[Public-List] New sails - PHRF Rating impacts

[John Birch]

Personally, I hate PHRF- level one design is the best.

However, for many, PHRF is the only option or else stay home.

The problem with having an A-30 race with a loose footed main or exotic sail 
cloth, (and PHRF does not forbid this) is that if they make the boat go 
faster then the PHRF rating for the entire geographic area PHRF covers will 
be changed
for that class of boats.

That translates into a lower base correction number, which will hurt all 
A-30s that sail with traditional, class legal, sails.

Remember, PHRF-LO for example, has already reduced the rating on A-30s based 
on the results over time of as few as 3 or 4 active boats.

Best

John




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael" <dickdurk at gmail.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] New sails


> That's a pretty large gray area, Gail.  At one time great effort was made 
> to keep Albergs at the same PHRF rating (since they are one design, they 
> are supposed to be all the same, race wise), but over the years different 
> fleets have raced at different levels of competitiveness and so the 
> performance handicap numbers vary from region to region, and by now, 
> perhaps even boat to boat in some fleets.
> So to make a long answer short (and really, really cynical) the rules only 
> come into play if you are protested. It's not likely anyone in a PHRF 
> fleet will be that up on our rules. Let the race committee fumble with 
> that particular football. It's what they get for believing different class 
> boats can race competitively against one another :)
>
> MichaelGrosh
> #220
>
> On 10/21/2010 6:50 PM, Gail DeMoss wrote:
>> I may be totally wrong but doesn't that only come into play if your are 
>> racing only against other Alberg 30s?
>>
>
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