Sorry, the other comment was sent out prematurely when I accidentally hit a shortcut key.
Anyway.. Our stipulations: Except for a few exceptions: Your start and finish time are on the honor system as the commodore / RC are racing too (My best sailing buddy and nemesis :-) ) $5.00 entry fee to cover the after race beer and brats party 2 Classes: - Performance Sport boats: Pretty much anything that will plane out and keel boats flying spinnakers - Racer cruisers: The rest (No spin) If for any reason you want to be in the performance class and do not fly a spin you add 30 to your phrf. (The racer cruisers usually add it to insure a close finish between all) After many years of experiments that is as close to parity as we have found. (Still not quite there in light conditions but what the heck.. ) Depending on the wind conditions we also have a short finish marker and motor time. Typically, the leading boat has to make the half way point marker in less than 2 hours for motor / abandon and about 1 hour for short finish to a given marker. We have a lot of fun and they are usually much less contentious than the Wed night races. Most folks are pretty casual for those and a great is had by all. Have fun. -Francois Rivard 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, GA
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