1. Welcome to PRO 2019 Update

2. Agenda The Course The Start The Race The Finish and Scoring
Special Topics
Wednesday Nights
Weekends
Dinse Operations
Questions / Discussion

3. The Course Picking a start location – ensure course is well located
Try to ensure equal sailing area on both sides of course
Keep away from shorelines as much as possible
Don’t be wed to permanent marks
Use the L Flag (intermittent sounds) if you need to move
Setting the line…length and line bias – cheat sheet and GPS
Picking the course
More challenging if not the normal N/NW or S/SW
When to use permanent vs. drop marks
Which course for which class
Target duration - course length and # of legs – cheat sheet and GPS
When in doubt, remember…can always shorten but can’t lengthen
Especially if light air, think through shorten course options beforehand
Directing the mark boat and making sure they get marks right
Provide direction appropriate to skill level of mark boat personnel
Mark boat checklist – cheat sheet
“Perfect is the enemy of good”….Voltaire

4. The Start Use of the check-in sheet
Different sheets for different events
Note: our SI’s do not require boats to “check in” with RC
Importance of counting # of boats in each start
Postponement…Light air protocol - cheat sheet
Starting protocol – cheat sheet
OCS protocol – same cheat sheet
When stuff goes wrong…AP is your friend
Ollie box has been put out to pasture
More on the new iStart controller later

5. The Race Monitoring progress  think ahead…be proactive
Shortening Course
Position of finish boat (can be either side of finish mark)
Use of Mark boat if necessary
Orange Flag vs. S Flag for Finish line
Abandonment
RRS 32.1…last sentence
“considering the consequences…”
New in last year’s SI’s - Use of N vs. N over A
N over A is what is rigged on the Dinse
Dealing with a missing or moving mark
Plan A  replace with Mark Boat with M flag ASAP (don’t have to anchor)
Plan B  options, what course should boats be sailing, etc.

6. The Finish and Scoring Finish Protocol – Cheat Sheet
Dealing with serious stragglers
Letting them take their own time
Time limits
What if someone wants to lodge a protest?
Or to request redress?
Scoring
Submit Race Results AND Check-in Sheets ASAP
Hand hard copies to Charlie London if present
Otherwise pictures or scanned copies to Charlie
Legibility is critical !!!!
if necessary transcribe results onto a fresh sheet

7. Special Topics Light Wind – Cheat Sheet Stormy weather
Start vs. Postponement
Abandon after postponement
Shorten Course
Abandon after starting
Restart after Abandonment
Stormy weather
Happening vs. Forecasted
Postpone on shore
Abandonment before racing
Abandonment during racing
Emergency Protocol

8. Wednesday Nights New for 2019
New Start sequence
3 starts: Etchells, JAM + Spin D, Spin A/B/C + Sportboats
Use VHF Channel 72 for all communications (fleet and mark boats)
Target duration / length of course – Cheat Sheet
T or TWL for Spin/JAM  ~1X per month
WL to P mark  1X per season
or a drop mark in vicinity of P Mark/Proctor Shoal as appropriate
need to consider water depth if using drop mark

9. Weekend Races
New for 2019
No more skippers meetings
Except for Ladies Cup
Option to set different JAM and Spin courses
VHF based “skippers meeting” / radio call (Channel 72) at 0900
Target Duration / picking a course – durations noted on Course sheet
Different courses for JAM vs. Spin
Can be tricky – talk to RMG if you have questions
Why it’s good to bring the Whaler or RIB along
Shorten Course / Change of Course
Can do for everyone or just one fleet (JAM or Spin)
Protocol / Logistics
Including sending to a different mark

10. Dinse Operations New for 2019  iStart Controller Cheat Sheet
Before and After Checklist - updated
Fill out the log book!!!
Windlass operation
Wipers and Searchlight – they both work !!!

11. Questions / Discussion