Handicap Start

Handicap Start Procedure :-

There will be up to 3 fleets – Red, Yellow and Green (a fleet can consist of one or more yachts) each yacht shall carry the appropriate fleet pennant – this will

be supplied by the club.

All heats will need to be at least 2 laps to give the handicap a chance to even out by the end of each heat.

Starting shall follow the following process:

2 Minute warning

1 Minute warning –

Racing rules apply for ALL fleets –

NO yacht may be on the course side (blue restricted area) any yacht course side after the 1 minute warning will be disqualified from the heat.

ONLY the yachts in fleet due to start may enter the Orange restricted area after the 1 minute signal

0 Start Gun –

Green Fleet Start

Yellow fleet may now enter the Orange restricted zone but must not impede any green boat fleet that is still starting. –

Jumped starts will incur a 360 Deg Penalty during the first leg – any blatant early start may incur a 720o Penalty during the

first leg or disqualification from the heat at the RO discretion

40 second countdown

Start Gun –

Yellow Fleet Start

Red fleet may now enter the Orange restricted zone but must not impede any Yellow boat fleet that is still starting.

Jumped starts will incur a 360 Deg Penalty during the first leg – any blatant early start may incur a 720o Penalty during the

first leg or disqualification from the heat at the RO discretion

30 second countdown

Start Gun –

Red Fleet Start

Jumped starts will incur the standard penalty requiring the line to be re-crossed

Note:- There shall be no General Recalls for these handicap events

Examples from the fleet calculator