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Event |
Handicapper
Action |
Comments |
| 1. |
Member
submits yacht for rating |
Check
dimensions, options. Look for PHRF-GB sistership |
Maximize
current knowledge of the applicant.
Assume 12 knots of wind, mixture of triangle and W/L courses.
Assign same BASE RATING as
sistership, or go on to Step 2. |
| 2. |
No
sistership in PHRF-GB |
Look
at similar PHRF regions for sisterships: Long
Island Sound (YRALIS),
Lake Erie,
Lake Michigan |
Experience
shows their conditions and base ratings similar to PHRF-GB. Make
sure dimensions match (phone call).
Check benchmark base ratings to see how region with a sistership
compares to PHRF-GB (e.g., J-35, J29, Tartan 10, J-24)
Assign base rating or go on to Step 3. |
| 3. |
Nothing
similar in PHRF preferred regions |
Review
IMS data |
Check
benchmark base ratings to see how IMS compares to PHRF-GB (e.g.,
J-35, J29, Tartan 10, J-24).
National suggest trying PHRF1998 = IMSGP1997-555 to get within +/-
10 sec./mile.
Assign base rating or go on to Step 4. |
| 4. |
No
IMS data |
Look
at PHRF ratings around the country |
Check
benchmark base ratings to see how region with a sistership
compares to PHRF-GB (e.g., J-35, J29, Tartan 10, J-24)
Assign base rating or go on to Step 5. |
| 5. |
No
sisterships in PHRF nationally |
Look
for near sisterships. |
Consider
Provisional Rating good for specified number of races.
Assign base rating or go on to Step 6. |
| 6. |
Still
no candidates |
Compare
dimensions and indices to yachts already rated by PHRF-GB. |
Assign
Provisional Rating good for specified number of races.
Assign base rating and go on to Step 7. |
| 7. |
Apply
penalties or credits to BASE RATING to develop PHRF-GB rating. |
Check
for oversize/undersize rigging, etc. as noted in factors to
consider. |
See penalty/credit
guidelines.
(PHRF-GB RATING is the lower left number on the certificate) |
| 8. |
Develop
Distance and Non-Spinnaker Factors |
Use
estimators from database |
Compare
to similar yachts for fairness. |
