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SAILING PROGRAMME 2008

A SERIES RACING

B SPECIAL RACING

Coodes Spring pursuit

5 April – 26 April

Silver Sunbeam

03 May

First Tuesday Points

08 April – 27 May

Backwards Race G class

22 July/19 Aug /06 Sep

Saturday Points

3 May – 06 Sept

Fancy Dress Regatta

12 July

Second Tuesday Points

17 June – 09 Sept

FSC/RCYC Joint Pursuit

16 Sept – 19 Sept **

Single Handed (A class 2 handed)

3 July

** 16th Sept organising authority is

19th Sept organising authority is

FSC

RCYC

Helmswoman’s Race

26 June

Marine Bar, Autumn

20 Sept – 11 Oct

Anchors Down B & C

20 September

Ocean BMW Frostbite

18 Oct – 08 Nov

Harbour Race B & C

21 Sept

Choak’s Bay Series

03 June – 10 June

Oyster Race B & C

19 Oct

C OFFSHORE RACING

Gull Rock / Manacles

A J E U

* This race is part of the FSC programme, but for 2008 is also a COGS race. As such there will be a separate NOR, entry form and fee

25 May *

ALL OFFSHORE RACING is subject to FSC crew lists

Falmouth Tyres Flushing/Fowey

A J E U

21 June

Safety requirement…"A contact telephone number where

crew list is available must be advised to the Club before racing"

Falmouth Tyres Fowey/Flushing

A J E U

22 June

CLASSES

RACING:

COURSES

A Series and B Special Races: Falmouth and St Mawes Harbours, Carrick Roads and Falmouth Bay.

C Offshore Races: Western Approaches, English Channel. Plymouth forecast sea area.

Start times for all races are published in the Sailing Instructions

HANDICAPS

IRC and MOCRA entrants shall forward a copy of their IRC or MOCRA handicap with their entry.

Portsmouth Yardstick boats shall complete the handicap form provided. Primary and Secondary PY boats in standard configuration will be initially handicapped in accordance with the 2007 RYA Portsmouth publication. All other PY boats will be issued a Trial Number . Trial Numbers will be based on Recorded Numbers or other validated data. All PY handicap numbers may be adjusted by regular assessment based on RYA guidelines, but Primary and Secondary numbers will not be adjusted by more than 2%

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Offshore Racing: ALL CLASSES ISAF Offshore Special Regulations 2006-2007 Category 4

Except -

J24 OD

Multihulls

J24 OD Class Rules

MOCRA safety requirements

Marieholm Foikboat

Nordic Folkboat

British Marieholm IF Association Class Rules

Nordic Folkboat Class Association Rules

Open sports boats & boats with no cabin

At the discretion of the race committee, boats complying with the following minimum requirements may be permitted to race. Boats shall be self righting from 90 degrees and the cockpits shall be self draining. If class rules provide a higher standard, then class rules apply

All Other Racing : Below is a list of safety equipment to which all competing boats must comply. Each item of equipment shall function properly and be suitable for its intended purpose. It shall be of a size, type, capacity and design adequate for the intended use and the size and type of boat on which it is carried. Each item shall be securely stowed and ready for immediate use. Any additional equipment required by class rules must also be carried.

1 Anchor sufficient for the yacht

2 Fire extinguisher if fuel or gas carried

3 Horseshoe type lifebuoy or lifesling

4 Bilge Pump

5 Bucket and Lanyard

6 Gas inflated EN 150 Newton lifejacket for each crew marked with boats name

7 Auxiliary Engine

8 Heaving line or throw bag with al least 15m of floating line readily accessible from the cockpit

9 VHF radio with suitable marine channels

10 Depth sounding equipment

11 Powerful Torch+ spare batteries

12 Two Red Flares