Thank you Don, very helpful. Cheers, Randy
> On Jul 16, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Don Kern <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 6/27/2019 10:16 AM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List wrote: >> Hello Listers, I’d like to conduct a little survey about racing, tapping >> into the broad experience, geography, and boat diversity represented on this >> list. What prompted this is a discussion in my club about ratings, which >> expanded into a discussion about courses, tactics, and relative performance. >> I’d like to get perspective from the collective knowledge on this list, to >> add into that discussion. So here are some fairly objective survey >> questions, for those of you who race your boats: > 1. Where do you race? Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay, Long Island Sound > > 2. What wind conditions are the rule and exception there? 12 to 18 kts Spring > & Fall , 5-10 kts late Jul to mid Aug Note: all three regions experience > Tidal Currents up to 4 kts > > 3. What kind of courses do you sail? Round the nav buoys > > 4. What sail plan do you fly? Main, Genoa, sym Spin > > 5. What model of boat are you racing? C&C-35 Mk-2 (1974) > > 6. What PHRF rating do you race with? (please list adjustments) PHRF-NB > 134/156 (Base 126, Genoa+2, Main +9 (boom 2' short), Misc -3 (6' draft)) > PHRF-ECSA (OSC) 126/148 (Base 123, Main+6, LP of J +1, pole Spin g/spl -1, > Keel mod -3) > > 7. What is your boat’s fastest point of sail? Reaching > > 8. Is there leapfrogging in your races, or do boat-for-boat positions stay > fairly constant? Very dependent on wind conditions especially in July Aug > where boats can sail into a hole and one has to very aware of current > patterns in the light air > > 9. How many boats are you usually competing against? 10 to 18 in starting > class > > 10. In general, how well do you perform in racing results? Usually top three > > And now a few more subjective questions: > > 11. Do you think your boat’s rating assumes you’ll race it on a particular > kind of course with a particular sail plan? PHRF-NB rates boats for around > the buoys racing. the rating assumes a specific sail and hull plan - > modifications from standard are adjusted, Sails are rated for both bigger > and smaller than normal. Most clubs in the area scoring is done using Time > on Time calculation method. > > 12. How do you think your local rating authority determines the rating for > your boat? By boat/class ie; C&C35 Mk2. (Only three C&C35 Mk2 still racing on > Narr. Bay; 2 offshore racers one Narra Bay only) My rating has been fairly > consistent for the last 35 yrs slowly increasing, no big jumps, incrementally > +1 every few years = boats older, i am older, we are getting slower > > If a specific boat competitor is doing extremely well the rating committee > will look at boat modifications, boat preparation (who did the bottom, wet or > dry sanded, how often cleaned), sail material, age of sails, crew experience > (we have world class sailors racing here) and if needed make an adjustment. > If the boat was optimally prepared, with no modifications, and is getting 1st > 2nd and 3rds and the crew is semi professional (lots of sail lofts and boat > builders/designers here) they will leave the rating as is. If the boat was > not optionally prepared they will look for modifications and adjust > accordingly. The rating is for the boat, not for the crew, tactics nor > sailing knowledge. > > That said, there is adjustment by some of the clubs (Off Soundings, Twenty > Hundred) to level the winners and give others a chance to win by imposing a > Burden of Winning (BOW) penalty. In the Off Soundings series for achieving > 1st, 2nd and 3rd place you will receive Performance Penalty Points factor of > 3, 2 or 1 respectively where each point equals 8 seconds. BOW Penalties > points do accumulate to a maximum factor of 9 points and expire after 3 > yearly series. For the Twenty Hundred Club series if you place in 1st, 2nd > or 3rd position you receive a penalty which subtracts from your race rating > 15 sec/mile, 10 sec/mile or 5 sec/mile for first, second or third > respectively. This penalty is only imposed the for that series in the > following year. > > 13. What do you think are the most important factors in your performance > against your competition? Crew work, the correct sail choice, a good start, > knowing the venue (wind & water), and knowing the boat's polars > > 14. What do you think are the most important race tactics for beating your > competition? Good start - on the line moving at speed, If ahead do not let > nearest competitors split, If following clear your air and take advantage of > current and wind shifts. > > Don Kern > Fireball C&C35 Mk2 > Bristol, RI > > > Thank you very much in advance for your responses to this survey. Best > Regards, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for > supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly > appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray>
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