Adult Sailing & Racing
PHRF at Plymouth Yacht Club
Plymouth
Yacht Club maintains an active Performance Handicap Racing Fleet
(PHRF). It's a great chance for yacht owners to
get their big boat involved in racing - whether it's a solid blue
water cruiser or nimble racer. The PHRF system handicaps
yachts, not sailors. Since the handicap is administered
locally, you must contact the fleet that assigns the handicaps for
your area to obtain a handicap.
The United States Performance Handicap Racing Fleet Committee (USPHRF) is a technical rule committee of US SAILING that promotes performance handicap racing for monohull and multihull sailing yachts applying the PHRF rule. The Committee researches, develops, and distributes guidelines for performance handicapping using systematically applied empirical methodology to determine estimates of speed potential. The Committee maintains a database of critical dimensions for production boats and a database of handicaps assigned by local and regional fleets associated with USPHRF.
PHRF Plymouth Bay Fleet Racing Procedures
Plymouth Bay PHRF Unofficial Email List
There is a loose list of those that
receive email updates on the Plymouth Bay PHRF's Robert Reifeiss.
If you'd like to be added to his list (note: this list is not
associated with Plymouth Yacht Club), please contact him at
r2arch@aol.com.
Adult Sailing Lessons
You're Never Too Old To Learn & We'll Help
You!
Sailing Basics (Session I)
Two
4 hour lessons conveniently situated on the weekend consist of both
classroom and on the water instruction in either Hunter 17’ or
Flying Scot sailboats. There will be two Sailing Basics Session I
courses this season. The first will be held the weekend July 16-17
and the second the weekend of August 6-7. Lessons will be held from
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. These lessons will be taught by US
Sailing Certified Instructors.Participants will become familiar with sailing terminology, sailboat safety, marlinespike seamanship, rigging, raising and dousing sails, leaving a mooring, steering, the effects of wind, tides, and currents, points of sail, tacking and jibing, controlling the angle of heel, and getting safely back to the dock or mooring in a seamanlike manner.
Graduates of this introductory class will be qualified for the Beyond Basics session offered the following weekend.
Beyond Basics (Session II)
Two
lessons and one “solo” sail will typically consist of preparatory
chalk-talks and on the water instruction in either Hunter 17’ or
Flying Scot sailboats. These sessions will each be four hours long
and will be given by US Sailing Certified Instructors. This season
there will be two Beyond Basics courses being held on the weekend.
The first will be the weekend of July 23-24 and the second will be
the weekend of August 13-14. Lessons will be held from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. each day.
Participants will hone the skills learned in “Sailing Basics” and
they will be introduced to more advanced aspects of sailboat
performance and handling. Topics will include sail shape and tuning
for speed, use of tell-tales, sail trim, weather, anchoring, safety
equipment, rules of the road, too much wind, tips for rescue and
escort boats, and basic navigation skills. The classes will
culminate with a “solo” sail for all students.
You may also speak with the instructors for additional or alternate
lesson times if there is a schedule conflict; to learn more, please
contact the Program Director and/or Manager at the Club.
Note: You do NOT need to be a member of the Plymouth Yacht
Club to learn to sail and get out on the water.