Excellent! And well done.
I find that, all things being equal, the wind direction decides the race. With races which require a lot of beating, we are toast. Last week we had to beat up a narrow channel for half the race, and we just can't point as high as modern boats, especially racing boats. Draft keel, track on the toerail...oh, well. Not dead last, but towards the back. PHRF never quite seems to compensate.
But when there is a day which put us on a beam/broad reach, we we do pretty well. And if we need to sneak into the shallows to avoid a tide, even better!!
Last year conditions were exactly that, and we won the non-spinnaker class (about 15 boats) fair and square, and all but 2 of the spinnaker class (another dozen or so). The other club demanded to see my PHRF certificate! :-)
We don't often do that well, but I was more than satisfied when I heard the captain of a racing yacht - modern, carbon fiber sails - admonish his crew: "Come on guys, we have to at least beat Selene"!
My theory is that we can do well, but older boats are less forgiving. We need to execute perfectly to do well; more modern boats can be a bit sloppy with their sail trim and tacking, and still do okay.