CORONADO CAYS YACHT CLUB

CORONADO CAYS YACHT CLUB
2014 TWILIGHT SAIL INSTRUCTIONS
A FOUR RACE PURSUIT START SERIES, WITH ONE “THROWOUT”, ON 4
CONSECUTIVE WEDNESDAY’S COMMENCING SEPT. 10TH THE FIRST START IS AT
5:30PM AND THE DISTANCE WILL BE 3 TO 5 MILES DEPENDING ON WIND, TIDE,
CURRENT AND MOON PHASE.
THE FIRST START WILL BE PRECEEDED BY THE STANDARD STARTING SEQUENCE
BUT THEREAFTER, ALL BOATS WILL START at or AFTER THEIR PUBLISHED START
TIME BY HORN SIGNAL. START/FINISH LINE IS BETWEEN THE MOORING BUOY
BALL AND THE ORANGE FLAG AT THE SHORE STATION.
THE COURSES
THERE ARE 6 COURSES. COURSES 1 THROUGH 4 HAVE AN A OR B OPTION.
COURSE 5 AND 6 DO NOT. THE OPTION GIVES THE SKIPPER A DECISION TO MAKE;
WHETHER TO ROUND THE MARK SET IN THE LOEWS CHANNEL (LCB) ON THE
WAY OUT OR ON THE WAY BACK. THE DISTANCE SAILED IS THE SAME.
CLUB COURSE DISPLAY
ALL BOATS WILL SAIL THE SAME COURSE. IT WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE R/C’S
BOARD AT THE SHORE SIDE STATION WHERE THE ORANGE START/FINISH FLAG
IS FLYING. YOU WILL SEE: ONE COURSE NUMBER DISPLAYED
1-4 (you decide when to round the LCB (Loews Channel buoy)
5
6
AFTER STARTING ALL BOATS WILL ROUND THE CAYS BASIN BUOY (CBB) TO
STARBOARD. TO FINISH, ALL BOATS WILL ROUND THE (CBB) TO PORT AND
FINISH BY CROSSING THE S/F LINE AT THE SHORE SIDE R/C STATION. FIRST BOAT
BACK WINS.
CALL VAN HUGHES IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!
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Coronado Cays Yacht Club
2014 Twilight Courses
Course 1
4.08km
1a. START, CBBs, LCBs, “C”s, 40s, CBBp, FINISH
1b. START, CBBs, “C”s, 40s, LCBp, CBBp, FINISH
Course2
4.35km
2a. START, CBBs, LCBs, “B”s, “C”p, CBBp, FINISH
2b. START, CBBs, Bs, Cp, LCBp, CBBp, FINISH
Course 3
4.70km
3a. START, CBBs, 38s, 40s, “C”p, LCBp, CBBp, FINISH
3b. START, CBBs, LCBs, 38s, 40s, “C”p, CBBp, FINISH
Course 4
4.90km
4a. START, CBBs, LCBs, Lp, “C”s, “B”s, 40s, CBBp, FINISH
4b. START, CBBs, Lp, “C”s, “B”s, 40s, LCBp, CBBp, FINISH
Course 5
3.50km
START, CBBs, 40p, 38p, “C”p, “L”s, CBBp, FINISH
Course 6
3.23km
START, CBBs, “B”s, “C”p, “L”s, CBB, FINISH
CBB = Cays Basin Buoy (flag on staff) L = (5mph Buoy near CCYC #1)
LCB = Loews Channel Buoy is a mark adjacent to Loews dock.
THERE WILL BE A UNIFORMED COURSE MARSHALL ON STATION MONITORING THE LCB MARK ROUNDING