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Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other.

Show news Charlottetown Race Week 2026 Preview
Two national championships to be decided along with J/29, Melges 24 and PHRF classes
Posted on 8 May Edgartown Yacht Club's 'Round-the-Island Race
Back to July, Back to Form
Posted on 8 May Register by May 15 for Rolex Big Boat Series
Registration fees increase after May 15 for the West Coast's Premier Regatta & ORC North Americans
Posted on 3 May Bayview Mackinac Race partners with America250MI
The 102nd race from Port Huron to Mackinac Island aligns with America250MI's "Power of Place" value
Posted on 30 Apr New Mixed Plus Award for CYC Race to Mackinac 2026
Eligible teams may opt into the Mixed Plus Award once they have completed race entry
Posted on 29 Apr Ida Lewis Distance Race presenting sponsor
Kiel James Patrick has become a staple of New England style
Posted on 23 Apr Rhody Regatta opens registration
Race Around Conanicut Island to benefit Meals on Wheels of RI
Posted on 22 Apr Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point overall
Champions Crowned in 14 Classes
Posted on 20 Apr Three Kings Race: Three finish on Sunday
Higher Ground finished on Sunday morning, while Akonga and Carpe Diem finished mid afternoon.
Posted on 19 Apr Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point Day 2
Moving Day for Competitors
Posted on 19 Apr Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point Day 1
Strong sea breeze enables organizers to get off multiple starts for all classes
Posted on 18 Apr Newport Bermuda Race Daily Broadcast
Experience the race from the Gulf Stream, powered by Palm Beach Motor Yachts
Posted on 9 Apr EYC Round Island Race: Remembering Richard Sides
Sides began sailing in 1954 with the Dublin University Sailing Club.
Posted on 3 Apr Unlock the Advantage of Custom Race Sails
With the North Sails advantage
Posted on 23 Mar Angela Margolit on the GSC's St. Patrick's Regatta
A Q&A with Angela Margolit on the Geechee Sailing Club's St. Patrick's Regatta
Posted on 17 Mar Doyle Sails RNI: Bulk of fleet finishes Leg 4
Only six of the original 26 boat fleet are still racing on Leg 4 of the 1210nm race.
Posted on 16 Mar Doyle Sails RNI: Ragnar holds overall Lead - Leg 3
Ragnar has retained the overall lead, albeit with a reduced margin in the Doyle Sails Round NI.
Posted on 11 Mar Doyle Sails RNI: Explore Racing wins Leg 3
Most of the 25 boat fleet have finished Leg 3 of the Doyle Sails Two Handed Round North Island Race
Posted on 10 Mar Doyle Sails RNI: Ragnar holds overall Lead - Leg 2
Ragnar sailed by Brett Elliott and James Glidden have moved into the overall lead after Leg 2.
Posted on 8 Mar Rhody Regatta to benefit Meals on Wheels
Race around Conanicut Island will benefit Meals on Wheels of Newport County
Posted on 7 Mar Doyle Sails RNI: Explore Racing wins Leg 2
Several boats have finished 476nm Leg 2 of the Doyle Sails Two Handed Round North Island Race
Posted on 5 Mar Doyle Sails RNI: Update from Leg 2
The 26 boat fleet are on the tough and longer 476-nautical-mile passage from Mangonui to Waikawa
Posted on 3 Mar Doyle Sails RNI: Explore Racing first to Mangonui
Doyle Sails RNI-2H: Thrilling opening leg from Victoria Wharf Devonport to Mangonui.
Posted on 1 Mar Bayview Yacht Club announces race leadership
For the 102nd Bayview Mackinac Race
Posted on 10 Feb STC & BYC unite the Salty 100 and Tower Race
Exciting new format, designed like a half-marathon/full-marathon pairing
Posted on 10 Feb Ida Lewis Distance Race preview
Newport's ultimate 24-hour offshore test
Posted on 4 Feb 2026 Rolex Big Boat Series Registration Opens
This year's event also serves as the 2026 ORC North American Championship
Posted on 21 Jan Edgartown YC 'Round-the-Island Race shifts to July
The modern 'RTI is a 55-mile circumnavigation of Martha's Vineyard
Posted on 20 Jan Entry open for 79th Block Island Race
A premier ocean racing event on the new England sailing calendar kicks off another huge year
Posted on 14 Jan 2026 Bayview Mackinac Race Notice of Race
Cruising Division Rules, and Safety Equipment Requirements (SER) now available
Posted on 3 Jan
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Scenes from the past: a fleet start at Edgartown Yacht Club's 'Round-the-Island Race
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© Anna Suslova Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac 2025
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© Stephen R Cloutier Akonga, Motorboat III and Clockwork just after the start of the Three Kings Yacht Race - April 16, 2026
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz Akonga on her way to the finish line of the Three Kings Yacht Race on April 19, 2026
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz Clockwork on her way to win the Three Kings Yacht Race on April 16, 2026
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point Day 1
© Priscilla Parker Clockwork on her way to win the Three Kings Yacht Race on April 16, 2026
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz Positions at 2325hrs Friday - Clockwork (Orange), Wired (White), Mr Kite (Mauve), Equilibrium (Ming Blue), Motorboat III (Lilac) - Three Kings Race - April 16, 2026
© Yellow Brick Clockwork soon after the start of the Three Kings Yacht Race on April 16, 2026
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz Akonga (Nick Roberts) chases Higher Ground (John Seely) soon after the start of the Three Kings Yacht Race on April 16, 2026
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz Positions approaching North Cape at 1300hrs - Clockwork (Orange), Wired (White), Mr Kite (Mauve), Equilibrium (Ming Blue), Motorboat III (Lilac) - Three Kings Race - April 16, 2026
© Yellow Brick Dawn aboard Clockwork heading across the Tasman Sea - Three Kings Race - April 17, 2026
© Clockwork crew Dawn aboard Clockwork heading across the Tasman Sea - Three Kings Race - April 17, 2026
© Clockwork crew Positions approaching North Cape at 1000hrs - Clockwork (Orange), Wired (White), Mr Kite (Mauve), Equilibrium (Ming Blue), Motorboat III (Lilac) - Three Kings Race - April 16, 2026
© Yellow Brick Motorboat III to leeward of Clockwork soon after the start of the Three Kings Race - April 16, 2026
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz Positions approaching North Cape - Clockwork (Orange), Wired (White), Mr Kite (Mauve), Equilibrium (Ming Blue), Motorboat III (Lilac) - Three Kings Race - April 16, 2026
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