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Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 Leg One - Alicante to Lisbon 19th September 2017

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Leg One - Alicante to Lisbon Addendum 1 THE COURSE The course will be selected with target duration of approximately 7 to 8 days. Course A –Pennant 1 Start - Albufereta mark to port-Starting pin to port - Cabo de las Huertas mark to port -Albufereta mark to port - Gate leaving starting pin to starboard and start boat to port - Alicante leaving mark to port - Illa de Tabarca restricted zone to port - Isola Caprera to starboard - Sardinia to starboard - South Gibraltar Exclusion Zone to port - Oeiras Gate - Lisbon Finish Great Circle Distance 1700 nm Course B –Pennant 2 Start - Albufereta mark to port-Starting pin to port - Cabo de las Huertas mark to port -Albufereta mark to port - Gate leaving starting pin to starboard and start boat to port - Alicante leaving mark to port – Illa de Tabarca restricted zone to port - Menorca to starboard – Isla del Aire to starboard - South Gibraltar Exclusion Zone to port - Oeiras Gate - Lisbon Finish Great Circle Distance 1100 nm Course C –Pennant 3 Start - Albufereta mark to port - Starting pin to port - Cabo de las Huertas mark to port -Albufereta mark to port - Gate leaving starting pin to starboard and start boat to port - Alicante leaving mark to port – Illa de Tabarca restricted zone to port - South Gibraltar Exclusion Zone to port - Madeira Island to starboard - Oeiras Gate - Lisbon Finish Great Circle Distance 1500 nm Course D –Pennant 4 Start - Albufereta mark to port - Starting pin to port - Cabo de las Huertas mark to port -Albufereta mark to port - Gate leaving starting pin to starboard and start boat to port - Alicante leaving mark to port – Illa de Tabarca restricted zone to port - South Gibraltar Exclusion Zone to port – Porto Santo Island and small surrounding islands to starboard - Oeiras Gate - Lisbon Finish Great Circle Distance 1450 nm



2 THE MARKS

Latitude Longitude Description

a. Start boat Start Boat

b. Start buoy Variable square raft mark with cube branding

c. Albufereta mark 38° 21.200’N

000° 27.000’W

Square raft mark with cube branding.

d. Cabo de las Huertas

38° 20.850’N

000° 25.500’W


e. Alicante leaving mark

On the pier side of the Start/Finish Line


f. Cabo La Nao Exclusion Zone

38°37.650 N 38°41.320 N 38°37.590 N 38°37.650 N 38°40.970 N

000°12.970 E 000°28.790 E 000°25.950 E 000°12.970 E 000°20.030 E

g. Isola Caprera 41°14.000 N

009°28.000 E Island

h. Sardinia Island

i.

Isla de Tabarca Exclusion Zone

38º10.710’N 38º09.580’N 38º09.020’N 38º08.448’N 38º09.664’N 38º10.186’N

000º29.715’W 000º30.145’W 000º27.985’W 000º25.922’W 000º25.376’W 000º27.490’W

Yellow special purpose buoys

j. Cabo De Palos Exclusion Zone

37°35.720 N 37°34.260 N 37°32.470 N 37°31.070 N 37°33.660 N 37°34.950 N

000°33.500 W 000°28.710 W 000°30.020 W 000°32.420 W 000°35.930 W 000°33.930 W

Virtual marks

k. Cabo de Gata Exclusion Zone

36°26.860 N 36°26.930 N 36°28.150 N 36°20.730 N 36°19.700 N 36°19.710 N

002°20.070 W 002°11.680 W 002°09.700 W 002°08.800 W 002°16.800 W 002°20.150 W

Virtual marks

l. South Gibraltar Exclusion Zone

35°56.440 N 35°56.480 N 35°59.320 N 35°56.830 N 35°53.770 N 35°52.440 N

005°45.110 W 005°36.510 W 005°25.630 W 005°25.650 W 005°36.490 W 005°45.170 W

Virtual marks

m. West Gibraltar Exclusion Zone

35°56.760 N 35°56.770 N 35°52.470 N 35°52.490 N

006°12.070 W 006°06.000 W 006°05.980 W 006°12.130 W

Virtual marks

n. Sagres Exclusion 37°02.500 N 009°11.700 W Virtual marks



Zone 36°56.800 N 36°51.600 N 36°50.200 N 36°24.900 N 36°28.500 N 36°44.200 N 36°56.700 N

009°10.000 W 009°04.300 W 008°57.200 W 009°05.800 W 009°21.600 W 009°39.800 W 009°43.400 W

o. Lisbon Exclusion Zone

38° 52.000'N 38° 40.900'N 38° 33.600'N 38° 39.600'N 38° 52.000’N

10° 14.300'W 10° 14.300'W 10° 12.000'W 09° 39.300'W 09° 41.000'W

Virtual marks

p. Oeiras Gate 38° 40.564'N 38º 40.058’N

09º 18.995’W 09º 18.265’W

Light lateral bouy

q. Finish Flag 38° 41.640'N

09° 13.600'W

Red-FINISH-flag

r. Finish Mark 38° 41.341'N 09° 13.676'W Square raft mark with cube branding

Positions are approximate. Datum: to WGS 84. 3. THE START

(a) The warning signal of the start will be at 13:55h local time on 22nd October 2017

(b) The starting area is in front of Playa del Postiguet.

(c) 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.

(d) Individual Recall notification may be broadcast on the VHF Channel 72. 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.

(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 Alicante Leaving Mark.

4. EXCLUSION ZONES:

The following exclusion areas are formed by loxodromic straight lines between adjacent virtual marks. The exclusion zones are an obstruction that Boats shall not enter:

• Cabo la Noa Exclusion Zone • Isla De Tabarca Exclusion Zone • Cabo De Palos Exclusion Zone • Cabo De Gata Exclusion Zone • South Gibraltar Exclusion Zone • West Gibraltar Exclusion Zone • Sagres Exclusion Zone • Lisbon Exclusion Zone



5. THE FINISHING LINE

(a) The finishing line will be between a staff displaying a ‘FINISH’ flag on shore and an outer limit finishing mark. The RC will be listening on VHF 77.

6. COURSE DIAGRAMS Alicante Start

Oeiras Gate



Lisbon Finish

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