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    Posted: 12 Mar 13 at 4:36pm
my sentiments too ,

a bit of proof reading and adjustment of base figures (as they dont really matter ) would not go adrift , my out and out cruiser is supposed to be faster than most of the J fleet !!!!. 

although they will iron out , you cant get over the fact that you will be underachieving from the start , not much of a grabber , and otherwise what would seem an excellent idea 
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Evening, 

On 1st March the RYA launched the National Handicap for Cruisers.

As a Cruiser Captain for a keen cruiser racing club I was enthusiastic about the launch of this new handicap system and the hope of something more workable for cruisers than the PY system.

In principle the system seems good but my enthusiasm has rapidly decreased when examining the list of base numbers.  According to the base numbers a Nicholson 32 is faster than a Bolero Quarter Tonner as is an Albin Vega????  additionally a Jeaneau rush which is based on a competitive 1/2 Tonner is only 2 minutes than a Twister.  and so the discrepancies go on.

I appreciate the system is designed to be performance based and TCC's should adjust as a series progresses but surely the base numbers should correlate with the comparative performance of each boat???  

Does anyone know how the RYA have come up with the Base number list, as it would appear that the ones that are way out are for boats who are unlikely to have been rated under IRC.

If the Base numbers don't make sense then unfortunately the NHC is dead before it starts and we will have to go back to the less than adequate PY system
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