Bandit Regatta – January 30th 2017

From the left (in boats): Dess (Bandit IF), and Carlota and Gabi (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Red, Anna, Louise, Neil, Joshua, Njeri, Cryptic, and Petra.

Early stormy seas and some fun racing featured in this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. This was the first day of four continuous planned days of maintenance by LL. Although we had restarted all the North Sea estate sims previous to the race, effects of the maintenance seemed to linger as the first race saw some stormy crossings. However, sim weather cleared up for the second race as there were no crashes in the fleet. Racing was still competitive on the day with some fun sailing being showcased in both races. This weeks fleet was also an all Bandit IF affair until the second race, when a Bandit 60 got into the fray.

The first race, on the NS-CCW course, saw the fleet off to a clean nice start. Dess was across the start line first, running nearly perfectly along the green lay line, at 00:00:03. Jackson followed Dess across the start line at 00:00:10. Red was next to cross the start line at 00:00:17. Carlota, with Gabi, was across the start line next, at 00:00:34, followed by Neil, at 00:00:54. Moon was next to cross the start line at 00:01:14. Shadow, with Bob, was next across the start line at 00:05:16 followed by Anna at 00:05:45. Carlota, with Gabi, quickly made headway and passed Dess, Jackson, and Red to lead the fleet. Red was close on their stern, followed by Dess, Jackson, and Neil. Moon passed the first course marker, the blue buoy in the Sapote region, incorrectly and was disqualified for sailing the incorrect course. Shadow, with Bob, had some trouble immediately on the course side of the race line and wound up taking a DNF. Anna, sailing in her first race, trailed along at the rear of the fleet. Stormy seas struck as the fleet approached the fourth course mark, the green buoy south of Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, with several crashing as they traversed the Nance region. Carlota, with Gabi, who had a sizeable lead on the rest of the fleet was the first to crash. Dess, Jackson, and Anna would succumb to crashes there, all resulting in DNFs. Red and Neil made it through unscathed as they both raced to the finish on the final two legs of the course. Red picked up a lead at this point and crossed the finish line first, taking line honors with Neil crossing the finish line second.

The second race, on the NS-SOL-13C course, saw smoother sim weather and a Bandit 60 enter the fleet. Dess, in her Bandit IF, once again got things going as she crossed the start line at 00:00:04. Jackson, in his Bandit IF, was following right along, just as in the first race, crossing the start line at 00:00:11. Moon, in his Bandit IF, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:15, followed by Red, at 00:00:20, and Neil, at 00:00:35, both in Bandit IFs. Louise, with Njeri in her Bandit 60, was next to cross the start line at 00:01:29 followed by Anna, in her Bandit IF, at 00:01:33. Jackson, in his Bandit IF, did not let Dess’s lead, in her Bandit IF, last long as he made a move to pass her on the first leg with Red, in her Bandit IF, following in tow right behind him. Neil, in his Bandit IF, also made a move to pass Dess on the first leg, placing Dess in the middle of the pack. Moon, in his Bandit IF, also fell back as he settled in behind Dess. Louise, with Njeri in her Bandit 60, followed up in the rear of the fleet. Anna ran into some trouble with her boat immediately on the course side of the start line, circled back into the pre-start area, and abandoned the race, taking a DNF. Jackson’s lead held as he crossed the finish line first, taking line honors. Red crossed the finish line second followed by Niel, Dess, Moon, and Lousie with Njeri.

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

Race 1: NS-CCW
Race Results:
1: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — 00:20:20
2: eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — 00:20:46
3: desspaa Resident IDBS7ECF –DNF
4: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B –DNF
5: Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 –DNF
6: Shadow McConach IDBSAC60 –DNF
7: AnnaLegusta Resident IDBSD56E –DNF
8: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E –DSQ

Lap Times:
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:17 — Last lap: 00:20:03
eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — Start: 00:00:54 — Last lap: 00:19:52
desspaa Resident IDBS7ECF — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: –DNF
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: –DNF
Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — Start: 00:00:34 — Last lap: –DNF
Shadow McConach IDBSAC60 — Start: 00:05:16 — Last lap: –DNF
AnnaLegusta Resident IDBSD56E — Start: 00:05:45 — Last lap: –DNF
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:01:14 — Last lap: –DSQ

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

Today’s winner was Red (RedHeadJO Resident), with Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) second, and Neil (eager2discover 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:
As the first race was entirely one boat class, the results for that race are presented in class format. Subsequently, the second race contained more than one boat class and is presented in handicapped format.
Moon () was unfortunately disqualified (DSQ) from the first race for sailing the incorrect course.

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Anna (AnnaLegusta Resident) and Lousie (Huata Resident) both finished tied with 10 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
AnnaLegusta Resident	3	7
Huata Resident	4	6

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Anna’s favor with having a three point finish over Louise’s four point finish as her 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 – Jan 26th 2017

From the left (in Patchogue IIs): Peter with Luna, Cryptic, Petra, Joshua with Nonna, and Kurt.
On the dock: Nenrio, Gabi, and Larien. Photo courtesy of Larien.

This weeks Trudeau Patchogue Class II races, in the North Sea, saw some fun racing and slightly stormy seas towards the end. We had a nice turnout of racers who made for competitive racing, in the Trudeau Patchogue II, in both races. The sims themselves behaved for the first race but turned a bit choppy for the second race as we had two crashes resulting in DNFs. We had another great spectator turnout this week as visitors crowded the beaches in the Eden Albatros region, and along the beaches on Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region.

The first race, on the NS-CCW course, saw quick start as the entire fleet was across the start line as 11 seconds ticked off the race clock. Kurt got things going right away with a perfect start at 00:00:00. Peter, with Luna as crew, was right on Kurt’s stern, crossing the start line at 00:00:01. Petra was next to cross the start line at 00:00:03. I crossed the start line next, with Kaos as my crew, at 00:00:09. Joshua, with Nonna as his crew, was next to cross the line at 00:00:11. Kurt quickly took a nice line in clean wind and held his lead for the duration of the course. Petra settled in just behind Kurt. I, with Kaos, caught up to Peter, with Nonna, and held tight to his stern until I passed him on the reaching leg to the mark in the Sloe region. I continued my progress as I nipped on Petra’s stern to the finish. Kurt, holding his lead on the fleet, crossed the finish line first and took line honors. Petra, with myself with Koas, made for a photo finish as we both crossed the finish line nearly together, with Petra edging me by a mere split second. Peter, with Nonna was next to cross the finish line. Joshua, after crossing the finish line, disqualified himself in a show of good sailsmanship after realizing he had committed a leeward/windward Right of Way (ROW) violation at the start, informally called barging, and not done a 360° penalty turn for it.

