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PHRF is used mainly for larger sailboats (i.e., 7 meters and above). For dinghy racing, the Portsmouth yardstick handicapping system is more likely to be used. The handicap number assigned to a class of yachts is based on the yacht's speed relative to a theoretical yacht with a rating of 0.
[1] In the United States, the most common handicapping rule is the PHRF rule, developed and promoted by the United States Sailing Association. [2] While most other rules do not take past performance into account, PHRF differentiates itself by allowing skippers to request handicap reductions after a series of poor racing results.
In the United States, the Thistle was chosen as primary yardstick for compilation in 1961 with a value of 83.0, which corresponded to its RYA PN rating at the time. Other boats were compared using their DIYRA (Dixie Inland Yacht Racing Association) rating to produce the D-PN (Dixie-Portsmouth Number).
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 1,572 sq ft (146.0 m 2). [ 7 ] The design has a hull speed of 8.06 kn (14.93 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 81 for the shoal draft model.
In a 2018 article, Scuttlebutt Sailing News noted, "considered a lovely boat to sail, this state-of-the-art offshore one design quickly became an international attraction." [ 12 ] In a 2021 article in Yachting World yacht designer Mark Mills named the design his choice for the "world's coolest yacht".
Tanzer 7.5s built in the 1970s had three portlites on each side while those built in the 1980s instead had a single long window on each side. [ 4 ] The shoal draft version, the Tanzer 7.5 SD, has a PHRF racing average handicap of 228 with a high of 237 and low of 207, while the fin keel model has a PHRF of 201.
The boat was built by B Boats in the United States, who constructed just 14 examples, starting in 1995, before production ceased. [1] [4] The B-32 was recognized as the Best PHRF/Sportboat of the year for 1996 by Sailing World. [5]
The Little Harbor 44 was produced from 1983-1987 by Little Harbor Custom Yachts in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States. [2] Little Harbor was owned by the boat's designer, Ted Hood. [3] Fifteen Little Harbor 44s were built. The boats were built for Little Harbor by Alexander Marine Co., Ltd., in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. [4]