IF Star 25R Regatta – Sept 24th 2018

From the left (in boats): Sandra (Bandit 25r), Laured (TMS Star Class), Jackson (TMS Star Class), Ian (TMS Star Class), Blair (Bandit 25r), Rugger and Randy (TMS Star Class), and Moon (TMS Star Class).
On the dock: Daenerys, Cryptic, Joshua, Arwen, Nenrio, and Red.

Calm sailing weather and a nice spectator turnout features during this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta. The Bingo Strait regions returned to their characteristic calm behavior as the two DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were due to a boat collision at the start line. The regatta continues to draw spectators as crowds again gathered on the committee boat dock in the Woodfall region and the spectator area in the Twice Bitten region. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class. Two Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of the fleet.

As a note, five sailors were disqualified (DSQ) from the first race for failing to round the green buoy in the Farragut region, which is a course mark listed on the course map and in the USB navigation card. We would like to remind everyone to get to the races early, giving yourselves time to familiarize yourself with the days courses and plan your racing lines.

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 Ian (IanPixel Resident) second, and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
During the first race, Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident), Ian (IanPixel Resident), Laured (laured Cabassoun), Jackson (Jacquimo Resident), and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) all missed the green buoy in the Farragut region, a course mark, and therefore are disqualified (DSQ) for sailing an incorrect course.

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ViV (vivipezz Resident) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) 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
vivipezz Resident	1	7
laured Cabassoun	4	4

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

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Blair (Blair Karas) and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) both finished tied with 9 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

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

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Blair Karas	3	6
WWWAAAA Resident	4	5

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

 

Cat Fight – Sept 21st 2018

From the left (in boatss): Isab (TMS Flying Shadow), Sandra (TMS Flying Shadow), Rayz and Missy (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), and Moon (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Cryptic, and Joshua.

Stormy seas highlighted this weeks Cat Fight at Backwater Bay Yacht Club. The recent calm of the Bingo Strait regions came to an end as five DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day due to crashes, three during the first race and two during the second. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class with one lone TMS Nacra 17.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

Wind: SW (225°) 21kts

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 Palani (Palani Allen) second, and Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Isab (isab DeCuir) and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) both finished tied with 7 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

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

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
isab DeCuir	2	5
WWWAAAA Resident	3	4

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

 

BBYC Open Regatta – Sept 19th 2018

From the left (in boats): Jackson (TMS Star Class), Daenerys (TMS Star Class), Ian (TMS Star Class), Larued (TMS Star Class), Moon and Sherry (TMS Star Class), Rugger (TMS Star Class), Isab (TMS Star Class), Lalia (TMS Nacra 17), Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), and ViV (TMS Star Class).
On the dock: Ana, Porter, Arwen, Kilsy, Blair, Cryptic, Sabre, and Joshua.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta saw some nice crowds and some decent region sailing weather. Spectators once again crowded the committee boat race dock in the Woodfall region and the viewing area in the Twice Bitten region. The Bingo Strait regions again treated most of the fleet well as only Laured experienced connection issues leading to a DNF (Did Not Finish) in both portions of the regatta. This weeks small boat fleet, racing on the BBYC 04 Rev 1 course, was made up of a majority of eight The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class. One TMS Nacra 17 and one Bandit IF made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on BBYC Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a split majority of two TMS Ushuaias and two TMS Volvo Open 70s. One TMS One Design 65 and one Wildwind Open 60 made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

The fleet gets underway during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 19th, 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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Isab (isab DeCuir) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Moon (moonglownight 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
blondij Resident	1	3
moonglownight Resident	2	2

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

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Laured (laured Cabassoun) and Rugger (ruggeromare 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
laured Cabassoun	6	10
ruggeromare Resident	7	9

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

Lalia, in her The Mesh Shop Nacra 17, rounds the lighthouse island in the Rodel region during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018.

ViV, in her The Mesh Shop Star Class, during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018.

The fleet rounds red buoy south west of the lighthouse island in the Rodel region during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018.

