Racing Flag Signals

START - Flag/Shape
	White or Yellow *Warning - 10 min.*
	Blue *Prep - 5 min.*
	Red *Start*

BEFORE Race
	Orange or White *Start Line*	T Twice around¹
	Y *Life jackets required*	Green *Leave marks to Starboard*
	L *Come within hail or follow me.*	R Reverse course¹
	Z Alt black flag rule¹	B Red *Leave marks to Port*
Note 1: Used only if mentioned in sailing instructions.

At The Start

X-flag
X
Individual recall
Substitute 1
General recall
Answer-flag
Answering Pennant (AP)
Postponed I-flag
I
Round-the-ends
starting rule

H-flag
AP over H
Postponed. Further signals made ashore
A-flag
AP over A
All races postponed to later day

On The Course

C-flag
C - Repeat
Change course Blue-flag
Blue
Race committee on station at finish
S-flag
S
Shorten course M-flag
M (Repeat)
Mark mising (replacement)
N-flag
N
Abandon race N-flag
H-flag
N over H
Abandon. Further signals made ashore.

Numeric Pennants
	0
	1
	2
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	4
	5
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	9

At The Start
	X *Individual recall*	Substitute 1 *General recall*
	Answering Pennant (AP) *Postponed*	I Round-the-ends starting rule
	AP over H *Postponed. Further signals made ashore*	AP over A *All races postponed to later day*

On The Course
	C - Repeat *Change course*	Blue *Race committee on station at finish*
	S *Shorten course*	M (Repeat) *Mark mising (replacement)*
	N *Abandon race*	N over H *Abandon. Further signals made ashore.*

Racing Flag Signals

START - Flag/Shape

White or Yellow

Blue

Red

BEFORE Race

Orange or White

T

Y

Green

L

R

Z

B Red

At The Start

X

Substitute 1

Answering Pennant (AP)

I

AP over H

AP over A

On The Course

C - Repeat

Blue

S

M (Repeat)

N

N over H

Numeric Pennants