Henderson Inlet (Race 2)

When:
February 6, 2021 @ 9:35 am – 9:35 pm
2021-02-06T09:35:00-08:00
2021-02-06T21:35:00-08:00

Temporary Addenda to SSSS NOR and Sailing Instructions

For “extra casual” covid Henderson Inlet race.  No awards or season points, just racing with friends. 

Classes/start time: Two classes.  Two start times. 

                Class 1    130 and faster.  Start at or after 10:00:00 local GPS time.

                Class 2    131 and slower.  Start at or after 09:30:00 local GPS time.

                No RC boat. No signals. No postponement.  Be nice. 

Courses: 

Start/Finish is a line extending 600’ easterly from the Olympia Shoal dolphin.  When the green #1 buoy and the dolphin line up, you’re on the line. Cross the line within 600 feet (0.10 nautical mile) of the dolphin. 

Class 1    (long course)   Leave the mark boat in Henderson Inlet and Itsami Ledge to port.   NOTE:  The mark boat will record “half way” times for Class 1.   Mark boat may depart after 2:30 p.m.  Full race 16.5 n.m.     Half race 8.1 n.m.

Class 2  (short course)  Leave Itsami Ledge to port. NOTE:  Record your own “half way” times at Itsami.   Have a plan.  Full race 13.0 n.m.     Half race 6.5 n.m.

NOTE: Both Classes, have a plan to accurately record your own full race finish time.

Results:   We will post results of the full race and the half way results.  Record and report your full race finish time in local time using GPS or cellphone time.  (example  17:23:53,  i.e. 5:23:53 p.m.)

                Email your times to  in this format:

                Class #,  Sail number,  Boat name,  Finish time. 

Please report the boat name(or sail number) ahead and behind you, if feasible.

                Report your time before 1:00 p.m. Sunday.  No late reports!

(If your email is broken, text or voice message your results to me at 360 561 7734.)

Time Limit:  9 hours.  But seriously, when your fun quotient drops below 1, go home!!

Safety:  Skippers and crew should adhere to current county and state rules for antivirus protection.  A reminder, US Sailing Nearshore safety equipment (as revised by SSSS) is required for our SSSS distance racing.