1st time using the Forum, so I apologize in advance. At Mattapoisett Yacht Club we sail Ensigns one design, but we also allow Ensigns to race in our PHRF races. We don’t require the Ensigns to get a PHRF certificate to race because they are typically beginners practicing to race in the One Design Division. Our PHRF division is non-spinnaker as well.
I noticed in the latest Ensign publication that Fleet 4, Gary Smith, races in a Narragansett Bay PHRF division, and I am curious what rating is given to the Ensigns ? And if anyone else races PHRF and what ratings you are given.
MYC currently rates the Ensign at , 270 , . The process we used was not that great. We started with 279, and the Ensigns were nearly impossible to beat. At 270 they are still very hard to beat. Our Ensigns are in much better race condition as our other PHRF boats in that division.
I welcome any thoughts or ideas.
Thanks
Rick Warren
S/V Odyssey. Fleet 76. Mattapoisett MA