The Last Race Race is a fun race open to all sailors that uses a reverse PHRF rating to determine the starting times. The boats with the highest PHRF ratings depart first. Theoretically all boats should finish at the same time. Bring your boat to the Waukegan Yacht Club and tie up at the wall by 10:00 hours. Skipper’s meeting at 10:15 hours is mandatory.
Note: The Last Race Race uses a Reverse PHRF start. Individual Start Times will be assigned at the mandatory Skipper’s meeting. Entry Fee is an Old Trophy and $10.00 (entry fee donated to WYC Youth Sailing) brought to the Skipper’s meeting on Saturday. Come to the WYC on Sunday after the race for the trophy presentation. There is a unique painting that is the perpetual trophy which must be displayed in the home of the overall winner for one full year.
BITTER END PARTY -Saturday 9/24
- Dinner specials
- Free keg beer after the race
- Live Music
- One last throw down before winter
- Enjoy Bloody Marys Sunday morning before the race to Waukegan
LAST RACE RACE – WAUKEGAN TO KENOSHA
| Saturday 09/24/11 | 1st Start 10:30 hours |
| Starting Line: | This is a Le Mans start. The skipper holds onto the brass bar rail in the WYC bar until released by the race committee to run to his boat. The boat can motor out of the channel and put up sails at the harbor entrance or motor sail to the harbor entrance. Do not make a wake and get a speeding ticket! |
| Marks: | Leave Course Mark “Z” (The Zion power plant Crib) to Port. |
| Distance: | 12.7 nm |
| Finish: | Between South Pier Head and the Outer Breakwall Light |
| Time Limit: | No time limit (Record your time, boat ahead and behind if possible when committee boat not on station.) Use GPS time. |
LAST RACE RACE — KENOSHA TO WAUKEGAN
| Sunday 9/25/11 | 1st Start 09:00 hours – the same reverse PHRF will be used to determine starting times. |
| Starting Line: | This is a Le Mans start. The skipper holds onto the bar rail in the KYC bar until released by the race committee to run to his boat. The boat can motor out of the channel and put up sails at the harbor entrance or motor sail to the harbor entrance. Do not make a wake and get a speeding ticket! |
| Marks: | Leave Course Mark “Z” (The Zion power plant Crib) to Starboard. |
| Distance: | 12.7 nm |
| Finish: | Between a staff displaying an orange flag on WYC committee boat and Course Mark “W”. Leave Course Mark “W” to port. The committee boat will be west of the Course Mark “W”. See NOTE ‘A’ above re: no committee boat on station. |
| Time Limit: | No time limit (Record your time, boat ahead and behind if possible when committee boat not on station.) Use GPS time. |
