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
Sailing Instructions for the 2014 CYC Summer Series are amended for all classes as follows: Changes to the OCSA Race Instructions are for this regatta only. 11.7) All fleets should expect to have multiple races when finishing, except for those fleets that have made a request to have one long single race in the evening. The Race Committee will fly the "AP" over "A" flag combination on a staff on the finish side of the boat to signify no more racing tonight. If the intention of the "AP" flag over "A" flag is for a single fleet, then the class flag for that fleet will be flying with the "AP" over "A" flag(s) to signify no more racing for that fleet. When "AP" over "A" is flying without class flags this signifies no more racing for all classes that are finished. ...
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