Starting Sequence - Thursday's Class Racing

Order Of Starts

Races shall be started by using the following signals.
Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.
(Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024, Part 3 - Conduct of a race, #26)

6.3 THURSDAY EVENING

Starting signals will be made at two minute intervals (4 - 2 - GO).

(a) Series A, B, C, D, E, S, and 100 will be fleet starts in the following order:

• Handicap fleet (Code Flag ‘F’),
• Enterprise (Code Flag ‘E’),
• GP14 (Code Flag ‘A’);

Note the handicap fleet may be scored as 2 separate classes: Fast Handicap and Slow Handicap.
In the months of April and September there will be a single start but scored as in class racing.

(b) The Crews’ Race will compete in a separate race on a Thursday evening.

(c) The Ladies’ Race will compete as part of Thursday evening series racing but scored as a handicap fleet with a separate start.

Minutes Before Starting Signal	Visual Signal			Sound Signal		Means
T - 8 minutes				One		Handicap class flag raised
T - 6 minutes				One		Preparatory flag & Enterprise class flag raised
T - 4 minutes				One		Handicap class flag lowered & GP14 class flag raised (Handicap Fleet Start)
T - 2 minutes				One		Enterprise class flag & Preparatory flag lowered (Enterprise Class Start)
T - 0				One		GP14 class flag lowered (GP14 Class Start)

Recall Signals

Individual Recall			Flag raised + Sound (x1)
General Recall			Flag raised + Sound (x2), Warning signal will be made 1 minute after removal.