29 November, 2021 PHRF-NB Meeting Minutes

Posted on December 12, 2022 - Meeting Minutes

PHRF-NB Meeting Minutes of November 2021 Meeting

Date:            Monday, Nov 29, 2021

Location:      Zoom

  1. Call to Order: 6:45pm
  2. Roll Call: Roll Call: Don Kern, Commodore; Will Museler, Rating Chairman; Roy Guay, Treasurer; Bob Horton, Secretary; Paul Grimes, Committee Member, Todd Johnston, Committee Member; Ken Madeiro, Committee Member; Kathy Rotsky, Administrator

III.            Approval Meeting Minutes: Motion made and seconded to accept and approve the minutes of the September 27, 2021 meeting. Members present voted in favor.

  1. Ratings Review Request:
  2. a)   Graves, Mike Zani;  Structural Furlers – Roller Furling Credit, A request was sent to the committee to allow a credit of 3 seconds for structural roller furlers. Members present voted to deny Mike Zani’s request with Bob Horton abstaining. The current rule is intended to encourage cruisers to race not provide a credit to boats set up for racing.
  3. Provisional Ratings Review:
  4. a)        Gleam, 12 meter – PHRF-NB will wait for the class response before establishing PHRF ratings on 12 meter boats
  5. b)        Certificate 16004 – Red Herring, Goetz Custom, Dave Hubbard owner, current base rating is 10. Will few 2021 race results members present agreed to leave the base rating at 10.
  6. c)         Certificate 13477 – Luna, Friendship 75, Joe Cleverdon owner. Base rating is -12. As the rating has previously been adjusted the members present agreed that there should not be any change
  7. d)        Discussion regarding the C&C 30 sport boats will be carried over to the next meeting.
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  9. a)             Communication with US Sailing and proposed agenda to US Sailing;  Will update, that in speaking with US Sailing they have promised to work on the PHRF side of US Sailing.
  10. b)             Final review of proposed changes to:
  11. i)           Rules for 2022 and change summary, Attachment A  – review of changes and corrections made.
  12. ii)          Principles of Narragansett Bay PHRF, Attachment B – reviewed by members present.

iii)         Roller Furling & Cruising Headsail Credits Explained, Attachment C – reviewed by members present

  1. iv)         Rig Measurements and Definitions – reviewed by members present

VII.            New Business:

  1. a)        Annual Meeting: January 25 (Tue) 2022 – Zoom and/or Bristol YC.

VIII.            Adjournment: 8:10pm