Mr. Lodge,
I have just joined the Evelyn 32 forum to directly respond to comments made by you, that are without base. I think it is in very poor form to air your grievances on a public forum without first making a phone call or emailing you inquiries.
To address your first non complaint. I do work for Ben Hall, yes its true. Do I receive any financial or other compensation based on how his boat performs, No.
Do we have our meetings at Hall Spars? Yes, it is a location that is convenient for the committee; there is a nice large conference room with internet access and sometimes we use the copier, all free of charge. This space is allotted to us whenever we need. If you think this is an issue, please provide us with a location that has the same amenities and flexibility and we can change our meeting location.
For your next non complaint the E Dimension was changed last year and the rating adjusted. I am awaiting confirmation to see if there was a clerical error on the rating certificate and will confirm. You are correct in your guess that the rig is fractional
For your next non complaint,
Across the board the rating adjustment for a carbon spar is -3
Across the board the rating adjustment for composite rigging is -1
For your next non complaint, regardless of his financial out lay, he posed the question to the committee prior to starting any work to see what his expected rating change would be.
Now my non complaints:
1. On the top of every PHRF certificate and the online form there is a sentence stating that ANYONE can purchase ANYONE’S rating certificate for a fee of $4.00. This can typically be sorted in a few days.
2. Our standard adjustments are listed online (
http://www.phrf-nb.org). If you had the certificate from the manner mentioned above, you could have done your own calculations.
3. You made an accusation without even seeing the boat, you yourself admit you didn’t know the rig type, i.e. fractional/masthead
4. You did not call or email with your questions. Instead, you made slanderous postings on a public forum uses user agreement states it is specifically against the policy of the forum.
5. You haven’t even gotten your boat in the water nor are you racing it. You should race against Ben and then have some facts to base your opinion on. The truth is, his changes may have cost more in rating than his speed gain. Better yet trade boats and race him, see how you end up.
6. I am the commodore, not the rating chair.
7. Finally, Myself, Ken Madeiro and Phil Garland who all work at Hall, did not vote on Ben’s rating.
As a group we try to be as level headed and fair as possible. This is a volunteer job that is minimally thankful at the best of times. I invite you to step up and join the committee, see what really happens and then make an informed opinion based on fact.
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