At our sailing club there are 4 wooden Phantoms. The three regular club racing ones are all on different PY handicaps because the page on the Association website is a bit confusing in the way it is worded. My boat is number 1026, and I have been put into PY 1035 because " it is recommended that for older boats (pre-epoxy, i.e. sail number pre-1100) that the boat is raced at 1035, and for those pre-999 the PY is 1047" without specifying that wooden boats may all be grouped together on 1047? It is even worse for the bloke with the 1100+ wooden boat, he is put into PY 1025. The logic of "pre epoxy" isn't understood by the club race committee as they have not taken the time to follow the type history.
Perhaps I am wrong in assuming that wooden boats do not follow the blanket PY guidelines based upon boat number ........
Who do I need to talk to to get the info on the Association history PY section clarified? for better or worse. At the moment it is a nonsense in clubs all over the place.
Of course, I could apply for enough pocket money to get a boat that matches the PY number I have.
Best,
Andrew.