01crewForecast check
Harbour Pilot
Inspect the next weather card before choosing your pace. Return it to the top; the forecast still applies to your turn.
“Know the water before you ask the engine.”
ILLUSTRATED CARD REFERENCEBrasswake Regatta
Brasswake Regatta
card collection
A working register of forecasts, efficient components and harbour signals. The examples below distinguish the basic race from the optional additions that change a skipper’s choices.
5 sample cards
01crew02tackleOne efficient cruise
Brass Propeller
Your next Cruise costs no fuel but still moves its normal two spaces before weather. Discard the propeller after use.
“A small workshop improvement earns its keep.”
03catchOptional harbour objective
Copperwake Catch
In the objective variant, take this card when you first reach buoy eight exactly. It breaks a remaining position-and-fuel tie; omit it in the basic race.
“A clean cast is a fine way to mark a precise arrival.”
04currentOne turn of resistance
Breakwater Headwind
Reduce this turn’s pace movement by one, with a minimum move of one space. Fuel cost remains unchanged.
“The throttle cannot negotiate with the sea.”
05taskFuel recovery
Dry-Dock Tune-Up
Gain one signal symbol of your choice. Three different signals can become a tune-up token for a later turn.
“The crew left something useful by the winch.”
Choose the table you want to learn
Learn with pace and weather alone. In the expanded regatta, draw one optional pilot, propeller or signal card the first time you cross checkpoint four or eight. Hold at most two, use at most one before choosing a pace, and discard it after its effect. The Copperwake Catch objective is a separate precision variant; agree to its tie-break rule before racing.
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