Monday, December 10, 2007

Race Equipment Checklist

Race Equipment Checklist

Equipment for hosting a sailboat regatta in inland or coastal waters for the race committee signal boat, mark set boats, and other support boats; personal equipment for the principal race officer, r.c. mark/support boat captains, and r.c. crew.

Race equipment is organized into the categories of (1) boat requirements, (2) navigation, communications, and time keeping, (3) race course and signaling, (4) paperwork, and (5) personal.

The full, original list also contains columns for the timer, scorer, protest committee chair, and competitors; this list can be extended as needed.

Race Equipment

…………………………………………

Sig. boat

Mark boat

Sppt. boat

PRO

Capt.

Crew

Boat – State/USCG req.: PFDs, throwable PFD
(Lifesling, cushions, vests)


Y


Y


Y




paddle, bailer, bilge pump, tow/heaving line

Y

Y

Y




whistle/horn (bell), (flares in USCG waters, check date, additional gear as required for offshore/international regattas)

Y

Y

Y




fire extinguisher (flame arrestor)

Y

Y

Y




cert. of num. (HIN plate, reg’n, placards)

Y

Y

Y




navigation lights, flashlight, spotlight

Nite

Nite

Nite




Mechanical – key/combo, motor, oil, fuel, cooling water intake

Y

Y

Y




spare prop, prop wrench (cotter pins, parts)

Y

Y

Y




spark plug, fuel bulb/line, impeller, fuses

Y

Y

Y




Tools; pliers, screwdrivers, plug wrench, utility knife, tension gauge, multi-tools, jumper. cables, other

Y

Y

Y




Deck – boat hook, dock lines, fenders, padding

Y

Y

Y



O

Utility – duct tape, electrical ties & tape, Velcro/cable ties, small line

Y

Y

Y



O*

Convenience – bimini/hard top, staff/rod holders, ice chest/ fridge, storage, ventilation, bottle opener, blankets, lights, trash container, paper towels, cleaning supplies

O

O

O




Safety – First aid kit,
boarding ladder, rescue system, emerg. signals, radar reflector, wood plugs, EPIRB, MOM, strobe

Y
Y*

Y
Y*

Y
Y*




Ground tackle – anchor, rode (chain/ fiber), bag, snubber, spare anchor, shackles, safety wire

Y

Y

Y




Navigation, Communication, Time keeping







Navigation – chart (water resistant),
(tide/current tables, light lists, Notices to Mariners)

Y
O

Y
O

O
O




Binoculars (range finder, night scope, sextant, tables, optics, cleaning wipes/solution)

O

O

O




GPS (electronic charts, plotter, batteries)

Y

Y

O




Anenometer/hand-held wind meter, tell tales, line sighting vane, incense, lighter, sighting lines

Y

Y

O




Compass, hand bearing compass

Y

Y

Y




Course calculator, protractor, nav. tools (drawing compass, parallel rules, pencils)

O

O





Spotlight, flashlight, vision-saving lt.

Y

Y

Y




Communications – VHF (fixed/hand-held) (SSB/WX/ham), charger/ batteries, emergency contact lists/ procedures

Y

Y

Y




Cell phone, list of cell phone #s (charger/batts.)

O

O

O

Y



Time – watch, stopwatch, timer, GPS time

Y

Y


Y

Y


More… Gear for the Race Course and Signaling

Race Equipment

……………………………………………

Sig. boat

Mark boat

Sppt. boat

PRO

Capt.

Crew

Race Gear – Marks, Visual & Sound Signals







Marks, govt. marks or rigid or inflatable “drop” marks

O

Y

O




rode, anchors, shackles/clips, spare line & gear

O

Y

O




pumps, inflators, valves, patch kits

O

Y

O




ribbons, numbers, sponsor signs or different colored marks

O

O

O




Visual Signals – RC flag, orange line flag

Y






support boat/club flag, opt. blue finish station flag

O

Y

O




class flags (specialty or yellow, red, blue)

Y

O


O



race management flags (starts, recalls, alts, other) [AP, 1s, 2s, P, I, Z, Bk, X, M, C, S, N, A, H, Y, num, etc]

Y

O


Y



limited set race flags [M, C, S, AP, N, A, H, g, r]


Y

O




specialty flags (match racing, special flags)

O

O