Starbuck's wrote:

Terry,
There are many different guesses as to what PHRF stands for, according to US
Sail it is Performance Handicap Racing Fleet

http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/

Yah, yah, close enough. He did say 'Perf.' I couldn't recall the
acronym exactly. I don't race. -TK

When I race, there are very few penalty flags raised. Most experienced
sailors know when they commit a rule violation and take their 720 penalty.
I probably have only seen two penalty challenges made after the race, even
if their is lots of arguments made during the race. Normally the skipper
who committed the penalty realizes it, and takes his 720.


"Terry Spragg" wrote in message
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wrote:


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"?


Performance History Rating Handicap

Used to match skippers and luck -o -the -wind instead of bank accounts. A
smart guy in a crappy old boat can beat a billionaire on handicap.

It's a lot like a golf handicap.

It's rating is seconds per course mile to be deducted from total time.
It's based on every race ever held under the rules. There is a book that
says what boat gets what allowance. Check out the PHRAssociation.

A well organised race has different classes all supposed to finish at the
same time, makes for a nailbiting finish, or not.

You will probably be set out in a rain barrel to record protest flags.

You must time every class start, every finish, adjust times, then declare
the winner. You must also score penalty turns, etc.

At a meeting, after the race, in a bar.

You poor SOB.

I was a professional umpire for one softball game. That was enough.

Terry K