Launching and Racing

The course will be posted at 11:00, one hour before the start. We will have plenty of reservoir maps and start lists available on the day. The launch flag is planned to be raised at 11:15. Launching will then begin in strict order according to the launching colour groups, starting with the slowest classes. Please keep your boat in its allocated rigging area until your launch colour group is called, and do not join the launch queues early.

Toppers (first start at 12:00) and keelboats needing to use a hoist will be encouraged to pre-launch before 11:15 and tie up to pontoons or buoys. Toppers taking advantage of this must sail off from the pontoons no later than 11:15 or as soon as the launch flag is raised. Once you have launched and are sailing to the start area or waiting to start, please keep clear of boats already racing.

Launch Sequence: 

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