The second race, on the North Sea Manta course, saw a challenging start by the fleet as two had to double around, one over the line early and the other preventing hitting the committee boat. Peter, with Luna, was across the line early by a mere second and had to circle around to get a proper start. Petra, while trying to get a good line along the green lay line to the start line, was too far windward and had to also circle away to prevent hitting the committee boat. Joshua, sailing single handed now, was across the start line first at 00:00:01. I, now also sailing single handed, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:03. Gabi, with Carlota as crew, was next across the start line at 00:00:12 followed by Kurt, at 00:00:13. Petra was across the start line next at 00:00:21 followed by Peter, with Luna, at 00:00:32. Joshua took a clean line in the wind out of the start with myself right on his stern. However, Gabi, with Carlota, sped past us both on the first beating leg to the blue buoy course mark in the Sapote region. Unfortunately, this is when the sims turned slightly choppy, as Gabi and Carlota would both crash and record a DNF as they crossed the region border from the Sapote region in to the Mammea region. Joshua would succumb to the choppiness as well, as he was frozen on the crossing and went skyward, before plopping down into the water as I crossed the border. The choppiness continued for Joshua as he abandoned the race at this point and took a DNF. I was left at the head of the fleet, with Kurt, Peter and Luna, and Petra all right behind me. The order continued like this until the final running leg from the green buoy south of Lighthouse isle, in the Ziziphus region, when Petra would take a better line to the finish line and passed Peter, with Luna. I crossed the finish line first, taking line honors, with Kurt crossing the line second just behind me. Petra was next to cross the finish line followed by Peter, with Luna.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: 225° (SW), 9.25 m/s (18kts)

Race 1: NS-CCW
Race Results:
1: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — 00:20:26
2: PetraPaname Resident IDNL01 — 00:21:14
3: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:21:14
4: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:21:18
5: JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 –DSQ

Lap Times:
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:00 — Last lap: 00:20:26
PetraPaname Resident IDNL01 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:21:11
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:09 — Last lap: 00:21:05
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:21:17
JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: –DSQ

Race 2: North Sea Manta
Race Results:
1: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:20:42
2: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — 00:21:11
3: PetraPaname Resident IDNL01 — 00:21:29
4: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:21:49
5: JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 –DNF
6: Gabriella Glenfadden ID5150 –DNF

Lap Times:
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:20:39
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:20:58
PetraPaname Resident IDNL01 — Start: 00:00:21 — Last lap: 00:21:08
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:32 — Last lap: 00:21:17
JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: –DNF
Gabriella Glenfadden ID5150 — Start: 00:00:12 — Last lap: –DNF

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
Kurt Calamity	1	2	3	1
Cryptic Resident	3	1	4	2
PetraPaname Resident	2	3	5	3
PeterSailor Resident	4	4	8	4
JoshuaMason7 Resident	5	5	10	5
Gabriella Glenfadden	6	5	11	6

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 Cryptic (Cryptic Resident) second, and Petra (PetraPaname Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident) disqualified himself at the conclusion of the first race for causing a leeward/windward Right of Way (ROW) violation (barging) at the start line.

 

North Sea Open Regatta – January 25th 2017

From the left (in boats): Peter (TMS Laser One), Cryptic (Dolphin Moth), Rayz (Flying Shadow), Joris (Shields Class), Neil (Bandit IF), Lucy (Quest Melges-24), Beane (Quest Melges-24), Red (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), and Luna (Shields Class).
On the dock: Joshua, Arwen, Rulette, Petra and Peachie.

This weeks North Sea Open Regatta saw a large fleet turn up with a great spectator turn out. We had 15 racers sailing across the North Sea as the small boat fleet was 14 strong and the big boat fleet 10 strong. We also spectators gathering again in large numbers along the shores of Eden Albatros and Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in Eden Puffin and the committee boat dock in Breadnut. The sims themselves behaved well as we saw only 2 DNFs due to crashes in each race.

The small boat fleet, racing on the NS-CCW course, was comprised of a majority of four Bandit IFs. Three Shields Class, two TMS Flying Shadows, two Quest Melges-24s, a TMS Laser One, a Quest 2m, and a Dolphin Moth rounded out the remainder of the small boat fleet. The fleet saw a great start as everyone was across the start line onto the course as 47 seconds ticked off the race clock. Jackson, in his Bandit IF, got things started by crossing the start line at a perfect 00:00:00. Beane, in her Quest Melges-24, was next to cross the line, right on Jackson’s stern, at 00:00:01. I was right behind Beane, in my Dolphin Moth, crossing the start line at 00:00:02. Peter, in his TMS Laser One, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:06. ViV, in her TMS Flying Shadow, and Lucy, in her Quest Melges-24, were both next across the start line at 00:00:07. Neil, in his Bandit IF, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:10. Red, in her Bandit IF, was across the start line next at 00:00:25, followed by Luna, in her Shields Class, and Rulette, in her Bandit IF, both at 00:00:29. Moon, in his Shields Class, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:39, followed by Joris, in his Shields Class, at 00:00:41. Rayz, in his TMS Flying Shadow, and Joy, in her Quest 2M, were both across the start line next at 00:00:46. I quickly jumped out to front of the fleet, in my quicker Dolphin Moth, as Viv, in her TMS Flying Shadow, sped past several racers and settled in right behind me. Beane, in her Quest Melges-24, found herself just behind Viv. Rayz, in his TMS Flying Shadow, made his way quickly through the fleet from his late start to nip at Beane’s stern just ahead of Lucy, in her Quest Melges-24. Peter, in his slightly slower TMS Laser One, having fell off the front pack of the fleet, settled in the middle of the fleet. Joris paced the Shields Class pack, with Moon and Luna right behind. Joy, in her Quest 2M, settled in just ahead of the Bandit IF pack. Jackson, in his slower Bandit IF, fell slowly to the back of the fleet after his perfect start with Neil, in his Bandit IF, just behind. Rulette and Red, both in Bandit IFs, wound up crashing and recording DNFs. My pace at the front of the fleet held as I crossed the finish line first followed by Viv, who crossed second. Beane was across the finish line next, followed by Rayz, Lucy, Peter, Joris, Moon, Luna, Joy, Jackson, and Neil.

