1. 2017 racing

2. agenda agenda Race Calendar Changes to ECSC Series
Changes to Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
RC and Race Management changes
PHRF Changes
Registration

3. calendar Wed Spring Series: 12 races from 12 April to 28 June – 6:50
Wed Summer Series: 12 races from 5 July to 20 Sept – 6:50
Wed Twilight Series: 6 races from 26 Sept to 1 Nov – 6:40
Sunday Spring Series: 12 races from 9 April to 2 July – 2:00 – 4:30 No races on Mothers Day or Regatta weekends
Sunday Fall Series: 10 races from 16 July to 24 Sept– 2:00 – 4:30 No races on Regatta weekends.
Wed Series is on consecutive weeks with no interruptions –
Note the time change
Sunday series takes a break on Regatta weekends

4. regattas
May Mayor’s Cup Regatta June Flying Scot Regatta July 8-9 ECSC Regatta Sept 9 Indy 200 Regatta Sept Governor’s Cup Regatta Sept 30 ECSC Club Championship Oct Hornback Regatta
Note: we need volunteers for the regattas.
You don’t get work credits for RC in Wed or Sun series
You DO get work credits for working Regattas (plus meals, plus T-shirt)
Club Champ
Award winners in Wed Spring/Summer for each fleet
Race one day on same course
Wil have fleet winners and overall winner

5. Series changes BOAT OF THE YEAR (BOTY) Includes:
Wednesday Spring and Wednesday Summer Series
Sunday Spring and Sunday Summer Series
Mayor’s Cup, ECSC Regatta, Governor’s Cup, Hornback Regatta
Dropped Wednesday Twilight, added Hornback
Fleet Changes
Added Green-3 Fleet: Portsmouth boats with PHRF > 225
Start Time changes
Wednesday Spring and Wednesday Summer 6:50 pm
Wednesday Twilight: 6:40 pm
Adding Hornback give opportunity for big change in final standings
Green fleet expanded. 3rd fleet is dinghies >225.

6. Nor and si changes Rely more on RRS. Don’t duplicate RRS. READ RRS!
Insurance is encouraged
Proposed mark / course changes (see new course diagram)
Allow more permanent mark usage
Move #2 to west side – opposite #5
Add new “Y” permanent mark near north end
At time limit, boats on final leg scored in place, others get DNF
60% of races completed are scored (up from 51%)
Boats not starting avoid start area – now subject to protest
Hit finish mark subject to protest by racer or RC
RC cannot protest on the water
Move in US Sailing is to go to standard SI – See Appx S: Standard Sailing instructions
US sailing strongly urges boats to have insurance if racing – be sure you tell insurance that you are racing.
Permanent marks:
Trying to get more courses using permanent marks.
Boats can be protested for breaking Sis
Stay out of box if not starting – if interfere can be protested
I seen several boats hit the finish pin. Required to go to course side, do a turn and finish.
SI’s now state boats are to stay out of starting box – Boats can be protested for violating Sis. Only

7. 5 6 4 Y X
<<< North 2 1 3
Note Mark 2 has moved opposite 5 for E-W or W-E courses.
Have X&Y for straight N or S winds.
Can use permanent marks for N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
Easier to do W/L and/or triangles

8. Race committee obligations
RC duty sign up via Sign-up-Genius
Boats not represented will be assigned open slots
You are responsible to show-up or find a replacement
RC Management Handbook on RC boat for reference
PRO – brings recorder and flag attendant
Safety – brings mark set (or does it single handed)
Scoring Penalty & RC Duty
Sign up now for RC duty
If not signed up, I will assign
Your responsibility to show up or get a replacement
I will be creating a new RC Handbook that explains duties of each position and common tasks (change course, shorten course, abandon, etc)
Been some discussion regarding RC duty.
Current NOR/SI allows boat to be sailed and scored while skipper is doing RC. Gives skipper extra throw out.

9. race committee / Race management
Be aware of new permanent mark location
RC needs minimum 3 people:
Line
Signals
Recorder
New RC Management Handbook on-board
Motor
If motor not “peeing”, don’t take it out.
Don’t leave motor running entire race!
Be aware of changes in Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
RC Individual OCS and General Recall procedures
RC can protest boats in starting/finish area
Record wind speed at start of each race
Record PRO and Safety designated boat (for RC scoring credit)
Need 3 people on RC boat
1 sights line
1 records OCS boats and finishes
1 handles flags and sounds
Motor
Get there early. Start motor and make sure it pees
If not, use hangar to clear drain tube
If still not – don’t use it!
Do not leave motor running during the race
Starting a race:
We will no longer call out “all clear” – guidance is to only call out OCS boats.
If OCS, line tells recorder boats that are OCS and when they are cleared.
At start if OCS – line tells flagger individual or General – flagger raises flag and makes sounds
Line calls out sail numbers on radio channel 68
“X-Ray, X-Ray, X-Ray: sail number; break, sail number break, repeat
New RC scoring sheet
Note wind speed at start of race
Note PRO and Safety and Boat/Sail number getting credit.

