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
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 |
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.
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.
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