The problem with the STAR is that it has a PHRF rating based on it’s full-sailing capability which works against other boats racing with spinnaker (their full-sailing capability), even though it does not have a spinnaker.
There is no good way to rate a STAR when competing against non-spinnaker boats. For example, the Enterprise rates 96 in a spinnaker division and rates 96 in a non-spinnaker division. That does not mean I can be competitive not raising my chute in a spinnaker division. The rating assumes everyone is on equal ground. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Aug 26, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Here in Erie it is 153 for our JAM fleet. > I am half owner of #6868 with my Trawler buddy, who races it. It is the > second Star for both of us. > Last year when he first started in the C fleet, he was killing them, and I > heard comments from the race committee (who didn’t know what a Star was) > like, “what is that surfboard with the huge sail?! Of course, the guy is a > great sailor, and has about 10 years sailmaking experience in his early > years, so he is no shrinking violet. > > But you are right, it does get punished when the wind pipes up! So, > theoretically it might be a correct rating, but when you are mostly dealing > with light summer evening winds . . . > > Bill Coleman > C&C 39 (&1/2 Star) Erie PA > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] On Behalf Of Gary Nylander via > CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 12:35 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Gary Nylander > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 26 Sail Plan Thoughts! > >  > What do your folks rate a Star? We only have one Wednesday night race where > the fleets are combined, so usually they race one design - windward/leeward - > which is what they like. But on that single race, our guys rate them at 162, > which seems to be somewhat correct. And, we race in light wind and flat > water, which favors them. The rest of the combined fleet ranges from a J-105 > at 87 to a Cal 2-27 at 213. > > Gary > St. Michaels MD >> >>
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