Reply To: Multiple Day Regatta Races

[David Lovy]

Thanks for the help…  The way these regattas are run, there are typically 5 races the first day, and 2-3 races the second day.  The sailing instructions only mention the start of the first race for each day.  Each race is typically an hour, and the next races is started soon after the last boat crosses the finish line.  The actual time of each race is not know until it starts.  Here is the language from a typical Notice of Race:

 
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<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman,Bold'”>9 REGATTA SCHEDULE
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<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>Saturday, 4 June 0730-0900
0900 </span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>Skippers’ meeting </span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>- </span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>Callahan’s Marina </span>

<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>1000 First warning signal </span>

<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>1800 </span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>Picnic at Callahan’</span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>s ** </span>

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<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>Sunday, 5 June 0730-0900
1000 First warning signal </span>

<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>1500 Picnic – </span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>Callahan’s Marina</span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>, Awards will be presented; hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and </span>

<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>drinks provided to competitors and crews * donations accepted </span>

<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>** Not included in regatta fee (except </span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>skipper’s) </span>

<span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman,Bold'”>9.2 </span><span style=”font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman'”>No race will begin after 1500 on Saturday nor after 1300 on Sunday. </span>

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So, is this still two events? Saturday 10-5, and Sunday 10-2.  Or something else?  A member of my club set this up and claims that she asked for 2 days, however only one shows up when you click the link.  Race Q’s Link