The big boat fleet, racing on the North Sea Copacabana course, was comprised of a split majority of three Trudeau 12 Metres and three Wildwind RC-44s. Two TMS One Design 65s, a Wildwind AC-45, and a TMS Ushuaia made up the remainder of the big boat fleet. The fleet again got off to a nice start as everyone was course side of the start line as 47 seconds ticked off the race clock. Peter, in his Trudeau 12 Metre, got things underway as he crossed the start line at 00:00:02. Lucy, in her Wildwind RC-44, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:06 followed by Beane, in her TMS One Design 65, at 00:00:07. I was next across the start line, in my TMS Ushuaia, at 00:00:09. Moon, in his Wildwind RC-44, was across the start line next at 00:00:15 followed by Rayz, in his TMS One Design 65, at 00:00:21. Luna, in her Trudeau 12 Metre, was across the start line next at 00:00:26 with ViV, in her Wildwind AC-45, crossing the line next at 00:00:32. Joy, in her Wildwind RC-44, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:42 with Isilme, in his Trudeau 12 Metre, right behind at 00:00:46. Beane, in her faster TMS One Design 65, quickly took the lead of the fleet with Lucy, in her Wildwind RC-44, falling in right behind her. Peter, in his Trudeau 12 Metre, settled into the middle of the fleet with Isilme, also in a Trudeau 12 Meter, falling in right behind him. I fell in at the rear of the fleet, in my much slower TMS Ushuaia. Moon, in his Wildwind RC-44, Joy, in her RC-44, and Rayz, in his TMS One Design, all unfortunately sailed the incorrect course and were disqualified. Viv, in her faster Wildind AC-45, had taken off to head the fleet but crashed and recorded a DNF. Luna, in her Trudeau 12 Metre, had settled in just ahead of my position in the fleet but crashed as she was heading to the green buoy south of Lighthouse Isle, in the Ziziphus region, right on the border crossing. Beane held her lead to the finish, crossing first and taking line honors with Lucy crossing just behind her, second. Peter crossed the finish line next, followed by Isilme and myself.

More pictures, courtesy of Joshua and 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 Cryptic (Cryptic Resident), with Peter (PeterSailor Resident) second, and ViV (vivipezz Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Rayz (Rayzza Rubble), Joy (JoyofRLC Acker), and Moon (moonglownight) were all unfortunately disqualified (DSQ) in the big boat race for sailing the incorrect course.

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Neil (eager2discover Resident) and Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) 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
eager2discover Resident	5	11
Rayzza Rubble	6	10

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

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Joy (JoyofRLC Acker) and Joris (Joris Tolsen) both finished tied with 18 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
JoyofRLC Acker	6	12
Joris Tolsen	7	11

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

Photo courtesy of Joshua.

Photo courtesy of Joshua.

Photo courtesy of Joshua.

Photo courtesy of Petra.

Photo courtesy of Petra.

 

Bandit Regatta – January 23rd 2017

From the left (in Bandit IFs): Neil, Rayz, and Macz.
On the dock: Riv, Gabi, Joshua, Cryptic, Petra, Peachie, and Carlota (in the water).

This weeks Bandit Regatta, in the North Sea, saw some great sim weather that turned stormy with another great spectator turnout. The sims behaved for the first race, the entire North Sea estate having been restarted three hours previous to race time as is our new procedure. However, the second race saw storms roll in as the Ziziphus region went pear shaped as the entire fleet entered it on it’s second to last leg of the race, forcing several DNFs. We did see a great spectator turnout though, as the usual places saw spectators gather to watch, in the Eden Albatros, Eden Puffin, Breadnut and Ziziphus regions. The weeks fleet was almost entirely a Bandit IF affair until Riv used his Bandit 60 in the second race.

The first race, on the NS-SOL-13A course, saw nice start from the fleet, all racing in Bandit IFs, as every racer was on the course side of the line by the time 30 seconds ticked off the race clock. Macz had an interesting pre-start line as it looked like he was almost going to try a port start across the fleet, heading west. However, Macs tacked to starboard, heading south, as it appeared he did not have enough speed to clear in front of the fleet, all heading south on a starboard tack, without committing a starboard/port Right Of Way foul. As Macz tacked south, before the start line, Jackson crossed the start line first, into the course side of the line, at 00:00:04. Carlota was next to cross the start line, 00:00:09. Macz, having completed his tack and now moving south, crossed the start line at 00:00:10. Neil was next to cross the start line at 00:00:19 followed by Red and Rayz both at 00:00:29. Macz wasted little time after his mid-fleet start, taking a tight line on the first upwind before tacking as he put himself in first ahead of Carlota and Jackson. Red wasted little time as she passed Rayz on the second beat upwind. Neil unfortunately crashed and record a DNF. This order held as Carlota nipped at Macz stern for the rest of the course before Macs crossed the finish line first, taking line honors followed, by Carlota crossing second. Jackson crossed the finish line third followed by Red and Rayz.

The second race, on the NS-SOL-13B, started of well with a majority of the fleet enter the course side of the start line as 45 seconds ticked off the race clock. Macz, in his Bandit IF, got things started as he crossed the start line first at 00:00:5. Carlota, in her bandit IF, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:09, followed by Red, in her Bandit IF, at 00:00:14. Neil, in his Bandit IF, was next across the start line at 00:00:20. Jackson and Rayz, both in their Bandit IFs, were next across the start line at 00:00:26 and 00:00:27 respectively. Riv, in his Bandit 60, was across the start line next, at 00:00:45. Gryfin, sailing his Bandit IF, was a late show to the races, as he had just come from a race in the Blake Sea and wound up getting into the course at 00:09:57. The fleet quickly made their way around Lighthouse Isle, in the Ziziphus region, the first mark of the course, as it is a island mark course. Macz was in the lead with Carlota once again nipping at his stern, followed by Jackson, Red, Rayz, Neil, and Riv. The fleet traveled east and circled clockwise around Hay Ah’s island in the Sloe region, the second mark of the course. As the fleet traveled back west to Lighthouse Isle again, the third mark of the course, trouble struck as everything went pear shaped in the Ziziphus region the moment the fleet entered it. Jackson made it through unscathed, as Macs, Carlota, Red, Neil, Rayz, and Riv all crashed upon crossing into Zizphus. Macz was able to make it back to his boat when he logged back in, and continue racing. Carlota, Red, Rayz, Riv, and Neil would record DNFs. Gryfin, having started so late sailed through Ziziphus unscathed on both legs through. Jackson took advantage of his fortune and crossed the finish line first, taking line honors. Macz crossed the finish line second with Gryfin crossing third.

