[C320-list] Wing vs deep keel

[Andrew Santangelo]

Larry,

Actually there is little or no change wing vs. fin on the PHRF rating.

My boat started at a PHRF of 156 with the wing keel.  When I went to  
the Fin keel I was initially dropped to 150, but in a couple of months  
I was bumped back to 156.  My understanding is the most areas have  
handicapped fin and wing keel boats the same or maybe a couple of  
seconds per mile for the wing.  Be able to point 5 deg better with a  
fin keel makes up for this negligible time difference if any is  
added.  So when I went to the fin keel I help my cause with penalizing  
my vessel.

Also it is interesting to note you penalize yourself if you use a  
fixed blade prop vs. folding/feathering prop.  PHRF did not change my  
handicap when I went to an Autoprop, however I was clearly sailing a  
faster with it.

Best Regards,
Andrew
C320 "Dawn Treader"
#333




On Mar 11, 2009, at 5:08 PM, windswept at stx.rr.com wrote:

> Heads up the fin may be faster, but if you race under PHRF or  
> another handicap system the rating should be higher for the wing  
> which in theory should compensate for the difference.
>
> Larry