THORPE BAY YACHT CLUB Starting procedure Flags 2010

THORPE BAY YACHT CLUB Starting procedure / Flags 2010 this slideshows which flags should be displayed and when

Shore Box / Committee Boat on Station

Club marks to be used Code flag J

all marks to Port / Starboard

postponed UP - 2 Hoots Down – 1 Hoot AP Begin start sequence 1 min after

individual recall Code Flag X SOUND – 1 extra hoot

General Recall 1 st Sub SOUND – 2 extra hoots

Mass Start Code flag R

Asymetric Multihull Asymetric Monhull Slow Cats & Sprints Code flag D – Asymmetric Cats Code Flag O – Fast Asymmetric Mono NN 1 Slow cats & Sprints

Fast & Slow Monohull 1 st sub – fast monohull Code Y – slow monhull

Sandhopper NN 0 - Sandhopper

Cruisers Code Flag W - Cruisers

preparatory Code flag P

Shorten Course Code flag S

Committee boat on station at finish

Time Flags Sound Meaning T– 3 Display D, O, NN 1 One Warning Signal for all Multihulls and Fast Asyms T– 2 Display P One Preparatory for Multihulls and Fast Asyms T– 1 Remove P One Minute for Multihulls and Fast Asyms T Remove D, O, NN 1 Display 3 rd Sub and Y One Start for Multihulls and Fast Asyms Warning signal for Mono-hulls T+1 Display P One Preparatory for Mono-hulls T+2 Remove P One Minute for Mono-hulls T+3 Remove 3 rd Sub and Y Display NN 0 Flag One Start for Mono-hulls Warning for Sandhoppers T+4 Display P One Preparatory for Sandhoppers T+5 Remove P One Minute for Sandhoppers T+6 Remove NN 0 One Start for Sandhoppers