Navigation Rallies - What are They?
- NOT a race. Be in the right place at the right time.
Timed checkpoints along a course at unknown locations.
- Like orienteering but on the water.
- Boats travel 10 to 12 Nautical Miles at constant speed in just over an hour.
- At checkpoints target time is compared to actual time of arrival.
- Winner is boat that gets closest to their predicted or target times.
- Main thing is to enjoy being on the water and have fun.
Training Modules. Click on the links.
Useful Docs and Links
Nav Rally Calendar for 2025
- A Training evening will be held on Wednesday 5th March 2025
- The Wackett Trophy Nav Rally - Sunday 16th March
- Ricketts Point Regatta / Whalley Cup Interclub Event - Sunday 4th May
- Nav Rally Backup Date - Sunday 18th May
BMYS and Whalley Cup Course for 2025
Nav Rally Training 2025
A training evening will be held on Wednesday 5th March 2025. Come along and find out what Nav Rallies are all about. Plenty of information about how to get involved.
- Welcome and Introduction
- What is a Nav Rally ?
- Course Document and Instructions
- On Water – start, finish, legs, turns, scoring
- Starting a Nav Rally
- Finishing a Nav Rally
- Running Sheet / Clock / Timing
- Chartplotter /GPS setup and plotting course
- Questions
Tack Tracker and Scoring
Videos
Possible video clips are:
- Intro Title Slide and Comment (customise for each clip)
- Interview clips. BOD, JG. Question and Answer format
- Concepts and Course Document (use some slides from ppt)
- Running Sheet / Clock / Timing
- How to Setup Chartplotter
- Boat Setup – Plotter, Clock, Race Numbers
- Starting a Nav Rally
- On Water – start, finish, legs, turns
- Finishing a Nav Rally
