Pacific Handicap Racing Fleet
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PO Box 489 Gig Harbor WA 98335 |
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Most major area races (e.g. Swiftsure, etc.) require that participating yachts belong to a PIYA-member club, in addition to having a current rating certificate. Racing Rules of Sailing also require a PHRF certificate, or one design certificate.
1. Obtain Application and Rating Form (A/R Form) from your local Handicapper, Yacht Club, online or the PHRF-NW business office and fill in the requested data. Download the measuring diagram, and use if for your work sheet of for convenient reference.
2. Attach a check for the annual Dues to your application, $40 US, or $40 CAN.
3. Mail all 3 copies of the completed A/R Form, or the web site AR form with check, to your local Handicapper. If you can't locate him, mail all 3 copies to the business address, we will mail it to the Handicapper for you.
4. An owner officially becomes a member of PHRF-NW and his rating becomes fully valid when the dues are received and the forms have been properly completed by the member and his local handicapper and have been forwarded on to the PHRF-NW Business Office for processing.
5. Incomplete forms, including missing boat data, received by PHRF-NW or by its Handicappers shall be returned to the applicant for completion before a rating is issued.
6.* You may belong to PHRF-NW and be eligible for a PHRF-NW rating without also being a member of a Yacht Club.
7. * Membership to PHRF-NW is on an annual basis, done by paying the annual dues. Dues notices are mailed in November of each year. To be included in the annual roster publication, please be sure to pay by January 1st of the upcoming year.
* Subject to change.
EXCHANGE OF OLD BOAT FOR NEW BOAT; OR USED BOAT NEWLY ACQUIRED
1. Properly complete a NEW A&R Form.
2. List sail number and name of old boat.
3. Send to your local Handicapper.
4. If you have paid dues for current year, don't pay again.
ANNUAL Dues/Fees (Details subject to change)
1. For all members $40.00 US. Funds. Canadian members must pay $40.00 US or $40.00 in Canadian funds.
2. List sail number and name of previous PHRF NW boat.
3. For new members, Annual Dues need to accompany the A/R form.
4. For new members joining after November 15th , dues will be credited to the next season.
5. An annual PHRF-NW handicap rating applies and is valid for the boat described in a rating certificate that is owned or chartered by the member. If a member wants to race two or more boats during a year, a separate rating certificate and annual dues must be paid for each boat.
6. Effective January 1, 1996, all Handicappers, except those appointed for research or special projects, shall be members of PHRF-NW. PHRF-NW may grant Honorary membership to non-member Handicappers who do not own a boat.
7. Associate Membership is available to sail makers and other interested fleets outside Area H. The annual dues for Associate membership is $60.00 US. Funds.
BOATS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PHRF-NW ARE
1. LOA less than 18 feet.
2. Centerboard monohulls with no ballast for self-righting.
1. All current paid members of PHRF-NW will be mailed a Certificate when dues for the year are paid.
2. This Certificate is to be kept on the boat at all times.
3. Alterations to the boat or rig may affect the handicap and could result in disqualification from races.
4. Changes to any information concerning a member's boat must be supplied to the local Handicapper.
a. Upon notification of any changes the local Handicapper will complete the necessary paperwork and forward it on to the Business Manager.
b. At such time the change information is received and processed, a replacement Certificate will be issued to the member.
For the definition of "Standard Boat", please see the Roster (handbook).
2. The ratings are stated as Seconds Per Nautical Mile.
3. All Standard Boats in any class receive the same SP Rating.
4. SP Ratings of modified class boats will be adjusted faster or slower according to the nature of the modification. For the schedule of adjustments, please see your current handbook, Section II.
5. Codes are shown for each boat in the Roster and on the Supplements describing the Sails, Propulsion and any Miscellaneous items on which the SP Rating is based. Please see the Roster (handbook) Section II for detailed descriptions of these Codes.
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In 1995, PHRF-NW began offering opportunities to members and non-members to advertise in the PHRF-NW (printed) Roster. The Roster is published once a year and is mailed to every PHRF-NW member who renews their membership in our organization.
PHRF-NW encourages you to patronize our advertisers. When you visit one of our advertisers, please take the time to thank them on behalf of you organization for their support.
If you are interested in advertising in the upcoming year Roster, please contact the Business Office. (All material copyright protected©.)