Sunshine Coast Yacht Club
British Columbia

Sunday pre-race Skipper's and Crew meeting

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​Skippers Meeting on Sunday race mornings at 10:15 at the Gibsons Marina.

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Plan to race your boat for the first time?

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1) Annually -complete the race entry form. 

(This is a 2 minute exercise that can be done on your mobile device.)

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2) Read the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions. 

(See the Official Notice Board page)

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3) Attend the "Skippers meeting" on the date of the race.

(At the entrance to the Gibsons Marina and Fuel dock)

4) Skipper's Meeting -  Course and race details are announced.

(Type of start as either a "Shot gun" (time on time) or a and "pursuit start")

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4) Proceed to the start line and monitor VHF Channel 73 for race count down.

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5)  Report your finish time by radio channel 73 and the Race Committee later determines the results after calculating the handicap time for each boat. (PHRF handicapping system).  If the race is a pursuit race, the finishing order of the boats is the race result as the handicapping is calculated into their start time.

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Further details can be found in the Official Notice Board.

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The first race is free - After that you must join the club to race!

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