More pictures courtesy of Petra after the results.

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

Race 1: NS-SOL-13A
Race Results:
1: Macz Murfin IDBS6BBA — 00:13:11
2: Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — 00:13:22
3: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:13:34
4: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — 00:13:53
5: Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — 00:14:14
6: eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 –DNF

Lap Times:
Macz Murfin IDBS6BBA — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:13:01
Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — Start: 00:00:09 — Last lap: 00:13:13
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:13:30
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:29 — Last lap: 00:13:24
Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — Start: 00:00:29 — Last lap: 00:13:45
eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: –DNF

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

Today’s winner was Macz (Macz Murfin), with Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) second, and Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
As the first race was entirely one boat class, the results for that race are presented in class format. Subsequently, the second race contained more than one boat class and is presented in handicapped format.

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Gryfin (Gryfin Goldshark) and Neil (eager2discover Resident) both finished tied with 10 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
Gryfin Goldshark	3	7
eager2discover Resident	4	6

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

Photo courtesy of Petra.

Photo courtesy of Petra.

Photo courtesy of Petra.

Photo courtesy of Petra.

 

Trudeau Patch II Class Racing – Jan 19th 2017

From the left (in Patchogue IIs): Peter, Cryptic and Kaos, Petra and Peachie, Red, and Joshua.
On the dock: Gabi.

Smooth sim weather and and some fun racing featured in this weeks Trudeau Patch II Class races in the North Sea. We had a nice crowd gathered on the committee boat dock in Breadnut along with some revelers on the beach at Eden Alabtros to watch these fun boats race. The sims themselves behaved well as we had no crashes on the day.

Race 1, on the newly created NS-CCW course (courtesy of Julia), saw the fleet get off to a great start as everyone was across the start line before 22 seconds ticked off the race clock. Petra, with Peachie as crew, got things started as she crossed the start line first at 00:00:03. Peter was next to cross the start line at 00:00:10, followed by Red, at 00:00:12, and Joshua, at 00:00:16. Moon was next across the start line at 00:00:18, followed by myself, with Kaos as crew, at 00:00:21. Red unfortunately had a mis-configured race ID, and didn’t get recorded by the race line, noticing this she moored on the course side of the line and took a DNF. Petra took full advantage of her great start and lead the fleet for the entire course. As these boats do balance slightly better with crew, I was able to make up some lost ground on the rest of the fleet and pass both Peter and Moon, who were racing single handed. Joshua lay before me as we kept up a tight race, changing positions several times. Petra, with Peachie, crossed the finish line first, recording line honors. Joshua and I, with Kaos, would be next, recording a photo finish as I crossed the finish line one second ahead of Joshua. Peter was next to cross the finish line followed by Moon.

Race 2, on the North Sea Trapezoid course, saw another great fleet start as everyone was across the start line before 14 seconds ticked off the race clock. Peter got things started with a nearly perfect 00:00:01 across the start line. Red, now with Carlota as crew, crossed the start line next at 00:00:06. Joshua, now with Gabi as crew, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:10, followed by myself, with Kaos as crew, at 00:00:13. Joshua, with Gabi, and myself, with Kaos, both quickly jumped to the head of the fleet as we both took lines to the windward side of the fleet in clean air. Peter was next, sailing single handed, and Red, with Carlota, was close behind. This order would hold for the rest of the course, as Joshua, with Gabi, crossed the finish line first, recording line honors, as I crossed the line second, with Kaos. Peter was next to cross the finish line followed by Red, with Carlota.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: 225° (SW), 9.25 m/s (18kts)

Race 1: NS-CCW
Race Results:
1: PetraPaname Resident IDNL01 — 00:19:29
2: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:20:00
3: JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — 00:20:01
4: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:20:33
5: moonglownight Resident IDMOON — 00:25:18
6: RedHeadJO Resident ID-RED –DNF

Lap Times:
PetraPaname Resident IDNL01 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:19:26
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:21 — Last lap: 00:19:39
JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — Start: 00:00:16 — Last lap: 00:19:45
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:20:23
moonglownight Resident IDMOON — Start: 00:00:18 — Last lap: 00:25:00
RedHeadJO Resident ID-RED — Start: 00:00:12 –DNF

Race 2: North Sea Trapezoid
Race Results:
1: JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — 00:19:26
2: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:20:41
3: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:21:14
4: RedHeadJO Resident ID-RED — 00:21:33

Lap Times:
JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:19:16
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:20:28
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:21:13
RedHeadJO Resident ID-RED — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:21:27

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
JoshuaMason7 Resident	3	1	4	1
Cryptic Resident	2	2	4	2
PetraPaname Resident	1	5	6	3
PeterSailor Resident	4	3	7	4
RedHeadJO Resident	6	4	10	5
moonglownight Resident	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 Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident), with Cryptic (Cryptic Resident) second, and Petra (PetraPaname Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident) and Cryptic (Cryptic Resident) both finished tied with 4 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
JoshuaMason7 Resident	1	3
Cryptic Resident	2	2

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

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 10 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
RedHeadJO Resident	4	6
moonglownight Resident	5	5

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

 

North Sea Open Regatta – January 18th 2017

(From the left) Dess (Flying Shadow), Peter (Laser One), Carlota (Bandit IF), Macz (Bandit IF), Neil (Bandit IF), Trauemer (Shields Class), Ellion (Shields Class), and Lampoon (Shields Class) during the pre-start countdown for the small boats portion of the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, January 18th, 2017. Photo courtesy of Win.

