GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION, INC. PHRF

GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION, INC.
ORGANIZED 1901 – REORGANIZED 1920
PHRF
ALAN McMILLAN, (PYC) CHAIRMAN
OFFSHORE COUNCIL
54 STAR LAKE DR.
PENSACOLA, FL 32507
(850)-449-3101 (CELL)
Alan McMillan (PYC)
Jim Green (MYC)
THOMAS D. BEERY, JR. (SRYC) CHAIRMAN
PHRF RATING COMMITTEE
1001 SEA COVE
PASCAGOULA, MS 39581
[email protected] (228) – 769-6718 (HOME)
GYA-PHRF.COM
BOARD OF HANDICAPPERS
Wes Stanley (BYC)
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Karl Boehm (TYC)
Merlin Wilson (SYC)
January 16, 2013
MINUTES FOR ANNUAL REVIEW, JANUARY 16, 2013
The Annual review was held Wednesday, January. 16 at Singing River
Yacht Club. All Area Handicappers were present.
(NOTE: The Annual Review of all yachts was cut short due to the lateness
of the hour and will be continued at the next scheduled meeting February
27, 2013)
Appointment of Merlin Wilson as Area Handicapper for the South Shore
of Lake Pontchartrain:
Tim Molony, the GYA PHRF Area Handicapper for the South Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, is retiring
from the GYA PHRF Rating Committee 01/16/2013 in accordance with the tenure provisions of the
GYA PHRF By-laws.
Tim has been on the committee for the past five years and has made major contributions to the overall
success of the PHRF rating System in the GYA. Offshore sailors from Louisiana, as well as the entire
GYA, have been well represented by Tim.
Based on the recommendation received from Julian Richards, the Commodore of Southern Yacht Club,
and other sailors in the local area, I have selected Merlin Wilson, currently the Assistant Handicapper to
Tim, as Tim’s replacement. Merlin has represented Tim at the PHRF board meetings when Tim was not
able to attend. Merlin has also represented the South Shore of Lake Pontchartrain as the Area
Handicapper from 1998 thru 2001. Merlin is an experienced handicapper and competitive sailor, having
raced his Irwin 31 “Tenacite” for many years on Lake Pontchartrain and throughout the Gulf.
Tom Batty, GYA Offshore Chairman, made the appointment.
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DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. Alan McMillan gave the following presentation:
1) Up-date of the results of the Newport to Ensenada and Farrilons disaster panel
reviews by USSA.
2) Up-date on the 2013 USSA Offshore Challenge Regatta in Navy 44’s at the USNA in
Sept/Oct of 2013. (Alan has been requested to help get a GYA team to compete)
3) Reviewed a draft “Model Incident Response Plan” to be submitted to the US Sailing
Safety At Sea Committee.
Alan will keep the PHRF committee up to date on these issues and encourages everyone
to visit the US Sailing web site for official notifications.
B. Refer to ATTACHMENT 2 for a copy of marked up by-laws for
specific recommend by-law changes: (NOTES 1-6 below refer to
paragraphs on the attachment 2 marked up by-laws)
1) Administrative changes made for correction and/or clarification.
DECISION: This change was approved by a unanimous vote of the board. A bylaws change will be voted on at the February 27, 2013 scheduled board meeting.
2) It is difficult if not impossible to police one design boats to their strict class rules, as
class rules differ for different classes, and are updated by class associations to some
extent. The committee has decided to develop standards for boats currently
classified as ODR (one design rule), similar to the standards for PHRF boats, thereby
removing the ODR classification and the strict adherence to Class Rules except in
those areas of hull and hull appendages, rig and sail dimensions, pulpits and/or
lifelines, and hiking devises incorporated in the base rating. It is proposed in these
items that boats now be rated as 1) Production boats without Class
Rules, 2) Production Boats with Class Rules, 3) NonProductions boats which will have a NP after their class. All
production boats will state their class but not have ODR referenced.
Significant differences to prior ODR strict adherence to class rules are:
a) Sail cloth material will be at owner’s option.
b) Roller furling system may be replaced with slotted headstay or hanked on jibs.
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c) All issues other than those areas of hull and hull appendages, rig and sail
dimensions, pulpits and/or lifelines and hiking devises, (which are incorporated in
the base rating) will be to the same standards as we have always applied to
standard PHRF boats.
Significant differences to prior non-ODR boats:
a) Boats that have class rules, such as J-30, Pearson Flyer, Tripp 26, Left Coast
Dart 25, etc, will now have their basic sail dimensions, Spinnaker pole lengths,
hull and hull appendages, spars, standing rigging all included in the base rating.
This may cause some problems with boats like the J-30 and Pearson Flyer where
the SPL is over J, and the standard genoa is >155% of J, but we can deal with
these differences and keep the NET rating the same.
DECISION: This change was approved by a unanimous vote of the board. A bylaws change will be voted on at the February 27, 2013 scheduled board meeting.
(NOTE: This change is to simplify the application and rating process necessary to
obtain a PHRF certificate.)
3) Crew limits (weight and number) are currently carried on the PHRF certificate as
recommended. This recommendation is at the request of the GYA Offshore Council
and is not part of our PHRF by-laws. Many years ago the recommended Crew Limits
were based on the PHRF of Lake Michigan formula, plus 1. That formula, +1, was
introduced prior to the sprit boat/sport boat era, is weighted by LWL, SA/DSPL, and
Rating, with the most emphasis on the Rating. Therefore, the fastest rated boats have
the most crew allowed. As an example, a Melges 24 (rating 93) has a crew limit of
8, and a Wavelength 24 (rating 165) has a crew limit of 6. A proposed change based
on Length Over All (LOA) would give each boat a crew limit of 5.
