Pennants

The Race Committee boat flies the pennants below to indicate which course each class should use. For example, the Race Committee boat may fly the pennants D E F G H J K , 2, and 7 to indicate that Class D Class E Class F Class G Class H Class J Class K should use course 27. Practice reading these pennants by taking the start-of-race quiz.

Class Pennants	Course Pennants

The race committee boat may also fly a number of additional pennants to indicate certain events or changes to the rules. Some of the more common pennants are shown in the table below:

Pennant	Sound Signals	Meaning	Description
		individual recall	one or more boats crossed the start line early; get in touch with the Race Committee and find out which boats have been recalled – those boats must go back and cross the start line again
		general recall	multiple boats crossed the start line early – the entire class will start again; the warning signal for the class is given one minute after the general recall flag is lowered
	2	postponement	races are postponed; if races resume, the first warning signal is given 1 minute after the postponement flag is lowered
	3	abandonment	races are abandoned
		no more racing	usually flown in conjunction with the postponement or abandonment flag
		round‑an‑end rule	a boat over the line during the minute before the start must sail to the pre-start side of the line around either end before starting
		missing mark	boat or an object displaying this flag replaces a missing mark
	1	preparatory	flown as part of normal start sequence: flag is raised 1 minute after the class warning signal, and lowered 1 minute before the class start signal

For additional information, see the start-of-race sequence of signals, the first few pages of the Racing Rules of Sailing, and the list of all pennants.