Ding, see above...
My sense is that we have bigger fish to fry than changing our Handicapping system.
Mike
+1 as there appear to be less PHRF racing for beachcats than class/OD style events.
Are there THAT many sailors that are discouraged from racing because they feel their rating is unfair/someone has a rating "beater"?
A good point about dead boats and why their rating shouldn't change (except for mods) from when it was a popular class (like the N20 at 59.2?).
The DPN on popular fleets (F18, H16) should probably move as they develop new techniques (like "wild thing") and platform improvements.
So in theory, I could sail a little bit closer to the DPN on my I-18 if I improved the sailplan somewhat. The hull-form would probably be the limiting factor then.
Should the one-offs use some version of a SCHRS/DPN conversion until such time as there are enough boats for a 'pure' DPN based on actual performance? I guess it would still be somewhat based on skipper performance at that point, but that might be a blend of theoretical and actual performances...
