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An arrow A dot pointing ( ) means up ­ ¯ • aor sound; down ( five­ ¯) shortmeans dashes that a visual(– – – signal– –) mean is displayed repetitive or removed.sounds; a A long dot (dash•) means (—) meansa sound; a longfive sound.short dashes When a(– visual – – – signal–) mean is displayed repetitive over sounds; a class a longflag, fleetdash flag(—), eventmeans flag a long or racesound. area When flag, a thevisual signal signal applies is displayed only to over that ac classlass, fleetflag,, fleetevent flag or, raceevent area. flag or race area flag, the signal applies only to that class, fleet, event or race area. Postponement Signals P Preparatory I Rule 30.1 Z Rule 30.2 U Rule 30.3 Black flag. Rule signal. is in effect. is in effect. is in effect. 30.4 is Postponement Signals in effect. Recall Signals Shortened Course A P Races not started are postponedAP Races .not The started warning are signalpostponed will .be The made warning 1 minutesignal will after be removal made 1 minute after removal unless at that time the raceunless is atpostponed that time again the or AP over H Races not AP over A Races not abandonedrace is postponed. again or startedAP ove rare H postponedRaces not . startedAP ove rare A postponedRaces not . abandoned . Furtherstarted aresignals postponed ashore.. Nostarted more are racing postponed today.. X Individual recall. First Substitute General recall. S The course has Further signals ashore. No more racing today. The warning signal will be made been shortened. Rule 1 minute after removal. 32.2 is in effect. AP over a Numeral Pennant 1–9 AP over a Numeral Pennant 1–9 Postponement of Changing the Next Leg 1Postponement-9 hours from of 1-9 hours from the scheduled startingthe scheduled time. starting time. Pennant 1 Pennant 2 Pennant 3 Pennant 4 Pennant 1 Pennant 2 Pennant 3 Pennant 4 a laskemisesta, ellei purjehdustaa laskemisesta, silloin ellei lykätä purjehdusta silloin lykätä uudelleen Pennant 5 tai mitätöidäPenna. nt 6 Pennant 7 Pennant 8 Pennant 9 uudelleen tai mitätöidä. C The position of to starboard; to port; to decrease to increase Pennant 5 Pennant 6 Pennant 7 Pennant 8 Pennant 9 the next mark has the length the length Abandonment Signals Safety been changed: of the leg; of the leg. Abandonment Signals Safety Other Signals N All races that have V Monitor startedN All races are abandoned that have . communicationV Monitor started are abandoned. (no sound) (no sound) Return to the starting area. channelcommunication for safety TheReturn warning to the signalstarting will area. be instructionschannel for safety madeThe warning 1 minute signal after will be L Ashore: A notice M The object Y Wear Orange flag. Blue flag. (seeinstructions rule 37). removalmade 1 minute unless afterat that time to competitors has displaying this a personal The staff The staff (see rule 37). displaying theremoval race isunless abandoned at that time been posted. signal replaces flotation displaying Afloat: Come within a missing mark. device this flag is this flag is againthe race or ispostponed abandoned. N over H N over A All races again or postponed. AllN o racesver H are areN o vabandoneder A All races. No hail or follow this merkin. (see rule 40). one end of one end of the abandonedAll races