Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Do you know the meaning of all the characters in a hull number?

Maybe....but "56" is not a "Racing Sail Number", like the number assigned to a boat by the IRU (International Racing Union or whatever the current name is). "56" is the CAL Hull#, and this is the number that would be on the sail to indicate that, (our old CAL 21 had "285" on the sail, since that was her hull#). The CAL # would be used if you were racing "one-design", aka...in a CAL 28 Class regatta, but would not be used (usually?) for handcap racing, ie: several different designs racing in the same overall class. The PUR number will be assigned by the rating authority for the regatta. I believe that assigned number stays with the boat for further regattas? (I'm not a racer) Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II (DS class# 10201) and former co-owner of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21, (CAL 21 Hull# 285) On Mon, 11 May 2009 20:55:37 -0000 "acostavientos" <ac… [at] yahoo.com Wow!! Excelent! Thank you very much. So if I'm going to use this number as the reference to have it printed in the sails for regatta purpuses, my number will be PUR056, right? PUR = Puerto Rico Digital Photography - Click Now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTDvmQNt6AWJueSxK6ugEK36llKMSE3IspTB4shETpaapISRpWvteA/

Rod Good point. I only race one design. The 56 is what would be used. I gather for PHRF handicap racing you may be assigned some other designation? The Country identifier would be placed on the sail for international racing? Read S. Howarth Moorestown, New Jersey rs… [at] yahoo.com Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From: Rodney G Johnson <rj… [at] juno.com> Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 21:31:04 To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Do you know the meaning of all the characters in a hull number? Maybe....but "56" is not a "Racing Sail Number", like the number assigned to a boat by the IRU (International Racing Union or whatever the current name is). "56" is the CAL Hull#, and this is the number that would be on the sail to indicate that, (our old CAL 21 had "285" on the sail, since that was her hull#). The CAL # would be used if you were racing "one-design", aka...in a CAL 28 Class regatta, but would not be used (usually?) for handcap racing, ie: several different designs racing in the same overall class. The PUR number will be assigned by the rating authority for the regatta. I believe that assigned number stays with the boat for further regattas? (I'm not a racer) Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II (DS class# 10201) and former co-owner of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21, (CAL 21 Hull# 285) On Mon, 11 May 2009 20:55:37 -0000 "acostavientos" <ac… [at] yahoo.com Wow!! Excelent! Thank you very much. So if I'm going to use this number as the reference to have it printed in the sails for regatta purpuses, my number will be PUR056, right? PUR = Puerto Rico Digital Photography - Click Now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTDvmQNt6AWJueSxK6ugEK36llKMSE3IspTB4shETpaapISRpWvteA/

I believe the "5" referred to was for the old IOR rule. PHRF also passes out numbers that are 5 digits. They might have to go 6 digits soon, since around here they are in the 90 thousands. Not sure what Americap and the other "rule of the month" systems do. Remember IMS? Most one design boats around Annapolis indeed use their hull numbers as a sail number since most do not participate in PHRF. I am a one design fan. In this area, the larger one designs become "Cruising One Design" (COD). Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Read Howarth Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:28 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Do you know the meaning of all the characters in a hull number? Rod Good point. I only race one design. The 56 is what would be used. I gather for PHRF handicap racing you may be assigned some other designation? The Country identifier would be placed on the sail for international racing? Read S. Howarth Moorestown, New Jersey rs… [at] yahoo.com Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From: Rodney G Johnson Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 21:31:04 -0400 To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Do you know the meaning of all the characters in a hull number? Maybe....but "56" is not a "Racing Sail Number", like the number assigned to a boat by the IRU (International Racing Union or whatever the current name is). "56" is the CAL Hull#, and this is the number that would be on the sail to indicate that, (our old CAL 21 had "285" on the sail, since that was her hull#). The CAL # would be used if you were racing "one-design", aka...in a CAL 28 Class regatta, but would not be used (usually?) for handcap racing, ie: several different designs racing in the same overall class. The PUR number will be assigned by the rating authority for the regatta. I believe that assigned number stays with the boat for further regattas? (I'm not a racer) Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II (DS class# 10201) and former co-owner of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21, (CAL 21 Hull# 285) On Mon, 11 May 2009 20:55:37 -0000 "acostavientos" <ac… [at] yahoo.com Wow!! Excelent! Thank you very much. So if I'm going to use this number as the reference to have it printed in the sails for regatta purpuses, my number will be PUR056, right? PUR = Puerto Rico Digital Photography - Click Now. <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2142/fc/BLSrjpTDvmQNt6AWJueSxK6ugEK 36llKMSE3IspTB4shETpaapISRpWvteA/>