This weeks North Sea Open Regatta featured a new course from Julia (juliasalzano Resident) and another great spectator turnout. The sims themselves behaved well with only one DNF recorded in each race. Spectators were abundant at the committee boat dock, in the Breadnut region, as well as along the beach in the Eden Albatros region, on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Puffin region, and along the shores of Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region.

The small boat fleet, racing on the newly created NS-CCW course courtesy of Julia (juliasalzano Resident) and with a USB card created by Win (win.enfield), was comprised of a split majority of four Shields Class and four Bandit IFs. A Dolphin Moth, a Quest Melges-24, a TMS Flying Shadow, and a TMS Laser One made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. The fleet got off to a great start as a majority were across the start line as 31 seconds ticked on the race clock. Lucy, in her Melges-24, was across first at 00:00:02. Carlota, in her Bandit IF, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:07. Peter, in his Laser One, was across the start line next, at 00:00:12, followed by myself, in my Dolphin Moth, at 00:00:13. Macz, in his Bandit IF, was next to cross the start line 00:00:15 followed by Dess, in her Flying Shadow, at 00:00:19. Moon, in his Shields Class, and Gryfin, in his Bandit IF, were both across the start line next at 00:00:31. Neil, in his Bandit IF, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:33 followed by Lampoon, in his Shields Class, at 00:00:39. Traeumer, in his Shields Class was next across the start line, at 00:00:47, followed by Ellion, in her Shields Class, at 00:01:44. I quickly sped to the front of the fleet, in my much quicker Moth, as Lucy, in her Melges-24, settled into second. Dess, in her Flying Shadow, was right on her Lucy’s stern for most of the course. Peter, in his Laser One, fell in right behind them. Traeumer and Moon, both in Shields Class, made some moves to pass the slightly slower Bandit IFs in the fleet to fall in behind Peter. Carlota, in her Bandit IF, fell back from her great start time as Macsz, also in a Bandit IF, made a move to pass her. Lampoon and Ellion, both in Shields Class, were towards the rear of the fleet with Neil, in his Bandit IF, following up in the rear. Unfortunately Gryfin, in his Bandit IF, crashed and recorded a DNF. I held the lead at the front of the pack, however I rounded the 5th course mark counterclockwise instead of clockwise and followed the string back to the mark to round it correctly (commonly referred to as “the string rule” or Rule 28.2*), losing valuable time in the process yet still crossing the finish line first. Lucy was the next to cross the finish line, in second. Dess was next to cross the finish line followed by Peter, Traeumer, Moon, Macz, Carlota, Lampoon, Ellion, and Neil.

The big boat fleet, racing on the North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of four Wildwind RC-44s. A Trudeau 12 Metre, a TMS Ushuaia, and a Wildwind Open 60 made up the remainder of the big boat fleet. The entire fleet got off to a great start as everyone was across the start line as 13 seconds ticked off the race clock. Peter, in his Trudeau 12 Metre, was across the line first at a perfect 00:00:00. I was across the line next, in my TMS Ushuaia, at 00:00:02 with Lucy, in her Wildwind RC-44r, right on my stern crossing the line at 00:00:03. Moon, in his Wildwind RC-44r, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:08 followed by Traeumer, also in a Wildwind RC-44r, at 00:00:09. Dess, in her Wildwind RC-44r, was across the start line next, at 00:00:12, followed by Gryfin, in his Wildwind Open 60, at 00:00:13. Dess, in her RC-44, jumped to the head of the fleet, followed by Gryfin, in his Open 60, Traeumer and Moon, both also in RC-44s. Lucy was racing with the incorrect USB course loaded and abandoned the race on the first leg, recording a DNF. Peter, in his 12 Metre, fell in just behind the quicker Wildwind boats, with myself, in my slower Ushuaia, just behind Peter. Dess held her lead till the finish, crossing the finish line with line honors. Gryfin was across the finish line second followed by Traeumer, Moon, Peter, and then myself.

*Rule 28.2 quoted from 2017-2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

“A string representing a boat’s track from the time she begins to approach the starting line from its pre-start side to start until she finishes shall, when drawn taut,
(a) pass each mark on the required side and in the correct order,
(b) touch each rounding mark, and
(c) pass between the marks of a gate from the direction of theprevious mark.
She may correct any errors to comply with this rule, provided she has not finished.“

You will find this rule pretty much word for word in almost every yacht clubs rule set.

More photos after the results, courtesy of Win.

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 Peter (PeterSailor Resident), with Cryptic (Cryptic Resident) second, and Traeumer (traeumer66 Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Gryfin was unfortunately disqualified during the big boat race for failing to complete a penalty turn after committing a Right of Way violation.

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Macz (Macz Murfin) and Dess (desspaa Resident) both finished tied with 10 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
Macz Murfin	2	8
desspaa Resident	3	7

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

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Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) and Lucy (LucyInTheSky Afarensis) 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
Carlota Dufaux	3	8
LucyInTheSky Afarensis	5	6

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 Lucy’s fifth place finish as her best.

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Gryfin (Gryfin Goldshark) and Ellion (Ellion Melodie) both finished tied with 18 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
Gryfin Goldshark	6	12
Ellion Melodie	8	10

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

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Photo courtesy of Win.

Photo courtesy of Win.

Photo courtesy of Win.

Photo courtesy of Win.

 

Bandit Regatta – January 16th 2017

From the left (in Bandit IFs): Dess, Neil, Moon, Margo, Carlota, Shadow, and Kurt.
On the dock: Kezy, Cat, Gabi, Victoria, Nenrio, Cryptic, and Petra.

This weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta, featuring our monthly There and Back Again set of courses, saw a nice turnout with another large spectator turnout. The sims behaved for the first race, however turned a bit choppy during the second as they claimed three in the fleet with crashes causing DNFs. The spectators continue to turnout out in large numbers along the beach in the Eden Albatros region. Plus more were on Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Puffin region, gathered atop the lighthouse that is the name sake of Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, and also at the committee boat in the Breadnut region. This week’s fleet was another all Bandit IF affair with seven sailors racing.

