The Bowl of Hearts Race.

The Bowl or Hearts - Is a fun Pursuit Race the winner gets the Chocolate and their name on the Trophy.

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Pursuits are a fun way of sailboat racing where the Slower boats start first, and the fast boats start later and must catch the fleet.
The staggered start means that the first boat that crosses the finish line after completing the course wins.

1. Start and Finish line: The start/Finish line is a transit line drawn from Fiddle and Todd Rocks to the shore. You start North of Todd rock and on the opposite side of the transit line from where the course is set.
   2. Finish by sailing the course and crossing the transit line north of Todd Rock.
   3. Start times are posted by PHRF rating. If you don’t have a rating, ask someone at your club what yours should be. Check the internet or just make an educated
   guess that seems suitable. If you find you are not managing to stay close to the fleet at the end of the race, start sooner. If you don’t have a downwind sail You will need to start sooner than your rating would suggest. The goal is to be close to the finish line as the fleet crosses and have some fun.
2. Course: Start to be posted Sat. before the Race
4. 7. Starts and Finishes are self-monitored. Finish times can be reported to

8. You can post your finish time and any comments on the event posting on Turkey head meetup site for fun.

9. We may adopt a different course depending on the conditions.
Monitor Ch09.
The Gory Details:
10. Participation as crew or Skipper is at your own risk.
11. Boats must meet Canadian Coast Guard safety
requirements and have minimum $1M in liability insurance
12. Racing Rules of Sailing apply as amended below
13. Starts based on GPS times above
14. Postponements if required will be applied in increments of 5 minutes
15. No engine propulsion in 4 minutes prior your start
16. Cardinal buoys (e.g. Mouat Reef, Fulford Reef) and all navigational aids must be
obeyed
17. Boats take own finish time and post in event comments, (look in past events)
18. Radio communication on VHF channel 9
19. There will be no, skippers meeting there will be a coffee 9:45 to 10:15 Oak Bay
coffee shop.
20. Stay safe and play nice.