The Great Pumpkin Pursuit

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, Start, fulford reef, Seabird Point, Private mark at Trail Island finish all arks to starboard.
5. Start Times:

| | | rating | rating |
| --- | --- | ------ | ------ |
| Start 1 | 0 | 300 | 304 |
| Start 2 | 0:01 | 295 | 299 |
| Start 3 | 0:02 | 289 | 294 |
| Start 4 | 0:03 | 284 | 288 |
| Start 5 | 0:04 | 278 | 283 |
| Start 6 | 0:05 | 273 | 277 |
| Start 7 | 0:06 | 267 | 272 |
| Start 8 | 0:07 | 262 | 266 |
| Start 9 | 0:08 | 256 | 261 |
| Start 10 | 0:09 | 251 | 255 |
| Start 11 | 0:10 | 245 | 250 |
| Start 12 | 0:11 | 240 | 244 |
| Start 13 | 0:12 | 235 | 239 |
| Start 14 | 0:13 | 229 | 234 |
| Start 15 | 0:14 | 224 | 228 |
| Start 16 | 0:15 | 218 | 223 |
| Start 17 | 0:16 | 213 | 217 |
| Start 18 | 0:17 | 207 | 212 |
| Start 19 | 0:18 | 202 | 206 |
| Start 20 | 0:19 | 196 | 201 |
| Start 21 | 0:20 | 191 | 195 |
| Start 22 | 0:21 | 185 | 190 |
| Start 23 | 0:22 | 180 | 184 |
| Start 24 | 0:23 | 175 | 179 |
| Start 25 | 0:24 | 169 | 174 |
| Start 26 | 0:25 | 164 | 168 |
| Start 27 | 0:26 | 158 | 163 |
| Start 28 | 0:27 | 153 | 157 |
| Start 29 | 0:28 | 147 | 152 |
| Start 30 | 0:29 | 142 | 146 |
| Start 31 | 0:30 | 136 | 141 |
| Start 32 | 0:31 | 131 | 135 |
| Start 33 | 0:32 | 125 | 130 |
| Start 34 | 0:33 | 120 | 124 |
| Start 35 | 0:34 | 115 | 119 |
| Start 36 | 0:35 | 109 | 114 |
| Start 37 | 0:36 | 104 | 108 |
| Start 38 | 0:37 | 98 | 103 |
| Start 39 | 0:38 | 93 | 97 |
| Start 40 | 0:39 | 87 | 92 |
| Start 41 | 0:40 | 82 | 86 |
| Start 42 | 0:41 | 76 | 81 |
| Start 43 | 0:42 | 71 | 75 |
| Start 44 | 0:43 | 65 | 70 |
| Start 45 | 0:44 | 60 | 64 |
| Start 46 | 0:45 | 55 | 59 |
| Start 47 | 0:46 | 49 | 54 |
| Start 48 | 0:47 | 44 | 48 |
| Start 49 | 0:48 | 38 | 43 |
| Start 50 | 0:49 | 33 | 37 |
| Start 51 | 0:50 | 27 | 32 |
| Start 52 | 0:51 | 22 | 26 |
| Start 53 | 0:52 | 16 | 21 |
| Start 54 | 0:53 | 11 | 15 |
| Start 55 | 0:54 | 5 | 10 |
| Start 56 | 0:55 | 0 | 4 |
| Start 57 | 0:56 | -5 | -1 |

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.