Choptank Fleet Racing Information

Choptank Skippers and Crew.

Here are some links to assist you in the races ahead.  Print them. Put them on your boat for reference.

Map of ESSA Racing Marks on the Choptank River

              Note that G1 is not an ESSA Marker.

              B is now a temporary marker, not an official USCG buoy.

Table of distances and bearings (verified by GPS)

Choptank NORSI

Wind Forecast: Sailflow 

Reading the Signage:

The Orange Board on the Committee Boat displays the Spinnaker Course,

The Gray Board displays the Non-Spinnaker c Course. 

Red Letters indicate to leave the mark to Port, 

Green Letters indicate to leave the mark to Starboard.

The boards show the ESSA marks, but, do not include the starting line. 

Example:  (starting at I)  H-B-A

The Committee boat marks one end of the Start line. The other end is usually an ESSA marker. In this case, "I" aka G25. The first mark to fetch is H.

Always cruise by the Committee Boat. The scorekeepers record your presence. Read the course signs and listen to channel 67. Once the countdown begins radio calls may be ignored.

Starting Sequence:

 Signals

5.1       Races will be started with the following modification to rule 26:  There will be an extra warning signal consisting of five long blasts at 6 minutes.  

                                                            Time   Sounds          

Courtesy Warning               6 min      17:54     5 Long blasts      

Starting  Sequence             5 min      17:55     1 Long blast         (must be under sail)

                                           4 min      18:56     1 Long blast        

                                           1 min      18:59     1 Long blast        

                                           Start       18:00      1 Long blast        

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