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THE RACING RULES OF SAILING AND LMPHRF HANDICAPS
LMPHRF handicaps boats with deference to THE RACING RULES OF SAILING 2005-2008 including US SAILING Prescriptions. Take note of the following:
CREW POSITION RULE 49.1 Competitors shall use no device designed
to position their bodies outboard, other than hiking straps and stiffeners worn under the thighs.
MOVA8LE BALLAST RULE 51 All movable ballast shall be property stowed, and water,
dead weight or ballast shall not be moved for changing trim or stability. Floorboards, bulkheads, doors, stairs and water tanks shall be left in place and all cabin fixtures kept on board.
CHANGES TO THE RACING RULES 86.1 (c) Class rules may change only
racing rules 42, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54.
NEW IN 2007 ARE LMPHRF ENDORSED OR UNENDORSED
CERTIFICATES OF HANDICAP
An Occasional Problem In each season, there are a few charges brought forward about
boats racing with sails that are unspecified or not properly noted on their handicap application or renewal document.
Alleviating the Problem: To help alleviate potential concerns and problems, a label will be
added to the LMPHRF Certificate of Handicap that notes it as an Endorsed or Unendorsed certificate.
An unendorsed certificate is based primarily on self-report of critical dimensions for
handicapping and failure to report complete rig and sail plan data using a sail maker's
measurement certificate. An unendorsed certificate does not have a current dated rig/sail plan measurement certificate on file. An application or renewal without a current rig/sail plan
measurement certificate does not prevent assignment of a handicap or racing; it provides only for an unendorsed certificate with perhaps attendant difficulties.
An endorsed certificate has a current and dated rig/sailplan measurement certificate on file.
Endorsed certificates will be helpful in protests and appeals.
HANDICAP CREDIT FOR RACING WITH ROLLER-FURLED SAILS
LMPHRF may apply a credit to the base handicap for using a roller furling main or genoa/jib while racing.
Simply using roller-furling sails in competition does not automatically result in a credit that adjusts
(increases) the value of a LMPHRF base handicap. In order to receive a roller furling credit several conditions must be strictly met and adhered to as delineated in the policy.
LMPHRF ROLLER FURLING CREDIT POLICY: Credit is awarded for mainsail luff roller furling of
+6 sec/nm with no battens and positive roach or +3 sec/nm with battens and/or positive roach.
Credit for a roller furling headsail of +3 sec/nm is awarded when its LP is 155% or less and is the
only headsail used in racing for the entire season declared in writing by application to LMPHRF. The roller-furling drum must be above deck. Storm sails are excepted from this requirement.
Furling headsails with an LP larger than 155% will be heavily penalized. Exotic materials are acceptable when the sail is made for use as a roller furling headsail. While racing, the roller
-furled headsail cannot be dropped on deck for the purpose of sail changes with the exception of hoisting a storm jib. This credit is not awarded to production boats that have roller furling as a standard.
OWNER ACTION: In order to receive the LMPHRF roller furling credits to the assigned base handicap of
their boat, owners must annually complete a declaration, sign and date it, and send it with a copy of sail
maker's certificate for their roller furled sails with their renewal documents to LMPHRF. Copies of the declaration/application are available from the LMPHRF Office upon email request to lmphrf@lmphrf.org
CHANGED AUXILIARY POWER AND PROPELLER ADJUSTMENTS
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Two or three blade folding or feathering propeller on an exposed shaft
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no adjustment (0 sec./nm.)
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Two bladed solid propeller on an exposed shaft
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+6 sec./nm. (formally +3 sec./nm.)
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Three bladed solid propeller on an exposed shaft
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+9 sec./nm. (formally +6 sec./nm.)
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Three bladed solid propeller in an aperture
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+3 sec./nm.
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Feathering or two bladed fixed propeller in an aperture
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no adjustment (0 sec./nm.)
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Outboard fixed in well with two bladed solid propeller
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+6 sec./nm.
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SCHEDULE OF LMPHRF, INC. SERVICE FEES
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Application for a certificate
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$55.00
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Certificate renewal postmarked by March 31st
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$45.00
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Certificate renewal postmarked after March 31st
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$70.00
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Expedited certificate processing
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$50.00
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Replacement or duplicate certificate
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$25.00
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Appeal of a handicap
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$50.00
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NOTES:
The fee for expedited processing is an additional fee (e.g. late fee plus expedited processing
results in a $120.00 charge paid before the current and valid certificate is mailed).
LMPHRF, Inc. does not do business by credit card. The correct fee must accompany a
request for service. A personal check or a money order is acceptable as payment for service. Do not use cash as a payment for service
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