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zzrgta is correct
There are at least two methods that are used to define a course. The method that zzrgta has stated where the committee boat has at or very near the start line and on the boat the post the wind/course bearing from the committee boat and the distance.
The other method that is sometimes used is to use two government marks as the course. Mark 1 is one half of the start line (the committee boat or a drop mark is the other) and the turning mark another gov mark. If your sailing in the same waters each week (weekly race), they sometimes print a chart and label each mark with a letter or or some other designation that distinguishes it from the other nearby marks. On the committee boat, the post the mark labels on a panel before the start of the race You pull out your chart with the mark labels and determine the course.
If there is a course change during the race, and it is a multleg race, they put up flag and post the new course.
DrB
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