Singlehanded Sailing Society
P.O. Box 1716, Mill Valley, CA 94942

Skippers are responsible for knowing the Standard Sailing Instructions and any changes to these instructions as may be presented at the skippers meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a new race course and may undergo minor modifcations. Please watch for future announcements.

DIVISIONS:
There will be both singlehanded and doublehanded divisions in each class.

SKIPPER'S MEETING
There will be a skipper's meeting on Wednesday, July 29, at 7:30 pm at the Oakland Yacht Club.

TROPHY PRESENTATION
The trophy presentation date and location will be announced at the Skipper's Meeting.  It is the intention to hold the trophy presentation in Half Moon Bay immediately following the race.
 

STARTING TIMES AND SIGNALS

Warning	White/Yellow	10:00
Preparatory	Blue	10:05
Class I - Multihulls	Red	10:10
Class II - PHRF 129 & under	Red	10:15
Class III - PHRF 130 to 168	Red	10:20
Class IV - PHRF 169 & over	Red	10:25
Class V - Non-Spinnaker	Red	10:30

STARTING LINE
A line between the Golden Gate Yacht Club race deck and the "X" buoy immediately off the Golden Gate Yacht Club leaving "X" buoy to starboard.

COURSE
From the Start, to the finish leaving Colorado Reef bouy R "10A" to port.

FINISH
The finish line is at Pillar Point buoy RW "PP", when the buoy bears 050 magnetic.
Skippers are responsible for taking their own finish time and delivering it to the Race Committee.  There will be no Committee Boat on station. Skippers not providing their finish time will be scored as "DNF".

CHECK IN
Check in via VHF channel 69 prior to starting the race is mandatory.

CALCULATED DISTANCE
The calculated distance for the race is 23.75 miles.

TIME LIMIT
The time limit for the race is 1800 hours on Saturday, August 1, 1998.

RACE COMMITTEE
Rick Holway - (415) 435-0356

ELIGIBILITY
Yachts must be of sound, seaworthy construction, capable of safe, extended ocean passages. Monohulled yachts shall be self-righting, with essentially watertight, enclosed accomodations and self-bailing cockpits. Multihulled yachts shall have a weathertight enclosed accommodation for the skipper and shall have the ability to float in an inverted position indefinitely. Multihulled yachts must have a minimum beam of half the overall length.