|
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!!
PHRF Galveston Bay
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