Singlehanded Sailing Society

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

CLASSES
There will be singlehanded and doublehanded divisions in each class. Each skipper must indicate on the entry form the class and division in which they are sailing.

SKIPPER'S MEETING
There will be a skipper's meeting on Wednesday, July 21, at 7:30 pm at the Oakland Yacht Club.

TROPHY PRESENTATION
There will be trophy presentation on Saturday, July 24, at 8:00 pm at the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club following the race. Skippers are encouraged to anchor off the HMBYC after the race.
 

STARTING TIMES AND SIGNALS

Warning	White/Yellow	10:00
Preparatory	Blue	10:05
Class V - Non-Spinnaker	Red	10:10
Class IV - PHRF 169 & over	Red	10:15
Class III - PHRF 130 to 168	Red	10:20
Class II - PHRF 129 & under	Red	10:25
Class I - Multihulls	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 and buoy G"1" (located approximately 1/2 mile SSW of Pillar Point) to port.

FINISH
The finish is at buoy G"3", located approximately 3/4 mile SSE of the breakwater entrance, when the buoy bears 000 magnetic. Skippers are responsible for taking their own finish time and delivering it (on the HMB Finish Sheet) to the SSS Race Committee at the HMBYC by 1945 hours.  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 24.5 miles.

TIME LIMIT
The time limit is 1800 hours on the day of the race.

RACE COMMITTEE
Terry McKelvey 510-527-9433