html/time_on_time.html
US Sailing Time on Time http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/TOT.asp
The Racer’s Guide to Time on Time Scoring http://www.greatlakesyc.com/Racing/Documents/2006/TheRacersGuideToTOT.pdf
And if you are starting to race, do not forget “The Beer Can Ten Commandments”: http://aroundthebuoys.com/html/beer_can_ten.html
Have fun!,
-JohnFormer owner Blue Merle (259)
— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “Doug” <dougie131313@…> wrote:>> I’m thinking of entering a race next weekend, it will be my first race > and I’ve never raced before. I was hoping to get some pointers from > the group and try and figure out how they score it. I know we have > some sort of handicap number which I think is between 210 and 240, how > do you apply this number to your time. Also how do you beat a bigger > boat which is suppose to be faster. Any input would be great.>
Posted by Robert Prol (robert.prol@…>)
As we one design racers say, “Friends don’t let friends race PHRF”. If you want fair racing, it requires a one design boat. We’ve taken Wayzgoose out in our Wednesday night series at Nyack Boat Club. It doesn’t point as high as a sloop rig, and has a hard time getting favorable positioning in the start line due to other boats being able to take us up. In light wind we smoke them downwind, but in even moderate wind, you’ll be hard pressed even using PHRF to do well. The best bet is to try and get the competition real drunk before the race and hope they mess up.
If you’ve never raced before, you may want to see if there’s a fun division for your first time. You’ll also want to read the Sailing Instructions to know what the potential courses and specific rules are. Are you familiar with the starting sequence (sounds, flags, etc.)? Wikipedia has a good description of the 5 minute start sequence, which is pretty much the standard.
Good luck, do us proud.
Bob
Freedom 21, Wayzgoose #258
Lightning 15356 (no name yet…)
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 2:34 PM, j32080 <j32080@…> wrote:
The number is the PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Fleet) rating. It can vary by geographical area.
In New England the web site is: http://www.phrfne.org/
It equates to a seconds per nautical mile correction factor for TOD (Time-on-Distance) races and an overall correction factor for TOT (Time-on-Time) races.
This past summer, we had a friendly 5 boat TOT race on one leg of our summer cruise. The boaters were all cruisers – two of them towing a dinghy. I did the “rough” handicapping using the US Sailing numbers and then applied propeller corrections using the PHRFNE values. It turned out to be a spirited competition and a lot of fun.
As you’ve probably already found out that any two sailboats going in the same direction equates to a “race!”
Some web links to get you up to speed:
US Sailing PHRFHigh/Low/Mean PHRF Handicaps: http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/Tool_%20HI_LO_AVG%20Report.pdf
Critical Dimensions of Boats for Handicapping: http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/Critical%20Dimensions.pdf
and I’ve never raced before. I was hoping to get some pointers from > the group and try and figure out how they score it. I know we have > some sort of handicap number which I think is between 210 and 240, how
do you apply this number to your time. Also how do you beat a bigger > boat which is suppose to be faster. Any input would be great.>