Hi All, I'd welcome any opinions you might like to share on racing a 30-1. As mentioned in the other thread on handicapping JAM boats, I have a choice of racing my (new to me) 30-1 in a spinnaker boat division or a non-spinnaker boat division (my boat is rigged for spinnaker). We have ten-week series in my club, and I'd have to stay in one division for a whole series (but could switch divisions between series). We also have occasional one and two-day weekend races in which I'd have to choose a division.
>From what I see in >http://www.ussailing.org/wp-content/uploads/DARoot/Offshore/PHRF/2014%20PHRF%20Handicaps%20Data.pdf, > it looks like a 30-1 usually gets a PHRF rating of 174, which would be the >third-lowest rating in my club. We've got a Capri-25 at 173, and an F-240s at >170. One of my questions is how many crew are advisable for racing a 30-1, with spinnaker or without. On smaller boats (Capri-22s, J/22s, Merit 25s) we'd race and fly spinnaker with three crew - helm, trimmer, and foredeck. A fourth could come in handy in heavy air. I've gotten a couple indications that I should have maybe twice that number for a 30-1. What are the typical crew positions on a 30-1? If it makes any difference, my spinnakers have dousing socks. I race on a lake in Colorado. The spinnaker division courses are upwind / downwind, and the non-spinnaker division courses are triangles. We generally try to set courses so that races last 60-90 minutes. Weather-wise we have varied conditions from night to night. Some nights are frickin' gusty, with Colorado afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Some nights are light air and we run out of beer before finishing :) Several times a year we get really good conditions - a steady 15-20 kt. breeze in which everyone's at hull speed and and trying to stay in control and / or reduce weather helm. Sea state is not really an issue, except for some powerboat wake and chop. If there were more light-air nights in a series than heavy-air nights, would a 30-1 perform better against its PRHF on a triangle course, or on an upwind / downwind course? How many crew (some experienced, some not, all still reasonably agile) are needed to handle a 30-1 safely under spinnaker in gusty or heavy-air conditions? Thanks in advance for any opinions. Best Regards, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30 MK1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO
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