BBYC Open Regatta – Aug 29th 2018

Sailors gather before the skippers meeting for the small boats portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018.
From the left (in boats): Kayo (TMS Star Class), Laured (TMS Star Class), Cor (Trudeau Patchogue II), Sandra (Bandit 25R), Jackson (Bandit IF), Blair (Bandit 25R), Moon (TMS Star Class), Bianca (TMS Star Class), Daenerys and Sahsa (TMS Flying Shadow), Micahel (TMS Star Class), Csilla and Xarabethe (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Joshua, Arwen, JoJo, Lalia, and Cryptic.

Smooth sailing weather and a great turnout featured in this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta. The Bingo Strait regions continued their streak of calm sailing weather as only one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on they day, however it was not do to crashing. The spectator turnout was also great as crowds were gathered at both the front pier area in the Twice Bitten region, and the spectator area along the western edge of the marina slips in the Woodfall region.

This weeks small boat fleet, racing on BBYC Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class. Two TMS Flying Shadows, two Bandit 25Rs, one Bandit IF, one TMS Nacra 17, and one Trudeau Patchogue II made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on the BBYC 06 course, was comprised of a majority of four TMS One Design 65s. Two Wildwind Open 60s, one TMS Volvo Open 70, one Wildwind RC-44r, and one Trudeau 12 Metre made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys
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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Bianca (TgBianca Resident) second, and Blair (Blair Karas) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident), Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident), and Laured (laured Cabassoun) all 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
WWWAAAA Resident	2	7
LaliaCasau Resident	4	5
laured Cabassoun	4	5

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sandra’s favor with having a second place finish over Lalia’s and Laured’s fourth place best finishes. Subsequently, to further break the tie between Lalia and Laured as they have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used:

“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
LaliaCasau Resident	5	4
laured Cabassoun	4	5

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

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Palani (Palani Allen), Michael (Lycan1269 Resident), and Csilla (Csilla Ezarael) all finished tied with 20 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
Palani Allen	8	12
Lycan1269 Resident	9	11
Csilla Ezarael	10	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Palani’s favor with having an eighth place finish over Michael’s ninth place and Csilla’s tenth place best finishes. The tie is further broken between Michael and Csilla with Michael’s ninth place best finish over Csilla’s tenth place best finish.

 

IF Star 25R Regatta – Aug 27th 2018

Sailors listen to instructions before the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, August 27th, 2018.
From the left (in boats): Kayo and Laured (TMS Star Class), Sandra (Bandit 25), Moon (TMS Star Class), Siri (TMS Star Class), Fanny (TMS Star Class), Blair (Bandit 25), Astrid (Bandit 25), Ultra (TMS Star Class), and Jackson (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Daenerys, Cryptic, Petra, Joshua and Nenrio.

The Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta has evolved over time from the very first one held as The North Sea Bandit Regatta back on October 12th, 2015. The regatta was the brainchild of Elbag Gable, the owner of The Eden Naturist Estate and The North Sea Estate, as an effort to spur owners of Bandit 55s and 60s seen moored across the estate to come out and learn to race. The most popular boats by far in the regatta have been the Bandit IF and the Bandit 25R. This past month, we saw the introduction of the Star Class racing keel boat from The Mesh Shop. The Star Class, a boat of similar speed and size to the aforementioned IF and 25R, can be seen stretching it’s sails on LL protected waters across the grid. The popularity of the Star Class, among the same racing crowd that sails in our regattas, has lead us to make some changes. The larger boats in the Bandit lineup, the 50, 55, and 60, have been removed from eligibility and the Star Class has been added. With these changes, the regatta is now known as the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta saw decent sim weather with a great fleet turnout. The Bingo Strait regions behaved well as just two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded for the day, one in each race. This weeks fleet, racing on the BBYC 08 Rev 1 course for race one and the BBYC 10* course for race two, was made up of a majority of five The Mesh Shop Star Class. Three Bandit 25Rs and one Bandit IF made up the remainder of the fleet.

*Recently created by our own Deanerys for this regatta.

Race Director: Daenerys
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 Fanny (FannyVermont Resident), with Kayo (Kayo Torii) second, and Blair (Blair Karas) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
During the second race Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) missed a course mark and was disqualified (DSQ) for incorrect course.

 

Cat Fight – Aug 24th 2018

Sailors gather before the skippers meeting of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight, on Friday, August 24th, 2018.
From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Rayz, Beane and Laured, Kayo and Shau, Palani, Raven, Moon, and Daenerys.
On the dock: Joshua, Arwen, Cryptic, Nenrio, Lanky, Cybel, and Sandra.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight featured a nice fleet turnout and smooth sailing weather. The fleets for both races were eight boats strong and comprised of The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. Plus, the regions in Bingo Strait behaved as only two of the three DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were due to crashes (the third was the cause of a sim corner). We also saw some new faces as Raven started her first ever race and Zepp raced in his first race with us.

