Yacht Race Starts

The new rules as of 2001 have a new internationally recognised start sequence as follows ... With 5 mins to the actual start, a gun will sound and your divisional flag will be hoisted. At 4 mins, the "Blue Peter" (P flag, blue with a white square) will be raised and a gun or horn blasted. At 1 min the P flag is lowered, also with a sound signal. The actual race start is signalled by lowering of the divisional flag and a single gun or horn blast.