The first race, on the North Sea Breadnut to Eden Auk course which is the There portion of the series, saw a great fleet start with a wind out of the southwest (225°) at 18 kts. Dess got things going, crossing the start line at 00:00:03 with Kurt was right on her stern, crossing the start line at 00:00:04, with Jackson following right behind at 00:00:08. Carlota was next to cross the start line, at 00:00:19, followed by Neil, at 00:00:25, Margo, at 00:00:34, and Moon, at 00:00:53. Dess’s short lead at the front of the pack, from a great start did not last long, however as Jackson, Carlota, Neil, Kurt, and Margo all tacked to a better line west to the first mark, the green buoy south of Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, placing Dess behind them. Jackson would charge ahead and maintain his lead to the finish line in Eden Auk, claiming line honors. Carlota would cross the finish line second, followed by Neil, Kurt, Margo, Dess, and Moon.

The second race, on the North Sea Eden Auk course which is the Back Again leg of the series, saw the wind flip to 135° (SE) still blowing at 18kts. Carlota got things started this time, as she crossed the start line first at 00:00:16. Dess, still showing some a great pre-start routine, crossed next at 00:00:33. Moon was right behind her, crossing at 00:00:39, followed by Neil, at 00:00:41, Margo, at 00:00:59, Jackson, at 00:01:00, and finally Kurt, at 00:01:22. Jackson, although next to last across the start line, took the port tack line alone down to the Nance region then tacking east to the first mark, the green buoy south of Lighthouse Isle, in the Ziziphus region. The rest of the fleet took the starboard tack line out of the race line to the Eden Albatros region where they tacked south to the Ziziphus region. The southern tack to the Ziziphus region by the rest of the fleet is where the trouble started as several crashed crossing the region border from the Mammea region into the Ziziphus region. Dess, Moon, and Kurt would all not recover here, subsequently recording DNFs. Carlota and Margo were able to get back to their boats and continue on. Neil went through unscathed and slipped into second behind Jackson, who’s alternate line placed him in the lead. Jackson’s lead would hold as he crossed the finish line first, taking line honors. Neil crossed the finish line second, followed by Carlota, and Margo.

Race Director: Cryptic

Race 1: North Sea Breadnut to Eden Auk
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts
Race Results:
1: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:10:40
2: Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — 00:11:03
3: eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — 00:11:11
4: Kurt Calamity IDBSD4BC — 00:11:14
5: gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — 00:11:33
6: desspaa Resident IDBS7ECF — 00:11:35
7: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:19:08

Lap Times:
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:10:32
Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:10:44
eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — Start: 00:00:25 — Last lap: 00:10:46
Kurt Calamity IDBSD4BC — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:11:10
gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — Start: 00:00:34 — Last lap: 00:10:59
desspaa Resident IDBS7ECF — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:11:32
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:53 — Last lap: 00:18:15

Race 2: North Sea Ede Auk to Breadnut
Wind: SE (135°) 18kts
Race Results:
1: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:14:26
2: eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — 00:16:38
3: Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — 00:18:26
4: gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — 00:20:13
5: desspaa Resident IDBS7ECF –DNF
6: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E –DNF
7: Kurt Calamity IDBSD4BC –DNF

Lap Times:
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:01:00 — Last lap: 00:13:26
eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — Start: 00:00:41 — Last lap: 00:15:57
Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — Start: 00:00:16 — Last lap: 00:18:10
gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — Start: 00:00:59 — Last lap: 00:19:14
desspaa Resident IDBS7ECF — Start: 00:00:33 — Last lap: –DNF
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:39 — Last lap: –DNF
Kurt Calamity IDBSD4BC — Start: 00:01:22 — Last lap: –DNF

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
Jacquimo Resident	1	1	2	1
eager2discover Resident	3	2	5	2
Carlota Dufaux	2	3	5	3
gsgraaf Resident	5	4	9	4
Kurt Calamity	4	5	9	5
desspaa Resident	6	5	11	6
moonglownight Resident	7	5	12	7

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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 Jackson (Jacquimo Resident), with Neil (eager2discover Resident) second, and Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate and to SLCG for helping with race duties.

Race Note:
Neil (eager2discover Resident) and Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) finished tied with 5 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
eager2discover Resident	3	2
Carlota Dufaux	2	3

In the last race, Neil breaks the tie with Carlota with his second place finish over Carlota’s third place finish.

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Margo (gsgraaf Resident) and Kurt (Kurt Calamity) finished tied with 9 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
gsgraaf Resident	5	4
Kurt Calamity	4	5

In the last race, Margo breaks the tie with Kurt with her fourth place finish over Kurt’s fifth place finish.

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 – January 11th 2017

From the left (in boats): Peter (Laser One), Cryptic (Dolphin Moth), Rayz (Flying Shadow), Neil (Bandit IF), Lucy (Melges-24), Katana (Laser One), ViV (Dolphin Moth), Carlota (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), Kristaly (Melges-24), and Trauemer (Shields Class).
On the dock: Kurt, Gabi, Josh, Isilme, and Maddie.

Some great sailmanship and sim weather showcased in this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. Some exciting close sailing skills were on display as both courses had portions of the fleet tightly stacked in spots. The sims themselves behaved well as we only had one DNF in each race due to crashes. Once again, spectators continue to turn out in large numbers along the beaches of Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, the beach in the Eden Albatros region, the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Puffin region, and the committee boat dock in the Breadnut region.

The small boat fleet, racing on the North Sea Circle course, was made up of a majority of three Bandit IFs. Two Dolphin Moths, two TMS Laser Ones, two Quest Melges-24s, two Shields Class, and one TMS Flying Shadow made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Racing got off to a great start as more than half the fleet was across the start line in about 30 seconds. Peter, in his Laser One, nailed his start with a perfect 00:00:00 across the start line. Kristaly and Lucy, both in Melges-24s, were next as they both crossed the start line at 00:00:02. Moon, in his Shields Class, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:04. I was across the start line next, in my Dolphin Moth, at 00:00:07. Carlota, in her Bandit IF, was across the start line next at 00:00:11, followed by Jackson, in his Bandit IF, at 00:00:15. ViV, in her Dolphin Moth, was across the line next at 00:00:21 followed by Katana, in her Laser One, at 00:00:23. Rayz, in his Flying Shadow, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:28 with Neil, in his Bandit IF, following at 00:00:33. Traeumer, in his Shields Class, was across the start line next at 00:00:50. I quickly got out ahead of the fleet, in my Dolphin Moth, as Viv, also in her Dolphin Moth, was right on my stern. Kristaly and Lucy, both in their Melges-24s, were next behind us. Rayz, in his Flying Shadow, settled in behind the Melges-24s with Peter and Katana, both in their Laser Ones, following along behind him. Next up was the mixed Bandit IF and Shields Class pack of Traeumer (Shields), Carlota (IF), Jackson (IF), Moon (Shields), and Neil (IF). Unfortunately, Lucy crashed, recording a DNF for this race. I held my lead and crossed the finish line first, taking line honors with Viv, right on my stern, crossing the finish line second. Kristaly was next to cross the finish line followed by Rayz, Peter, Katana, Traeumer, Carlota, Moon, and Neil.