The fleet prepares before the start of race two of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight, on Friday, August 24th, 2018.
From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Beane and Laured, Kayo and Shau, Rayz, Sandra, Moon and Raven, Zepp and Oksi, Daenerys, and Palani.
On the dock: Joshua, Cryptic, Arwen, Nenrio, Lanky, Cybel, and Blair.

Race Director: Cryptic
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 Beane (beane Bade), with Daenerys (blondij Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
During the first race Kayo (Kayo Torii) missed a course mark, the white buoy on the BBYC Olympic Course (Long), and was disqualified (DSQ) for incorrect course.

 

BBYC Open Regatta – Aug 22nd 2018

From the left (in boats): Bianca (TMS Star Class), Jillian (Quest Q2m), Michael (TMS Star Class), Daenerys and Sasha (TMS Star Class), Beane (TMS Flying Shadow), and Sandra (Bandit 25r).
On the dock: Joshua, Jaslyn, Cryptic, Tristan, Arwen, Laured, and Petra.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta saw smooth sailing weather with a great turnout. The Bingo Strait seas were well behaved today as not a single DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The turnout was also excellent as today was a special handicapping round to help clarify a better handicap value for the recently released Star Class keel boat from The Mesh Shop (TMS). The Star Class handicap number has been clarified at 0.62 and added to our North Sea Handicap Table. The handicap value for the Star Class might change in the future as well as a separate handicap created for a crewed Star Class as it appears to pick up speed from the crew aiding the heel angle.

This weeks small boat fleet, racing on the BBYC Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of five TMS Star Class. One TMS Flying Shadow, one Bandit 25r and one Quest Q2m made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on the same course as the small boat fleet, was comprised of a split majority of two TMS One Design 65s and two Wildwind Open 60s. One TMS Volvo Open 70 and one Wildwind RC-44r made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

From the left (in boats): Jillian (Wildwind RC-44r), Bianca (TMS One Design 65), Beane (Wildwind Open 60), Sandra (TMS Volvo Open 70), Moon (Wildwind Open 60), and Laured (TMS One Design 65).
On the dock: Cryptic, Tristan, Daenerys, Arwen, and Petra.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic
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 Beane (beane Bade), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Bianca (TgBianca Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Beane (beane Bade) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 5 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
beane Bade	1	4
moonglownight Resident	2	3

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

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Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) 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
WWWAAAA Resident	3	7
laured Cabassoun	5	5

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

The fleet prepares before the start of the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018. Photo Courtesy of Petra Paname.

Jillian, in her Quest Q2m, mills around in the pre-start area during the countdown of the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018. Photo Courtesy of Petra Paname.

Beane, on her TMS Flying Shadow, crosses the finish line during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018.

The fleet gets under way during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018. Photo Courtesy of Petra Paname.

 

Bandit Regatta – Aug 20th 2018

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta saw a smaller than usual turnout but nonetheless showcased some close racing. The fleet this week was comprised of a split of two Bandit IFs and two Bandit 25s for the first race but switched to three Bandit 25s and one Bandit IF for the second race. We still saw five racers combined for the regatta. The racing was tight as Moon took out his Bandit 25 for the second race and was in close contention with Astrid for the entire course.

Race Director: Daenerys
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 Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident), with Ultra (ultramantra Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

 

Cat Fight – Aug 17th 2018

From the left (in boats): Beane (TMS Flying Shadow), Rayz and Missy (TMS Flying Shadow), Fanny (TMS Nacra 17), Daenerys and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Sandra (TMS Flying Shadow), Astrid (TMS Nacra 17), and Moon (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Joshua, Cryptic, Arwen, Nenrio, and Raven.

Smooth sim weather and some exciting racing featured in this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight. The Bingo Strait behaved itself as the DNFs (Did Not Finish) in the regatta, three from both races, were due to either non regatta boat interference or hitting a corner*, rather than crashes. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of five TMS Flying Shadows, with two TMS Nacra 17s making up the remainder. The racing itself was exciting as Rayz, with Missy on Rayz’s The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadow, and Fanny, on her TMS Nacra 17, were neck and neck at the end of the first race, on the BBYC 09 Rev 1 course, before Fanny put on a show with a speedy jibe in front of Rayz to get across the finish line. In the second race, on the BBYC 06 course, Moon and Beane, both on TMS Flying Shadows, were in a tight battle exchanging positions up until the finish.

*”You can’t be in four regions at once” ~ Unnamed racer before they hit a corner in the second race.

