PART IV MARKS AND COURSES

IV-A Courses

Color coded placards will be displayed on the Committee boat for each mark to be rounded, beginning with the starting line and ending with the number of laps to be raced (if greater than 1). The placards will be red if the mark is to be left to port and green if the mark is to be left to starboard.

Example:

A-L-A 2 (A-L-A all red) Means to start between the Committee boat and mark A, passing buoys A-L-A to port, and go around the course twice.

IV-B Multiple Courses

In the event two or more courses are to be used, a placard indicating individual classes will precede each of the posted courses.

Example:

SP A   A L I A 2               or                   SP A / SP B   A L H A 2

SP B   A L I A                                         SP C                A L H A

SP C   A K H A 2

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IV-C Racing Marks and Descriptions

(See racing area chart on back cover for approximate mark locations)

A - Permanent TTPYC spar buoy off the southwest corner of Des Moines Marina breakwater

B - Temporary buoy set approx. 1.5 NM north of fishing pier

C - Permanent TTPYC spar buoy 0.1 NM south east of Three Tree Point

G - Red nun buoy in entrance to Quartermaster Harbor

H - Temporary buoy set 0.2 NM south of “A” mark

I - Permanent TTPYC spar buoy approx. 1.0 NM south of fishing pier

J - Permanent TTPYC spar buoy set 0.5 NM south west of Pt. Robinson

K - Permanent TTPYC spar buoy set 0.5 NM north of “A” mark and 400 yards north of the fishing pier.

L - Permanent TTPYC spar buoy approx. 0.7 NM north of fishing pier

IV-D Buoy Distances

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Official Course Distances in Nautical Miles. Also please use the GPS format of DD’MM.MM’

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​IV-E Buoy Locations

Location in GPS format of DDº MM.MMM'

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​A

Permanent TTPYC spar

buoy off the southwest

corner of Des Moines

Marina breakwater

N 47º 23.833'

W 122º 19.985'

Depth – 82ft++

Replaced 3/19/2013

​Retrieved 01/09/2021

Replaced 4/3/2021

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I

Permanent TTPYC spar

buoy approx. 1.0 NM

south of fishing pier

N 47º 23.198'

W 122º 20.036'

Depth – 88 ft++

Replaced 4/23/2013

​Retrieved 1/21/2020

Replaced 4/3/2021

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B (Temporary Mark Location)

Temporary buoy set approx.

1.5 NM north of fishing pier

N47º 25.322'

W122º 21.338'

Depth – (0.6 NM North of L Mark, Depth 90ft)+

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NOTE: Strobe lights on race marks are not allowed by USCG (only incandescent lights)

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 +  Depth at mean LLW per USCG

++ Depth at mean LLW per TTPYC (updated 5/2/2021)

C

Permanent TTPYC spar

buoy 0.1 NM south east

of Three Tree Point

N 47º 26.894'

W 122º 22.892'

Depth – 184 ft++

Replaced 3/19/2013

Retrieved 6/10/2020

Replaced 3/25/2021

Retrieved 3/31/2021

Currently on shore

10/26/2021 Mark had drifted NW just off of Three Tree Point, 10/31/2021 Mark was retrieved from Dash Point.

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J

Permanent TTPYC spar buoy

set 0.5 NM south west of

Pt. Robinson

N 47º 23.001'

W 122º 22.616'

Depth – 73 ft++

Replaced  5/10/2017

​Retrieved 2/21/2021

Replaced 3/27/2021

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G

Red nun buoy in entrance to Quartermaster Harbor

N 47° 20.930'

W 122° 28.760'

K

Permanent TTPYC spar

buoy set 0.5 NM north

of “A” mark and 400

yards north of the

fishing pier.

N 47º 24.241'

W 122º 20.219'

Depth – 111 ft++

Replaced 4/9/2013

Replaced 9/22/2019

​Retrieved 10/14/2020

Replaced 4/3/2021

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L

Permanent TTPYC spar buoy

approx. 0.7 NM north of

fishing pier

N 47º 24.768'

W 122º 20.809'

Depth – 66 ft++

​Retrieved Date unsure

Replaced 3/27/2021

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H (Temporary Mark Location)

N47º 23.609'

W122º 19.995'

Depth –(400yd South of A Mark, range mark at South end breakwater with water tower. Depth 90ft)+

NOTE: Strobe lights on race marks are not allowed by USCG (only incandescent lights)

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 +  Depth at mean LLW per USCG

++ Depth at mean LLW per TTPYC (updated 5/2/2021)