Vectis Rally and Race -

Briefing

Wednesday 9 August 2017

20:00 Upper Bar

When - Sunday 13th August 2016

PSC Dept. Time – Cruiser Depart as Tide allows - Note LW @ 08:53 0.9M

Dinghies Depart as close to 08:30 as possible.

Early Launch of Rib and Workboat prep @ 08:00 stand-off on Visitor Pontoon ready for departure.

Race Start - Cruisers @ 10:30

Dinghies @ 10:45

Arrival - at Priory Bay – estimated 12:30 / 13:00

Departure – from Seagrove approx. 15:00

Return - to Portchester approx. 17:30

Portsmouth Ryde

LW 08:53 0.9M 08:48 0.9M

HW 16:10 4.5M 16:00 4.4M

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Full Race instructions are available on the Club Website

Go to Club Membership/Downloads

Current weather forecast is favourable for the Dinghies although

expected to be very light.

Final decision will be taken at 08:00 on the day.

Forecast as at 09:00 Thursday 10th August

Winds starting as a N F1/2, Later SW F2

Generally Warm and Sunny.

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Vectis Rally and Race

Metcheck Forecast @ 09:00 Thursday 10th August

Race instructions1 Rules

The race will be governed by the Portchester Sailing Club 2017 Cruiser Sailing Instructions

and the 2017 Dinghy Racing Sailing Instructions which are available from the downloads

section of the Portchester SC website. www.portchestersc.org.

2 Eligibility and Entry

The cruiser race is open to all club cruisers and keelboats as defined within the PSC 2016

Cruiser Sailing Instructions and will be sailed using The PSCCH handicap system.

The dinghy race will be sailed using the Portsmouth Yardstick Handicap system.

All dinghies must sign on before the race at the Start Hut and sign in when they have

returned.

All Cruiser competitors must sign on to race by calling Portchester Race Control on CH37/M1

no later than 5 minutes before the warning signal.

Unaccompanied juniors (under 18 on the day of the race) will need to have a parental

consent form completed and handed in to the Start Hut before the race when signing on.

Unaccompanied juniors (under 18 on the day of the race) may not sail a single handed

boat and must be accompanied in a dinghy by someone over 18.

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Race instructionsStart Line: Between KB Dry Stack [5J] and a committee vessel.

Start time: 10:30 for cruisers Class Flag C

10:45 for dinghies Class Flag H

The Warning Signal will be sounded at 10:55 for cruisers and 11:10 for dinghies.

Finish Line: Between a committee boat and an Yellow buoy off Seagrove Bay. (Expected to be either Bruce

or Johah).

Course A Course B

Start Start

Gleeds (5M] (S) Gleeds [5M] (P)

North Sturbridge [5F] P) Outer Spit [5Q] (S)

No Mans Land Fort [6A] (S) No Mans Land Fort [6A] (S)

Finish Finish

All marks of the course can be found by referring to the Eastern Solent race marks chart which may be

downloaded from the race instructions section of www.portchestersc.org

Dinghies should sail past the committee boat to be notified of the course to be sailed.

Cruisers the course will be broadcast on VHF Ch37/M1 when signing on.

Time limit 2.5 hours

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Support

Start Race Committee Vessel – Rob Shrimpton aboard Le Frais

Finish Race Committee Vessel - TBC

Club Rib – Ian Campbell and Catherine Towers

Race Dinghy Support and beach ferry service at Seagrove.

Workboat – Tim Pugh & Colin Cadman

Non Racing Dinghy support

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BBQ

Meet on the beach at Priory Bay.

This is the next one down towards Bembridge from last year.

Bring your own food / Picnics and drinks.

We are planning to take a Club Charcoal BBQ which is subject to

the Workboats availability, however please prepare / have a

back-up plan to bring your own Portable / Disposable BBQ’s.

Bring along some beach games, balls, bats etc.

Don’t forget your suntan lotion!

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Where are we going?

Priory Bay

Harbour Entrance

Outbound

Dinghies meet between

Ballast Beacon and

Hasler Marina and

wait for tow/escort.

Inbound

Dinghies meet at

Look Marine Insurance

and wait for tow/escort

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Dinghies to carry a

suitable tow rope.

Pref. 10M long and

min 6mm thick

New Small Boat Channel Remaining approximately 50

metres wide throughout its length.

All vessels using the Small Boat

Channel are to leave 4 Bar Buoy to

port, whether heading inbound or

outbound, and that north of this

point, the channel has been

straightened from the route

currently shown on new edition

Chart 2625.

Vessels navigating along the Small

Boat Channel should now follow a

line that passes from 4 Bar Buoy to

approximately 25 metres east of BC

outer (as depicted), keeping other

passing small craft on their own

port side.

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Dinghy Rendezvous Area

Leaving the Harbour

Note confirmation will

be confirmed prior to

leaving PSC depending

on conditions

Dinghy Rendezvous Area

Entering the Harbour

How do we get there?

Racing Course A

START

FINISH

FINISH

How do we get there?

Racing Course B

START

FINISH

How do we get there?

Cruising

START

Priory Bay

Yachts Anchor offshore

Lighter Dinghies Pulled up on Beach

Heavier / Precious Dinghies moored on

laid Pick up Buoys (by the Rib) closer

inshore.

Beach Ferry Service

When all crew members are ready to go ashore contact the rib either

visually or call on VHF Ch37/M1.

Please be patient as it is time consuming to get everyone ashore.

Please be ready to speed things up.

The Rib Crew do a great job, we need to ensure they get some

beach time too!

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Vectis Rally and Race