Tanzer 16 -- Race Course Chart for Dinghy Sailing -- July 24, 2014 -- Read somewhere that sailboat racing is a lot like running up the down escalator. The winner will be the one who stumbles the least. Finding the marks of the course wasn't a big issue last week since we had so many boats in front of us. But it has been a stumble when we get a good start; sometimes it's hard to remember which dolphin and buoy are which. We decided to make up a better chart to help us.
Here is the club issued chart of the marks. (1)
Here is the nautical chart of the area. (2)
Here is our own hybrid chart of the racing area--with a few helpful notes. (3) It is laminated and kept in the boat with the nautical chart on the back side. Budd Inlet has some interesting shoals and more than one race has included boats aground.
Today's Cliche: If you don't care where you are, you're not lost.
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