As we head into the sailing season we are facing challenges once again with the COVID-19 restrictions.

Ontario Sailing is publishing regular updates as they get them from the Ontario Government.

Recent Notices and links to Ontario Sailing Announcements will be provided here.

Pandemic racing: Fiasco on the Rocks - three start points and live streaming.

Another article issued by the RYA on sailing & racing with participants from different households during COVID-19 in England.

 US Sailing is holding a Webinar with a Race Management Panel to discuss:

Important Considerations for Return to Racing on May 28th at 2:00 pm EDT / 11 am PDT

The RYA has published an article that may be useful for our Members, Handicappers and owners while considering options for racing on Lake Ontario.

Dear Member Clubs & Handicappers,

            We want to reach out to our members to acknowledge the difficult position we all face in the midst of the current pandemic restrictions.

The OLC system, in particular, the My Certificates function is now available for you to renew and change your certificates.

You will enjoy the added "Revised Handicap" tab that shows you the ASP(s) as you make the changes to your members certificates.

Over the next month or so, the main PHRF-LO office email may not be attended to as quickly as you have come to expect.

Sadly we say good bye to a long time PHRF-LO Handicapper at Bronte Harbour Yacht Club.

Update to the the Standard specifications on this class, may have an impact on the handicap.

We updated several standard dimensions based on supplied owners manual and found that many certificates had minor changes to their handicap.

The specs updated were:

Your Membership Invoice has been mailed out to your club.

Club Handicappers can access a copy of the invoice by logging in and using the Searches & Queries menu.

Using the Member/Club Query, select your club either by Member ID (eg: ABYC), by Member Name (eg: Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club) or by using the list below the search boxes.

The 2021 Race Analysis has been completed!

A copy of the Summary Analysis Report for each "Class" of boat is available.

Race Analysis Reports

Handicappers !

Have you considered running some of our videos on your Sail Measuring day?

You might run 2-3 of the videos in conjunction with sail measuring.

What classes are being reviewed and why?

The big question every year is: Why did this class get a handicap change.

There are 3 possible reasons:

At the November 20, 2021, Central Council reviewed the use of bloopers and approved a ban on their use for regular racing.

Over the past several years, it has been discussed and approved to move toward consistency in how we measure sails.

One of the outlying issues is the Max vs Mid Girth on the Symmetrical Spinnakers.

Melges 32, Hotfoot 27, Flying Tiger 10, Hobie 33

We need feedback to address a concern raised at the last Central Council Spring 2021 - Zoom Meeting.

The IC37 has arrived on Lake Ontario.

A Mark Mills design, built by Westerley Marine and FIBRE Mechanics, led by Melges Perfomance Sailboat.

A PHRF-LO Certificate holder award!

Since 2018 PHRF-LO has been awarding racers for participation in events around the Lake and surrounding waters.

These events are listed on our Championship Events Calendar and are scored according to the rules listed in this article.

Due to the continuing challenges with Covid 19 and holding this event via Zoom, we have regrettably decided to cancel the 2022 Spring Training Session.

We do look forward to resuming our in person workshops again starting in 2023.

In the meantime, we would like to encourage you to view our many Youtube videos that cover last years event and subsequent sessions covering many topics:

Minutes to the Executive meetings held in November & January are now available.

Minutes and Video's of the Annual General Meeting are also now available.

On behalf of:  Larry Huibers (President) and all the PHRF-LO Executive.

Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season!

Fellow Certificate Holders,

It is great to see so many clubs getting a start on the racing season of 2020, albeit with reduced numbers.

 A collection of pdf copies of the PHRF-LO Newsletter from 2003 to present.