DECISION: Continuing discussions on this subject will be included on upcoming
meeting agendas.
4) For Standard PHRF boats, currently the “I” and “ISP” are the same. Boats that come
from the factory where the ISP is different than the “I” are given a rating adjustment,
just as are boats that make a modification to increase the “ISP” over the “I”. This
creates a needless confusion and is proposed with this by-laws change to have this
paragraph apply to modifications to the standard boat as it comes from the factory.
Note that the Base rating will be increased and the modification adjustment removed
so the net rating remains the same.
DECISION: This change was approved by a unanimous vote of the board. A bylaws change will be voted on at the February 27, 2013 scheduled board meeting.
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5) Currently, our by-laws allow a non-sprit production boat to add a pole sprit for -3
seconds for each 2.5’ of extended pole and includes a larger asymmetrical spinnaker
that cannot exceed 123% of a standard symmetrical spinnaker sq ft. This proposed
change limits the -3 second modification to the first 2.5’ of added pole sprit.
Anything greater than 2.5 foot would be reviewed by the board on a case by case
basis.
DECISION: This change was approved by a unanimous vote of the board. A bylaws change will be voted on at the February 27, 2013 scheduled board meeting.
6) Valid PHRF Certificate: This change clarifies that each boat can only have one
certificate, and owners are discouraged from changing/modifying their boat to suit
race conditions.
DECISION: This change was approved by a unanimous vote of the board. A bylaws change will be voted on at the February 27, 2013 scheduled board meeting.
C.
US PHRF REGIONAL RATINGS:
A comparison of all GYA rated boats to the US PHRF 2012 handbook for selected
regional rating areas was presented. The average of the selected areas (without the
GYA) are compared to the GYA base rating and the +or- variance given. The sort is in
Base rating/yacht class sequence so comparisons can be readily made over different
rating ranges. This attachment is for information only and should be used to highlight
areas of significant differences. Note that only the GYA ratings have been updated as of
this meeting.
DECISION: The board voted unanimously to post this document on our web site
GYA-PHRF.com (this document is now available on our web site)
PROPOSED BY-LAWS CHANGE TO BE VOTED ON AT THE ANNUAL
REVIEW:
By-laws Article V. PHRF RATING CERTIFICATE, paragraph A.: “To obtain a
PHRF certificate a boat must be a mono-hull with a self-bailing cockpit and must
be self-righting with fixed righting ballast for the duration of the race. Selfrighting boats with movable weighted keels, swing keels, dagger boards, or
keel/centerboards, where the weight is required to make the boat self-righting,
shall not raise the righting ballast at anytime during the race. Further, any boat
that uses water as ballast must be fully water ballasted while racing and may not
shift ballast from one side to the other while racing”.
To add clarification and significance to the owner’s responsibility, the following
By-laws change was proposed and accepted at the September 12, 2012 board
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meeting, and is to be voted in at this Annual Review:
Article V. paragraph A. after “ while racing.” Add: “Owners must state on their
application for a PHRF rating, or a renewal notice, whether or not the vessel meets
these requirements by stating “yes” or “no” in the appropriate boxes. The owners
signature on the issued certificate (certificate is not valid without owners signature)
confirms his understanding that his boat meets all requirements necessary to
obtain a PHRF certificate and that if ever requested by the PHRF committee
and/or a protest committee, the owner must provide supporting data, such as a
statement from the manufacturer and /or designer to support the data on his
certificate as validated by his/her signature.”
DECISION: This By-laws change was approved by a unanimous vote
of the board.
PROVISIONAL RATINGS GIVEN SINCE LAST ANNUAL REVIEW
BASE
BENETEAU OCEANIS 45 SD
BENETEAU OCEANIS 45 SD MOD
BRISTOL 27 IB SM
CARKEEK 40 GP ODR
HARBOR 25 ODR
HINCKLEY 43
HUNTER 340 SD AS RFA
J-111 ODR
J-70 ODR
J-92 S ODR MOD
J-95 ODR
JEANNEAU 42 SUN OD DS SD
LEFT COAST DART 25-1
OYSTER 53 CUT TM DK
PETERSON/WIGGERS 37
S-2 6.7 MOD
SABRE 42 CB
SANTANA 23 MOD
TARTAN 3500 WK
TARTAN 4400
VX ONE ODR
120
120
252
-42
177
108
150
39
120
102
108
99
114
84
93
210
102
171
120
96
102
NET
135
126
264
-42
177
114
165
39
120
99
108
120
111
87
93
201
108
171
120
105
102
DECISION: The board voted unanimously to affirm the provisional ratings given
above.
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NEW BOATS TO RATE:
No new boats to rate!
APPEALS:
BASE
NET
B-32 DEFIANCE (RECEIVED LATE) 72
REQUEST
66
+6
DECISION: The board voted unanimously to not change the rating at this
time.
ANNUAL REVIEW:
All yacht classes are reviewed in accordance with the GYA PHRF Bylaws. Classes with current Race Results entered into the PHRF Race
Results Program are given preference over those classes
that no
current race results have been received by the PHRF Committee.
The following changes were made and will go into effect February 15,
2013:
NEW
NEW
BASE
NET
CHANGE
X 372 SD TM
HUNTER 36 MOD RIG
108
162
105
177
+3
+6
The annual review will be continued at the February 27, 2013 scheduled
meeting. (this meeting was adjourned due to the lateness of the hour).
THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD IS FEBRUARY 27,
2013. ALL APPEALS AND/OR AGENDA ITEMS MUST BE RECEIVED
BY FEBRUARY 18, 2013 TO BE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA.
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