PHRF for J40's?

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Graeme Nichol

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Apr 26, 2021, 3:11:55 PM4/26/21
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What are most of you guys getting for PHRF handicaps?

Mine has recently dropped from 99 to 90 by our local raters. Apparently based on LI Sound numbers?

After a tough three days of racing in St. Augustine we are wondering how we go to this new number. As subjective as they are...

I have a J40 with a 5' "UFO" keel.

I just wondered what we are typically seeing on the water.

Thanks
Graeme
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John Plominski

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Apr 26, 2021, 3:52:50 PM4/26/21
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I have a standard draft J40: 2021 PHRF-NE rating is 78 racing /90 jib and main  78 is with the symmetric spinnaker and I replaced the rod rigging with wire.  6 seconds a mile seems like a pretty steep hit, but Ill see how much faster the symmetric is vs the asymm.
Last year the PHRF-NE was 84/96 with a bow tacked masthead assym.

Drew
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Jim Bordeaux

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Apr 26, 2021, 4:10:17 PM4/26/21
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In the southern Chesapeake, mine is 93, with roller furler, down from 96 due to “synthetic sails”

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I have a standard draft J40: 2021 PHRF-NE rating is 78 racing /90 jib and main  78 is with the symmetric spinnaker and I replaced the rod rigging with wire.  6 seconds a mile seems like a pretty steep hit, but Ill see how much faster the symmetric is vs the asymm.
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Michael Kahn

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Apr 26, 2021, 4:17:04 PM4/26/21
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I have a related question. I completed an application to have our J40 rated for phrf New England but I never heard anything back. Anyone know how I can contact them to see about where our application stands in the process?


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In the southern Chesapeake, mine is 93, with roller furler, down from 96 due to “synthetic sails”

John Plominski

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Apr 26, 2021, 4:46:09 PM4/26/21
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go to the phrf ne website and pull up your certificate application.  Which fleet are you in?  It should say who your handicapper is and their email so you can poke them.

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Graeme Nichol

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Apr 26, 2021, 5:42:21 PM4/26/21
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78!!

Wow, that seems really low. 

A local J105 was given a very low PHRF and when questioned they said they made a mistake...

I can win line honors but a win on PHRF is another story...

Thanks

Graeme 

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John Plominski

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Apr 26, 2021, 7:30:47 PM4/26/21
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Yes.  78 is insane. Ill need to remove 400lbs of cruising and creature comfort gear to have a hope with that one... Our weds night series in Boston Harbor is scored using ORR-Ez.  Its a bit more fair but I am not sure how it shakes out since we raced PHRF last year.

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