24 June, 2024, PHRF-NB Meeting Minutes

Posted on July 30, 2024 - Meeting Minutes

PHRF-NB
Minutes
June 24, 2024

Date:  Monday, June. 24, 2024
Time:  1830
Location: Zoom 

 

        1. Call to Order:6:38pm 
        2. Roll Call:  Don Kern, Commodore; Roy Guay, Treasurer; Bob Horton, Secretary; Ken Madeiro, Committee Member; Vin McAteer, Committee Member; Moose McClintock, Committee member; Mark Nannini, Committee Member; Randy Shore, Committee member; Kathy Rotsky, PHRF-NB Administrator 
        3. Approval Meeting Minutes: Members present approved the minutes of the June 10, 2024
        4. Appeal:  2024 Certificate 18081 – Saffier 24L, Sorpasso, Peter Vessella owner. Owner requested review of rating based on performance in 2023 which was 1st year racing and this is hull number 2. Observation by members is that this boat is slow both upwind and downwind.
          The weight of the boat is in question and members agreed that the boat should    be weighed to clarify if manufacturer’s information is correct. Will Museler ran a review of the results from 2023 in an excel format allowing different sailing rating         to be substituted. Based on the adjusted results reviewed and discussed by the    members present it was agreed to change the 2024 base rating of 141 to 162 provisional.
        5. Ratings Review:
          1. 2024 Certificate 18079 – JS9000, Slim Shady, Moose McClintock, owner. It was agreed by the members present to delay issuing a base rating until this boat has been repaired and launched and performance is reviewed.
        6. New Base Ratings Needed
          1. 2024 Certificate 18347 J-45 SD, Acceptance, Jeff Kauttu owner. This boat is the same hull as Acadia 2024 Certificate 18212 that was reviewed on June 10. This is a cruise model with shoal draft and various rig differences. After a though review and discussion it was agreed to issue a provisional base rating of 36.
          2. 2024 Certificate 17675 – Beneteau 35s5, Breathless, Anthony Boitano, owner. The owner has not been responsive to request from Kathy Rotsky for information needed to issue an accurate rating. A similar boat, Answer also a Beneteau 35s5           has a base rating of 117. It was agreed by the members present to leave this applicant in the pending queue.
          3. 2024 Certificate 18364 – Classic Universal Rule R Boat, Peter McClennen, owner. This is a 1925 Herreshoff wooden classic boat that has been restored and is sailed by a skilled crew. It has raced and is compared to an existing known boat, Leaf 2023 certificate 17505 base of 138. These 2 boats have race against each other after a thorough discussion by the members present with Randy Shore abstaining it was agreed to issue a provisional base rating of 147.
          4. 2024 Certificate XXXX – Nauticat 39, Karelia, Michael Schum, owner. This boat was compared to various Gulfstar and Hinckley models as well as other Nauticat models. The members present agreed on a provisional base of 150.
        7. Old Business:
        8. Status of updates to web page.No updates
        9. New Business:
          1. Meeting July 8 – Zoom
        10. Adjournment:8:05pm