Gould,
If you want to have fun, place yourself close to the windward mark during
one of the PHRF races. You will hear more cussing and name calling than you
do in rec.boats.



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Starbuck's wrote:
PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Fleet) is handicap system for sailboat
racing. It is design to equalize the performance rating between
different
sailboat designs. It normally is only used for local "Beer Can" sailboat
races. Most serious competitive racers prefer "One Design" races so it
equalizes the sailboat and highlights the performance of the captain and
crew.

Since no handicap system is close to perfect, you will have every
sailboat
owner complaining his PHRF number is not correct. Normally once a year
the
race committee will hear arguments for PHRF adjustments, for the rest of
the
year, half the fleet will complain that their rating is not fair.

Good Luck



And that's supposed to be fun?

Major anal, IMO.

But what do I know? I'm a proud stinkpotter.





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I have just volunteered to be on the local club race committee and I
know nothing at all about sailboat racing. BTW, what is a "Perf"?