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Wednesday Night Races at Riverton Yacht Club
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| The Mariner second Start | A PHRF* Cruiser finishes the course |
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| The J-22's do better on the second start | Wasn't even much suggestions from the skippers LOL |
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| A cruiser finishes on Port after the J-22 start | PHRF Cruisers finishing the race |
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* HOW DOES PHRF ASSIGN A HANDICAP?
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) handicaps are based on the speed potential of the boat, determined as far as possible on observations of previous racing experiences. For new boats, handicappers typically compare the new boat to others that they are familiar with and references, if available, to designer's predictions, IMS or MORC handicaps. They look for boats of the same type, based on sail area to displacement ratios and then make adjustments based on the differences. In addition handicappers generally look to see if the boat has raced in another PHRF group. If using measurement rules such as MORC or IMS, care must be taken as measurement rules are type forming. If the boat wasn't designed to the rule, then the handicap likely will not be representative of the boat's potential. Since measurement rules evolve over the years, the age in the rule must also be considered.
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