I though you raced in the Harvest Moon regatta... isn't that under
PHRF?


Joe wrote:
Yeah, but I dont remember what my PHRF was and could care less.

Wotsamatta Joe, don't you want to tell us what your PHRF rating is?
Afraid to admit that it's actually higher than Boobsprit's?


Not to important, we placed in the top 3 in our class of similar boats.

Uh huh. And since the results are determined by handicap, ie your PHRF
rating, without knowing what the relative numbers are, this tells nothing.

I was more into shaking down redcloud than any other
objective...besides skunking my Neighbors Ketch every year.


Why? What did he do to you?

How do you figure PHRF and what is it?


There are several formulas to approximate your PHRF rating given the
boat's specs, but the rating itself is assigned by other sailors... and
adjusted to fit your boat's actual performance... that's why it's "PHRF"
or "P"erformance "H"andicap "R"ated "F"leet. If you win a lot because
your boat is much faster than they figured, they bump it a little bit to
give the others a chance, or vice versa.

If you ever had a PHRF rating, then you had to be given a rating
certificate. Getting a rating for a custom boat is a little more
involved than for a standard production boat, if you ever got one you'd
probably remember it.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King