Eric Meyn wrote:
Flatlander. After trying to decipher some of the Portsmouth info, it looks like this correction is only legal if you’re within 50lb of minimum weight. I’m looking at the chart at the top of page 20 of the 2017 Portsmouth Yardstick Handbook.
That chart on P. 20 is referring to the class rules. A H16 can carry up to 50 lbs. to meet minimum crew weight and still be class legal.
The multihull correction factors (for not being class legal) that flatlander is using are on Page 21.
Straight up (ignoring wind corrections), the H16 rating is 76.0.
Applying the L4 (less than 70% min. crew weight) correction factor of 0.97 gives 73.7, which should have been your rating.
I appreciate everything you are saying about following the rules. It says a lot that you were willing to take a DSQ, and it was very poor form for the other competitor to complain after the fact. However, it is each skippers' responsibility to know their rating to sail under Portsmouth just as it is to follow all the other rules. When one does not, bad things can happen...especially if they "win."
If you can get access to the raw data, it wouldn't be hard to re-run the numbers and see how they shake out. We've even swapped trophies after a regatta when the scoring got screwed up. If nothing else maybe take the high road...call up your disgruntled (ex?) friend, invite him out for a few beers, and explain what you've learned. Then, next time know your rating and legally kick his ass all over the course.