April 23, 2018 PHRF-NB Minutes
Meeting at Newport Yacht Club. Newport, RI
Called to order at 6:30pm
Attendees: Mark Nannini, Commodore; Will Museler, Rating chairman; Roy Guay, Treasurer; Bob Horton, Secretary; Kathy Rotsky, PHRF-NB administrator; Ken Medeiro, board member; Craig Nann, board member; Paul Grimes, board member; Paul Cronin, board member
- Motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting of March 26, 2018 were seconded and approved.
Rating Appeals:
Settler rating appeal
Tom Rich appeared to support his appeal of the rating on his boat Settler, a custom Tripp 43 built in 1997 as an IMS boat. The rating for 2017 was -21. Prior to the meeting Tom provided documentation regarding other ratings certificates along with race results. The numerous modifications that have been made to the boat were documented and Tom explained the reasoning and results of changes. Tom also described Settler’s performance to other known boats. Tom responded to the numerous questions of the board members during the appeal process.
The board thanked Tom for his information and appearance and he was told that formal notification as to the status of his appeal would be made within 7 days. Will Museler will prepare a letter to Tom Rich detailing the board’s decision.
The board reviewed the information provided and the detail of first hand performance configurations that Craig Nann provided. The board decided to treat Settle as a new certificate and ignore the lengthy list of modifications and calculate the rating based on the current configuration. After a lengthy discussion and comparisons to similar boats the board members present agreed on a rating of -9 as a 2018 provisional rating with no adjustments. Craig Nann abstained from the vote on the rating.
Irie 2 rating appeal
Brian Cunha was scheduled to appear regarding an appeal that he filed on his boat Irie 2. The 2017 rating was -66. Brian supplied extensive documentation regarding his boat. Brian did not appear for the hearing and his appeal was put on hold. It appears that the biggest impact on the rating of this boat is the extended prod. The current base rating appears to be correct to the board members. Mark Nannini will contact Brian and ask him to appear at our next meeting.
OLD BUSINESS:
Old Certificate Request:
Certificate 12811 – Celestial, Blue Jacket 40 (Island Packet performance model), 2014 model, Karl Westman, owner, reviewing information on this certificate it was noted that there discrepancies to the manufacturers information. The Solent rig was discussed in regard to performance ability. PHRF has a rating for a Blue Jacket 40. Clarification from the owner and manufacturer regarding measurement specifications was received to assist in assigning a rating. The problem in rating this type of design is that although it can carry a 150% genoa it is not a true upwind sail but rather an off wind reaching sail. After extended discussion the members present agreed on a provisional rating of 90.
New Certificate Requests:
Certificate 12886 – Adventure-us, Hanse 415 model, manufactured in 2017, Kenneth Bordieri owner, rated as standard Hanse with standard adjustments the boat is not eligible for any special consideration due to displacement and sail area. Committee members present agreed to a provisional base rating of 84.
Certificate 12900 – dopodomani, J122E, 2018 model, Christopher Zibailo owner – this boat carries a PHRF-NE rating of 57. After reviewing the design and comparing the critical measurements to like boats the committee members present agreed to a provisional base rating of 57.
Certificate 12935 – Kairos, Morris Linda 28, 1986 model, Jeff Bardell owner, this is a standard design carrying an ASail attached to a sprit. After review and discussion committee members present agreed to a provisional base rating of 219.
Certificate 12904 – LARK , X Yachts Xc38, 2017model, Stanley M White owner – This is a standard Xc38 with no modifications, the boat is sailing with a 106% headsail. After reviewing the design and comparing the critical measurements to like boats the committee members present agreed to a provisional base rating of 93 based on a 155% genoa with the appropriate credits.
Information was presented to those board members present of discussions with Dawson Hodgson regarding the rating change for J-100 Grimace who had asked regarding how cutting down size of a Code O and using as a genoa would be treated by PHRF-NB. Mr. Hodgson has been expressing his displeasure with the manner in which his rating has changed. Will provided research regarding J100s which supported the performance potential of this design when altered from the original sail configurations. Further discussion with Mr. Hodgson will be taking place.
Next meeting TBD.
Adjourned 9:00pm
Submitted by Bob Horton