West Highland Yachting Week

28th July to 3rd August 2012

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Sailing Instructions 2011

The Notice of Race and Entry Form for 2011 can be downloaded from this site here in PDF format.

To download the Sailing Instructions, just click on the links below. This will open the PDF file, and you can then print it off. The text has been split into several files for ease of downloading. "Sailing Instructions" gives the basic rules applied to all races; the remaining files give the race details for each of the individual races.

Change to Sailing Instructions – see below

Sailing Instructions

Inverkip to Ardrishaig Feeder Race

Oban to Craobh Feeder Race

Gigha to Craobh Feeder Race

Craobh to Oban Passage Race

Firth of Lorn Races (1)

Firth of Lorn Races (2)

Oban to Tobermory Passage Race

Sound of Mull Races

Tobermory to Oban Passage Race

Addendum for Firth of Lorn Races (1) and Sound of Mull Races

CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Page 20 Monday 1 August - Firth of Lorn Races – Tunnock’s Fleet

In the first paragraph of text below the Starting Times, line 3 should read “....before the Warning Signal for the first class. Flag T will be lowered at the Warning signal for the first class.”

2. Page 22 Tuesday 2 August – Firth of Lorn Races (2) – Tunnock’s Fleet

The position for Mark 6 should read 56°20.9'N, 5°34.3'W.

3. Changes to Class Divisions

In accordance with NoR 13 and SI 7, some amendments have been made to class divisions as follows:

Class 0 IRC handicaps 1.025 and above

Class 1 CYCA 8.0 minutes and over, but below 13.30

Class 3 IRC handicaps 1.024 and below

All other classes remain unchanged.

4. Wednesday 3 August - Oban to Tobermory Passage Race

Time limit for all classes will be 1800.

5. Changes to Class Divisions

A further change has been made to the split between Classes 2 and 4 as follows:

Class 2 CYCA Restricted Sail below 12.25 minutes

Class 4 CYCA Restricted Sail 12.25 to 13.75 minutes

(Last updated on 26 July)