From the left (in boats): Laured (Quest Melges-24), Bianca (Quest Melges-24), Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), Sandra (Bandit 25R), Isa (Quest Melges-24), Peter (TMS Laser One), Joshua (Quest Melges-24), and Astrid (Bandit 25R).
On the dock: Arwen, Cryptic, Carlota and Red.
Great sailing weather and a varied boat turnout featured during the first Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta of 2019. The Bingo Strait regions were well behaved as there were zero crashes and DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day. The fleet turnout was not only numerous but varied as boats from six creators dipped their hulls in the regatta.
This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the BBYC W1 course, was comprised of a majority of four Quest Melges-24s. Two Bandit 25Rs, a TMS (The Mesh Shop) Laser One, a TMS Star Class, a TMS Nacra 17, and a Bandit IF made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on BBYC Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of three TMS One Design 65s. One TMS Volvo Open 70, one TMS Ushuaia, one Wildwind RC-44r, one Trudeau 12 Metre, and one ACA33 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 Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident), with Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and Laured (laured Cabassoun) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.
Race Notes:
Cole (Colette Verino) and Peter (PeterSailor 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 |
| Colette Verino | 2 | 9 |
| PeterSailor Resident | 3 | 8 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Cole’s favor with having a second place finish over Peter’s third place finish as his best.
Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident) and Bianca (TgBianca Resident) 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 |
| AstridNewBonham Resident | 5 | 8 |
| TgBianca Resident | 6 | 7 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Astrid’s favor with having a fifth place finish over Bianca’s sixth place finish as her best.
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