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Terms & Adjustments
to Rating Guidelines

BASE Bay: Standard PHRF rating before corrections.
BASE Distance: Long distance offshore rating. (Typically for races over 40 Miles in length)
NSF: Non-Spinnaker Rating Factor. (Added to BASE rating)
ODR: One Design Rating - Yachts rated whose Class Association rules do not fit the standard PHRF assumptions. The PHRF rating assumes the yacht meets her class rules.
R/C: Meets definition for Galveston Bay as a Racer/Cruiser.
Adjustments:
Category Item Amount (in seconds)
Running Backstays Masthead +0
Fractional +0
Dry Sailed +0
LP Jib Luff Perpendicular < 140 +3
<= 155 +0
<= 165 -3
> 165 -6
Roller Furling Jib +0
Main +12
Mizzen +3
Propeller No Motor -6
No Prop IB -3
Folding +0
Fix-2 +3
Fix-3 +6
SPL Spinnaker Pole Length <=1.00 J +0
<=1.10 J -3
> 1.10 J -6
MSW Spinnaker Max-Girth <= 1.82 J +0
<= 1.88 J -3
> 1.88 J -6
SL Spinnaker Luff <= 1.02 I +0
<= 1.05 I -3
> 1.05 I -6
I Mast Height & P Main Hoist +/- 3 seconds per 3% deviation
J Foretriangle Base & E Main Boom +/- 3 seconds per 5% deviation

Note: The above adjustments are meant to encourage standard yachts, and discourage modifications. The above are guidelines only and may be overruled by the PHRF committee. Always inform the committee before any rating modification is attempted in order to avoid unpleasant surprises!!

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