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SBYRA RACE COURSES:

Northern SBYRA Race Courses:

Central SBYRA Race Courses:

Southern SBYRA Race Courses:

SBYRA marks for GARMIN GPS (updated 5/25/2003


SBYRA MARKS & COURSES
Mark locations are approximate to provide racers with a general vincinity of SBYRA marks used. Please follow the links on the left to specific yacht club's GPS coordinates. These charts should not be use for navigational purposes. upated: June 2003.  Please check about a week before for the latest version particularly for the club venue the race is held.

NORTHERN SBYRA MARKS
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BALLENA BAY YACHT CLUB
Click HERE for a PDF version of Ballena Bay Course descriptions.

BAYVIEW BOAT CLUB
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The first mark shown as the start line and all marks being left to PORT. A “twice around” course will be signaled by a “T” flag over the course number flags(s). RADIO COMMUNICATION Channel will be 71 or 79.
Course Description Length
1 XS AS W 2NAS AS 2NAS AS 2NAS XS 13.25 NM
2 XS AS W 2NAS AS 2NAS XS 9.25 NM
3 XS AS W 2NAS XS 5.25 NM
4 XS AS 2NAS XS 4.0 NM
5 XS AS 2 31 AS 31 XS 4.4 NM
6 XS AS 2 31 AS 2NAS XS 6.75 NM
7 XS AS 2 31 XS 2.9 NM
8 XS AS 31 XS 2.0 NM
9 XS AS 32 2NAS AS 31 XS 8.6 NM
10 XS AS 32 AS W 2NAS XS 12.2 NM
START/FINISH LINE: Will be an imaginary line between Mark XS and a yellow or orange flag on the committee boat.  Mark XS must be left to port.  There may be a limiting buoy between the committee boat and Mark XS.  This limiting buoy may or may not be on the start line but it must be left to starboard. A "twice around" course will be signaled by a "T" flag over the course number flag(s).

DESCRIPTION OF MARKS:
South Bay Mark Descriptions - Modified 11-11-03

Name Description YRA -BVBC-SBYRA SBYC Interclub

AS Yellow Sphere approximately 0.25 NM East of BVBC
SC Red & Green, "SC" Fl G (2+1) Approx. 1NM ENE of Mission Rock Terminal
W Temporary YC buoy approximately 1 NM East of the Army Street Terminal W
XS Temporary YC buoy approximately _ way between 31 and AS XS
2N AS NAS Alameda Channel Mark r2 Fl R 4s
31 Temporary YC Bouy approx 1.2NM SE of Mission Rock Terminal
32 a fL Y 4s Approx. 2.5 NM East of Army Street Terminal
33 Red Buoy 4, fL R 4s, Oakland Inner Harbor Entrance Channel
34 R "2" Fl R 2s approximately 0.5NM east of Potrero Point 2 R
35 Green Daymarker 3, fl G 2.5s, Alameda NAS Entrance Channel
36 Red Daymarker "4" Fl R 4s, Alameda NAS Entrcance Channel
37 G "5" Fl G 4s, approximately 1nm SSE of Army Street Terminal

(Click here for Central courses, click here for Southern courses)