 

IF Star 25R Regatta – Sept 17th 2018

From the left (in boats): Jackson (TMS Star Class), Ultra (TMS Star Class), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Ian (TMS Star Class), Rugger (TMS Star Class), Astrid (Bandit 25r), and Niki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Daenrys, Joshua, Cryptic, and Laured.

Smooth sailing weather and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta. The Bingo Strait area continued it’s streak of great sailing weather with no DNFs (Did Not Finish) or crashes recorded on the day for the regatta. Spectators once again crowded the viewing area in the Twice Bitten region, while the committee boat dock in the Woodfall region was equally as packed. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of seven The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class. Two Bandit 25Rs, and one Bandit IF made up the remainder of the fleet.

The fleet gets underway during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, September 17th, 2018.

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 ViV (vivipezz Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Ian (IanPixel Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Ultra (ultramantra Resident) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) both finished tied with 12 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
ultramantra Resident	3	9
laured Cabassoun	5	7

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

 

Cat Fight – Sept 14th 2018

From the left (in boats): Isab and Laured (TMS Flying Shadow), Rayz and Lanky (TMS Flying Shadow), Julnara and Equen (TMS Flying Shadow), Sandra (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Blair (TMS Nacra 17).
On the dock: Arwen, Serenity, Cryptic, Tracey, Porter, Missy, Cybel, Joshua, and Berry.

This weeks Cat Fight at Backwater Bay Yacht Club saw some great sailing weather, spectator turnout, and some commotion. The Bingo Strait regions continued their recent streak of smooth sim behavior as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were due to crashes. However, the DNFs that were recorded on the day were actually to sailors ignoring an instruction during the skippers meeting before the first race, repeated again right before the race clock was started, that the race line was set to one direction and what direction to cross in order to record a lap. Four sailors in the first race crossed the race line in the incorrect direction and thus did not finish the race. All of the preceding played out in front of a rather enthusiastic crowd that had gathered to watch the races on the race dock in the Woodfall region. The second race saw no such commotion, with the entire fleet, comprised of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows and one TMS Nacra 17, finishing the race.

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) second, and Isab (isab DeCuir) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) and Isab (isab DeCuir) 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
Rayzza Rubble	1	4
isab DeCuir	2	3

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

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Julnara (Julnara Resident) and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) 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
Julnara Resident	2	6
WWWAAAA Resident	3	5

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

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Alexandre (vivipezz Resident) and Blair (Blair Karas) finished tied with 10 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
vivipezz Resident	7	3
Blair Karas	3	7

In the last race, ViV breaks the tie with Blair with her third place finish over Blair’s seven point finish.

 

BBYC Open Regatta – Sept 12th 2018

From the left (in boats): Isab (TMS Star Class), Laured (TMS Star Class), Jackson (TMS Star Class), Sandra (Bandit 25), Ian (TMS Star Class), Moon (TMS Star Class), Michael (TMS Star Class), Ultra (TMS Star Class), and Cor (TMS Nacra 17).
On the dock: Nenrio, Arwen, Joshua, Cryptic, Nikki, Xarabethe, and Yomogi.

Superb sailing sim weather and a great spectator turnout featured during this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta. The regions in the Bingo Strait continued their recent dependability streak as all racers finished in both races. Crowds once again crowded along the spectator area in the Twice Bitten region and on the small committee boat dock in the Woodfall region. The crowd actually grew as the regatta races ran their course, with 22 spectators cheering on the big boats race finish from the small committee boat dock. This week also saw an adjustment in the handicap rating of the popular Star Class keel boat, from The Mesh Shop, on the North Sea Handicap Table. The handicap for the Star Class has been adjusted to a value of 0.65, up from 0.62.

This weeks small boat fleet, racing on BBYC Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of ten The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class. One Bandit IF, one Bandit 25R, and one TMS Nacra 17 made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on the BBYC 04 Rev 1 course, was comprised of a majority of three TMS One Design 65s. Two TMS Volvo Open 70s, one TMS Pacha 110, and one Trudeau 12 Metre made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with ViV (vivipezz Resident) second, and Daenerys (blondij Resident) 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:
Ultra (ultramantra Resident) and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) finished tied with 13 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
ultramantra Resident	8	5
WWWAAAA Resident	5	8

In the last race, Ultra breaks the tie with Sandra with his fifth place finish over Sandra’s eighth place finish.

