BBSC HANDBOOK SECTION 1, PART 8: COASTAL CUPS

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1 CONTENTS Starting marks... 1 Usual... 1 Caseys Beach... 1 Gate start... 1 Course marks... 2 Finishing line... 2 Finish Time and Time limit... 2 Reporting of results... 2 Shortening, abandoning or changing the course... 2 COURSE A: The Marine Park Race. Approximately 13nm COURSE B: Broulee and return. Approximately 18nm COURSES C 1 and C 2: Three Bays Classic. Approximately 32nm COURSE C1. To Durras first... 4 COURSE C2. To Broulee first... 4 COURSE D: Durras and return. Approximately 16nm COURSE E: Bengello Property Services Two Bays Classic. Approx 20nm Starting marks Usual The Club s burgee on the Race Officer s boat, and flag on a mark. Caseys Beach Between the No 6: Caseys Beach mark and the Caseys Beach cardinal mark. Gate start A mark with flag and the Gate Boat s stern.

2 Course marks 2 Each permanent mark is yellow and referred to by a number as follows: No1: Square Head No 2: Chain Bay No 3: Yellow Rock No 5: Wimbie Beach No 4: Tollgate No 6: Caseys Beach No 7: Marine Park Middle Mark A laid mark (other than a starting or finishing mark) may be a yellow, orange or pink inflatable mark or as described at the pre-race briefing. Tollgate Island (not the Tollgate mark), Black Rock and Wasp Island may be marks of the course as indicated in a Coastal Cup course. Finishing line The finishing line will be the Caseys Beach mark and the West Cardinal Mark. Finish Time and Time limit A finish time and a time limit will be announced at the pre-race meeting. Reporting of results You must record your elapsed time (ie: the time from the start [not the warning signal] to your finish) and tell the Handicapper by way of text message to a number announced at the pre-race briefing or an to: committee@bbsc.org.au. A boat that fails to observe this instruction may be scored DNF. Shortening, abandoning or changing the course The person having the power to shorten, abandon or otherwise change the course will be announced at the pre-race meeting. The person may communicate a decision to shorten, abandon or otherwise change the course: (a) by hailing a boat; or (b) (c) by radio (VHF Channel 74); or if unable to communicate by way of (a) or (b), by phoning a boat on the number provided by the boat s representative at the prerace meeting.

3 3 COURSE A: The Marine Park Race. Approximately 13nm. A race around the Middle, North and South Batemans Bay Marine Park marks and Tollgate Island (not the Tollgate mark). Middle mark (port). North mark Tollgate Island Middle mark (port). Black Rock South mark (port) Tollgate Island (port). Finish: Between the Caseys Beach mark and the West Cardinal Mark. COURSE B: Broulee and return. Approximately 18nm. Middle Mark Black Rock A laid mark approximately one mile South of Broulee Island Black Rock (port). Finish: Between the Caseys Beach mark and the West Cardinal Mark.

4 4 COURSES C 1 and C 2: Three Bays Classic. Approximately 32nm. Batemans Bay, Durras, Broulee and return on either Course C1 or C2 as determined by the Race Committee. The letter and number of the course to be sailed will be displayed prior to the warning signal for the start of the race. COURSE C1. To Durras first Middle Mark (port). Wasp Island (port). A laid mark in Beagle Bay approximately half a mile North Wasp Island A laid mark approximately one mile North of Broulee Island Black Rock (port). COURSE C2. To Broulee first Middle Mark Black Rock A laid mark approximately one mile North of Broulee Island Black Rock (port). Wasp Island (port). A laid mark in Beagle Bay approximately half a mile North- Wasp Island

5 5 COURSE D: Durras and return. Approximately 16nm. Middle Mark (port). Wasp Island (port). A laid mark in Beagle Bay approximately half a mile North Wasp Island COURSE E: Bengello Property Services Two Bays Classic. Approx 20nm. Middle Mark Black Rock Laid mark approximately one mile South of Broulee Island Laid mark approximately one mile North of Broulee Island Black Rock (port).