Does the PHRF in your area adjust for deficiencies in crew and crew work. In some clubs that may happen based on results from one series to the next but even that assumes your crew is constant and any improvement in results will relate to the crew getting better. Still it’s a rather arbitrary adjustment. If you fleet race solo or double handed you may deserve more favourable adjustment for crew deficiencies than you get for sail inventory.
On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 9:36 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Interesting discussion. When I got new string sails a few years ago, I > opted for a 145 and a 110 genoa. I raced for several years with small crew > (3-4) with the 145 and only put on the 110 in the Fall when it was > predicted to blow hard all day. Last year, I raced solo all season due to > Covid and so got re-rated for the 110 (PHRF 121 went to 133). I was > definitely not as fast, but it was sooooo much easier to handle the boat > and so much more fun. I have raced solo with the 145 and it was a killer. > I remember once on a 10-15 day just not being able to get the genoa > winched in the whole way by the last beat (I was ready to add electric > winches!). With the 110, I did some long all day races solo with 25 knot > winds and had a blast. On light days, it took even more concentration than > normal to keep the boat going with the 110, but I did not feel slow, given > the rating boost. IMHO, light air is about technique more than sail area. > I thought I would get hurt more downwind than upwind by the small genoa > (non-spinnaker racing) but that did not seem to be the case. I did not > finish as well overall as previous years, but I think that was as much due > to being solo as it was to the smaller sail. In heavier air, unless you > have 6 bodies on the rail (which I never have), I don’t think the larger > sail really has benefits. You are just overpowered all the time. So > presuming you get the PHRF benefit of a smaller sail, I would not hesitate > to err on the smaller side. Isn’t that what PHRF is supposed to do- > equalize your competitiveness given your setup? Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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