6. Ratings and Certificates
Yachts will compete on corrected time using a time-on-distance Pacific Cup Rating (PCR) rating. Formulae used to calculate PCR ratings may be found at www.pacificcup.org/ [when available. Not up as of May]
The PCR rating will be calculated from the yacht’s official rating certificate which shall be
For Multihulls, a PHRF certificate issued by the Bay Area Multihull Association (“MPHRF”)
For Monohulls, a PHRF certificate issued by Northern California PHRF Committee (“PHRF”), or
an ORR Measurement Certificate issued by US Sailing (“ORR”).
Specific requirements for when PHRF or ORR may be used are detailed in Appendix III .
Any yacht failing to submit a valid certificate by the deadline in paragraph 13 will be penalized ten minutes of elapsed time for every day the valid certificate is late past the deadline.
A yacht shall race only in the configuration specified by the certificate under which she is racing, including carrying on board all equipment, furniture, and so on as required.
A yacht shall carry a copy of her current valid rating certificate onboard during the race.
