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Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other. The aim is to cancel out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of each class of boats, so that results reflect crew skill rather than equipment superiority.
Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other. The aim is to cancel out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of each class of boats, so that results reflect crew skill rather than equipment superiority.
J/Boats is an American boat builder based in Newport, Rhode Island and founded by Rod Johnstone in 1977. ... J/125 1999 Best PHRF/Sportboat; J/46 2000 Best Offshore Race;
The Ranger 29 and 33 have always been competitive when well sailed and are still competitive in club racing. The Ranger 37 was designed to the IOR handicap rule and was the last production boat to win the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC is a winter ocean race out of Miami, Florida). The Ranger 32 is still competitive under PHRF handicap.
Each class of boat is assigned a "Portsmouth Number", with fast boats having low numbers and slow ones high numbers—so, for example, in the case of two dinghies, a 49er might have a RYA-PY of 697 while a Mirror has a RYA-PY of 1390 (these are the actual RYA Portsmouth numbers for 2018, but note that adjustments are made each year).
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 .
Boats had a short competitive life for two reasons: the overall increase in performance of newer boats due to better design and construction, and also the effect of changes in the handicapping rules. The first was catered for by an age allowance, which reduced the handicap of boats as they got older. The second was catered for to some extent by ...
This model was introduced in 1983 and produced until 1986. It has a length overall of 28.42 ft (8.7 m), a waterline length of 22.83 ft (7.0 m) and displaces 7,900 lb (3,583 kg). The boat has a draft of 4.67 ft (1.42 m) with the standard keel fitted. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 189 and low of 183.