The big boat fleet, racing on the North Sea Inner Outer Loop (NS-OIL Rev1) course, was made up of a split majority of two Wildwind RC-44Rs and two Trudeau 12 Metres. A TMS Ushuaia and a TMS One Design 65 made up the remainder of the big boat fleet. Racing got off quickly again as the entire fleet was across the start line as 22 seconds ticked off the race clock. We are really seeing the fruits of everyone practicing their pre-start routines. Peter, in his 12 Metre, and myself, in my Ushuaia, both crossed the start line at 00:00:04. Lucy, in her RC-44R, was next to cross the line at 00:00:09. Traeumer, in his RC-44R, was across the start line next at 00:00:15. Elbag, in his One Design 65, was next to cross the start line at 00:00:18. Isilme, in his 12 Metre, was across the start line next at 00:00:22. Lucy and Traeumer, both in their faster Wildwind RC-44Rs, quickly jumped out in front of the fleet, on the first and second leg of the course, heading south towards the Sloe region. Elbag, in his speedy One Design 65, settled in behind the RC-44s. Peter and Isilme, both in their Trudeau 12 Metres, followed next in the fleet as I settled in behind them, in my slower TMS Ushuaia. Unfortunately, Lucy wound up crashing along the surf leg of the course, so called because of the course going by the active surf waves in the Eden Godwit region, and recorded a DNF as a result. Elbag would also record a DNF as he had to leave with the physical world stealing him away in the middle of the race. Traeumer would hold the lead from that point and cross the finish line first, recording line honors. Peter crossed the finish line second with Isilme following across the finish line in third. I finally crossed the finish line fourth.

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 Peter (PeterSailor Resident) second, and ViV (vivipezz Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Traeumer (traeumer66 Resident) and Katana (Bacchylides Edenflower) finished tied with 11 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
traeumer66 Resident	7	4
Bacchylides Edenflower	4	7

In the last race, Traeumer breaks the tie with Katana with his fourth place finish over Katana’s seventh place finish.

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Isilme (justMike247 Resident) and Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) 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
justMike247 Resident	3	13
Rayzza Rubble	7	9

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

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Lucy (LucyInTheSky Afarensis) and Neil (eager2discover Resident) both finished tied with 17 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
LucyInTheSky Afarensis	5	12
eager2discover Resident	7	10

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

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Elbag (elbag gable) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 18 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
elbag gable	5	13
moonglownight Resident	7	11

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

 

Bandit Regatta – January 9th 2017

From the left (in boats): Lucy (S&W RB-M 45), Rayz (Bandit IF), Neil (Bandit IF), Rulette (Bandit IF), Carlota (Bandit IF), and Jackson (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Zelko, Joshua, Gabi, Lutecya, Cryptic, and Petra.

Exciting racing and smooth sailing weather featured in this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. LL threw a curve ball at everyone with their login servers going down for almost four hours earlier in the day, however they righted the servers and we were able to get the North Sea regions all restarted in time before the Regatta. The regions responded well with no crashes or DNFs recorded for the fleet on the day. The smooth sailing weather led to exciting racing that got very competitive during the second race. This weeks fleet was also entirely a Bandit IF affair.

The first race, on the the North Sea Manta course, saw Carlota get things started as she crossed the start line first at 00:00:06. Rulette was next to cross the line at 00:00:17, followed by Rayz at 00:00:25, Neil at 00:00:28, and Jackson at 00:00:33. Carlota would use her start advantage and pace the fleet at the front. Rulette settled in behind Carlota, in second while Rayz fell back as both Neil and Jackson made moves to pass him. Carlota held her lead and crossed the finish line first, claiming line honors. Rulette crossed the finish line second followed by Neil, Jackson, and Rayz.

The second race, on the North Sea Trapezoid course, saw the fleet get off to a great start. Carlota once again crossed the start line first at 00:00:02 with Jackson right on her stern, crossing at 00:00:03. Rulette was hot on their tails as she crossed at 00:00:06, followed by Neil at 00:0:17, and Rayz at 00:00:40. Rulette wound up getting the clean wind line on the course side of the start line and pulled into first. Jackson tacked west early while Carlota followed a similar tack line as Rulette, this placed Jackson in third with Carlota in second. Neil was right behind them in fourth with Rayz, who had almost immediately tacked west after the start line, in fifth. Jackson’s early tack west would pay off as he was able to tack south and maintain a starboard tack and Right of Way across both Carlota and Rulette’s lines as they were on port tacks. Carlota opted to sail astern of Jackson while Rulette tacked south early. Rulette managed to settle into second at this point, behind Jackson, while Carlota was now in third with Neil and Ray trailing. Jackson would maintain his lead until the 4th leg were he tacked south too soon in the Bullace region, heading to the course mark in the Eldeberry region. Rulette and Carlota, in second and third respectively, held their patience and tacked south with better angles to the course mark. As Jackson got to the buoy in the Eldeberry region, the 4th mark on the course, he had very little speed to round the buoy with. Rulette and Carlota both had better speed and passed Jackson as they rounded the mark. Rulette now sat firmly in first with Carlota right on her stern as they both ran to the 5th course mark, the orange buoy in the Sapodilla region. Jackson was now in third with Neil and Rayz trailing just behind him. Rulette would hold her slim lead over Carlota, as she crossed the finish line first to take line honors. Carlota crossed the finish line second, a mere 7 seconds behind Rulette, making for an exciting finish. Jackson was next to cross the finish line in third, followed by Neil and Rayz.

