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Appendix L SAILING INSTRUCTIONS GUIDE Trapezoid Courses Start – 1 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 3 – Finish Start – 1 – 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – Finish 60° 1 60° 1 2 120° 2 120° 4S 120° 3 120° 3 4P START FINISH FINISH START Options for these courses include (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) adding additional legs, replacing the gate shown by a single mark, or using a gate also in the outer loop, varying the interior angles of the reaching legs, using an offset mark at the beginning of downwind legs, and finishing boats upwind rather than on a reach. Be sure to specify the interior angle of each reaching leg. 143