Race Rules:

This is meant to be an early notice.  This information will be included in the Racing Instructions.

To qualify for either Summer Series , you must start 60% of the races.

Acting as Committee counts. If you start all the races in either series, you receive one throw out.

To qualify for the Season Series, you must start 60% of the races.

This does not necessitate that you qualify for both Summer Series.  If you start all twelve races, you receive one throw out for the Season Series, which is scored separately from either Summer Series.

The throw out for any series is the race with the lowest Cox-Sprague score.  A  DSQ cannot be a throw out.

ALL Series Starting Sequence:         

5.1 Starting Sequence (All Three Series)

The TYC Race Committee has elected to use the starting procedure prescribed by the US Sailing, "The Racing Rules of Sailing 2001-2004", part 3 paragraph 26, implemented as follows:

6:20 Alert!! Code Flag "T" Raised, Several Rapid Horn Blasts

6:25 Warning, Class C, "T" Lowered, "C" Raised, Horn Blast

6:26 Preparatory, Class C, "P" Raised, "C" Still Up, Horn Blast

6:29 One Minute, "P" Lowered, "C" Still Up, 1 Long Horn Blast

6:30 Start, Class C, Warning Class B, "C" Lowered, "B" Raised, Horn Blast

6:31 Preparatory, Class B, "P" Raised, "B" Still Up, Horn Blast

6:34 One Minute, "P" Lowered, "B" Still Up, 1 Long Horn Blast

6:35 Start Class B, Warning Class A, "B’ Lowered, "A" Raised, Horn Blast

6:36 Preparatory, Class A, ‘P" Raised, "A" Still Up, Horn Blast

6:39 One Minute, "P" Lowered, "A" Still Up, 1 Long Horn Blast

6:40 Start Class A, Leave "A" Up, Horn Blast

NOTE: VISUAL SIGNALS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY INCORRECT SOUND SIGNALS.

THE COMMITTEE BOAT SHALL TRAIL A "KEEP OFF MARK" FROM ITS STERN. ANY YACHT SAILING BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE BOAT AND THE KEEP OFF MARK SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED.

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