The fleet gets underwater on the BBYC 06 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight on Friday, August 17th, 2018.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic
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 Fanny (FannyVermont Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Daenerys (blondij Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Beane (beane Bade) both 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
blondij Resident	2	6
beane Bade	4	4

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Daenerys’s favor with having a Second place finish over Beane’s fourth place finish as her best.

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Fanny, in her TMS Nacra 17, crosses the finish line in front of Rayz and Missy, on Rayz’s TMS Flying Shadow, on the BBYC 09 Rev 1 course during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight on Friday, August 17th, 2018.

Daenerys and Sasha, on Daenerys’s TMS Flying Shadow, round the red buoy by the lighthouse island in the Rodel region, during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight on Friday, August 17th, 2018.

Fanny, on her TMS Nacra 17, rounds the red buoy at the lighthouse island in the Rodel region, during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight on Friday, August 17th, 2018.

Moon, on his TMS Flying Shadow, rounds the red buoy at the lighthouse island in the Rodel region, with Beane, on her TMS Flying Shadow, right behind, during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight on Friday, August 17th, 2018.

Beane, on her TMS Flying Shadow, rounds the red buoy at the lighthouse island in the Rodel region, during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight on Friday, August 17th, 2018.

Fanny, on her TMS Nacra 17, crosses the finish line during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight on Friday, August 17th, 2018.

 

BBYC Open Regatta – Aug 15th 2018

From the left (in boats): Beane (TMS Flying Shadow), Blair (Bandit 25r), Bianca (Bandit 25r), Astrid (TMS Nacra 17), Jackson (Bandit IF), Shau (Bandit 25r), and Moon (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Arwen, Joshua, Nenrio, Cryptic, Sasha, Candy, John, and Emily.

Note: The incorrect sorting order of the big boat results table and final results has been corrected.

Relatively calm sailing weather, a great spectator turnout, and a new handicapping course featured in this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta. The sea regions of the Bingo Strait were calm this week as only one DNF (Did Not Finish) was due to a crash (the other was due to a mis-configured USB HUD). The race dock in the Woodfall region and the pier and boardwalk in the Twice Bitten region saw a large number of spectators, many of which were new faces around the Backwater Bay area. We debuted a new handicapped course, BBYC Olympic Course (Long), which we will use to handicap newly released boats and update older boats on the list, going forward.

The handicapping course is just in time as The Mesh Shop released the Star Class keel boat earlier this week. We had one Star Class show up to race today, kudos to Sandra. However, as we only had one Star Class boat race on the course, we need more data to give an accurate and fair handicap value to the boat. The Star Class has been assigned a preliminary value of 0.70 for this race. We encourage sailors to come out and run the BBYC Olympic Course (Long) with a Southeast 18 knot wind, record the line results in a notecard and drop it on Daenerys or myself in world so we can produce a solid handicap value.

This weeks small boat fleet, racing on the newly created BBYC Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a majority of three Bandit 25s. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, one TMS Nacra 17, one Bandit IF, and one TMS Star Class made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on the BBYC 06 course, was comprised of a majority of four TMS One Design 65s. One Wildwind Open 60 and one TMS Volvo Open 70 made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

Beane, in her TMS One Design 65, finishes rounding the red buoy at the lighthouse island in the Rodel region, while Moon, in his Wildwind Open 60, follows close behind during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys
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 Bianca (TgBianca Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Blair (Blair Karas) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) was unfortunately disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat race for sailing an incorrect course.

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Beane (beane Bade) and Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident) 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
beane Bade	2	6
AstridNewBonham	4	4

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

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Beane, in her TMS One Design 65, and Moon, in his Wildwind Open 60 head away from the red buoy at the lighthouse island in the Rodel region while Bianca, in her TMS One Design 65, starts to round the same buoy during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018.

Astrid, in her TMS One Design 65, and Sandra, in her TMS Volvo Open 70, approach the red buoy at the lighthouse island in the Rodel region during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018.

Astrid, in her TMS One Design 65, and Sandra, in her TMS Volvo Open 70, head away from the red buoy at the lighthouse island in the Rodel region during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018.

 

Bandit Regatta – Aug 13th 2018

From the left (in boats): Sandra (Bandit IF), Blair (Bandit 25r), Kayo and Shine (Bandit IF), Astrid (Bandit 25r), Moon (Bandit IF), Ian (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Joshua, Cryptic, Leilee, and Daenerys.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta saw some smooth sailing weather with some close racing. The protected water regions of the Bingo Strait behaved for the races with only one DNF (Did Not Finish) on the day attributed to crashing. The good sim weather lead to some close racing in the second race as the entire fleet got underway with 21 seconds on the race clock and a majority of the fleet finished within 30 seconds of each other. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of five Bandit IFs with two Bandit 25s making up the remainder.

