Skip to content

Details

The Great Pumpkin Pursuit. This event will be run in conjunction with Halloween Howl.

This Race will be a white Sails event. No Spinnakers.

Costumes and coffee from 9:45 to 11:15 ish I expect the first start to be between 11:30 and 12. Times will be posted. Time will vary on who signs up and letting folks et back to RVYC.

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. 10 AM for coffee - Race starts according to your rating see below
  2. 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.
  4. Course:Start at the Todd Fiddle Transit, north of Todd Rock, Course to be posted Friday
  5. Start Times: To be posted Friday

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 or in the bar at RVYC as well.
20. Stay safe and play nice.

You may also like