paxfish 5 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Guys - Our Multihull ratings body just did the analysis on my boat and is returning a handicap rating somewhere between an F-27 (w/chute) and an F28 (w/chute.) They said that once I put a chute on there, it will rate with the F-31s. They used maybe 30 different parameters to arrive at the rating. Does that sound about right when you think about F boats and GBE relative ratings down in N.Z? For comparative purposes, up here the ratings are roughly: F-31 = 1.0 F-28R = .97 F-28 = .96 F-27.87 It sounds like I'll start at roughly .9 and they will modify after several races.... Link to post Share on other sites
Freedom GBE 27 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 The Farriers are fast in light air, flat water. In a bit of wind we can keep up and can beat Sledge sometimes, which is a F28R I think. The wildfire is newer, a meter wider and has a taller rig than the GBE I think. There are no Wildfires in NZ racing that I know of. It would be good to see how you go. When is your first race? I hope there is lots of wind. Link to post Share on other sites
paxfish 5 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Thanks Freedom! Sounds like it is about right. Not sure on the first race. I still crew on a F-28R, and I've got some things to shake down on Terrapin.... Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 143 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Sledge is a modified custom build F82R, carbon I think, where as a F28 is a gelcoated glass production boat, slightly longer, but likely a bit heavier. Tri's generally outperform similar cats in the light due to being able to induce a little bit of heel and tack more easily, and will have slightly less wetted surface area. However the cats catch up once the breeze comes up a bit. You'll likely be racing the 28 R on the water, if it's hull flying weather you may have a sniff at the 31's depending on how race orientated they are Link to post Share on other sites
paxfish 5 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 That is also encouraging. Thanks Ed! Now I gotta figure out an assym.. Link to post Share on other sites
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