Our club currently has four classes within PHRF: non spinnaker, symmetrical spinnaker, A-sail sprit, and A-sail bow. They also have a short handed, a cruising class, and a multihull class that use different rating systems. Award ceremonies get pretty long.
They are trying to come up with something to get cruising class boats that fly A-sails to move into PHRF classes. The cruising club is almost always the biggest class in their two big annual race series. I race my Hunter 340 in the cruising class, because I enjoy racing against other Hunters and similar boats like Catalinas, Beneteaus, and Jeanneaus. And I enjoy using the A-sails I have along with several other boats in the class.
If I raced in the A-sail sprit class, I would be racing against J-130's and Melges 32's and such, I might as well try to do the 100 meters against Usain Bolt, even with a 75 meter head start.
If I raced in the A-sail bow class, I would hardly get to use my A-sail. Without a sprit, the small foretriangle with the very large main blankets the sail and limits its range.
They are trying to come up with an A-sail sprit class that can combine with the bow class but limit it to non sport boats. Maybe get some of the Hunters and Catalinas to join. Like limit the class to only aftermarket sprits or limit sprit length or an SA/D limit, none of them really good ideas.
Anyone know of a club that has a class designation without a lot of complicated restrictions that works well for non sport boats with A-sails on sprits?
They are trying to come up with something to get cruising class boats that fly A-sails to move into PHRF classes. The cruising club is almost always the biggest class in their two big annual race series. I race my Hunter 340 in the cruising class, because I enjoy racing against other Hunters and similar boats like Catalinas, Beneteaus, and Jeanneaus. And I enjoy using the A-sails I have along with several other boats in the class.
If I raced in the A-sail sprit class, I would be racing against J-130's and Melges 32's and such, I might as well try to do the 100 meters against Usain Bolt, even with a 75 meter head start.
If I raced in the A-sail bow class, I would hardly get to use my A-sail. Without a sprit, the small foretriangle with the very large main blankets the sail and limits its range.
They are trying to come up with an A-sail sprit class that can combine with the bow class but limit it to non sport boats. Maybe get some of the Hunters and Catalinas to join. Like limit the class to only aftermarket sprits or limit sprit length or an SA/D limit, none of them really good ideas.
Anyone know of a club that has a class designation without a lot of complicated restrictions that works well for non sport boats with A-sails on sprits?