MYCQ

 

MULTIHULL YACHT CLUB, QUEENSLAND

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS PART B

 To be read in conjunction with Part A of the MYCQ Sailors Handbook.

RACE: Manly - Mooloolaba

TYPE: Ocean Race 4

DATE: Saturday 29th October 2016

START TIME: 0900 hrs

OFFICER OF THE DAY: TBA

SAFETY REGS: Cat 3 plus MYCQ Sailors Handbook

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS:  OOD to obtain shipping schedule from port control before the race and pass to participants so all vessels are aware of what large shipping could be encountered. Phone 3305 1700 and request Confirmed Shipping Movements for the day.

RADIO MONITORING: All race participants are to monitor VHF Ch12 from north of Mud Is. to the NW Fairway and communicate with large traffic if necessary.

PORT CONTROL ADVICE: After the start, the OOD will advise Brisbane Harbour Control on Ch 12 VHF the number of boats competing and the approximate time the fleet will arrive at and leave the shipping channel.

RADIO SKEDS:

1: 0833 hrs on Ch 72 VHF: Contact Start Boat to register.

 

2: 1215 hrs on Ch 72 VHF: Contact OOD with Lat/Long position, and then every 3 hours until you finish.

 

If no contact, try again 10 minutes after sked time on Ch 81 VHF.

NOTE: Radio Skeds are compulsory. Failure to comply will result in a penalty.

START PROCEDURE:  As per YA Racing Rules of Sailing Part 3 Rule 26

START LINE: Between the start boat and the St. Helena south cardinal.

COURSE: From the start, observing all navigational marks except shipping channel marks, unless otherwise specified, and then

St. Helena Red

Leave to Port

27° 23.42’S 153° 15.09’E

Mud Is. east cardinal

Leave to port

27° 20.03’S 153° 16.63’E

South Cardinal (old M9)Q6+L Fl 15s

Leave to Port

27° 09.5’ S 153° 20.1’ E

EK 1 - Buoy QG

Leave to Port

27° 08.5’ S 153° 19.4’ E

EK 2 - Buoy QR

Leave to Starboard

27° 08.5’ S 153° 19.8’ E

East end Spitfire Chnl Bcn Fl G 1.5s

Leave to Port

27° 03.4’ S 153° 17.7’ E

West end Spitfire Chnl Bcn Fl G 1.5s

Leave to Starboard

27° 02.9’ S 153° 16.0’ E

NW 12 - West Cardinal (Q 9 15s)

Leave to Starboard

27° 02.3’ S 153° 15.4’ E

NW 3 - Green Beacon (Fl G 2.5s)

Leave to Starboard

26° 57.8’ S 153° 13.3’ E

NW 4 - Red Beacon (Fl R 4s)

Leave to Starboard

26° 51.5’ S 153° 09.2’ E

NW Fairway - Safe Water Mark (ISO 4s)

Leave to Port

26° 48.8’ S 153° 10.5’ E

And thence to the finish

 

 

FINISH LINE: The transit line of the Red and Green entrance beacons to Mooloolaba Harbour within 200 mtr.

RACE DISTANCE:  approx 48 nm

TIME LIMIT: None, see safety regs.

FINISH TIMES:  Competitors shall record their own finishing times and submit to the OOD by radio or mobile phone (number to be advised at sign on) as soon as possible after finishing. By submitting a time, you are making an automatic declaration that you have sailed in accordance with the rules. Yachts not finishing MUST report to the OOD or other competing yacht, to be registered as DNF.

RACE FEE:  $ 5.00

NOTE: All persons competing in club events do so at their own risk and indemnify the club and its servants.  A condition of entry is that each entrant carries at least five million dollars public liability insurance. All sailors should note that the international regulations for prevention of collisions apply at all times. 
Have special regard for rule 9 Uniform Shipping Laws Code 2008  Sect.16 International Regs.for Preventing Collision Collisions at Sea when in or near the shipping channel.

 Multihull Yacht Club Queensland

 
The MYCQ is Australia's premier Multihull Yacht Club. We count some very experienced sailors among our members, who have achieved many championships, titles, world voyages, Australian and even world circumnavigations. Also included in our membership are most of Australia's principal multihull designers, many builders and other people in the marine industry. This wealth of knowledge is a great asset of our club.
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Rex and Storm Bay at the start. Zero is the start boat.
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