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PHRF-LO is operated as a not for profit organization servicing the sport of sailing on Lake Ontario and surrounding waters, the organization is headed by a group of Executive and Central Council members who are responsible for the running of the organization including, financial expenses and handicaps.
The day to day administration is handled out of an office in the Hamilton area on a part-time basis.
With sister organizations throughout Canada and the United States, PHRF has held its place as one of the top yacht racing handicap systems in North America.
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History of PHRF Article Count: 5
History of PHRF and PHRF-LO
Meetings Article Count: 1
Meetings are held regularly by elected members of clubs around Lake Ontario.
Minutes to those meetings are included here.
NOTE: These are unapproved meeting minutes. Any amendments are noted in the minutes at the meeting when they are approved.
Annual General Meetings Article Count: 22
Annual General Meetings are held each year in January.
The meeting is chaired by the President of the organization and attended by Member Club Handicappers to vote on varios issues.
NOTE: These are unapproved meeting minutes. Any amendments are noted in the minutes at the meeting when they are approved.
Central Council Meetings Article Count: 72
Central Council holds at least 3 meetings each year.
Central Council manages the handicapping aspects of the organization and is respresented by the Chief Handicapper, 2 Assistant Chief Handicappers and District Chief Handicappers representing the 6 regions around the lake.
NOTE: These are unapproved meeting minutes. Any amendments are noted in the minutes at the meeting when they are approved.
District Meetings Article Count: 32
The District Regions of PHRF-LO hold at least 2 meetings each yearly.
District region meetings are attended by the District Chief Handicapper and Club Handicappers (representatives) from Member Clubs within that particular region.
Our regions are: Eastern Yaching Council (EYC), Golden Horseshoe (GHPRF), Rochester (RDPHRF), South Shore (SSYRA), Toronto East (TORE)and Toronto West (TORW).
NOTE: These are unapproved meeting minutes. Any amendments are noted in the minutes at the meeting when they are approved.
Eastern Yachting Council Article Count: 31
Meeting Minutes from Eastern Yachting Council
Golden Horseshoe Article Count: 24
Meeting Minutes from Golden Horseshoe
Rochester Article Count: 23
Meeting Minutes Rochester District
South Shore Article Count: 8
Minutes from the South Shore Meetings
Toronto East Article Count: 21
Meeting minutes of the Toronto East District
Toronto West Article Count: 34
Meeting Minutes of the Toronto West District
Executive Meetings Article Count: 36
Executive meetings are held at least once per year.
The Executive of PHRF-LO manage the business and financial aspects of the organization and are represented by the President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Chief Handicapper and 2 Assistant Chief Handicappers.
NOTE: These are unapproved meeting minutes. Any amendments are noted in the minutes at the meeting when they are approved.
Membership with PHRF-LO Article Count: 3
Everything you need to know about joining or your membership
Projects Article Count: 0
PHRF-Lake Ontario continues its efforts to enhance the fairness and objectivity of its handicaps via projects and analysis done by Central Council, the Technical Advisory Committee and US Sailings offshore office.
Central Council Projects Article Count: 10
Working closely with the Technical Advisory Committee, Central Council actively works on improvements to our current handicapping system.
Changes to the handicap system are presented at the Annual Meeting and at Spring Training Seminars.
US Sailing Offshore Office Article Count: 4
We have undertaken several projects in conjunction with US Sailing's Offshore Office under Jim Teeters, Associate Offshore Director. Jim has worked on a database of LO boats using their Velocity Prediction Program (VPP).
All changes will be reviewed by Central Council and of course the principle of performance handicapping is still very much in the forefront. More details will be released at the PHRF-LO Annual General Meeting and also the Spring training session.
Articles Article Count: 3
A collection of articles published by various authors over the years.
1987 to present