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.