I agree with Dwight. However if you have J24s in your class it is frustrating to see them plane downwind in a breeze as you do less than 7 knots. PHRF does not take that into account.
Joel On Thursday, January 2, 2014, dwight wrote: > The C&C 30 MKI is fine for racing. It is especially good going to > weather in winds above 15 apparent. Make the bottom clean and get a good > sail inventory, new sails made specifically for your boat help a lot. > Theoretically PHRF or let’s just say handicap racing is supposed to give > every boat in the fleet a fair shot. You should be very competitive racing > against boats with a similar speed potential to yours and especially in > heavier winds. You may have more difficulty if the fleet is not divided > according to speed potentials because large spatial separations will likely > develop and consequently conditions can vary more between where the slower > and faster boats are sailing on the course. Once the boat is “race ready” > then it’s up to you and your crew, learn the rules of racing well and try > to keep her moving forward in clean air…learning how to make the boat go > fast will be more difficult than equipping the boat for racing…so the onus > is more on the humans than it is on the boat…don’t let your design become > an “excuse for losing”, the 30 MKI is a proven performer and most of us > here know that. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com');>] *On Behalf Of *Curtis > *Sent:* January 2, 2014 8:28 AM > *To:* CnC-List@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> > *Subject:* Stus-List 30MK1 Racing ability > > > > Does the C&C30MK1 have the abilities to be a competitive club racer given > all the new boats joining the field? What can be done to make it be more > competitive? anybody want to share? The boat is new to me "well" a couple > of years now but I think I would like to race a little but don't want to > race a boat that cant win. > > > > Thanks for your help. Any advise would be great. > > > > -- > “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, > should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6466 - Release Date: 01/01/14 > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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