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Race Committee
Checklist
PRO
should contact committee during week to confirm
Check
Gas Before Noon on Sunday
Prior
to leaving the dock check equipment
- Meet
the ERC.
- See equipment checklist at bottom of page
- Put
flags up at the clubhouse.
- Check
radios (set to channel 72 and low power).
- Blow
one horn as you leave the harbor as a courtesy warning to the
racers.
When
on station
- Set
up the orange line flag. Set course, setup course board and
record courses on the score sheets.
- Set
starting line square to the wind and about 1 to1 1//2 times as long
as the hull length times the number of the boats in the largest fleet.
- Record
sail numbers as boats they come out.
- Ready
the start 1 warning pennant and postpone, over early and general
recall flags.
- Designate
persons to watch line and call over-early, keep time, backup
the timekeeper, blow horn, raise flags and handle
over-early and general recall flags.
Starting
Sequence
- Use the automatic timer to time starts
and blow signals. The first horn will blow 10 seconds after
pressing the start button. The sequence is as follows:
- At
5 minutes prior to start raise warning signal (start numeral
pennant) with horn
- At
4 minutes prior to start raise preparatory signal (P-flag) with horn
- At
1 minute prior to start take down preparatory signal (P-flag) with long horn
- One
minute later take down the start numeral pennant to signal
the start with horn and simultaneously raise the start numeral
pennant as the warning signal for the next class
- Continue
the sequence for each successive start
- Start
sequence at 1:30 or postpone (raise flag with 2 horns, flag
down with 1 horn, and 1 minute later start sequence - start
automatic timer after 50 seconds.)
- Turn
course board around with warning signal or before.
- Record
starting time on the score sheets.
- If
boats are over early - raise over-early flag with one sound
(whistle preferred) and hail numbers of boats that are over
early. Keep over early flag up until all boats clear or for
4 minutes, which ever comes first.
- Use
the postpone or abandon flags to stop the sequence.
General recall also stops the sequence.
- At
the final start, the only flag or shape should be the line flag.
After all starts, take down flags.
- Count
rounding during the race so that you know when to finish each
fleet. Watch for and record red protest flags and 720s.
At
the finish
- Get
to the finish line well ahead of finishers and set the line.
- Buoy
end should be left to same side as at start, but is not mandatory.
- Set
a fairly short finish line - 6 to 10 boat lengths
- Set square to the wind for up wind finishes.
- Square
to course if downwind finish.
- square to the course for reaching finishes.
- Raise
the blue on-station flag and the orange finish line flag when
anchored and ready to take finishes.
- Blow
horn for winner and hail numbers of other boats as they cross
the line. Record numbers on the score sheets in order they finish.
- Record
time of first and last finishers in each class on the score
sheets. Record any protests observed.
Returning
to dock
- Blow
the horn as you enter the harbor and note time. This signals
the start of the 30-minute time frame to receive protests.
- Post
scores in clubhouse and put copy in race management cabinet in tackroom.
- Take
the flags down at the clubhouse.
- If committee receives protests, form a committee
to hear the protests.
- In winter, motors
must be stored straight down to drain water and prevent freezing.
- Turn
off radios.
- Lower
the Bimini tops.
- Remove
drain plugs.
Race Boat Equipment Checklist
General - All Boats
- Motors and Gas
- Install gas tank in
each boat
- Pump bulb
- Tilt motor down
to water
- Do not start until
prop is under water
- Use 89 octane
leaded gas when filling tank
- Radios
- Use channel 72
and set to Low Power
- Test communication
Committee boat
- Rule Book and Sailing
Instructions
- Automatic timer and
back-up watch
- Throw cushion and
life jacket for each crew
- Compass
- Wind Indicator
- Course board - numerals
and class indicators
- Score sheets, clipboard
and pens
- Whistle
- Anchor
- Flags
- Orange – line flag
- Blue – On station at finish
- P flag – Preparatory signal
- Numeral pennants – one for each start Warning signal
- S flag – Shorten course
- X flag – Individual recall
- 1st sub flag – General recall
- AP flag – Postpone
- N flag – Abandon
- Flag container
w/other flags
Rescue boats
- C flag with red and green flags - change of
course
- Marks, one with black
band
- Compass
- Wind Indicator
- Tow line and bridle
- One throw cushion and
life jacket for each crew
- Boat hook
- Anchor (Anchors in locker on boats)
- Put in drain plug
Club House
- Flags - US (halyard from the gaff)
- CSC
Burgee (at top)
- Texas, Commodore and Vice Commodore (at the yardarm)
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