I wouldn't want to take a hit across the board for all the
30/30s assuming that we will all have A-sails for PHRF.
I was assuming the A-sail rating would be only if you had
one, similar to an oversized pole, etc., for each boat.
Unfortunately, you can't have it both ways once your boat
is rated that way.
This is a hot button for PHRF since the fixed -6 seconds was just removed last year. Might want to give it a year and let somebody else do the initial battle. Based on my observations in San Diego, PHRF tends to hit you hard for anything like this without race data and you can't get race data without the rating- Catch 22. Like someone said, even if you don't get hit and do well, then you will be reviewed. Not sure you can win here without fighting it for a few years.
On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Mike Guccione wrote:
> The results are in from the PHRF meeting last night. 3 second knock on buoy
> rating; 3 second knock on random leg, and 6 seconds for OTW races. These are
> local ratings. What that will do to the regional rating is up in the air.
>
> What I am doing will most likely have an affect on the entire class. You
> need to tell me what you think I should do here.
> Here are my three options. One is just accept the judgment as it is and make
> it official. The second is to tell them not to do a thing about the rating
> and just forget I was there (which they agreed to do in advance). The third
> is to appeal to regional which they suggested. Now option number two will
> delay this rating being established and later in the year we could get
> someone else to apply. They might have more experience by then. This can
> work both ways of course.
> Option three is regional. This answers all the questions but they could be
> tougher. The other side of the coin is the chief handicapper said he saw no
> reason to drop it at all. The local board told me he has been overruled
> three time on these matters and they think regional will give us a 6 seconds
> knock.
>
> I think the ratings are fair except for the buoy rating. I don't want to
> take the knock all the time for a sail that I will only use occasionally.
> PHRF has created an arms war with this new sail.
>
> I took the tack that said if we all have them (a-sails) then we are all even
> and nobody should take a knock unless the pole is larger than the J. You can
> see the points I made at phrf at www.yrrc.com
>
> Mike Guccione
> 818-502-2600
>
Received on Thu Jan 25 17:08:12 2001