2025 BAMA Rating Certificates Are Available

The 2025 PHRF ratings are now set, and sailors can submit their applications using the updated online form.

The 2025 rating development process considered the diverse BAMA fleet, ranging from D-class and Seacart 30s to Crowther 10s and various stock trimarans. To address the challenges posed by the wide variety of race conditions, including bay races with changing conditions and ocean races, a Time-on-Time (TOT) system was first developed using the Offshore Multihull Rating (OMR) system. This approach better accounts for the speed variations of multihulls across different wind conditions.

Then, to establish the 2025 PHRF, a regression equation was calculated using averaged sailed-to PHRFs from boats that participated in at least three races in 2024, excluding significant outliers and adjusting extreme values to improve accuracy. This step, based on observed performance, balances precision and practicality for the diverse BAMA fleet.

Time to get your ratings for 2025, and see you on the racetracks!