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Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other. The aim is to cancel out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of each class of boats, so that results reflect crew skill rather than equipment superiority.
The Eugene Yacht Club (EYC) is a yacht club founded in 1940. [1]EYC is fifteen miles west from downtown Eugene, Oregon.It has a long history of supporting all aspects of sailing, maintains a Sailing School for beginners through advanced racing, and sponsors National Class racing.
Approaching the starting line on a leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 12 June 2008. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston [1] and together with William Ward (CEO), founded Clipper Ventures, a company that would run the race. The race takes paying amateur crews ...
The J/70 World Championship and the Corithian J/70 World Championship are annual international sailing regatta for J/70 keelboat, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International J/70 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
The ClubSwan 50 World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for ClubSwan 50 One Design built by Nautor Swan, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International ClubSwan 50 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
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For example, a PD Racer (a semi-open homebuilt class, and the slowest listed boat in the USA scheme) has a D-PN of 140, and an A-Scow (the fastest listed centreboard boat) has a D-PN of 61.3. If an A Scow takes 1 hour to finish a given course, and a PD Racer takes 2 hours, the handicapped times are:
Only nine teams are projected to open the season with a payroll more than half the size of Los Angeles’ ($189.5M). And while the Dodgers have been spending freely, four teams — the Cardinals ...