OYC RITES OF SPRING RACE 2004

Course Sheet and Starting Instructions

STARTING DIVISIONS:    

All fleets are Spinnaker, Mono Hull, Double-Handed unless stated differently. 

                                                   Warning  

Class Flag     Fleets/Divisions                           Time                      ACTIONS-MINUTES UNTIL START

         A          Multi Hull                                    1145                             5   Class & Course Flags   UP  & GUN                          

         B          Sport Boat &  PHRF 156 Max                                          4   Prep Flag         UP  & GUN

         C          Alerion Express 28                                                          1   Prep & Course Flags     DOWN* & HORN

         D          30í Racer/Cruisers & PHRF 157-206                                 0   Class Flag                    DOWN & GUN            

         E          Non Spinnaker Double-Handed                                      *Course may stay up if next course is same.

         F          Single-Handed (All)  & PHRF 207 Minimum       

The committee plans to raise the next class warning flag at the same time it drops the previous class flag, but may delay the raise for various reasons.  Racers should watch the flags and listen to the radio

START/FINISH:  YRA Mark  9 and an orange banner on the Race Committee Boat.

RESTRICTED AREAS:  Same as YRA standing race instructions.

TIME LIMIT: 4.0 hours after start. The Race Committee may extend to 4.5 hours for a given fleet if it judges that at least one boat in that fleet could finish by extending the time limit.

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS:  The Race Committee may announce starts and other critical information, including notification of shortened course, on channel 71.

MARK DESCRIPTIONS:

         SH   Southampton Shoal structure

1              G ì3î approximately .5 nm N of Bay Bridge Span I

2       Alcatraz Island

7       R ì2î FL R 6s  approx. 1. 5 nm W of TI

8       R ì4î FL R 4s Horn approx 1 nm E of Pt.` Blunt

9       Temporary orange mark approx .5 nm south Berkeley Pier (Start/finish)

12     G ì1î Fl G 1s Little Harding Rock

24     R ì6î Fl R 4s Bell 1.1 nm E Quarry Pt.

COURSES:

1. START         12-S         SH-S                           FINISH     11.7 nm

2. START         12-S          24-S                            FINISH     9.8 nm

3. START         12-S                                              FINISH     9.2 nm

4. START         SH-P        12-P                            FINISH     11.7 nm

5. START         SH-P        2-P                              FINISH     10.4 nm

6. START         SH-P        1-P                              FINISH     8.4 nm

7. START         1-S            SH-P        2-P            FINISH     12.3 nm

8. START         1-S            SH-P        7-P            FINISH     10.1 nm

9. START         1-S            SH-S                          FINISH       8.4 nm