Race Marks

Four race marks have been laid near the harbour and in South Queensferry bay:

• F – at the harbour entrance 
• W- further out at the harbour entrance
• X – to the west of the west breakwater
• Q- to the east of the Forth Road Bridge south pillar
• Z- to the east of Q 
• G – near the shore to the west of Queensferry Harbour

All the marks except for X are conical, coloured white or yellow and have a red flag on top. X is an orange cone with a red flag on top.

We shall use the following fixed marks:

• Gc – the green cat mark at the Queensferry crossing north pillar
• Wb – the white mooring buoy in north Queensferry bay 

Courses

West	Marks	East	Marks
W1	X Q F	E1	Q X F
W2	X Q G F	E2	G Q X F
W4	X Wb Q F	E3	Q Wb X F
W5	X GcQ F	E5	Z X F
W6	X WQ F	E6	QWXF
W7	XZF	E7	ZWXF
W8	XGcZF	E8	ZGcXF

All marks are rounded to starboard for west courses and to port for east courses.