Spice Cup

Smyrna Yacht Club and The Old Men Of The Sea are proud sponsors of the Spice Cup.

Spice Cup Races are held on the first Wednesday of each month. The season is from October through September. Racing is over various ocean courses using a modified PHRF handicapping system (see below).

Click here for location of ocean course marks and chart. 

SPICE CUP RESULTS 2008 SEASON (Click on date for details)
Boat	Oct. 07	Nov. 07	Dec. 07	Jan. 08	Feb. 08	Mar. 08	Apr. 08	May 08	June 08	July 08	Aug. 08	Sept. 08
Ariel	.	.	.	C	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Cradle Song	5	.	.	A	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Island Time	.	3	4	N	.	.	5	.	.	.	.	.
Misty	6	4	.	C	.	1	1	3	4	2	4	.
Playmate	.	6	.	E	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Rhapsody	.	.	3	L	3	4	3	1	3	3	1	.
Sailaway	2	.	1	L	1	2	2	2	2	.	2	.
Shadowfax	.	.	.	E	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Valhalla	.	.	.	D	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Cat's Paw	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sea U There	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	5	.	.	.	.
Bobsy	4	5	.	.	.	.	.	.	6	.	.	.
Twilight	1	2	.	.	.	5	.	.	1	1	3	.
Sassy	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Breaking Wind	3	1	2	.	2	3	.	.	.	.	.	.
Frankly Speaking	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Incommunicado	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	4	5	.	.	.
New Fortune	.	.	.	.	4	.	4	.	.	.	.	.

Spice Cup Modified PHRF System

Spice Cup Races are scored using a modified PHRF System. (This is an experimental system initiated for the October 2007 race. The results will be monitored and the system may be adjusted during the year.) The Base PHRF is computed using the average PHRF for the particular boat as listed by the US Sailing Association. Standard adjustments are made for an undersized genoa, non-spinnaker, and three bladed prop. This provides each boat with a certified handicap that can be used in races other than the Spice Cup series. In order to make racing more competitive for all participants, PHRFs are modified for the Spice Cup series according to the following procedure.

1. Each boat in the fleet will start the year with the 80% adjustment computed from the boats performance in the previous year.  New boats will start with zero.  The race committee will have the responsibility to change a boats adjustment if performance shows that it is necessary to make the boat competitive or to protect the fleet.
2. After each race, the following months adjustment will be computed based on the performance in that days race compared with the existing adjustment.
3. All adjustments will be based on 80% of the adjustment needed to correct a boats PHRF to make the participating boats finish in a tie.
4. The adjustment will be averaged with the previous adjustments (method under study). 
5. If there is a known condition in a boats performance, such as being late to the start line or doing a penalty turn, the race committee will modify the computed adjustment accordingly.

PHRF and adjustments for the upcoming race in Sept., 2008

Boat Name	Description	Base	.	.			.		.	Computed	Adj.
.	.	PHRF	Genoa	Non-Spin	Rol  Furl	Dacron	Prop	Bimini	PHRF	Adjustment	PHRF
Ariel	C&C 27	180	0	12	6	6	12	6	222	67	289
Bobsy	Sabre 36	121	6	12	6	6	0	6	157	132	289
Cradle Song	Pearsons 35	180	0	12	6	6	9	6	219	70	289
Dragon Slayer	Hunter 34	141	3	12	6	6	9	6	183	0	183
Twilight	LaFitte 44	143	0	12	6	0	12	0	173	0	173
Island Time	Beneteau Oceanis 352	151	0	12	12	6	12	6	199	81	280
Misty	Gulfstar 36	157	0	12	6	6	0	6	187	62	249
Playmate	Hunter 30	184	0	12	6	6	12	6	226	155	381
Rhapsody	C&C 35 Mark I	132	0	12	6	6	9	6	171	17	188
Sailaway	Pearson 31,Shaw Pearson	177	0	12	6	6	0	6	207	7	214
Shadowfax	C&C 34	145	0	12	6	6	0	6	175	28	203
Valhalla	C&C 29-2	176	0	12	6	6	0	6	206	52	258
Sea-U-There	Island Packet 26	261	0	12	6	6	12	6	303	159	462
Cats Paw	Gemini Cat 33.5	153	0	12	6	6	0	6	183	48	231
Sassy	S2 9.2	190	0	12	6	6	12	6	232	61	293
Incommunicado	Hunter 28	184	6	12	0	6	9	0	217	133	350
Frankly Speaking	Pearson 34 CB	153	6	12	6	6	12	6	201	94	295
New Fortune	Hunter 40	102	0	12	6	6	9	6	141	95	236
Breaking Wind	Beneteau First 33s5	129	0	12	3	0	0	0	144	42	186

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SPICE CUP RESULTS 2007 SEASON (Click on date for details)
Boat	Oct. 06	Nov. 06	Dec. 06	Jan. 07	Feb. 07	Mar. 07	Apr. 07	May 07	June 07	July 07	Aug. 07	Sept. 07
Ariel	3	.	.	C	.	4	.	5	.	DNF	4	2
Cradle Song	2	3	5	A	.	.	.	.	.	.	DNF	.
Island Time	5	.	.	N	.	.	.	3	2	.	.	4
Misty	.	2	2	C	4	.	.	7	.	2	3	3
Playmate	.	.	.	E	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Rhapsody	.	.	.	L	3	1	1	1	1	3	.	1
Sailaway	1	1	1	L	1	2	2	2	.	1	1	.
Shadowfax	.	.	.	E	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Valhalla	.	.	.	D	.	.	3	6	.	.	.	.
Cat's Paw	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sea U There	.	.	DQ	.	.	.	.	.	.	DNF	5	.
Bobsy	.	.	.	.	5	.	6	.	.	5	.	.
Twilight	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sassy	4	.	4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Breaking Wind	.	4	3	.	2	3	4	4	.	4	.	.
Frankly Speaking	.	.	.	.	6	.	5	.	.	.	.	.
Incommunicado	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8	4	.	2	.
New Fortune	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	.	.	5

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SPICE CUP RESULTS 2006 SEASON (Click on date for details)
Boat	Oct. 05	Nov. 05	Dec. 05	Jan. 06	Feb. 06	Mar. 06	Apr. 06	May 06	June 06	July 06	Aug. 06	Sept. 06
Ariel	6	5	.	4	.	5	4	.	C	.	.	.
Cradle Song	5	.	.	3	4	9	3	3	A	3	3	.
Island Time	7	.	.	.	.	7	5	.	N	.	.	.
Misty	2	3	.	2	.	4	.	5	C	2	2	.
Playmate	.	.	.	5	6	8	2	.	E	.	.	.
Rhapsody	3	1	.	.	2	3	6	.	L	.	4	.
Sailaway	1	2	.	1	1	1	1	1	L	1	.	.
Shadowfax	.	4	.	.	.	.	.	.	E	.	.	.
Valhalla	.	.	.	.	.	2	.	.	D	.	.	.
Cat's Paw	4	.	.	.	.	.	7	2	.	.	.	.
Sea U There	.	.	.	.	.	DNF	.	4	.	.	DNF	.
Bobsy	.	.		.	3	.	.	6	.	DNF	.
Twilight	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	1
Sassy	.	.	.	6	5	6	.	.	.	.	DNF	3
Breaking Wind	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2

 

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