Trudeau Handicap Regatta – Dec 28th 2016

From the left (in boats): Peter (12 Metre), Cryptic (Patchogue II), Joshua (Patchouge II), Christine (Patchogue II), Lampoon (Leetle Cat II), Red (patchogue II), Carlota (Trudeau One), Cole (12 Metre), Kristaly (Francois Jacques), and Lucy (Francois Jacques).
On the dock: Nenrio, Peachie and Petra.

This week, the North Sea Open Regatta became the Trudeau Handicap Regatta as we held our third event for the Eden Trudeau Regatta Week. We had a fantastic turnout of Trudeau Classic Yachts in the fleet along with spectators gathering around the usual spots in the North Sea and Eden. We once again restarted all the North Sea estate sims 3 hours before the race to great results, as sailing was smooth with no crashes due to sim performance or crossings. We had large of spectators show up in Eden Albatros, Eden Puffin, Breadnut, and Ziziphus to view the classic yacht composed fleet.

This weeks special fleet, racing three races on North Sea Olympic Course (long), was comprised of a majority of four Patchouge IIs. Two Francois Jacques, two Trudeau Ones, two 12 Metres, and one Leetle Cat II made up the remainder of the fleet. The fleet along with the Trudeau collection, rezzed by Eden and North Sea estate owner Elbag Gable in the Eden Puffin region, created a truly elegant classic flair for the day.

Overlooking Elbag Gables Trudeau collection in the Eden Puffin region while glimpsing the stage rezzed for the Burlesque Topless Cruise Party held on Tuesday, December 27th, 2016.

Peachie, Petra and Nenrio look on as the fleet assembles before the skippers meeting for the Trudeau Handicap Regatta, on Wednesday, December 28th, 2016. Photo courtesy of Petra

More pictures, courtesy of Petra, after the results.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Lampoon (Lampoon Destiny), with Peter (PeterSailor Resident) second, and Lucy (LucyInTheSky Afarensis) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Cole (Colette Verino) and Red (RedHeadJO Resident) both finished tied with 21 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Colette Verino	1	9	11
RedHeadJO Resident	6	7	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Cole’s favor with having a first place finish over Red’s sixth place finish as her best.

 

Francois Jacques Class Race – December 26th 2016

Moon, Kristaly, and Christine, crossing the start line as the second race of the Francois Jacques Class Races, in the North Sea, gets under way on Monday, December 26th, 2016.

The Francois Jacques Class Race kicked off the Eden Trudeau Regatta Week with a nice turnout of spectators and some great sailing sim weather. The elegant Trudeau Francois Jacques was featured in today’s races and plenty of spectators turned up in Eden Alabtros, Eden Puffin, Breadnut, and Ziziphus to watch. The sims themselves, restarted just three hours previous to the race start (our now normal procedure for race days in The North Sea estate), lay calm and provided for some smooth racing.

From the left (in Trudeau Francois Jacques): Christine, Moon, and Kristaly.
On the dock: Nernio, Niki, Cryptic, Tammie, Petra, Arwen, Timo, and Rayz.

More pictures, courtesy of Petra, after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Race 1: North Sea Olympic Course (Long)
Race Results:
1: kristaly Resident IDK019 — 00:17:42
2: moonglownight Resident IDMOON — 00:19:22
3: Christinedutch Resident IDCRIS — 00:24:04

Lap Times:
kristaly Resident IDK019 — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:17:36
moonglownight Resident IDMOON — Start: 00:00:42 — Last lap: 00:18:40
Christinedutch Resident IDCRIS — Start: 00:00:34 — Last lap: 00:23:30

Race 2: North Sea Short Loop – 2 Laps
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDMOON — 00:14:48
2: kristaly Resident IDK019 — 00:14:54
3: Christinedutch Resident IDCRIS — 00:16:33

Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDMOON — Start: 00:00:05 — Lap 1: 00:07:26 — Last lap: 00:07:17
kristaly Resident IDK019 — Start: 00:00:05 — Lap 1: 00:07:56 — Last lap: 00:06:53
Christinedutch Resident IDCRIS — Start: 00:00:29 — Lap 1: 00:08:26 — Last lap: 00:07:38

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
moonglownight Resident	2	1	3	1
kristaly Resident	1	2	3	2
Christinedutch Resident	3	3	6	3

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Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Kristaly (kristaly Resident) second, and Christine (Christinedutch Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Kristaly (kristaly Resident) finished tied with 3 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
moonglownight Resident	2	1
kristaly Resident	1	2

In the last race, Moon breaks the tie with Kristaly with his first place finish over Kristaly’s second place finish.

