Listers, As you all know, this past summer, I relocated my home, office and the Enterprise from City Island to the Suncoast of Florida — and I’m getting involved in the race management over here, which has been terribly lazy.
One of the big issues we face is lack of resources. Marks are dropped in the water a day or two in advance of a regatta and then are either cut loose, vandalized or have broken free by the time a race is actually run. And there is no chase boat usually available to either drop a new mark or put up an M flag to act as one. Someone brought up the idea of a virtual mark in case a mark is missing, which is a new concept to me. I was thinking of language in the SIs that say something along the lines of “If a mark is missing or has moved more than 300 feet from its stated latitude/longitude position, and the race committee is unable to replace it, then the mark shall be the stated latitude/longitude position.” Basically, the thought is, especially since this happens now and again, not to have to cancel a regatta because a mark has disappeared. Has anyone ever used “virtual marks”? Does anyone object to the practice? If so, why? Appreciate anyone’s input. Even Risch’s. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Captain of the Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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