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Supplementary INSTRUCTIONS for the Christmas Pursuit Race 20th December 2020

1. Sailors must sign on using the GWSC WebCollect website. 2. The course number will be announced over the PA and published on the website by 10h30 and on the port side of the Committee boat. See overleaf for courses. 3. For all starts, the starting line will be between the on the Committee boat displaying an orange flag and a Dan buoy carrying an orange flag. The starting line is not a gate on subsequent laps. 4. To alert boats that a race will begin soon, the orange starting line flag will be displayed with multiple sound signals at least one minute before a warning signal (numeral board zero) is displayed at 10h57. 5. The starting numeral board on the Committee boat shall display minutes after 10h57, changing with a sound signal every minute until 11h41 or for as long as there are starters in the area. 6. Boats start when the numeral board for their start is displayed. A full list of start times is available in the office. 7. Near the end of the race boats must keep within 50 metres of the centreline of their sailing leg to make sure they receive a finish, especially when beating or sailing downwind. 8. The race will end at 12h15. Finish ranking is the order of boats on the water at that time, the leader being finished from a RIB or other boat at 12h15. 9. Boats must continue sailing until finished with an individual sound signal from a RIB as soon as possible after 12h15. Each sailor is also requested to note the boats next in front and behind.

Standard fleet Board number Slow Fleet 4.7 3 6 , , CII, RS Aero 5 7 Byte CII, RS Vision 8 Laser 9 Laser Bahia, , RS Vareo, 2000 10 420, , RS Aero 7, XD & S/H 11 12 RS Tera Sport RS200, D-Zero, Sport 16 13 Silver, , RS Aero 9 14 4.2 Flying Fifteen 15 (D/H) 16 Topper, Mirror (S/H) RS300 17 , RS500 18 RS400, Topaz 12 19 Fusion Pro Sprint 15, 4000, RS 600, Sprint 15 (2-up) 21 RS Feva XL 16 Standard (2Up), , Prindle 15, Sprint RS Zest 15 (Sport) 22 Int Canoe, 505 23 Laser 4.7 Topaz 14 Xtreem (D/H), 24 , , Topaz 16 CX, 25 RS700, Int Canoe Asym, Nacra 500 Solo, 26 , 27 RS800, Dart 18 Spi (D/H), Nacra Inter 17 (S/H) 28 Shadow 31 (old rig) 32 49er FX, Spitfire 33 A-Class Classic, non-foiler 36

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Supplementary SAILING INSTRUCTIONS for the Christmas Pursuit Race 20th December 2020

Formula 18, 37 A-class foiler, Spi, Nacra 17 foiler 38 Int (foiling) 44 COURSES • The course will be selected from courses 1-17 below, based on the wind direction and strength. • Marks are listed in order by letter with the rounding direction (p-port, s-starboard). • The course number will be announced and displayed ashore and on the Committee Boat. • The Race Officer may specify an alternative course, 17, displayed using course boards on the Committee Boat and on the Café chalkboard. Course number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wind direction N NW W SW S SE E NE Start area W C X P M S J L 1 M-p M-p L-s W-s W-p C-p G-s P-p H-p J-s W-p J-p C-p B-s E-p R-p J-s L-p J-p L-s X-s I-s N-s J-s L-s W-p H-s M-p F-s Q-p A-s M-p S-s X-p M-p T-p B-s A-p D-p S-s T-s F-p T-p H-s E-p N-p I-p T-s R-s S-p S-p S-s I-p D-p Q-s H-p F-p H-p R-s R-s N-s G-p C-s X-p P-s T-s F-p F-s A-s E-s K-p F-s B-p R-s P-s X-p Q-s K-p B-p C-p G-s P-s B-s A-p D-p X-s P-p B-s Q-p B-p K-p N-p K-s W-s F-s K-p A-p G-s G-s D-p G-p L-s R-p G-s D-s I-p D-s G-p P-p H-s T-p I-p N-s D-s N-s I-s R-p J-p M-s D-s I-s N-s Q-p Q-s T-p M-s S-p N-s E-s A-s A-p E-s S-p F-p H-p A-s K-p Q-s I-p K-s L-p P-p L-p Q-s C-s K-p E-s B-p J-p R-p X-p E-p X-s E-s C-p C-s H-s T-p W-s W-p Mark 21 W-s C-s X-p P-p M-s S-p J-s L-s

Course number 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Wind direction N NW W SW S SE E NE Start area W C F F M J J J Mark 1 M-p M-p H-p W-p W-p C-p F-p P-p H-p L-p W-p C-p X-p P-p R-p S-p J-s W-p X-s M-s H-s J-s S-p H-p L-s H-s C-p R-p S-s H-p H-p R-s S-s F-p L-s H-s L-p X-s P-p C-s F-p S-s M-s S-s P-s W-s M-p X-p R-s R-s R-p P-s C-s L-s L-p W-s P-s P-s S-p L-p J-s S-s C-p F-p C-s X-s J-p J-s R-s F-p X-p M-p X-p J-s F-p X-p F-s R-p W-s J-s Mark 11 W-s C-p P-p F-p M-p M-p J-s L-p

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Supplementary SAILING INSTRUCTIONS for the Christmas Pursuit Race 20th December 2020

• Marks listed constitute one lap. Repeat until the race is finished at 12h15. • The Race Committee may disqualify, without a hearing, sailors who fail to the prescribed course.

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