[gpsbug] Spring Series Reace Instructions

From: "john" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gpsbug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 05:28:16 -0400
Race Chairman:  John Wandling
Race Committee:  John Wandling (Rebecca J)  Monitor VHF 71

The White Shoal Sailing Club Spring series begins this week.   There will be
a race each of the next six Sundays, only your best 4 finishes will count.
Scoring will be as per US Sailing Racing Rules.  Trophies will be awarded as
per the regatta announcement.

Start will be  Gaboon style staggered start (Prepatory signal at 12:30,
first start at 12:40.)  This is an honor system start.  Boats will delay the
amount of time indicated, then cross the starting line.  Note the name of
the boat that finishes behind you and e-mail it to john@xxxxxxxxxxxx, in
order to be scored.  Please note your elapsed time as well, as we would like
to use this information to fine-tune our ratings.

Here's a reminder on the course info:

Start/Finish "S" = a line between R "2" and FLG 2.5 sec "3" - entrance to
Pagan River - Start to East, Finish to West
Mark "A" = FLG 2.5 sec "5" - James River Channel
Mark "B" = GLG 2.5 sec "1" - James River Channel
Green Course (Clockwise - all marks to starboard) = Red Course
(Counter-clockwise marks to port)
S => A 355 magnetic distance 1.6 nm
A => B 133 magnetic distance 2.7 nm
B => S 284 magnetic distance 2.0 nm
Total Distance = 6.3 nm
Race committee will announce course (red or green, and shorten course if
necessary) prior to preparatory signal, depending on wind and current
conditions.

Handicap delays mins:sec after start  delay time for D1=Full Course
D2= Short Course North & Back, D3 = Short Course East and Back

Boat                  Rating       D1       D2       D2
Oasis                 231          0:0      0:0      0:0
Recovery              219          1:16     0:38     0:48
Lady Jacquelynne      186          4:44     2:24     3:00
Banana Wind           177          5:40     2:53     3:36
ALWXIS                167          6:37     3:22     4:12
Rebecca J             119         11:46     5:58     7:28
 Standard start sequence (assuming a 12:30 start):
Course
  12:20 - Warning (Yellow Flag).  Horn Blast
Full circuit
Half course; north to "5" and return
Half course; east to "1" and return
  12:24 - One minute to Prepatory Signal (Yellow flag Drops)  Horn Blast
  12:25 -  Prepatory Signal (Blue Flag). Horn Blast
  12:29 -  One minute to Start (Blue Flag Drops) Horn Blast
  12:30 - Start (Red Flag).  Horn Blast

Good Luck and good sailing.
NOTE:  I may not have signal flags by Sunday....listen to radio.
Synchronize on GPS time.
[gpsbug] Spring Series Reace Instructions

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