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Leg 3 Addendum
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THE COURSE
Start—mark 1 to port—mark 2 to port— mark 3 to port—mark 1 to port— gate formed by
mark 2 (leaving mark) to port and the start boat to starboard— Iranian Exclusion Zone to
port – Saleh Oilfield Exclusion Zone to port—East African exclusion Zone to starboard—
Sri Lanka exclusion area to port--Pulau We Island to Starboard — Line formed by joining
the 8 Malacca marks in order to starboard ——Line formed by 7 Singapore marks to port
— Horsburgh Lighthouse to starboard — Ritan to port — Nunsa to port — Selia Island to
port — Sanya Exclusion Line to starboard — Sanya Finish.
2. THE MARKS
a. Start Boat
Latitude
Longitude
24° 29.300'N
54° 19.200'E
b. Mark 1 Variable
c. Mark 2
f.
Saleh Oilfield Exclusion
S
zone
g. East African Exclusion
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Square raft mark with cube
branding
Square raft mark with cube
branding
Square raft mark with cube
branding
24° 29.400'N
54° 19.200'E
A 24º 40.300N
B 25º 34.600N
C 26º 14.900N
D 26º 36.400N
E 26° 30.100'N
F 26° 32.300'N
G 26° 32.400'N
H 26° 27.500'N
I 26º 18.900N
J 25º 39.600N
K 25º 27.500N
L 25º 12.000N
M 25º 11.600N
N 25º 04.300N
O 24º 50.000N
26º 10.509N
26o 06.498N
26o 11.057N
26o 14.184N
22° 35.200'N
53º 56.300E
55º 11.500E
55º 42.600E
56º 18.100E
56° 23.200'E
56° 29.000'E
56° 32.300'E
56° 35.500'E Virtual Marks
56º 47.700E
57º 09.500E
57º 39.400E
59º 05.600E
59º 34.600E
60º 34.900E
61º 33.700E
o
55 38.973E
55o 44.498E
Virtual Marks
55o 47.861E
55o 41.453E
60° 08.260'E
Virtual Marks
d. Mark 3 Variable
e. Iranian Exclusion Zone
Description
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15° 00.000'N
05° 56.550'N
Exclusion 05° 40.700'N
05° 40.700'N
05° 56.550'N
i. Pulau We Island
05° 53.800'N
Sri Lanka
h.
Area
j.
Malacca 1
65° 00.000'E
080° 32.400'E
080° 32.400'E
080° 38.700'E
080° 38.700'E
095° 19.800'E
Virtual Marks
Island
Navigational mark (white
flash)
Yellow special purpose
buoy
Virtual Mark
03° 00.757'N
100° 51.860'E
02° 53.756'N
100° 59.716'E
02° 37.296'N
101° 28.043'E
02° 11.680'N
102° 00.881'E
01o 57.902’N
102o 16.432’E
01o 38.426’N
102o 59.987’E
01o 15.000’N
103o 25.150’E
Navigational Mark (pillar
black and red)
01o 14.295’N
103o 29.622’E
Yellow special purpose
buoy
01° 06.790'N
103° 35.010'E
Yellow special purpose
buoy
01° 04.490'N
103° 38.900'E
Yellow special purpose
buoy
01° 05.900’N
103° 43.240’E
01° 08.600’N
103° 45.330’E
01° 10.260’N
103° 47.810’E
01° 14.870’N
103° 58.930’E
01° 15.560’N
104° 03.370’E
01° 19.820'N
104° 24.340'E
02° 36.400'N
106° 16.440'E
Nunsa
aa.
02° 59.600'N
106° 24.750'E
Selai Island
bb.
03° 11.120'N
106° 29.740'E
Sanya 1
cc.
18o 04.550’N
109o 27.350’E
Sanya 2
dd.
18o 11.420’N
109o 27.360’E
Sanya 3
ee.
18o 12.203’N
109o 28.253’E
k.
Malacca 2
l. Malacca 3
Malacca 4
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
z.
Malacca 5
Malacca 6
Malacca 7
Malacca 8
Singapore 1
Singapore 2
Singapore 3
Singapore 4
Singapore 5
Singapore 6
Singapore 7
Horsburgh Lighthouse
Ritan
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Virtual Mark
Virtual Mark
Virtual Mark
Cardinal buoy (TAKONG)
Virtual Mark
Virtual Mark
Virtual Mark
Virtual Mark
Lighthouse
Island
Lighthouse
Island
Virtual mark
Virtual Mark
Virtual Mark
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Sanya Pin
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18° 12.958'N
109° 28.710'E
18° 13.000'N
109° 28.650'E
Marina Lighthouse
Square raft mark with cube
branding
Positions are approximate. Datum: to WGS 84.
3. START
(a) The starting area is in front of Lulu Island.
(b) The starting line will be between a staff displaying a ‘START’ flag on the Race
Committee Boat at the starboard end of the line and a square raft mark with cube
branding at the other end of the line.
(c) Individual Recall notification may be broadcast on the VHF Channel 77. Failure of
the Race Committee to notify, delay in notification or the sequence of such
notification shall not constitute grounds for redress. This amends RRS 62.1.
(d) The range and bearing of the variable mark 1 & 3 will be displayed on the Start
Boat and announced on VHF Channel 77 before the warning signal.
(e) Addendum Q, excluding Q2.3, Q2.4, Q2.5, Q3.1(c), Q3.2 (b), shall apply from the
preparatory signal for the Leg and ceases to apply between boats which have
passed and cleared the gate.
4. LEG START EXCLUSION ZONES
Marshalling buoys will be laid around the racecourse to exclude spectator boats from
the leg start racing area. They do not have any relevance to the Boats.
5.
IRANIAN EXCLUSION ZONE
The Iranian Exclusion Zone is formed by positions used to form a line. Straight lines
between adjacent marks shall form an obstruction that boats shall leave to port.
6.
SALEH OILFIELD EXCLUSION ZONE
The Saleh Oilfield Exclusion Zone is formed by positions used to form a line. Straight
lines between adjacent marks shall form an obstruction that boats shall leave to port.
7. EAST AFRICAN EXCLUSION ZONE
The East African Exclusion Zone is great circle line between virtual marks at 22°
35.200'N, 60° 08.260'E and 15° 00.000'N, 65° 00.000'E that Boats shall leave to
starboard.
8. SRI LANKA EXCLUSION AREA
The Sri Lanka exclusion area is formed by positions that form an obstruction that
Boats shall leave to port. Straight lines between adjacent marks shall form the
obstruction
9. MALACCA EXCLUSION ZONE
The Malacca Exclusion Zone is formed by positions used to form a line. Straight lines
between adjacent marks shall form an obstruction that boats shall leave to starboard.
10. SINGAPORE EXCLUSION ZONE
The Singapore Exclusion Zone is formed by positions used to form a line. Straight
lines between adjacent marks shall form an obstruction that boats shall leave to port.
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11. SANYA EXCLUSION ZONE
The Sanya Exclusion Line is formed by positions used to form a line. Straight lines
between adjacent marks shall form an obstruction that boats shall leave to starboard.
12. THE FINISH
The finishing line for the Leg will be between a staff displaying a ‘FINISH’ flag on
the Serenity Bay Marina Lighthouse at the starboard end of the line and a square raft
mark with cube branding at the other end of the line.
13. MEDIA DELIVERABLES
(a) Within 4 hours of starting transmit photographs of the seals that have just been
applied: to race control.
(b) Each 24 hours: 4mins of video, 5 to 8 photos and 200 words of text or another
amount as directed by the watch producers.
14. COURSE DIAGRAMS
ABU DHABI START
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SANYA FINISH
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