We have prize plaques for all our podium finishers today.

 

North Sea Open Regatta – December 21st 2016

Smooth sims and a nice turnout featured in this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The sims behaved for our racers in both races, with only one DNF recorded for the event. We had a nice end of year turnout as well, considering the lead up to the holidays. Spectators also once again showed up to cheer on our racers in the usual spots in Eden Albatros, Eden Puffin, Ziziphus, and in Breadnut.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Lucy (LucyInTheSky Afarensis), with Cole (Colette Verino) second, and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Cole (Colette Verino), Jackson (Jacquimo Resident), Christine (Christinedutch Resident), and Moon (moonglownight Resident) all finished tied with 8 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Colette Verino	1	7
Jacquimo Resident	1	7
Christinedutch Resident	2	6
moonglownight Resident	2	6

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Cole and Jackson’s favor with both having a first place finish over Christine and Moon’s second place finish as their best. However, Cole and Jackson remain tied themselves, and Christine and Moon remain tied with each other.

We will handle Cole and Jackson’s tie first. As Cole and Jackson have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
Colette Verino	7	1
Jacquimo Resident	1	7

In the last race, Cole breaks the tie with Jackson with her first place finish over Jackson’s seventh place finish (due to recording a DNS in that race).

Now, we will handle Christine and Moon’s tie. As Christine and Moon have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
Christinedutch Resident	6	2
moonglownight Resident	2	6

In the last race, Christine breaks the tie with Moon with her second place finish over Moon’s sixth place finish.

 

Bandit Regatta – December 19th 2016

From the left (in Bandit IFs): Neil, Margo, Jackson, Carlota, and Stu and Kate.
On the dock: Joshua, Gabi, Nenrio, and Cryptic.

This weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta, the last for 2016, saw a nice turnout with some smooth sim weather. The sims behaved well for everyone as we now restart the entire North Sea estate regions three hours before race time, helping settle any hiccups incurred from the weekends. Spectators also made another good showing today along the usual places in Eden Albatros, Eden Puffin, Ziziphus, and in Breadnut, cheering our racers on as they sailed past. This weeks fleet was an entirely IF affair, which made for some exciting racing as the fleet kept relatively tight packed throughout both courses.

Margo, Alexandre, Stu with Kate, Jackson, Neil, and Carlota, rounding the southern tip of Lighthouse Isle, in the Ziziphus region, on the NS-SOL-13A course, during the North Sea Bandit Regatta, on Monday, December 19th, 2016.

Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Race 1: NS-SOL-13A
Race Results:
1: gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — 00:12:35
2: ramuf Resident IDBSBD2E — 00:12:49
3: stuart1524 Resident IDBSAE60 — 00:13:02
4: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:14:03
5: eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — 00:14:17
6: Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 –DNF

Lap Times:
gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:12:25
ramuf Resident IDBSBD2E — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:12:43
stuart1524 Resident IDBSAE60 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:12:49
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:13:44
eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:14:13
Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: –DNF

Race 2: NS-SOL-13B
Race Results:
1: ramuf Resident IDBSBD2E — 00:12:20
2: gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — 00:12:33
3: Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — 00:13:12
4: stuart1524 Resident IDBSAE60 — 00:14:45
5: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:14:45
6: eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — 00:14:53

Lap Times:
ramuf Resident IDBSBD2E — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:12:12
gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:12:18
Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — Start: 00:00:16 — Last lap: 00:12:56
stuart1524 Resident IDBSAE60 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:14:42
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:14:41
eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — Start: 00:00:16 — Last lap: 00:14:37

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
ramuf Resident	2	1	3	1
gsgraaf Resident	1	2	3	2
stuart1524 Resident	3	4	7	3
Carlota Dufaux	6	3	9	4
Jacquimo Resident	4	5	9	5
eager2discover Resident	5	6	11	6

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Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Alexandre (ramuf Resident), with Margo (gsgraaf Resident) second, and Stu (stuart1524 Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Ray (ramuf Resident) and Margo (gsgraaf Resident) both finished tied with 3 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
ramuf Resident	2	1
gsgraaf Resident	1	2

In the last race, Alexandre breaks the tie with Margo with his first place finish over Margo’s second place finish.

