PHRF of Narragansett Bay is the performance handicap rating formula association for Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound. This is the only focus of the organization – PHRF-NB does not sponsor sailing events, but works cooperatively with any number of organizations that do so in the areas covered by PHRF-NB. PHRF-NB rates, on average, over 600 boats per year. These boats range from Thistles to Open 60’s. PHRF-NB has also been at the forefront of some PHRF innovations, including, over the past several years, creating guides for race committees for handling sport boats, time-on-time scoring calculations, and non-spinnaker adjustments. This site contains a wide range of information about PHRF-NB, and all the information a competitor will need to get their vessel rated, inform the rating committee of vessel modifications, or appeal their rating (or challenge someone else’s). Also available are the current rating list, some white papers describing some aspects of the rating process that seem to need clarification, and the meeting minutes/rating actions that are taken at particular committee meetings. All these things are available through the button menu above.
News
2024-04-27 - 11:18
Pat Beausoleil, long time PHRF-NB Office Manager Passes
Patricia Ann (Fitzgerald) Beausoleil, 83, a resident of Washington, NC, passed away peacefully at ECU Medical center, Greenville, North Carolina on March 13, 2024. She is reunited with the love of her life, her husband, Ronald Eugene Beausoleil who passed on December 31, 2022. Born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 30, 1940 to William... Read more »
2024-03-10 - 02:00
PHRF-NB Withholding Dues to US Sailing do to Lack of Support
Since the PHRF regions serve the greatest number of racing sailors in the United States by a significant margin and the apparent lack of support by US Sailing to the PHRF regions, in that our dues are being funneled to other activities rather than supporting the PHRF fleets. Recommendations were presented at meetings between our... Read more »
2024-03-01 - 07:58
Certificate renewal/new are now available!
You are now able to create a new certificate or renew a certificate for 2024. New this year is that while entering the data you can enter either standard units (feet, pounds) or metric units (meters, kilograms). There is a button at the top of the forms that allows you to switch between units.
2024-02-20 - 12:06
Next PHRF-NB Meeting is 29 April 2024
2019-07-17 - 12:05
How to properly measure your sails
ORC Videos on YouTube Headsails Mainsails Spinnakers
2019-07-16 - 12:04
Changed Your Email Address?
If you already have an account and you have changed your email address from the one you used to create the account, log in with the old email address, Click “My Account”, Click “Edit” and change the email address to the new email address then click “Save” at the bottom. DO NOT CREATE A NEW... Read more »