Join PHRF SoCal

Who Should Join?

Members of SCYA-affiliated yacht clubs who plan to race their boat in local races and regattas. After joining SoCal PHRF you will receive an official rating certificate for your boat. You will use this certificate to provide race officials with the handicap information that they need to compute race results across a wide variety of boat makes and models.

Membership Types

  • Regular Membership – Regular memberships are for people who plan to race their boat in local races and regattas. Follow the steps below to get a Regular membership. Once you become a member, you will receive a PHRF rating certificate in about a week (if your boat is a stock boat).  If you sell your boat, your membership is changed to Associate for the remainder of the year.  Membership also entitles you to:

    • Attend any of the PHRF Area or monthly Regional meetings

    • Compete in the PHRF Regional Championships

    • Vote at the PHRF General Meetings

  • Associate Membership – If you don’t have a boat, but would like to participate as a voting member of the SoCal PHRF, this option is for you.  Associate Members are entitled to hold office and/or vote at PHRF meetings, but no boat or boat ratings are involved. If you buy a boat as an Associate member, you can change your membership to Regular for the remainder of the year, and receive a boat rating. To get an Associate Membership please complete the Associate Membership Form.

Membership Cost

Regular or Associate Membership dues are $90 per year for the calendar year. If your membership form and payment are received after October 1, your dues will be good for the remainder of the current year and the following year.

How To Join In Five Steps

1. Join An SCYA Affiliated Yacht Club

Check the SCYA website for a list of affiliate member clubs. Contact yacht clubs near you to decide which one best meets your needs.

2. Get a Sail Number from SCYA and Put it On Your Racing Sails

A sail number is an official number assigned to you by the SCYA. You cannot just make this number up, and it is not your hull number. The exception to this is if your class of boat has written class rules stating you may use your hull number and is in a local organization with at least 5 members. If you purchased a boat with an existing sail number, check with SCYA to see about transferring the existing sail number to your name.   To get a new sail number, fill out this form on the SCYA website.  To get the actual stick-on numbers, you can contact any sailmaker, or buy them online (BoatUS and others) and do it yourself.

3. Gather the Necessary Boat Measurements

To start with, you may want to print out our MEASUREMENTS GUIDE to get a general idea of the kinds of measurements that we need.  Measuring yourself is usually not the best idea, especially if you have a “stock” boat.  The best resource for  boat measurement help is to look through our database for boats that are the same as yours, and use the same measurements. This can save you a lot of time and trouble.  Look under the Boat Ratings tab; there are a lot of ways to search through our database.  Next, check your boat manufacturer’s website for the specs on your particular model.  If you have a one of a kind or rare boat you may have to do some measuring.  Along with your application, please email us any PHRF, IRC, ORR and/or other rating certificates for the boat along with pictures or drawings or brochures with the application.  Many local sailmakers are also willing to help you gather boat measurements.

4. Fill Out and Submit the New Member Application

 Warning: the New Member Application Form doesn’t display very well on a cell phone.  

5. Pay the Membership Fee of $90

After you submit the New Member Application Form you’ll be redirected to the payment gateway to make your payment online.  If you prefer to pay by check, send in a check to the Fleet Office with your Sail Number on the check.

General Information

If your new membership and payment are received after the Fall General Members Meeting, your dues will be good for the remainder of the current year and the following year. Your PHRF rating will be determined by the Chief Handicapper along with members who volunteer to serve on the local and regional boards.

Most applications will be processed in a couple of days to a week. You will receive an email letting you know that your certificate is available online. Once you get your certificate, be sure to check it to confirm that all the information is correct. PHRF of Southern California reserves the right to refuse a membership.

Questions

Contact the Fleet Administrator, or contact your local area rep if you have any questions or need some assistance through the process.