OR is a reference to how many people can be safely carried onboard and it
stands for Operators Responsibility.   Apparently many powerboats have a
stated vessel capacity, but vessels that don't have a stated capacity can
post OR.

I attached a snippet from the Iowa Boating Guide for reference.  I wonder
if other states have a similar requirement?
http://publications.iowa.gov/15950/1/ia_handbook_entire.pdf

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr


VesselCapacity.JPG

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 4:18 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Jesse,
>
> Nice pictures taken by your sailing buddies.  What’s the significance or
> the “OR” lettering on the hull aft of “ZEPHYR”?
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On Sep 10, 2020, at 5:01 PM, Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > After taking photos of many of my friends' boats in action (while sailing
> > my boat), one of my sailing buddies returned the favor and took some
> photos
> > of mine so I thought I would share.  While my local puddle does not
> qualify
> > as prime sailing grounds, it is convenient and we had a great day for
> > sailing.  My friend who was out sailing with me for the first time is now
> > hooked and asked when he can go again next (answer: this Saturday!)  It's
> > always nice to introduce more people to sailing.  One other note - there
> > was a women's sailing seminar at our club recently and part of the
> seminar
> > involved a tour of the cruisers at our club.  Our Rhodes 22 was the crowd
> > favorite!
> >
> > Jesse Shumaker
> > S/V Zephyr
> > -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
> > Name: Zephyr20200905_D.jpg
> > Type: image/jpeg
> > Size: 379148 bytes
> > Desc: not available
> > URL: <
> http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20200910/be5b9cd5/attachment.jpg
> >
> > -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
> > Name: Zephyr20200905_B.jpg
> > Type: image/jpeg
> > Size: 579329 bytes
> > Desc: not available
> > URL: <
> http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20200910/be5b9cd5/attachment-0001.jpg
> >
> > -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
> > Name: Zephyr20200905_A.jpg
> > Type: image/jpeg
> > Size: 587340 bytes
> > Desc: not available
> > URL: <
> http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20200910/be5b9cd5/attachment-0002.jpg
> >
> > -------------- next part --------------
> > A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
> > Name: Zephyr20200905_C.jpg
> > Type: image/jpeg
> > Size: 415946 bytes
> > Desc: not available
> > URL: <
> http://rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20200910/be5b9cd5/attachment-0003.jpg
> >
>
>