PHRF rating is performance handicap; the race results from 30 years have determined that these two boats are quite equivalent in speed over varied courses. Sometimes the CS wins, sometimes the C&C wins.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 10 January 2014 16:29, andrew rothweiler <andy...@att.net> wrote: > Hello All, > Requesting some advice about interpreting data/stats on 2 boats I'm > considering for purchase. Having a boat that has the traveler and genoa > winches easy to reach from behind the helm is a key factor for me so that > control/single handing will be easier. > Also, I'm using PHRF numbers to help determine which boat might be more > competitive in club races. > So the two boats are a C&C 35-2 and a CS 36T. > > The stats I'm using are from the PHRF site and SailboataData.com: (don't > know how this chart will come out on the forum) > > LOA LWL B > D SA DISP SA/DISP DISP/LWL FORE/MAIN SAIL AREAS > > C&C 35-2 PHRF 123-139-126 35' 30.77 10.58 5.58 629sf > 13,800 17.56 224.34 352.5/276.75 > > CS 36T PHRF 123-135-126 36.5 29.92 11.5 6.35 640sf > 15,500 16.53 258.34 367.5/272.53 > > My main question is how can the CS36 have a nearly identical PHRF to the > C&C when the CS 1) weighs almost 2,000lbs more and 2) doesn't compensate > for the weight with a lot more sail area, the total sail areas being almost > the same? > What other factors must be considered in understanding why a similar size > boat with almost the same waterline and sail area but weighs a ton more has > the same PHRF? What am I missing? Which of the two boats would do better > in club races and around the marks? > > Thanks in advance for your help in understanding this. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
_______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