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Laured (laured Cabassoun) and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 14 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
laured Cabassoun	4	10
Jacquimo Resident	6	8

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

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Michael (Lycan1269 Resident) and Nikki (Nikki Lacrima) both finished tied with 19 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

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

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Lycan1269 Resident	7	12
Nikki Lacrima	8	11

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

 

IF Star 25R Regatta – Sept 10th 2018

From the left (in boats): Yomogi (TMS Star Class), Jackson (TMS Star Class), Moon (TMS Star Class), Ian (TMS Star Class), Sandra (Bandit 25R), Astrid (Bandit 25R), ViV (TMS Star Class).
On the dock: Cryptic, Miky, Arwen, Daenerys, and Blair.

Great sailing weather and a nice turnout featured during this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R regatta. Bingo Strait was well behaved again as region crossings were smooth and no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were claimed due to region behavior. However, Moon, who had the only DNF on the day, disconnected in the middle of the de Grasse region and did not log back in for the rest of the regatta. Spectator turnout was nice with crowds gathered at the spectator areas in the Twice Bitten and Woodfall regions as well as on the small committee boat dock. Race turn out was nice as well as this weeks fleet, racing on the BBYC Lightouse and BBYC 09 Rev 1 courses, was comprised of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class. Two Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of this weeks fleet.

The fleet gets under way on the BBYC 09 Rev 1 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, September 10th, 2018.

More pictures after the results.

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 ViV (vivipezz Resident), with Ian (IanPixel Resident) second, and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) and Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident) 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
Jacquimo Resident	3	5
AstridNewBonham Resident	4	4

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

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Astrid, in her Bandit 25R, rounds the Rodel region lighthouse island during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, September 10th, 2018.

Sandra, in her Bandit 25R, rounds the Rodel region lighthouse island during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, September 10th, 2018.

ViV, in her TMS Star Class, rounds the Rodel region lighthouse island during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, September 10th, 2018.

Ian and Moon, each in a TMS Star Class, approach the Rodel region lighthouse island during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, September 10th, 2018.

Jackson, in his TMS Star Class, approaches the Rodel region lighthouse island during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, September 10th, 2018.

Yomogi, in her TMS Star Class, leaves the Rodel region lighthouse island during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, September 10th, 2018.

 

Cat Fight – Sept 7th 2018

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Daenerys and Sasha, Sandra, Rayz and Lanky, Zepp and Oksi, and Isab and Laured.
On the dock: Arwen, Joshua, Cryptic, and Cybel.

Great sailing sim weather and competitive racing featured in this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight. The regions of the Bingo Strait continued their recent stable behavior as no crashes were recorded on the day. The lone DNF (Did Not Finish) was due to Sandra pulling her boat in the first race after crossing through region corners. This weeks fleet, racing on the BBYC 10 and BBYC 04 Rev 1 courses, was comprised entirely of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. Racing was competitive as Daenerys, with Sasha as crew, challenged Isab, with Laured as crew, in race one with Isab coming out on top. During race two, Daenerys challenged Rayz’s, with Lanky as crew, early lead at the first course mark with a nice pass while wind shadowing to pull ahead and finish first across the line.

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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) second, and Isab (isab DeCuir) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

 

BBYC Open Regatta – Sept 5th 2018

From the left (in boats): Isab (TMS Flying Shadow), Ian and Yomogi (TMS Star Class), Laured (TMS Star Class), Jackson (TMS Star Class), Moon (TMS Star Class), Ultra (TMS Star Class), Zepp (Bandit 25R), Rugger (TMS Star Class), Blair (Bandit 25R), Bianca (TMS Star Class), ViV (TMS Star Class), and Palani (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Joshua, Cryptic, Nenrio, Arwen, and Roxanne.