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

Race 1: North Sea Manta
Race Results:
1: Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — 00:19:59
2: Rulette Resident IDBS0D94 — 00:20:31
3: eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — 00:20:59
4: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:21:24
5: Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — 00:22:02

Lap Times:
Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:19:53
Rulette Resident IDBS0D94 — Start: 00:00:17 — Last lap: 00:20:14
eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — Start: 00:00:28 — Last lap: 00:20:31
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:33 — Last lap: 00:20:51
Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — Start: 00:00:25 — Last lap: 00:21:37

Race 2: North Sea Trapezoid
Race Results:
1: Rulette Resident IDBS0D94 — 00:18:15
2: Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — 00:18:23
3: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:18:47
4: eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — 00:19:35
5: Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — 00:19:51

Lap Times:
Rulette Resident IDBS0D94 — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:18:09
Carlota Dufaux IDBSC5F3 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:18:21
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:18:44
eager2discover Resident IDBSBAD2 — Start: 00:00:17 — Last lap: 00:19:18
Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — Start: 00:00:40 — Last lap: 00:19:11

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
Rulette Resident	2	1	3	1
Carlota Dufaux	1	2	3	2
Jacquimo Resident	4	3	7	3
eager2discover Resident	3	4	7	4
Rayzza Rubble	5	5	10	5

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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 Rulette (Rulette Resident), with Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) second, and Jackson (Jacquimo 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:
Rulette (Rulette Resident) and Carlota (Carlota Dufaux) 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
Rulette Resident	2	1
Carlota Dufaux	1	2

In the last race, Rulette breaks the tie with Carlota with her first place finish over Carlota’s second place finish.

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Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) and Neil (eager2discover Resident) finished tied with 6 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
Jacquimo Resident	4	3
eager2discover Resident	3	4

In the last race, Jackson breaks the tie with Neil with his third place finish over Neil’s fourth place finish.

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 – Jan 5th 2017

From the left (in Patchogue IIs): Peter, Cryptic, Joshua, Kurt, and Asami.
On the dock: Gabi, Carlota, Peachie, and Petra.

The first Trudeau Patchogue Class Races in the North Sea for 2017 turned out wonderfully. The sims behaved well for all of our fleet with no crashes or DNFs. We also had a splendid turnout of spectators in the Eden Puffin, Eden Albatros, Ziziphus, and Breadnut regions.

The first race, run on the NS-WC Rch course, saw a great start from the entire fleet as everyone got under way before 20 seconds had ticked off the race clock. Peter was across the line first, at 00:00:01, followed immediately by Kurt, at 00:00:02. I was next to cross the start line, at 00:00:05, followed by Asami, at 00:00:12, and finally Joshua, at 00:00:17. I took the optimum line on the first leg and took the lead at the first marker, the green buoy south of Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region. Peter was right on my stern followed by Joshua, Kurt, and Asamai. As we neared the orange buoy in the Eden Puffin region, the second mark for the course, Joshua and Kurt had passed Peter. I was held the lead for the rest of the course, crossing the finish line first, with line honors. Joshua crossed the finish line in second, seconds behind me. Kurt crossed the finish line third, followed by Peter and then Asami.

The second race, run on the North Sea Manta course, saw a bit of a rough start for the fleet. Peter and Joshue both crossed the start line, mere seconds early, and had to circle around to start again. Kurt got things started, crossing the line at 00:00:02, with Asami following along at 00:00:06. I was next to cross the line at 00:00:10. Joshua and Peter, both having circled to re-start crossed the start line at 00:00:22 and 00:00:28 respectively. Kurt and I were neck and neck around the first mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote region, as Asami, Peter, and Joshua followed close behind. Kurt and I stayed nearly side by side as we pulled the center boards on the Patchogue and surfed towards the second mark, the pink buoy in the Eden Fulmar region. On the beat towards the third mark, the green buoy south of Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, Kurt and I were still neck and neck until we rounded the mark and I got the edge and better puff of wind, as I surfed into the lead. That lead would not last as Josh had passed Asami by this point to catch up with Kurt, who both were just on my stern as we surfed, centerboards up, to the third mark. Josh and Kurt both got better turns around the mark, turning inside of me as I slid back to third. As all three of us surfed up along the reach to the fourth mark, the blue buoy again in the Sapote region, we were all nearly neck and neck. This order would hold as we rounded the fourth and fifth marks. After rounding the fifth mark, the green buoy again south of Lighthouse Isle in the Ziziphus region, I took a slightly better line to the finish as I passed Kurt. Joshua crossed the finish line first, taking line honors. I crossed the finish line second, right on Joshua’s stern with Kurt crossing third, just after me. Asami crossed the finish line fourth and Peter fifth.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: 225° (SW), 9.25 m/s (18kts)

Race 1: NS-WC Rch
Race Results:
1: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:18:34
2: JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — 00:18:49
3: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — 00:19:07
4: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:19:59
5: Alisiea Resident IDASA4 — 00:20:29

Lap Times:
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:18:29
JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — Start: 00:00:17 — Last lap: 00:18:32
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:19:05
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:19:58
Alisiea Resident IDASA4 — Start: 00:00:12 — Last lap: 00:20:17

Race 2: North Sea Manta
Race Results:
1: JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — 00:20:36
2: Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — 00:20:51
3: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — 00:21:09
4: Alisiea Resident IDASA4 — 00:22:19
5: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:22:21

Lap Times:
JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — Start: 00:00:22 — Last lap: 00:20:14
Cryptic Resident IDCR42 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:20:41
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:21:07
Alisiea Resident IDASA4 — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:22:13
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:28 — Last lap: 00:21:53

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
JoshuaMason7 Resident	2	1	3	1
Cryptic Resident	1	2	3	2
Kurt Calamity	3	3	6	3
Alisiea Resident	5	4	9	4
PeterSailor Resident	4	5	9	5

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

Today’s winner was Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident), with Cryptic (Cryptic Resident) second, and Kurt (Kurt Calamity) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident) and Cryptic (Cryptic 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
JoshuaMason7 Resident	2	1
Cryptic Resident	1	2

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

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Asami (Alisiea Resident) and Peter (PeterSailor Resident) finished tied with 9 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
Alisiea Resident	5	4
PeterSailor Resident	4	5

In the last race, Asami breaks the tie with Peter with her fourth place finish over Peter’s fifth place finish.