Before I head off and write an email....

[NOLAsailing]

In most regattas/beer can racing (save major events), the race committee will provide you with a provisional rating, which is not contestable. This is particularly easy to do if you have a fairly common boat. Not a big deal, in most cases. Of course, neither is applying for a PHRF cert.

[CalebD]

I can tell you what your PHRF handicap would be if you were a member of HRYRA (Hudson River ...).
Pearson 10M is listed with a base rating handicap of 150. Add 3 for RF jib. Add another 3 if fixed 2 blade prop etc, etc.
HRYRA charges around $25/year for recertification (as if the numbers change a lot between years - it is just a revenue stream for them).
I'll take a check or money order for $25, thank you very much!

As others have said, if you just join a local club race they will probably honor the base rating I gave above. If it is a Regatta or other organized multi-club race they got you over the $25 per year barrel.
Enjoy.

[DrB]

for the advice and input. I'll contact my local rep and see what their position is for a try out race.

DrB

[paulk]

Because you don't race, you don't know how much of a non-issue the status of your certificate is. When I'm on a race committee, the racing rules apply to all the boats in the starting area. If a new guy shows up and tells me what his rating is, it is no problem to calculate his finish and include his results on the scoring sheet too. If that's the only race he does, so what? He's added to the competition, and that's why people race. If he continues to race every week and starts averaging out to a winning spot at the end of the season, THEN we'll begin to get pickier about paperwork. In the meantime, give it a shot. Racing can be a real blast.

[GoslingNY]

Originally Posted by DrB

to my local PHRF reps, can anyone tell me if I can buy a "One Race" PHRF rating/license to try out racing my own boat? I don't want to go through the whole hassle of getting PHRF permanent rating, cost of numbers on a sail, etc., joining a local PHRF group if I don't like it.

In amature cycling you can by a One-Day racing license for just such a trial period and wanted to know if the same is true for PHRF sailing?

Thanks in advance.

DrB

Our club (Cresthaven in Western LIS) will let anyone race a couple of times before we ask them to join. The dues are $100 and we assign ratings unless the boat is 'official' with YRALIS. We don't take ourselves too seriously and have a great time on the water. We run three series (Tuesday, Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons).

Anyone interested, take a look at cresthavenyc : Cresthaven Yacht Club

Cheers,

Mike Robinson