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Racing at WSC

The club holds races for Cruisers, National Squib Keelboats, Dinghies and Falcons.  Cruisers have IRC and Portsmouth Yardstick handicap classes.

Races are held on Monday and Thursday evenings from May to August, on Saturday afternoons from May to October and on Sunday mornings in April and from September to December.

In addition there are long distance Cruiser races on Saturday morning, Single-handed races for all classes, Cruiser Double-handed races, Crew Races, Pursuit and Average Lap races.

Sailing Programme 2008

For registered members there's a discussion forum on Racing.

The following guides and tables provide essential information for teams and race officers:

Posted by WSC Editors   Last Updated on Thursday, 14 February 2008
 
Recalls, Shorten Course and other procedures
Boats over the line at the start. OCS - On Course Side Raise X, which is kept on a stick for easy use.

1 extra sound signal (2 in total).

Lower when offending boats have started correctly or after 4 minutes.

General recall Raise First Substitute, which is on the other end of the stick from X.

2 extra sound signals (3 in total).

Lower after 4 minutes.

Shorten course from the hut Raise round black object over the class flags for the classes to be shortened.

Two sound signals as first boat approaches the line.

Shorten course from a committee boat Raise S over the class flags for the classes to be shortened.

Two sound signals as first boat approaches the line.

 

Postponement Raise Answering Pendant (AP) and with two sound signals.

When ready to continue, lower AP and with one sound signal.  Resume starting procedure one minute later.

Life jackets or personal buoyancy

Raise Y with one sound signal.

All competitors must wear life jackets or personal buoyancy.

Change of course/follow me

Raise L with multiple sounds.

To inform competitors that the course has changed before the warning signal, eg. the course was displayed before a significant wind shift and the windward mark was changed.

 lima1
Posted by WSC Editors   Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 September 2007
 
Start Sequence : Boxing Day 2008
Time Event Flags UP Flags DOWN
1025 Squib Warning Signal NN9  
1026 Preparatory Signal P  
1029 Squib 1 minute   P
1030 Squib Start


Cruiser Warning

W NN9
1031  Preparatory Signal

 

P  

 

1034 Cruiser 1 minute          P
1035 Cruiser Start   W
 
Posted by WSC Editors   Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 October 2008
 
Start Sequence : Winter Series 2008
Time Event Flags UP Flags DOWN
1025 Squib warning NN9  
1026 Squib preparatory P  
1029

Squib 1 minute

  P
1030 Squib start


PY warning

W NN9
1031

1034

PY preparatory

PY 1 minute

As for 1026  

As for 1029

1035

PY start


IRC warning

Q W
1036

1039

IRC preparatory

IRC 1 minute

As for 1026  

As for 1029

1040 IRC Start   Q
 
Posted by WSC Editors   Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 October 2008
 
Start Sequence : Autumn Series 2008
Time Event Flags UP Flags DOWN
1025 Squib Warning Signal NN9  
1026 Preparatory Signal P  
1029 One Minute   P
1030 Squib Start


Cruiser PY Warning

W NN9
1031

1034

Preparatory Signal

One Minute

As for 1026  

As for 1029

1035 Cruiser PY Start


Cruiser IRC Warning

Q W
1036

1039

Preparatory Signal

One Minute

As for 1026  

As for 1029

1040 Cruiser IRC Start

 

Q
 
Posted by WSC Editors   Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 October 2008
 
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