[Rhodes22-list] was; Advice on re-routing genoa sheets ?? Now PHRF

[Charles Nieman]

I give up ..... what is PHRF??????
 
Charlie
 

> 
> Leland wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > http://www.sailingbreezes.com/Sailing_Breezes_Current/Boat_Reviews/rhodes22.htm
> > http://www.sailingbreezes.com/Sailing_Breezes_Current/Boat_Reviews/rhodes22.htm 
> > 
> > Blue Heron wrote:
> >> 
> >> Lee,
> >> 
> >> Where did you find the 258?
> >> 
> >> Rick
> >> 
> >> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:15 PM, KUHN, LELAND <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Chris,
> >>>
> >>> The PHRF on our boats is 258 compared to the Catalina 22 with a rating
> >>> of
> >>> 270. Your Rhodes is a faster boat but in this race it looks like it had
> >>> a
> >>> much better captain too--congrats!
> >>>
> >>> "Anything other than the outer position looses a couple of knots of
> >>> speed."
> >>>
> >>> I agree but not because of the position of the sheets. I believe you
> >>> can
> >>> go faster because you can have more sail out and/or your point-of-sail
> >>> is
> >>> more off the wind. I think our boats point pretty well but they don't
> >>> have
> >>> enough weight underwater to provide a lot of opposing pressure to the
> >>> sails.
> >>> Boats with deep, heavy keels and big sail plans seem to sail faster
> >>> into
> >>> the wind. Our light boats with little wetted surface do better on a
> >>> broad
> >>> reach or run.
> >>>
> >>> I'm just guessing so if I'm wrong hopefully someone will speak up.
> >>>
> >>> Lee
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>