Regata Virtual VOR Etapa 8ª Galway to Marstrand (Goteborg)

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Ya tenemos briefing de la 8º etapa

BRIEFING / SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
LEG8 – Volvo Ocean Race Game
Galway - Marstrand

Departing from Galway on 06 JUNE 2009 at 15:00 local time or 16:00 GMT+2.

A change of pace, the short sprint legs start in Galway with this one to Marstrand. South down the west coast of Ireland, then south-east across the Irish Sea to England. The course takes them eastwards up the English Channel, into the North Sea and finally to the entrance to the Baltic.



THE START
- Saturday, 06 June 2009, Starting Signal 15:00 local time or 16:00 GMT+2

THE COURSE – Length approx. 1.250 NM
- Start in Galway - Finish in Marstrand

Start in GALWAY 53°00'N 09°45'W
Gate Peacehaven
Visible mark 50°06'N 05°36'W (leave to Port*)
Finish in MARSTRAND**
57°36'N 11°37'E

* Peacehaven Gate - Fleet have to accross Longitude 05°36,00W, from West to East at South of Latitude 50°06,00N.
** The finish zone is a large circle with a 30nm radius.

Attention: System is fully automatic, so the Gates to be Validated, the Yellow Marks have to turn to GREEN.