26 August 2024, PHRF-NB Meeting Minutes

Posted on September 11, 2024 - Meeting Minutes

PHRF-NB
Minutes
August 26, 2024

Date:          Monday, August 26, 2024
Time:         1830
Location:   Zoom

  1. Call to Order: 6:38pm
  2. Roll Call: Don Kern, Commodore; Will Museler, Rating Chairman; Roy Guay, Treasurer;  Bob Horton, Secretary; Ken Madeiro, Committee Member; Moose McClintock, Committee Member; Mark Nannini, Committee Member; Randy Shore, Committee Member Matt Smith, Committee Member Kathy Rotsky PHRF-NB Administrator.
  3. Approval Meeting Minutes: members present voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the July 29, 2024 meeting.
  4. Appeal: – None
  5. Ratings Review:
    1. 2024 Certificate 18079 – JS9000, Slim Shady, Moose McClintock – owner. Base rating of 87 was assigned based on measurements presented.
  6. New Base Ratings Needed
      1. 2024 Certificate 18491 – Brooklin Stephens Waring 76, Zemphira, Tenacious Holdings LLC owner. This is a similar design to TINK but bigger from the Brooklin Boatyard. It looks like a classic but has a very modern underbody and different foils and sail plan from the original design. It compare to Irie2 a Kerr 55 base rating of -49, and Pugilist a RP 49, base rating of -42. It also was compared to Laura a RP60 with a base rating of -60. After a thorough discussion by the members present it was agreed to assign a provisional rating of -45.
      2. 2024 Certificate 18493 – JPK 1030, Rumble, Bradford Gibbs owner. This design compares closely to a J99. In the Ida Lewis Distance Race it took a 3rd in class under ORC. After a thorough discussion by the members present it was agreed to assign a provisional rating of 75.
      3. 2024 Certificate 18497, Alden Q-class, Noreaster, Ted Graves owner. Compared to a NY 50 this boat model is sleeker with longer overhangs. The members present compared it to Gamecock a Herreshoff R Class. This is the next iteration of the classic design. It compared favorably to the 8Meter Angelita an *Meter pre WWII which has a base rating of 111. After a thorough discussion by the members present it was agreed to assign a provisional rating of 114.
  7. Old Business:
    1. There were no updates to web page to be reported.
  8. New Business:
    1. Question as the status of certificates issued in 2024 compared to previous years and we are about the same level as 2023. Treasury balance is also about the same for the YTD.
    2. Next meeting September 30th – and the members present agreed to hold the meeting at the Bristol Yacht Club at 6:30pm
  9. Adjournment: the members present voted to adjourn at 7:38pm.