The fleet gets underway on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic
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 Blair (Blair Karas), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Kayo (Kayo Torii) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) in the first race of the regatta for finishing under protest while failing to complete a penalty turn due to a Rule 11* foul committed on the course.
*Rule 11 – ON THE SAME TACK, OVERLAPPED

“When boats are on the same tack and overlapped, a windward boat
shall keep clear of a leeward boat.“

Source: The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020

Blair, in his Bandit 25r, rounds the lighthouse island in the Rodel region on the BBYC 03 course during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Kayo and Shine, Jackson, and Moon, all in Bandit IFs, round the lighthouse island in the Rodel region on the BBYC 03 course during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Blair, in his Bandit 25r, on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Moon, Kayo and Shine, and Jackson, all in Bandit IFs, round the lighthouse island in the Melia region on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Moon, Kayo and Shine, Ian, and Jackson, all in Bandit IFs, head away from the lighthouse island in the Malia region while Sandra, in her Bandit IF, starts to round the island on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

 

Cat Fight – Aug 10th 2018

(From the left, on the water) Julnara (TMS Flying Shadow), Kayo and Shine (TMS Flying Shadow), Rayz and Missy (TMS Flying Shadow), and Astrid (TMS Nacra 17) cross the start line during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight on Friday, August 10th, 2018, while Cryptic, Arwen, Serenity, and Nenrio look on from the committee boat and dock.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight saw slightly stormy seas with a nice turnout. The Rodel region was still misbehaving as it was acting like a bowl of thick soup, as previously reported from Wednesday’s Open Regatta. The fleet entered the Rodel region, during the second race on the BBYC 08 Rev 1 course, and slowly fought on to escape with only one racer succumbing to a DNF (Did Not Finish). This weeks fleet was seven racers strong as The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows continued to make up the majority with six boats. One lone TMS Nacra 17 made up the remainder of the fleet.

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 Kayo (Kayo Torii), with Beane (beane Bade) second, and Daenerys (blondij Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Kayo (Kayo Torii) and Beane (beane Bade) 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
Kayo Torii	1	3
beane Bade	2	2

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

 

BBYC Open Regatta – Aug 8th 2018

From the left (in boats): Beane (TMS Flying Shadow), Bianca (Bandit 25r),Kayo and Shine (TMS Flying Shadow), Sandra (TMS Flying Shadow), Laured (TMS Flying Shadow), Rugger (Bandit IF), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), Siri (Bandit IF), Lucy (Quest Melges-24), Blair (Bandit 25r), Astrid (Bandit 25r), and Daenerys and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Arwen, Nenrio, Cryptic, JoJo, and Speedy.

Stormy regions and a great racing turnout featured in this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta. Several of the regions in the Bingo Strait area were misbehaving during the small boats portion of the regatta, resulting in four racers claiming DNFs (Did Not Finish). As the Rodel region was likened to a bowl of soup with the lag conditions, we changed the big boat course from the published course of W1 to BBYC 09, recently created by Backwater Bay Yacht Club Race Director Daenerys, in order to avoid that region. The turnout for the regatta was great this week as the small boats fleet, racing on the BBYC 03 course, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. Three Bandit 25rs, one Quest Melges-24, and one Bandit IF made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on the aforementioned BBYC 09 course, was comprised of a majority of three TMS One Design 65s. One Wildwind RC-44r and one Wildwind Open 60 made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

Lucy, in her Quest Melges-24, leaves the lighthouse in the Rodel region after rounding the red buoy on the BBYC 03 course during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, August 8th, 2018.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys
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 Beane (beane Bade), with Bianca (TgBianca Resident) second, and Lucy (LucyInTheSky Afarensis) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate and to the SLCG for assisting with race duties.

Race Notes:
Bianca (TgBianca Resident) was disqualified in the big boat portion of the regatta for finishing the race under protest while failing to complete a penalty turn for a Rule 13* foul committed on the course.
*Rule 13 – WHILE TACKING

“After a boat passes head to wind, she shall keep clear of other boats until she is on a close-hauled course. During that time rules 10, 11 and 12 do not apply. If two boats are subject to this rule at the same time, the one on the other’s port side or the one astern shall keep clear.“

Source: The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020

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Beane (beane Bade) and Bianca (TgBianca Resident) 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
beane Bade	4	1
TgBianca Resident	1	4

In the last race, Beane breaks the tie with Bianca with her first place finish over Bianca’s fourth point finish.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Daenerys (blondij Resident) 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
moonglownight Resident	3	8
blondij Resident	5	6

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

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Blair (Blair Karas), Kayo (Kayo Torii), and Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident) all finished tied with 14 points. As they all finished with the exact same finishes, a DNF in the small boats portion and a DNS in the big boats portion, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule 8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking their tie and they remain tied in ninth place overall.