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Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 9 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Carlota Dufaux	3	6
Jacquimo Resident	4	5

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Carlota’s favor with having a third place finish over Jackson’s fourth place finish as his best.

We have a superb paint supplied by Ali Vultee, see her paint here: Ali’s Boat Paint Shop to the first place overall winner.

 

North Sea Open Regatta – December 14th 2016

Turbulent sims greeted the fleet in this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The small boat fleet saw a nice turnout and some nice sailing weather however the sims vastly misbehaved during the big boat portion of the regatta as the entire fleet was recalled. The big boat race was restarted and successfully completed. Starting in the next week, we will be restarting the entire cadre of North Sea estate sims (22 in total) 2 to 3 hours before scheduled races in order to help ensure sim stability during racing periods.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Kristaly (kristaly Resident), with ViV (vivipezz Resident) second, and Beane (beane Bade) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
ViV (vivipezz Resident), Beane (beane Bade), and Luna (LunaAzulejo Resident) all finished tied with 7 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
vivipezz Resident	2	5
beane Bade	3	4
LunaAzulejo Resident	3	4

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in ViV’s favor with having a second place finish over Beane and Luna’s third place finishes as their best.
Beane and Luna still remain tied with duplicate finishes. Therefore Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
beane Bade	4	3
LunaAzulejo Resident	3	4

In the last race, Beane breaks the tie with Luna with her third place finish over Susi’s fourth place finish.

 

Bandit Regatta – December 12th 2016

From the left (in Bandit IFs): Carlota, Red, Susi, Kurt, Jackson, and Margo.
On the dock: Joshua, Gabi, Gilles, Nenrio, Shadow, Cryptic, and Petra.

This weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta saw some really great sim weather and a great turnout. The sims behaved well as the fleet raced back and forth across the North Sea in our monthly ‘There and Back Again’ series between the Breadnut race line and the Eden Auk race line. The turn out for today’s regatta was excellent as we had nine Bandit IFs and one Bandit 25 in the fleet mix.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Kurt (Kurt Calamity), with Margo (gsgraaf Resident) second, and Red (RedHeadJO Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate and the SLCG for helping with race duties.

Race Note:
Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 9 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Carlota Dufaux	3	6
Jacquimo Resident	4	5

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Carlota’s favor with having a third place finish over Jackson’s fourth place finish as his best.

We have a superb paint supplied by Ali Vultee, see her paint here: Ali’s Boat Paint Shop to the first place overall winner.

 

Trudeau Patch II Class Racing – Dec 8th 2016

From the left (in Patchogue IIs): Cryptic, Carlota, Luna, Kurt, Susi, and Asami.
On the dock: Nenrio, Mayth, Syvoya, and Petra.

This weeks Trudeau Patchogue II Class races, in The North Sea, saw a nice turnout with some decent sailing sim weather. We had six sailors turn up for a competitive fleet of Patchogue II’s. Carlota got her first taste of racing the Patch, as Petra lent her Naked Lady III to race and try the Patch out in. The sims also played nicely for us as we only saw one DNF in each race, not to crashes.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: 225 deg, 18 kts

Race 1: NS-WC Rch
Race Results:
1: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:19:11
2: Alisiea Resident IDASA4 — 00:19:44
3: Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — 00:22:03
4: LunaAzulejo Resident IDLUNA — 00:24:07
5: Carlota Dufaux IDNL03 — 00:25:08
6: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 –DNF

Lap Times:
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:19:05
Alisiea Resident IDASA4 — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:19:30
Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — Start: 00:00:25 — Last lap: 00:21:38
LunaAzulejo Resident IDLUNA — Start: 00:00:43 — Last lap: 00:23:24
Carlota Dufaux IDNL03 — Start: 00:00:38 — Last lap: 00:24:30
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: –DNF

