2025 GooseBumps Series Notice of Race

Goosebumps is a “Just for fun” event – no handicap scoring. We provide a R/C boat, course, flags, horns and will post results on the SeattleSinglesYC.com Goosebumps page and the Goosebumps Facebook page. No protests will be heard or accepted. Check-in is by voice at the committee boat. 

Be aware that there are float planes, commercial and recreational boat traffic, inexperienced mariners (kayaks, paddle boards, hot tubs, etc.), and marked and unmarked hazards. Each skipper is responsible for their boat, for obeying the navigational rules (COLREGS) and having a working VHF radio.

Monitor Radio Channel 69:
If you jump the gun the penalty will be to re-start.  We will announce the jumpers on Channel 69. If you don’t restart, you will be disqualified. Hit the committee boat, you are disqualified.

Navigation:
Starboard tack has right of way over port tack. Port tack steers clear.
Leeward has the right of way over windward. Windward steers clear.
Overtaking boat steers clear.
Avoid collisions at all costs.

Each Race is a Stand-Alone Race but there will be Overall Winners announced at the end of the series.

There Will be Two Starts each Week, 1^st Start - Fast Boats (Self Determined) and 2^nd Start -All Others. All finishes will be recorded. Goosebumps stickers will be awarded weekly to the top three finishers in both starts: (Blue, Red and Yellow). Come by the Committee Boat after the race to pick up your winning sticker. Boats will be ranked according to finishes. The more races a boat participates in, the better its score overall. A Teal goose will be awarded to all starters once per series.

There will be two class/starts:

1:00  Start - Fast Boats (self-declared)

1:05 Start - All the Rest

Flags and Horns.(Flags prevail)

                        Time             Horn                Flag

Pre-Start        12:50           1 long              White Flag Up

                          12:54                                     White Flag Down

                          12:55           1 long              Blue Flag Up

                          12:59                                     Blue Flag Down

1^st Start            1:00            1 long              Red Flag Up (For 1 min)

2^nd Start          1:05             1 long               Red Flag Up

End of Race                         3 short             Race is over by 3pm

** You must go through the Start/Finish line at the end of the first lap! **

If the weather is too radical, we reserve the right to abandon the race. Please register at SeattleSingIesYC.com under Goosebumps. Updates will be posted here and on the Goosebumps Facebook page. Any abandonment during the race will be announced on VHF channel 69.

Seattle Singles Yacht Club (SSYC) is the sole sponsor of this event. SSYC welcomes all single adults interested in sailing or power boating, whether you own a boat or not. SSYC meets on Monday nights at 7:30 at various places around Seattle. Information about the club and our events can be found at seattlesinglesyc.com and on Facebook. email: info@seattlesinglesyc.com