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PUGET SOUND MARKS

DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

Temporary Marks

S

Orange inflated mark near race committee boat

F

Yellow inflated mark near race committee boat, on opposite side of race committee boat from mark "S"

X

Orange inflated mark to windward of the race committee boat

Y

Orange inflated gybe mark

Z

Orange inflated mark to leeward of the race committee boat

V

Orange inflated mark to leeward of Mark Y

A

Yellow inflated mark to windward of the race committee boat

B

Yellow inflated gybe mark

C

Yellow inflated mark to leeward of the race committee boat

P

Yellow or orange inflated mark 0.5 mile true west of Boeing Creek

T

Yellow or orange inflated mark 0.5 mile true east of Point Monroe light

note:

The distances from the race committee boat to Marks A, B, and C are generally longer than the distances to Marks X, Y and Z.

Permanent Marks

E

Red and white mid-channel bell buoy located west of the south end of the Shilshole breakwater, marking the entrance to the Lake Washington Ship Canal

J

White mooring buoy near north end of Shilshole Bay Marina breakwater

K

Blakely Rocks

L

White mooring buoy southwest of mark "E"

M

Meadow Point green flashing buoy "1"

W

West Point green flashing buoy "1"

Special Slalom Course (schematic -- not to scale)

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