Other than the points Edd makes, some authorities might add/subtract a blanket adjustment to ALL boats in their fleet for prevailing wind conditions. No rationale for it that I can determine.
Dennis C. On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 3:26 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Listers- > > Looking at US Sailing’s “History of US PHRF Affiliated Fleet Handicaps” ( > https://www.ussailing.org/competition/offshore/phrf/phrf-handicaps/), you > can see that there is a range of ratings for the 30 MK I across different > fleets, from 168 to 186 seconds per nautical mile. Note I believe that the > “C&C 30” and “C&C 30 (1-506)” models are the same boat in that document’s > tables. > > I’m trying to understand why that is. The mode, or most often occurring > rating, is 174. That’s with spinnaker, and generally assumes a folding > prop, from what I understand. But why would the Newfoundland fleet rate > the boat at 168 sec/nm, for example, and the Northwest fleet rate it at 186? > > If we have any listers from those fleets / Regional Sailing Associations > who can shed light on this question, I’d be very interested. > > When my boat was first rated by my RSA (https://rmsail.org, in US > Sailing’s Area F) back in 2016, she was given a rating of 186, with a fixed > two-blade prop. Her rating stayed at 186 after I got a folding prop for > the 2017 season and beyond. > > Now my RSA is re-rating all boats in the region. I believe the > handicapper is primarily looking at the above US Sailing document, and > probably choosing the most-often occurring rating as the base. So I > believe my boat’s rating will probably change to 174. > > Can anyone explain the range of ratings? > > Thank You, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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