31.1 The starting line will be located near Point Fermin at 33º 42,8'N, 118º 20,3'W.

31.2 The race will be started in accordance with RRS 26. (the Warning Signal will be given 5 minutes before the starting signal)

31.3 The starting line will be marked by the Race Committee boat and an orange bouy.

31.4 The Race Committee boat will be on station from 1100 hours. Each boat shall pass close by the Committee boat and be visually identified prior to the warning signal. Boats may not check in by radio.

32.0 POSTPONEMENT
32.1 Postponements will be signaled in accordance with RRS 27.3. The Race Committee will also attempt to notify boats on VHF Channel 71.

33.0 RECALLS
32.1 Recalls will be signaled in accordance with RRS 29. The Race Committee will also attempt to notify recalled boats on VHF Channel 71.

34.0 DAILY ROLL CALL
34.1 Mandatory Roll Call for boats that have started will be taken twice each day by the Communications Vessel "Alaska Eagle" beginning June 26 on one of the following frequencies:

Primary	4146.0 kHz (4A)
Secondary	2096.5 kHz
Tertiary	8294.0 kHz (8A)

Assume primary frequency will be used unless otherwise directed. All yachts are requested to monitor VHF-FM Channel 71 during Roll Call for relay of any positions unable to be heard on SSB.

35.0 NAVIGATION
35.1 Each navigator shall keep a clear, legible plot and log of the yacht track during the entire race. In addition, the navigator shall take and plot a minimum of four celestial sights during the race. The foregoing shall be attested to on the compliance affidavit by the skipper and navigator.

36.0 THE FINISH

36.1 The finish line is the seaward projection of a line bearing 203º magnetic from Diamond Head Lighthouse to the approximate area of a red flashing buoy R "2", three quarters of a mile offshore. The line must be crossed within one hundred (100) yards of the buoy, leaving it to starboard. The finish line may be illuminated by a searchlight at night.

36.91 Boats finishing after 1300 hours, Hawaiian Standard Time, July 13, 2001, shall take her own time and report it to the Race Committee.

37.0 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
37.1 Protests for infringement of the Racing Rules or Sailing Instructions shall be reported by radio to the Race Committee aboard the Communications Vessel, indicating the name and sail number of the yacht protested and if the protested yacht has been notified of said protest. Upon acknowledgment of this protest report by the Race Committee, the protesting yacht may strike her protest flag until one hour before finishing. One hour before finishing, the protesting yacht shall again display her protest flag conspicuously in the rigging and keep it flying until acknowledged by the Race Committee. This changes rule 61.1A

37.3 Notices will be posted to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held at Transpac Race Headquarters. The time will be posted.

38.0 SAFETY REGULATIONS

38.1 All competitors are urged to carefully review the US Sailing prescriptions to the ORC Special Regulations regarding offshore safety, including the use of Personal Equipment. Transpac requires that between sunset and sunrise all persons on deck shall wear a PFD with an attached white light. The use of safety harnesses is strongly urged during periods where rough weather or reduced visibility would make man overboard recovery difficult.

38.2 A boat that retires from the race shall notify the Race Committee as soon as possible, report such act by radio to the Communications Vessel or to the Coast Guard, requesting that notification of such retirement be relayed to the Transpac Race Headquarters in Honolulu. The owner or skipper shall notify the race committee as soon as possible upon arriving at their destination following retirement. The owner or skipper then must report the circumstances in writing to the Race Committee Chairman no later than July 31, 2001.

39.0 EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS

39.1 A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules, the Notice Of Race and the Sailing Instructions.

39.2 Arrival inspection procedures will be covered in the skipper's packet.

40.0 COMMUNICATION RESTRICTIONS

40.1 A yacht shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications regarding weather or race conditions unless the broadcast is a publicly scheduled forecast available to the entire fleet.

Accordingly, a boat may receive regularly scheduled weather fax transmissions from stations such as NPM and NMC and may receive from orbiting satellites the maps normally broadcast by satellites. However, a boat may not receive "e-mail" containing weather information or obtain weather information from a "web page" on the Internet. Although a boat may listen to "chatter" between commercial shipping vessels, if any such vessel transmits weather information to another vessel for the purpose of indirectly conveying such information to a boat racing and the boat receives i.e. hears, the transmission of such information, then the boat shall have violated Paragraph 40.2. If a boat conducts any communication with anyone who may not be aware of Paragraph 40.2, then at the beginning of any such communication the boat should inform the other person of Paragraph 40.2 so as to avoid inadvertent violations.

41.0 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

The Transpacific Yacht Club bears no responsibility for accidents, damage or injuries to yachts or their personnel arising from any cause during the race.