310 PHRF

[Patrick Higgins]

Hi all,I've never raced but want to one day so applied for PHRF from local rating agency (Lake Lanier PHRF). Stock boat w/ std 2 blade prop came back at 204. Same agency rates an h30 base at 186 and h31 @ 165. I think this is good for me, but am curious. Is the 310 so poorly considered by the racing community?. In moderate to high winds I can usually exceed hull speed and do okay in lower wind speeds. Looking purely at specs such as waterline, displacement, sail area and related performance ratios the 310 compares favorably.

[Greg Stebbins]

Is it just me or isn't getting a PHRF rating that's possably to high sort of a good thing?

[Jay Hill]

...and the highest PHRF is often at the top provided they took all the cruising gear off the boat. Yes, I think it's a good thing. It's like the 184 PHRF assigned to H31 where I am.

[C. Caddell]

.... and I had to appeal my rating to get it from a 189 to a 198, and I have a 1989 H27-2...