J boats used to go the other way and tell PHRF a high number so folks sailing
the boat would do well. The classic was the J22 when it first came out; Jboats
suggested a number of 192. What we saw was a boat as fast as the J24,
especially in light airs. The J24 was 174.Since the winning boat usually sails
about 18sec/mi faster than the handicap, it made the J22 almost an instant
winner.RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL
On Monday, December 16, 2019, 04:14:47 PM CST, Gary Nylander via CnC-List
<[email protected]> wrote:
I seem to recall a story about C&C 99 number one. When it was shipped to
Annapolis for the boat show, it was “not quite done”, so the story goes. It had
a cobbled together interior – I heard it was made of some 110 parts, but cut
down and very light.
Then the boat was shown at the show and sailed around and left in Annapolis -
and the designer and a carefully selected crew of hot shots sailed it around
and kicked butt in a big way. Nice handicap indicating a very fast 32 footer. I
understand it was very hard for mere mortals to match that handicap.
True? Beats me, but the PHRF guys adjusted the rating somewhat later.
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