Nottinghamshire County Sailing Club
Black & White Series Pursuit Race Instructions
Course
Use a long course over the whole of the lake so that the leading boats do not lap the slower boats.
Time The start time will be displayed on the noticeboard but will not be before 13.15.
Junior boats (Mirror, Topper, Laser Pico, Cadet, RS Feva) are expected to use the Junior start. They may take part in the Pursuit race but should start at time zero (0.0), with the Laser 4.7 class.
Start Procedure
Time Flags Start -12 min Windsurfer UP -9 min Junior & Preparatory Flag UP -6 min Handicap UP Windsurfer DOWN Windsurfer -3 min Junior DOWN Junior 0 min Handicap & Preparatory DOWN Pursuit
All flag signals accompanied by one sound signal. Note: Race timer only starts at -9 so stopwatch timing is required for first 3 minutes.
Every 30 seconds a short sound signal will be made and a long sound signal on the minute. The number board should be changed every minute on the long sound signal.
Start time Boat 2015 B&W Laser 4.7 0.0 Solo 2.5 GP14 3.5 Laser Radial 4.0 Enterprise 4.5 Wayfarer 4.5 RS Vision 4.5 420 5.5 (Laser) 2000 5.5 405 6.0 Laser Stratos 6.0 Laser 6.0 Xenon 6.5 Solution 6.5 Lark 7.0 Supernova 7.0 RS Vareo 7.0
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Start time Boat 2015 B&W National 12 7.5 Hadron 7.5 Laser Vago 7.5 Laser 3000 8.0 Finn 8.5 RS200 8.5 Scorpion 9.0 Silver Flying Fifteen 9.0 (Nos2700-3400) Blaze 10.0 Flying Fifteen 10.5 Phantom 11.5 Buzz 11.5 RS100 8.4 11.5 RS100 10.2 12.5 RS300 12.5 Contender 13.0 Wooden Fireball 13.0 Fireball 13.5 RS400 15.0 29er 16.5 RS600 17.0 505 17.5
Individual recall If those over the line can be identified, X flag up with one extra sound signal. Lower flag when recalled boats have returned and re-crossed the start line, or after 30 seconds.
General recall If too many are over the line to identify them, general recall flag up with two sound signals. If any fleet is recalled, it starts 1 minute after its original start time.
Finish Duration : Windsurfers and Juniors 40-45 minutes Pursuit race 75 minutes
Windsurfer and Junior Races After 40 to 45 minutes: Either open the finish line by raising the S flag and Windsurfer / Junior flags on the committee boat with two sound signals. Every boat which crosses the finish line is a finisher. Give each finishing boat a short hoot on the horn. Or finish the first boat between a mark and a safety boat displaying the S flag and the Windsurfer/ Junior fleet flags.
Record the number of laps and the finishing time of each boat.
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Pursuit Anticipate where the leading boat will be at 75 minutes. Position a Safety boat displaying the blue flag at that point. At 75 minutes exactly, sound one long hoot on the horn. Boats should not change positions after this signal.
The finish line is a moving line. The safety boat should then go from the lead boat back through the fleet as fast as it is possible to record the finishing order until the last boat has been reached.
Flag Sequence
Event Timing Flag(s) UP Flag DOWN
Warning Signal - -12 Windsufer
Warning Signal - Junior
& -9 Preparatory Signal*
Warning signal - Pursuit & -6 Start - Windsurfer
Start – Junior -3
Start – Pursuit 0
* - P flag as default. I, Z, U or black flag may be used at RO’s discretion
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