[Phrf] Dual fleet boats

[Clay Babcock]

Thanks Blake for jumping on this right away. I was going to respond last night but got in late.  ;-)

I think the scene outlined by Blake sounds very workable. First, it keeps the responsibility with the racers, and not the RC. And doing it by voice keeps competitors off VHF... open that for any good reason and soon everyone is calling the RC about something. 

Let’s try it for the last two races, and discuss at the winter PHRF meeting!

Clay


> On Oct 21, 2017, at 2:29 AM, Blake Middleton <myc at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Cliff,
> Thanks for the note. My guess is that suggestion takes us away from the simple communication we are seeking in order to score the races quickly and correctly. The RC is asking for any PHRF boats who are switching fleets to do this every race that they switch from their standard fleet. 
> 
> As my original email (as copied to the PHRF fleets by Clay) suggests, we are asking PHRF boats switching fleets to swing by the RC Signal boat before AND after each race to give us their revised number (123G or 456Y, etc.) rather than a hail of  “We are sailing under P1 today"
> 
> If you miss the RC before the start because you are late, you can always stop by between starts, especially during the 30-60 seconds right after any all-clear start. (Please be patient if the RC has signaled a recall under Flag X.) In addition… just take a minute to stop by at the finish and announce it then. 
> 
> Best regards,
> Blake
> 
>> On Oct 20, 2017, at 2:41 PM, Clifford Buikema <raecliff at icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> As one of the possible offenders, who is sometimes a bit tardy to the start from our Deephaven mooring, it can be tricky getting close enough to directly hail the RC. A few alternative suggestions using our various high-tech means of communication:
>> 1.  We can text or email our intentions or other administrative matters to the RC, say an hour before the start, or
>> 2.  The RC establishes a short period before or after the warning gun to call in such administrative matters on 68.
>> 
>> A question: whatever the method of communication, is it required for each race or only for the first race in the series?
>> Thanks to Blake and his Race Committee for their great work this season!
>> Cliff Buikema 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Oct 18, 2017, at 1:47 PM, Clay Babcock via Phrf <phrf at lists.wyc.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> PHRFers,
>>> 
>>> There has been a friendly request from the RC regarding reporting for a race when sailing in your alternate fleet. Designed to help them keep your score going where it needs to go (a good thing). We will discuss and likely make this the new rule for next year, but for the the two races left this year:
>>> 
>>> If a PHRF boat is sailing in alternate division, that boat should approach the Signal Boat before the start and announce their MODIFIED scoring designation. Instead of saying, “We’re sailing as PHRF1 today”… please say, “Our sail number today is (example)  1234G.” If the RC team is busy before the start (it happens a LOT) make sure that the change was confirmed and written down by the RC.  
>>> 
>>> That boat should also sail past the RC boat again AFTER the finish and announce the 1234G (or whatever) again. Apologies if this seems onerous. Please remember that the RC team is usually swamped at both the start and the finish.
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