10. PHRF Background
PHRF is an observational rule, not straight measurement
Tries to create a level playing field by cancelling out inherent advantages or disadvantages of each class of boat
Assumes a boat is in tip-top racing condition
Suffers from constraint of applying one rating system to all
US Sailing is moving to a new National Reference Rating System – 1) Base Rating Changes
2) Adjustment Changes

11. PHRF - Wind conditions
Will apply three common PHRF calculations based on
Wind Speed (at first start) to facilitate more accurate scoring.
Light Wind
< 8 mph
TCF=788/(600+PHRF)
Medium Wind
8 to 14 mph
TCF=738/(550+PHRF)
Heavy Wind
15+ mph
TCF=688/(500+PHRF)

12. PHRF adjustments Adjustment Credit Penalty Non-Spinnaker +12
Over-sized Head Sail (> 155%)
Head Sail larger than Class/ODR -3
Head Sail 145% to 155%
None
Head Sail 130% to 144% +3
Head Sail < 130% +6
No Whisker Pole (for Non-Spinnaker)
Over-sized Spinnaker Pole
(Length > “J”)
-3 for every 10% over “J”
Over-sized Whisker Pole
(Length > “LP”)
-3 for every 10% over “LP”
Inboard Prop
+3 (3-blade)
+6 (4-blade)

13. PHRF ratings – Green / Red
Boat
Sail #
Owner
PHRF
Base
Adjustment
Assigned
ODR
Hobie 20
440H
Hickok 60
NACRA 5.2
2112
Wishart
102
Flying Scot
3159
Brown
216
Highlander
934
Cameron
177
4278
Endris
MC Scow
2247
Lauer
204
Finn
1282
Myers
834
McCoun
Ghost 13
994
Selig
297
Under Review
4578
Truax
947
Zimmowitch
J-22 38
Berner
183
J-24
1244
Brehob
174
1745
Capo 26
31984
Dorsa
165 -3
162
1473
Douglas
2607
Graef
Merit 25
300
Hale
171
2783
491
Hubbard
610
Kohne
440
Leeman
180
4146
Schulze
4305

14. PHRF ratings - Blue / White
Boat
Sail #
Owner
PHRF Base
Adjustment
PHRF Assigned
Catalina 250 WB
406
Alyea
237 24
261
San Juan 21
176
Brickley
246 12
258
Precision 23 38
Clark 15
Seaward 26
179
Conrad
252
264
O'Day 23
834
Dolder
Catalina 25
5130
Earnhart
249
Catalina 22 Sport ODR
15582
Fox
270 ODR
4639
Goff
MacGregor 26
4393
Grant
234 18
5845
Gummer
5101
Hickok
S2 7.3
Holland
953
Hollingsworth 21
255
5884
Kelly
240
Hunter 23
H23
Kirch
Catalina 22
2191
Kroh
273
Lindenberg 22
22189
McGarvey
210
225 23
McLean
Laguna
2151
Merriman
S2 6.9 66
Miller
222 1
Newgent 6
Ryan
O'Day 222 85
Walker
288
306
Allied 24 57
Wolfinger
267
291 67
Wright
204
219
Hunter 216
216
Zimmowitch
228

15. Phrf committee
Move from a Czar to a Committee approach to respond to requests for PHRF rating changes
Consists of three representatives, one from each fleet:
Nan Schulze (Red Fleet), Larry Conrad (Blue/White Fleet), and TBD (Green)
Boat Owners may submit a request to Score Keeper
Identify reason for rating change
Provide data to support request
Score Keeper “chairs” the PHRF Committee
Receive boat owner’s request and documentation, forward to Committee to review
Ask Committee to vote (and provide feedback) within 5-10 days of receipt
Approval requires concurrence from 2 of 3 Committee members
Score Keeper does not vote
Notify Boat Owner of decision, including feedback from Committee

16. registration Current Registration Form on-file are used unless changed
Boats not registered are assigned Base PHRF with no adjustment
PHRF Ratings and Registration Form posted on web site
Want to review your current PHRF rating?
Contact the Score-Keeper (Rich Fox).

17. Next Meeting Wednesday Feb 22, 2017 6:30 – 8:30 Topics: Changes to RRS
Rules at the Start
Rules going to windward
Rules at the windward mark
Please turn in your registration forms!