From the left (in boats): Howard (Bandit 25), Danie (Bandit IF), Bianca (Bandit 25), Red (Bandit IF), Blair (Bandit 25), Rossa (Bandit 25), Victor (Bandit IF), Rosie and Ela (Bandit 25), Jackson (Bandit IF), and Astrid (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Nenrio, Daenerys, Cat, and Cryptic.
This weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta saw some close racing with another great spectator turnout. Spectators crowded on top of the lighthouse at Lighthouse Isle, in the Ziziphus region, and again on the small race dock in the Eden Puffin region. The racers themselves made things lively as there were several photo finishes in both races. The sims behaved well again this week, as the DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were not due to anyone crashing. This weeks fleet was always a nice mix as it contained an even majority of six Bandit 25s and six bandit IFs in each race.
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 Blair (Blair Karas), with Red (RedHeadJO Resident) second, and Victor (vsemionov Resident) 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 Notes:
Victor (vsemionov Resident) and Rosie (Arwyn Silverweb) 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 |
| vsemionov Resident | 2 | 7 |
| Arwyn Silverweb | 3 | 6 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Victor’s favor with having a second place finish over Rosie’s third place finish as her best.
Bianca (TgBianca Resident) and Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident) finished tied with 14 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 |
| TgBianca Resident | 10 | 4 |
| AstridNewBonham Resident | 4 | 10 |
In the last race, Bianca breaks the tie with Astrid with her fourth place finish over Astrid’s tenth place finish.
LordHelmsman (LordHelmsman Resident) and Howard (hallveis 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 |
| LordHelmsman Resident | 6 | 10 |
| hallveis Resident | 8 | 8 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in LordHelmsman’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Howard’s eightht place finish as his best.
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