Adapted from Marsh Creek Sailing Club

(NOT FINALIZED – STILL UNDER DISCUSSION – FEEDBACK WELCOME)

We will use the following starting sequence this year:

• 5.5 minutes before the start ... 1 very long blast to get attention
• 5 minutes before the start ... 5 long blasts (time your watch with the first of these)
• 3 minutes before start ... 3 long blasts
• 2 minutes before the start ... 2 long blasts
• 1 minute before the start ... 1 long blast
• Short toot at 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 second before the start.
• The Start will be signaled by one long blast.

We will sail a variety of courses, including these:


T4 = Triangle (windward, reach, reach, windward) with start and finish in middle of leg). Sometimes we will flip the triangle and put the jibe mark off to the right instead of the left.

T6 = Triangle (windward, reach, reach, windward, leeward, windward) with start and finish in the middle of leg.

W3 = Windward/leeward, once around, with start and finish in middle of leg.

W5 = Windward/leeward, twice around, with start and finish in middle of leg.

Notice that all the mark roundings are to port (the mark is to port when you round) when the jibe mark is to the left. When the jibe mark is to the right, the mark roundings change to starboard (the mark is to starboard when you round). Port roundings will be used unless space and wind conditions favor having the jibe mark to the right. We will typically start and finish in the middle of the upwind/downwind leg. Races will be shortened, lengthened, or postponed as needed to reflect wind conditions.