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Racing Flag Signals

 

START - Flag/Shape

 

White-flag

White or Yellow

Warning - 10 min.

 

Blue-flag

Blue

Prep - 5 min.

 

 

Red-flag

Red

Start

 

 

 

BEFORE Race

Orange-flag

Orange or White

Start Line

T-flag

T

Twice around1

Y-flag

Y

Life jackets required

Green-flag

Green

Leave marks to Starboard

L-flag

L

Come within hail or follow me.

R-flag

R

Reverse course1

Z-flag

Z

Alt black flag rule1

B-flag

B Red

Leave marks to Port


Note 1: Used only if mentioned in sailing instructions.

 

 

At The Start

X-flag

X

Individual recall

Substitute 1

General recall

Answer-flag

Answering Pennant (AP)

Postponed

I-flag

I

Round-the-ends
starting rule

Answer-flag
H-flag

AP over H

Postponed. Further signals made ashore

Answer-flag
A-flag

AP over A

All races postponed to later day

 

 

On The Course

C-flag

C - Repeat

Change course

Blue-flag

Blue

Race committee on station at finish

S-flag

S

Shorten course

M-flag

M (Repeat)

Mark mising (replacement)

N-flag

N

Abandon race

N-flag
H-flag

N over H

Abandon. Further signals made ashore.

 

 

Numeric Pennants

0-flag

0

1-flag

1

2-flag

2

3-flag

3

4-flag

4

5-flag

5

6-flag

6

7-flag

7

8-flag

8

9-flag

9

 

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