Race 2: North Sea Manta
Race Results:
1: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — 00:20:58
2: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:21:27
3: LunaAzulejo Resident IDLUNA — 00:23:21
4: Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — 00:24:21
5: Carlota Dufaux IDNL03 — 00:24:35
6: Alisiea Resident IDASA4 –DNF

Lap Times:
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:20:57
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:27 — Last lap: 00:21:00
LunaAzulejo Resident IDLUNA — Start: 00:00:28 — Last lap: 00:22:53
Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — Start: 00:00:16 — Last lap: 00:24:05
Carlota Dufaux IDNL03 — Start: 00:00:36 — Last lap: 00:23:59
Alisiea Resident IDASA4 — Start: 00:00:26 — Last lap: –DNF

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
Cryptic Resident	1	2	3	1
Kurt Calamity	6	1	7	2
LunaAzulejo Resident	4	3	7	3
Susicat Oh	3	4	7	4
Alisiea Resident	2	6	8	5
Carlota Dufaux	5	5	10	6

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Cryptic (Cryptic Resident), with Kurt (Kurt Calamity) second, and Luna (LunaAzulejo Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Kurt (Kurt Calamity), Luna (LunaAzulejo Resident), and Susi (Susicat Oh) all finished tied with 7 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Kurt Calamity	1	6
LunaAzulejo Resident	3	4
Susicat Oh	3	4

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Kurt’s favor with having a first place finish over Luna’s and Susi’s third place finish as both of their best.
Luna and Susi still remain tied with duplicate finishes. Therefore Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
LunaAzulejo Resident	4	3
Susicat Oh	3	4

In the last race, Luna breaks the tie with Susi with her third place finish over Susi’s fourth place finish.

 

North Sea Open Regatta – December 7th 2016

From the left (in boats): Lampoon (Leetle Cat II), Cryptic (Dolphin Moth), Peter (Laser One), Beane (Melges-24), Lucy (Melges-24), Susi (Bandit IF), Carlota (Bandit IF), Alexandre (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Neil (Bandit IF), Moonglownight (Shields Class 2.0), Asami (Teleri MX 20), Traeumer (Shields Class 2.0), and Kristaly (Shields Class 2.0).
On the dock: Gabi, Joshua, Nenrio, and Petra.

This weeks North Sea Open Regatta saw another large turnout and some smooth sim weather. 17 boats started in the small boat fleet, continuing our trend of large turnouts in the later part of this year. The sims themselves behaved well as we only saw 2 DNF’s in each race. Spectators also turned out in large numbers along the coast of the Eden Alabatros region, the beaches along Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, at the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Puffin region, and at the committee boat dock in the Breadnut region.

Note: We have adjusted the handicap for the TMS Flying Shadow v2.0 to 0.96 (from 1.06 for the V 1.6). The North Sea Handicap Table has been adjusted accordingly.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Cryptic (Cryptic Resident), with Beane (beane Bade) second, and Alexandre (ramuf Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
In the big boats race, Peter was unfortunately DSQ’d for sailing the incorrect course.

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Beane (beane Bade) and Alexandre (ramuf Resident) finished tied with 7 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
beane Bade	4	3
ramuf Resident	3	4

In the last race, Beane breaks the tie with Alexandre with her third place finish over Alexandre’s fourth place finish.

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Kristaly (kristaly Resident) and ViV (vivipezz Resident) both finished tied with 15 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
kristaly Resident	2	13
vivipezz Resident	5	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Kristaly’s favor with having a second place finish over ViV’s fifth place finish as her best.

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Traeumer (traeumer66 Resident) and Red (RedHeadJO Resident) both finished tied with 16 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
traeumer66 Resident	7	9
RedHeadJO Resident	8	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Traeumer’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Red’s eighth place finish as her best.

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Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) and Lampoon (Lampoon Destiny) both finished tied with 19 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Carlota Dufaux	6	13
Lampoon Destiny	7	12

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Carlota’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Lampoon’s seventh place finish as his best.

