Solent Racing Marks – Identification & Position

All positions are to WGS84 data but should be assumed to be approximate

 

Mark

No.

Mark Name

Colour

Chartlet

Location

Latitude

(N)

Longitude

(W)

01

Air Canada

Y

Central

50 47.34

01 16.84

02

Alpha (Distance Mark)**

Y

Central

50 46.24

01 18.11

03

Bainbridge Sailcloth

Y*

Central

50 47.66

01 13.65

04

B & G

Y

East

50 46.43

01 07.89

05

Bembridge Ledge

BYB

East

50 41.15

01 02.81

06

Berthon

Y*

West

50 44.20

01 29.22

07

Beta (Finishing Mark)**

O

Central

50 46.28

01 17.62

08

Bob Kemp

Y*

Central

50 45.18

01 09.64

09

Bridge

YBY

West

50 39.57

01 36.92

10

Browndown

G

Central

50 46.57

01 10.95

11

Champagne Mumm

Y*

Central

50 45.64

01 23.12

12

Clipper

Y

Central

50 48.46

01 15.73

13

Colonna Club

Y

East

50 46.07

01 05.75

14

Coronation

Y

Central

50 49.55

01 17.62

15

DAKS Simpson

Y

Central

50 45.53

01 14.39

16

DB Marine

Y

Central

50 46.16

01 13.09

17

Dean Elbow

G

East

50 43.69

01 01.87

18

Dean Tail

G

East

50 42.98

00 59.17

19

Deck

Y

Central

50 48.63

01 16.65

20

Durns**

O

West

50 45.43

01 25.89

21

East Bramble

BYB

Central

50 47.23

01 13.64

22

East Knoll

G

Central

50 47.96

01 16.83

23

East Lepe

R

West

50 46.12

01 20.90

24

Elephant

Y

Central

50 44.63

01 21.88

25

Five Star Sailing

Y

Central

50 45.03

01 11.89

26

Gales HSB

Y*

Central

50 46.15

01 16.65

27

Gleeds

Y

East

50 46.08

01 06.42

28

Gurnard

BY

Central

50 46.22

01 18.84

29

Gurnard Ledge

G

Central

50 45.52

01 20.59

30

Hamstead Ledge

G

West

50 43.87

01 26.18

31

Harwoods

Y

West

50 42.83

01 28.79

32

Hill Head

R

Central

50 48.07

01 16.00

33

Horse Elbow

G

East

50 44.26

01 03.88

34

Horse Tail

G

East

50 43.23

01 00.23

35

Hurst ‘A’

Y

West

50 42.90

01 32.55

36

Jackson ‘H’

Y

West

50 44.33

01 28.25

37

Kelvin Hughes

Y

Central

50 47.33

01 14.59

38

Lepe Spit

YB

Central

50 46.78

01 20.64

39

Lucas

Y*

East

50 46.26

01 08.76

40

Macmillan Reeds

Y

Central

50 46.13

01 22.19

41

Marsh

Y

Central

50 47.31

01 12.10

42

Mother Bank

R

Central

50 45.49

01 11.21

43

Nab East

R

East

50 42.85

01 00.80

44

Nab End

R

East

50 42.63

00 59.49

45

Nab Tower

 

East

50 40.08

00 57.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Group Marks – Identification & Position

 

Mark

No.

Mark Name

Colour

Chartlet Location

Latitude

(N)

Longitude

(W)

46

Navigators & General

O*

Central

50 48.13

01 14.64

47

Needles Fairway

RW

West

50 38.24

01 38.98

48

Needles Lighthouse

RW

West

50 39.73

01 35.52

49

New Grounds

BYB

East

50 42.00

00 58.63

50

Newtown**

O

Central

50 44.18

01 23.79

51

Norris

R

Central

50 45.97

01 15.51

52

North East Gurnard

R

Central

50 47.06

01 19.42

53

North East Mining Ground

Y

East

50 44.74

01 06.39

54

North East Ryde Middle

R

Central

50 46.21

01 11.88

55

North East Shingles

BYB

West

50 41.96

01 33.41

56

North Head

G

West

50 42.69

01 35.52

57

North Ryde Middle

R

Central

50 46.61

01 14.31

58

North Sturbridge

BY

East

50 45.33

01 08.23

59

Ocean Safety

O

Central

50 45.78

01 19.76

60

Outer Nab

Y

East

50 41.04

00 56.74

61

Peel Bank

R

Central

50 45.49

01 13.34

62

Poole Bar No.1

G

West

50 39.31

01 55.16

63

Prince Consort

BY

Central

50 46.42

01 17.55

64

Quinnell

Y

Central

50 47.07

01 19.88

65

Raytheon

Y*

Central

50 46.58

01 21.46

66

Royal Southern

Y

Central

50 48.86

01 15.59

67

Royal Thames

Y

Central

50 47.81

01 19.25

68

Salt Mead

G

West

50 44.52

01 23.04

69

Sconce

BY

West

50 42.53

01 31.43

70

Seascope

O

Central

50 47.42

01 15.90

71

Skandia Life**

Y*

West

50 44. 83

01 26.09

72

Snowden

O

Central

50 46.25

01 17.59

73

South Bramble

G

Central

50 46.98

01 17.72

74

South East Ryde Middle

YB

Central

50 45.93

01 12.09

75

South Ryde Middle

G

Central

50 46.13

01 14.16

76

South West Shingles

R

West

50 39.35

01 37.39

77

Spanker

Y*

Central

50 47.11

01 18.08

78

St. Catherine’s Lighthouse

W

Coastal

50 34.53

01 17.89

79

St. Helens

R

East

50 43.36

01 02.41

80

Sunsail

Y

Central

50 46.43

01 15.09

81

Wadworth

Y

West

50 43.15

01 27.49

82

Warner

R

East

50 43.87

01 03.99

83

West Bramble

YBY

Central

50 47.20

01 18.65

84

West Knoll

G

Central

50 47.55

01 17.77

85

West Lepe

R

West

50 45.24

01 24.09

86

West Princessa

YBY

East

50 40.16

01 03.65

87

West Ryde Middle

YBY

Central

50 46.48

01 15.79

88

William

O

Central

50 49.03

01 16.49

89

Winner

YB

East

50 45.10

01 00.10

90

Yachting World

Y

West

50 45.11

01 27.34

91

YMS 2

Y

West

50 42.89

01 29.49

 

*      Buoy with light Fl 4s Yellow

**    laid for Cowes Week only

The above positions are approximate. While every care has been taken in the preparation of the above list, no requests for redress and/or liability can be accepted for any loss or damage arising from any error or inaccuracy. List as at 16/05/01