TransSuperior
- Communication
- Safety
- Navigation
- Weather & Science
- Chandlery & Books
- Lake Superior History
- Shipwrecks
In this area of the WhimSea site, we will list information compiled about the TransSuperior race. There will be blog updates posted during the race preparation as well as the race itself on a special section of the blog.
This page will hold links to other information that may be helpful as well as a calendar of race preparation tasks. Click on the underlined titles to open up separate documents for your review.
The final item on this page is a draft training schedule.
About the Trans
- Notice of the Race. This is a link to the official Notice of the Race posted at the Trans Superior web site. You'll note that they have added a new category of boat this year for Double Handed vessels.
- Entry Form . This is a link to the official Entry Form posted at the Trans Superior web site.
WhimSea Race Preparation Documents
- WhimSea Sailing Instructions. For the 2007 TransSuperior, Troy created a reference book containing everything related to sailing and racing WhimSea. This document will likely be updated as more information is created.
TransSuperior Documents
- Obtaining an LMPHRF. Information on obtaining our PHRF rating as well as the procedures for getting the rating. WhimSea obtained her sail number from US Sailing. These folks also provide the rules. They also have a link to the racing rules along with all the appendices. There are also some calculators and such that give theorhetical max hull speed and some of the other ratios and such
- Racing Rules. Here are the rules sans appendices.
- The navigation rules and light list are aboard WhimSea as required by the race rules.
- Coast Pilot. A good thing to review for climate and approach information -- we will have this on WhimSea -- is the Coast Pilot for Lake Superior. We're only going to have the Lake Superior data on board.
- Coast Pilot 6. A link for the Coast Pilot 6 for Lake Superior and the St. Marys River; Lake Superior.
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7 10:00am EDT Skippers Meeting 12:00nn EDT Skipper & Crew Get Together
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Updated: May 9, 2009
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