Excellent region sailing weather and a great turnout featured in this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta. The Bingo Strait regions continued their streak of stable behavior as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The crowd turnout was great as spectators crowded the small committee boat dock in the Woodfall region and along the spectator area in the Twice Bitten region.

This weeks small boat fleet, racing on the BBYC 04 Rev 1 course, was comprised of a majority of nine The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class. Two TMS Flying Shadows, and two Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on the BBYC 09 Rev 1 course, was comprised of a majority of five TMS One Design 65s. Two TMS Volvo Open 70s, one TMS Ushuaia, and one Wildwind RC-44r made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

From the left (in boats): Laured (TMS Volvo Open 70), Isab (TMS One Design 65), Michael (TMS One Design 65), Ultra (TMS Ushuaia), Moon (TMS Volvo Open 70), Zepp (TMS One Design 65), Blair (TMS One Design 65), ViV (TMS One Design 65), and Palani (Wildwind RC-44r).
On the dock: Joshua, Cryptic, Jackson, Yomogi, Arwen, Nenrio, and Ian.

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with ViV (vivipezz Resident) second, and Ultra (ultramantra Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) and Blair (Blair Karas) both finished tied with 13 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
Jacquimo Resident	3	10
Blair Karas	6	7

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

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Palani (Palani Allen) and Rugger (ruggeromare 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
Palani Allen	5	13
ruggeromare Resident	8	10

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

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Michael (Lycan1269 Resident) and Bianca (TgBianca Resident) both finished tied with 21 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

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

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Lycan1269 Resident	9	12
TgBianca Resident	10	11

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Michael’s favor with having a ninth place finish over Bianca’s tenth place finish as her best.

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The fleet gets under way in the mill area during pre-start of the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

The small boat fleet crosses the start line during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

The small boat fleet during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

Isab, in her TMS Flying Shadow, leaves the red buoy in the Rodel region during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

Blair, in his Bandit 25R, approaches the red buoy in the Rodel region with Zepp, in his Bandit 25R, close behind during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

Palani, in his TMS Flying Shadow, leaves the red buoy in the Rodel region as ViV, in her TMS Star Class, and Zepp, in his Bandit 25R, follow during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

Jackson and Ultra leave the red buoy in the Rodel region as Laured and Rugger approach, all in TMS Star Class, during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

Palani, in his Wildwind RC-44r, Moon, in his TMS Volvo Open 70, and ViV, in her TMS One Design 65, in the Nautilus – Mlachthi region during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

The big boat fleet in the Nautilus – Mlachthi region during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018.

 

IF Star 25R Regatta – Sept 3rd 2018

From the left (in boats): Jackson (TMS Star Class), Cor (TMS Star Class), Ian (TMS Star Class), Moon (TMS Star Class), Ultra (TMS Star Class), Zepp and Oksi (Bandit 25), Blair (Bandit 25), Astrid (Bandit 25), Murdock and Iniquity (TMS Star Class), and Evie (Bandit 25).
On the dock: Daenerys, Speedy, Arwen, Cryptic, Nenrio, Laured and Joshua.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta saw some nice sailing region weather along with a great fleet and spectator turnout. The Bingo Strait regions continued their well behaved manner as only one of the two DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were due to crashes. The other DNF was due to a phone call taking ViV out of race two, which was a shame as she was running up front with the Bandit 25r pack in her Star Class. Spectator turnout was wonderful as people crowded our small race dock in the Woodfall region, along with the viewing areas in the Twice Bitten region. This weeks fleet, sailing both races on BBYC Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class with five Bandit 25Rs making up the remainder.

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 Blair (Blair Karas), with Astrid (AstridNewBonham 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 Notes:
During the second race Zepp (ZeppTheSaW Resident) rounded the fourth course mark incorrectly and therefore was disqualified (DSQ) for incorrect course.

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Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident) 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
AstridNewBonham Resident	1	4
moonglownight Resident	2	3

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

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Zepp (ZeppTheSaW Resident) and Cor (CorSakov Sosa) 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
ZeppTheSaW Resident	6	10
CorSakov Sosa	7	9

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