Are you racing the Reynolds Cup. If so please read. If not, please disregard 2013 Reynolds Cup Course Instructions PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY INCLUDING FINISH INSTRUCTIONS SKIPPERS MEETING Skippers Meeting is at 0830hrs SHARP at the marina patio. Skippers must attend the skippers meetings. GPS Trackers will be assigned to boats at that time. There are a total of 6 trackers available. The first six boats to register will get a tracker. The purpose of the trackers is so we can get emergency help to you as quick as possible if needed. And so the Reynolds Cup can now be a spectator sport. Your family and other armchair racers can now watch the race on their computers. ALL ENTRANTS: Please respond to this email with the following information if you are planning on racing: · Boat Name · Boat Make/Model · Skippers Name and a cell phone number you will have on the boat · Name of expected crew members A GPS tracker will be set up in advance and ready for you. Email should be sent to dshearer@gslmarina.com Another email will follow later on instructions how people can follow the race on their computers using the findmespot service. Jerry Lupo’s ashes will be spread just prior to the start of the race. A moment of silence as well as the spreading of his ashes will happen at 0945hrs at ‘C’ Mark. Mark Coordinates And Descriptions C Mark: White Can Buoy 40° 45.296’ x 112° 13.790’ Miller Point Buoy: White Danger Buoy with white light 41° 10.273’ x 112° 25.467’ There is a lot of scope on the buoy. Keep a good distance from the buoy 80 Lakeside Buoy: White Danger Buoy with white light 41° 10.648’ x 112° 43.442’ There is a lot of scope on the buoy. Keep a good distance from the buoy COURSE INSTRUCTIONS Start at ‘C’ Mark Redstripe is Committee Boat Start at 10am. 1st Leg: ‘C’ Mark to Miller Point Buoy 26.7 nautical miles at 329° magnetic Round Miller Point buoy to PORT. 2nd Leg: Miller Point Buoy to 80 Lakeside Buoy 13.6 nautical miles at 259° magnetic Round 80 Lakeside Buoy to PORT 3rd Leg: 80 Lakeside Buoy to Miller Point Buoy 13.6 nautical miles at 79° magnetic Round Miller Point Buoy to STARBOARD 4th Leg: Miller Point Buoy to ‘C’ Mark 26.5 nautical miles at 148° magnetic Pass ‘C’ mark to PORT FINISH: Take your own GPS time as you pass ‘C’ mark to PORT. Total length of course is 80.6 nautical miles. INSTRUCTIONS ON RECORDING YOUR TIME: Record your finish time based on the clock on your GPS. Write down your boat name and finish time on a piece of paper. Slip the paper in the slot on the Ranger Office door before you leave the marina so that results can be published in a timely manner. Please return SPOT GPS trackers to the Harbor Master no later than Monday at 6pm. EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO: Cell phone coverage is spotty at best on the lake. Both Great Salt Lake Ranger Base and Antelope Island Ranger Base will be monitoring Marine Band 16. If there is an emergency and you have cell phone coverage here is a list of numbers you can call for help: Dave Shearer (Harbor Master) – 2 alpha 160 - 801-209-9142 John Sullivan (Asst. Park Manager) – 2 alpha 10 - 801-230-6155 Or Call 911 and ask them to contact the above people. Give the Dispatch the 2 alpha number listed to speed up contact. If you do not cell phone coverage use Marine Band 16 and call for either the Harbor Master or call Mayday. Mayday instructions follow below. SAFE HARBOR We have an agreement with all the other marina’s on the lake for Safe Harbor in case of an emergency. The accessible marinas are: Antelope Island Marina: 41° 03.830’ x 112° 14.398 Promontory Marina: 41° 12.160’ x 112° 25.701’ Stansbury Marina: 40° 55.959’ x 112° 30.725’ The East Trescend and the West Trescend are also accessible in case of an emergency. The east and west Trescend are where the causeway makes a bend and these areas form a protected cove along the causeway. It is possible to get a boat into these coves. The coordinates for the two trescends are: East Trescend: 41° 13.032’ x 112° 31.865’ West Trescend: 41° 13.243’ x 112° 45.336’ Hazards and Other Conditions USGS has several buoys in the north half of the race course. It is likely you will encounter some of these buoys. Please keep a lookout for these buoys. Deadheads have not been seen for some time in this area. But an encounter with a deadhead is still possible. Keep a sharp lookout for the buoy. The currents are running very strong right now. These currents are especially strong north of Antelope Island, and near Miller Point on Fremont Island. The course has been set so the rhumb line keeps everyone in deep water. Keep a good distance off Antelope Island near Cambria Point and Buffalo Point to avoid shallows and reefs. There is also a large shallow shelf that juts out from Promontory Point to the southwest. Do not veer too far north of the rhumb line from Miller Point buoy to 80 Lakeside buoy. There is also a very shallow area just south of the railroad causeway. Keep at least a mile off the causeway to stay of this very shallow hump. But if you need to approach East Trescend or West Trescend (see above) the water is deep enough at those to points to approach them. IF YOU HAVE A SERIOUS SITUATION – CALL MAYDAY Instructions In the event of an emergency, there are procedures to follow, which may vary depending on the type of situation. “Mayday” calls are for extreme emergencies, while “Pan Pan” calls are reserved for urgent, but not life threatening situations. Mayday calls are only for medical emergencies or if your vessel is in grave or imminent danger. Include the following information, in this order, to assist rescue personnel: 1. “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY” 2. Vessel Name 3. Your current location 4. Type of emergency 5. Type of assistance needed 6. Number of people on board and the conditions of any injured people 7. Condition of your vessel 8. Description of your vessel. Wait for a response. Please get all the information out in the above order before waiting for a response. Just because you cannot hear a response does not mean you are not being heard. That is why it is important to get all the information out before waiting for a response. Repeat the message if you do not get a response. Please review the list of Safe Harbors as well as the Trescend locations. You may be directed to head towards one of those locations in a medical assistance emergency as these are areas where we can get life flight to. Forecast The forecast is for sunny conditions on Saturday with a high near 80 degrees. The low for early Sunday morning is for 57 degrees. We have a southerly wind flow coming in on Saturday. Winds will build most of the day to 15 to 25mph. Winds will begin to taper off some in the evening. There is a good chance of strong drainage winds from the west as you sail along the causeway towards 80 Lakeside buoy. Have fun . . . Be Safe Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142