Portsmouth in general is flawed especially for distance events.

1) If the boats are not very close in actual performance, most often they end up sailing in different winds across the time span of the race. i.e. the wind rarely stays stedy, it either fills or dies through the day, and the boat sailing during the most wind has a significant advantage.

2) The wind speed and direction favor certain boats beyond the small corrections for wind strength. A H16 in a big blow on a reach will correct out way ahead of the new big narrow spin boats, while the same boats racing down wind in light air will destroy a H16 on time and reality.

The correction factors don't cover it. A new big delema for me as most of the racing where I just moved to is no longer 1 design, but portsmouth.

I doesn't matter as long as I'm sailing. P.S. where can I get one of those 50 gallon coolers to mount on my tramp.

Matt