PHRF usually treats hanks and luff foils the same. And really, for W/L courses, a luff foil isnt really a huge advantage. Really, a bit of a disadvantage, in fact.
For example, in J24 OD racing the class rules allow a luff foil, but I have yet to see one on a J24 (in the last 15 years) b/c it has been determined, and is universally agreed upon in the fleets, that hanks are faster (faster transitions at the corners...much faster drops, less time for the bowman to have to go forward to deal with the pesky feeders and unforgiving luff rope entries...boltropes). But for destination races, a luff foil is faster, no argument there. But PHRF doesn't penalize them anywhere that I know of. Hanks are a pain in the ass on A-sail boats, though, no question about it. And they've been known to botch plenty of our J24 sets, but such is life, they are so much faster on drops it's worth the occassional snafu at the set. god, I cant wait for spring! --tf > We primarily race OD here in Annapolis. And only hanks are allowed in > our > fleet. But pretty sure there is a penalty for the foil as you can do a > peel > as opposed to having to dump one sail before hoisting another. Big > advantage > and can't imagine there would be no penalty. > > We are also only allowed to use one jib halyard. > > Chris D > toy box > eastport, md > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) >
