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ECSA Membership and PHRF Application -- 2013 Season
You should note by now that we have changed and simplified the Website Application process. We would like your feedback on how the application process worked for you. You should note that we continue to require that you MUST submit sail measurement certificates if you acquired a new rated sail (main sail, largest jib, and largest spinnaker) for this season. These should be obtained from your sailmaker and forwarded to your handicapper when one is assigned. No certificate will be issued until we have valid measurements. If you are unable to obtain a measurement certificate from your sailmaker, contact your handicapper to arrange a measurement.
We have also made some changes to the ECSA PHRF regulations that may affect your handicap. These are detailed in the regulations that follow in this book; but in summary: (a) we have again clarified the mainsail “excess girth” language, (b) the section concerning asymmetric spinnakers has been rewritten with changes from prior years, and (c) we have added a “sail drive” option on the pull down menu under propeller configuration.
We will continue the practice that cat-rigged boats will carry different spinnaker and non-spinnaker handicaps. We think this has worked well in the past, and will continue to encourage more cruisers to participate. You will note that the application continues to require you to indicate if you have a Code Zero spinnaker or not. Currently there is no penalty associated with having this sail.
We continue to have considerable discussions concerning “modified” boats. Please note that the application requires you to stipulate any and all changes made to your boat from what was delivered by the builder. You must continue to do this even if such changes were previously reported as they all need to be noted on your current PHRF certificate.
We will continue to provide time correction factors (TCF’s) on the 2013 PHRF certificates. We calculate TCF as: [650/ (550+PHRF)]. We continue this in an effort to promote ECSA’s policy of encouraging race organizers to use time-on-time scoring with standard TCF’s, and to have them published on scratch sheets prior to the beginning of each race. This will allow competitors to calculate their relative positions during the race.
If there are questions, please refer to the ECSA 2013 Regulations posted elsewhere on this site, or in the ECSA Yearbook for clarification; or call any one of the PHRF handicappers listed.
In order to get your PHRF Certificate, simply log onto the ECSA website (www.ecsa.net), click on “Membership”, then “Join”. At that point you’ll be able to import a prior year’s data. If you didn’t have a prior ECSA PHRF certificate, you’ll be asked to provide contact information, as well as your boat hull and sail measurements. Once you have completed the form, you will pay the ECSA/PHRF membership fee with a credit card. (Note that ECSA membership is required in order to get a PHRF Certificate.)
When this is done, you will receive e-mail confirming your membership, and notifying you that your handicapper will be in touch with you within the next ten days. Your handicapper will also be automatically notified that your boat is ready to be handicapped. Your handicapper may contact you with questions, or to arrange to measure your boat or sails. Once the handicapper has completed the handicapping procedure, you will be notified by e-mail. At that point, you will be able to log onto the ECSA website and print out a copy of your PHRF Certificate.
We wish you Good Sailing !
ECSA Handicappers Council
Note that the online application requires that you have comprehensive measurement information available to fill in your vessel specifications. For details on these mesaurements, see the PHRF Regulations, Definitions, and Adjustments document.
Click here to SIGN UP online!
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