The Fast cruise course in PDF format is available to download here. Pleas note that there is a short course for boats with a club handicap of 0.900 or lower and a long course for boats with a club handicap of greater than 0.900.Boats that will sail the short course are:-

Highland Magic          0.750
Jus Lymin                  0.760
6X                             0.836
Positive Thinking       0.850
Koto                          0.880
Odin                          0.882
Lazy Life                   0.889
Willow                       0.891
The short course is available for download here

The long course will be sailed by:-

Musyk                        0.910
Mary Lunn                  0.927
Blue Lady                   0.937
Pagan                        0.944
Storm Petrel               0.949
Ca'Canny                    0.973
Loxley B                      0.976
A Day at the Races     0.991
Azanti                         0.997
Grey Goose                1.003
Oxygen                       1.011
Ron Hilda                    1.035
Shearwater                1.037
Lutine                         1.119
Arvika                         1.140
Juno                           1.183

The long course is available for download here.

The start for both courses is between NE Ryde Middle buoy (R) and SE Ryde Middle (South Cardinal) at 1100. Please remeber to record the time you cross the start line. If you cross after 1110 then the start time is taken as 1110. Start West to East.

The finish is between Hamstead Ledge green buoy and Solent Bank red buoy just off Newton Creek. Take your finishing time. Please text your times to 07778 362722 in the format “boat name fc2 course sailed (sor l) time across the start line (hhmmss) time across the finish line (hhmmss)". For example if I was sailing in Jasper using the long course and I started at 11hr 03min 34s and finished at 14hours 02 min 56s I would text Jasper fc2 L 110334 140256.

Please keep a listening watch on VHF CH 77 from 0900 on Saturday until you have finished. Any changes to/ or confirmation of the course will be announced after 0900. If it is necessary to shorten the course this will also be announced on VHF CH 77.