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Susi (Susicat Oh) and Moonglownight (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 21 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Susicat Oh	6	15
moonglownight Resident	9	12

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Susi’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Moonglownight’s ninth place finish as his best.

 

Bandit Regatta – December 5th 2016

From the left (in Bandit IFs): Neil, Kurt and Asami, Ray, Susi, and Carlota.
On the dock: Joshua, Jimmy, Cryptic, Margo, Nen, Peachie, and Petra.

A stormy sea and some great racing featured in this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. A storm rolled in during the first race as the Bullace region took out three quarters of the fleet as it was on the final leg, however a restart fixed the issue and the second race saw some great sim weather. The racing itself was exciting as several sailors made nice moves to pass and we even saw something of a drag race along the reach between Soncoya and Eden Fulmer in the second race. Spectators also made a good showing today along the usual places in Eden Albatros, Eden Puffin, Ziziphus, and in Breadnut. This weeks fleet was almost entirely a Bandit IF affair again, with the exception of one lone Bandit 25.

The first race, on the North Sea Manta course, saw an exciting start as Alexandre, Jackson and Carlota, all in Bandit IFs, lined up almost three abreast at one point in the pre-start area while heading to the start line only to narrowly space out and cross at 00:00:04, 00:00:07, and 00:00:09. Kurt, with Asami as crew, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:14, in his Bandit IF, followed by Neil, in his own Bandit IF, at 00:00:18. Ray, with Arwen as crew, crossed the start line next, in his Bandit IF, at 00:00:33 followed by Margo, in her Bandit IF, at 00:00:43, and Susi, in her Bandit IF, at 00:00:45. Shadow, in her Bandit 25, was next to cross the start line at 00:01:25 followed by Riv, with Ran as crew, in his Bandit IF, at 00:01:29. Things progressed well for the fleet as Alexandre and Jackson stayed tightly together fighting for the lead with Kurt and Asami, Ray and Arwen, Neil, Margo, and Susi following behind. Carlota wound up having trouble in the first sim after the start line, the Carob region, and wound up taking a DNF. Riv, with Ran in his Bandit IF, wound up passing Shadow, in her Bandit 25, as she got stuck in irons at the first mark in the Sapote region. As the fleet progressed to the final leg of North Sea Manta, through the Bullace region, tragedy struck as the sim itself crashed most who entered. Only Alexandre, Neil, and Shadow survived to make it to the finish line, finishing in that order. The rest of the fleet recorded DNFs.

The second race, on the North Sea Copacabana course, got off to a great start after the Bullace region was restarted to make for smooth sailing for the fleet. Kurt, with Asami, got things started, in his Bandit IF, as he headed for the start line with Jackson, and Alexandre, in their Bandit IFs as well, all once again lining up three abreast to cross the line at 00:00:02, 00:00:04, and 00:00:06. Carlota, in her Bandit IF, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:09 followed by Neil, in his Bandit IF, who was right on her stern. Susi, in her Bandit IF, was across the start line next at 00:00:18 followed by Ray, with Arwen, in his Bandit IF, at 00:00:23. Margo, in her Bandit IF, was next to cross the start line at 00:0:31 followed by Shadow, in her Bandit 25, at 00:02:56. The fleet spread out once on the course side of the line as everyone picked their own lines to the first mark in the Soncoya region. Carlota, once again had trouble with her boat and wound up with another DNF as she did not make it past the first leg. Shadow had troubles as well on the first leg and wound up recording a DNF. The rest of the fleet met at the first mark, in the Soncoya region, and promptly made the reach to Eden Fulmer a drag race as Kurt, with Asami, and Alexandre, both in Bandit IFs, were side by side for most of that leg. Alexandre was leeward however and wound up sneaking through Kurt’s wind shadow to be first into the mark zone and the lead. The rest of the fleet, in Bandit IFs, fell in behind Alexandre and Kurt, with Jackson, Margo, Neil, Ray with Arwen, and Susi all following. Alexandre held his lead until the finish, crossing first and taking line honors as Kurt, with Asami, crossed the finish line second. Jackson was next to cross the finish line, followed by Margo, Neil, Ray with Arwen, and Susi.

Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Alexandre (ramuf Resident), with Kurt (Kurt Calamity) second, and Neil (eager2discover Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Neil (eager2discover Resident) and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 7 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
eager2discover Resident	2	5
Jacquimo Resident	3	4

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Neil’s favor with having a second place finish over Jackson’s third place finish as his best.

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Shadow (Shadow McConach) and Susi (Susicat Oh) both finished tied with 11 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Shadow McConach	4	7
Susicat Oh	4	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Shadow’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Susi’s eighth place finish as her second best as both their best finishes are tied with a fourth.

We have a superb paint supplied by Ali Vultee, see her paint here: Ali’s Boat Paint Shop to the first place overall winner.

 

Trudeau Patch II Class Racing – Dec 1st 2016

From the left (in Patchogue IIs): Cryptic and Peachie, Peter (behind the commmittee boat), Kurt and Asami, Susi, and Luna.
On the dock: Rulette, Joshua, Petra, and Gabi.

The sims were well behaved with a nice spectator turn out for this weeks North Sea Trudeau Patchogue II Class Races. We had no crashes as the sim crossings were smooth and relatively lag free for the entire fleet through both races on the day. We also saw a nice turnout of spectators along the coast of the Eden Alabatros region, the beaches along Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, at the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Puffin region, and at the committee boat dock in the Breadnut region. This weeks wind was a bit gustier out of the south west, at 20 kts with 2 kt gusts and 18 degree shifts.

The first race, on the North Sea Circle course, saw Kurt, with Asami as crew, get off to a speedy start, at 00:00:02, as I, with Peachie as crew, just nicked across the line a second early and had to go around again to finally get started at 00:01:00. Peter, with Luna as crew, was more fortune, getting across the start line at 00:00:10, followed by Susi, crossing the start line at 00:00:19. Kurt, with Asami, would pace the fleet, as Peter, with Luna, and Susi fell in right behind. I, with Peachie, was not giving up however, and continued to tack with the wind shifts and made moves to pass Susi, and eventually Peter, with Luna. Kurt, with Asami, held his strong lead, crossing the finish line first, followed by myself, with Peachie, and then Peter, with Luna, and then Susi.

The second race, on the North Sea Copacabana course, saw Kurt, with Asami, repeat his quick start, crossing the start line at 00:00:02 again. I, with Peachie, followed right behind, crossing the start line at 00:00:08, followed by Susi, crossing the start line at 00:00:13, and Peter, crossing the start line at 00:00:19. Kurt, with Asami, once again paced the fleet, with myself, with Peachie, following right behind, keeping them in site. Peter kept things competitive with myself, as he was on my stern for most of the course, even getting into a great wind shadowing duel with me on the reach from Soncoya to Eden Fulmer. Susi was not far behind Peter. Kurt, with Asami, would cross the finish line first, as I, with Peachie, followed right behind. Peter crossed next, followed by Susi.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: 225 deg, 20 kts, gusts 2 kts, shifts 18 deg

Race 1: North Sea Circle
Race Results:
1: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — 00:19:44
2: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:21:29
3: Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — 00:23:28
4: PeterSailor Resident ID228 –DSQ

Lap Times:
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:19:42
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:01:00 — Last lap: 00:20:29
Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:23:09
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: –DSQ

Race 2: North Sea Copacabana
Race Results:
1: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:26:33
2: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:28:50
3: Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — 00:31:23
4: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 –DSQ

Lap Times:
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:26:25
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:28:31
Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:31:10
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: –DSQ

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
Cryptic Resident	2	1	3	1
Kurt Calamity	1	4	5	2
PeterSailor Resident	4	2	6	3
Susicat Oh	3	3	6	4

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Cryptic (Cryptic Resident), with Kurt (Kurt Calamity) second, and Peter (PeterSailor Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Peter was unfortunately disqualified from the first race for not racing the correct course.

Kurt was unfortunately disqualified from the second race for finishing the race without completing a penalty 360 for a ROW violation just before the finish.

Peter (PeterSailor Resident) and Susi (Susicat Oh) both finished tied with 6 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
PeterSailor Resident	2	4
Susicat Oh	3	3

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Peter’s favor with having a second place finish over Susi’s third place finish as her best.