) The two most common handicap systems are the IRC and the Portsmouth Yardstick, while the Performance Handicap Racing Fleet ( PHRF ) is very common in the U. S. A.

It is the fastest catamaran in the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick scheme, with a Portsmouth Number of 644.

The Heron has a Portsmouth Yardstick of 1346 when sailed single handed.

The Albacore can compete with other boats in a mixed fleet by means of the Portsmouth Yardstick handicap scheme.

The Laser uses a Portsmouth Yardstick of 1085 for racing involving other classes.

The Portsmouth Yardstick for this rig is 1050, which makes it 3. 2 % faster than the Laser Standard rig.

In a mixed fleet, the National 12 competes with other boats off a Portsmouth Yardstick handicap of 1083.

The 470 may be raced in a mixed fleet of boats, its performance being adjusted by the Portsmouth Yardstick handicapping scheme.

The Optimist is the slowest boat in the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick scheme, with a Portsmouth number of 1646.

The usual crew is two people and the boat can be cruised or raced with a Portsmouth Yardstick of 1129.

The 505 may be sailed in a mixed fleet using the Portsmouth Yardstick handicap scheme.

* Designated Portsmouth Number, a measure in the Portsmouth Yardstick system of handicapping for dissimilar boats in a race

The Portsmouth Yardstick handicap of a Byte is 1190.

These developments give a speed improvement reflected in the Byte CII's Portsmouth Yardstick of 1140 ( a 4. 2 % improvement ) and D-PN of 91. 4.

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When racing in a mixed fleet of classes, the Firefly uses a Portsmouth Yardstick handicap of 1168 ( in the RYA scheme ) or a D-PN of 99. 6 ( US Sailing scheme ).

There are two primary methods of competition in sailboat racing: One-Design and handicap ( see: Portsmouth Yardstick, PHRF and LYS ( Leading Yard Stick )).

Handicap rules include Portsmouth Yardstick, PHRF, IOR, IMS, IRC, Americap and LYS.

In handicap racing the Laser Vortex sails off a Portsmouth Yardstick of 945 in the UK and 86. 8 in the USA

The Fireball can also be sailed in a mixed fleet using the Portsmouth Yardstick handicap scheme.

Still, it is not a performance craft, as evidenced by the fact that it has the lowest Portsmouth handicap ( 138. 1 ) of any production centerboard boat listed.

The Sunfish, which is by far the most popular day sailer ever made, has a Portsmouth handicap of 99. 6.

The canal was part of a larger scheme for the construction of a secure inland canal route from London to Portsmouth, which allowed craft to move between the two without having to venture into the English Channel and possibly encounter enemy ships or natural disaster.

The Bikeabout scheme was launched in October 1995 by the University of Portsmouth, UK as part of its Green Transport Plan in an effort to cut car travel by staff and students between campus sites.

Implemented with an original budget of approximately £ 200, 000, the Portsmouth Bikeabout scheme was never very successful in terms of rider usage, in part due to the limited number of bike kiosks and hours of operation.

In the RYA-administered scheme, the 470 has a Portsmouth number of 973.

* London to Portsmouth Ship Canal – 1825 – took levels for the combined scheme of John Rennie, James Elmes and N W Cundy.

Keene is a product of the Portsmouth youth scheme.

Born in Basingstoke, Vine began his career at Portsmouth, making his way through the club's youth scheme.

The financial success enjoyed by the Southern Railway during the 1930s was based on the completion of its London suburban electrification scheme in 1929 and the subsequent electrification of the main lines to Brighton and the Sussex Coast and to Guildford and Portsmouth.

Portsmouth and Anse-de-Mai are located in the northern region of the island, and Roseau is in the south.

A small passenger ferry connects it to the neighbouring island of Portsea where the city of Portsmouth is located.

The Hayling Ferry is the most convenient way to travel between Portsmouth and Hayling Island.

Alternatively, Portsmouth and Southsea is another railway station, used for connections to Bristol ( Temple Meads ) and Cardiff.

Another version, which Bogart's long-time friend, author Nathaniel Benchley, claims is the truth, is that Bogart was injured while on assignment to take a naval prisoner to Portsmouth Naval Prison in Kittery, Maine.

* 1545 – The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth ; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.

Portsmouth is known for its orange cake, often containing cranberries.

Known as Northrop Grumman Newport News ( NGNN ), and later Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News ( NGSB-NN ), the company is located in Newport News, Virginia, and often participates in projects with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, also located adjacent to Hampton Roads.

* 1982 – The Mary Rose, a Tudor carrack which sank on July 19, 1545, is salvaged from the sea bed of the Solent, off Portsmouth.

The largest is Aquidneck Island, shared by the municipalities of Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth.

Only two survive, one near her birthplace in Knaresborough and the other in Portsmouth where there is a lifesize statue above the door.

And, reflecting the then lack of international standards, sizes varied and not all were built as ovals-for example, the oldest velodrome in the UK, at Preston Park, Brighton ( 1877 ), is 579m long and features four straights linked by banked curves, while the 536m Portsmouth velodrome has a single straight linked by one long curve.

Waterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England, approximately 8 miles north of Portsmouth.

The nearest train station is located in Bedhampton and is on the main train route between London and Portsmouth.

Havant railway station is served by Stagecoach service 39, and stations in Portsmouth by First services 40 / X40, 41, 45 and 45A.

For westbound trains the station at Cosham, served by the local bus services, is on the line between Portsmouth and Fareham, with regular trains to Southampton and Cardiff.

* October 13 – The HMS Canopus ( 1898 ), a pre-Dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, is launched at Portsmouth, England ( will be deployed widely in World War I ).

* July 3 – English fleet attempts to sail from Portsmouth to Normandy but is forced back by contrary winds.

* July – Henry VIII of England's flagship, the Mary Rose, is launched at Portsmouth.

Williams facilitated the purchase by William Coddington and others, and in the spring of 1638 the Antinomians began settling at a place called Pocasset, which is now the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

* The city of Portsmouth is awarded its Royal Charter.

Pinafore is at anchor off Portsmouth.