From the left (in boats): Isa (Quest Melges-24), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25R), Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), Cole (TMS Nacra 17), Joshua (Quest Melges-24), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), Astrid (Bandit 25R), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow) and ViV (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Arwen, Caethes, Petra, Victor, Cryptic, Raven, Alouette, and Red.
Smooth sailing weather and a great spectator turn out featured during this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta. The Bingo Strait regions behaved themselves along with the Western Channel regions of Nautilus City, as only one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day, from the big boat portion. Spectator turn out was great as the committee boat dock at the Woodfall race line was packed, which also carried over to the Pastiche race line committee boat dock. Spectators also lined up along the water front of the villa, in the Twice Bitten region, and the spectator area for Pastiche Bay, in the Skeezits region.
This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the newly created BBYC Woodfall to Pastiche 02 course, was comprised of a slim majority of three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. Two Quest Melges-24s, two Bandit 25rs, two Bandit IFs, and one TMS Nacra 17 made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the also newly created BBYC Pastiche Bay 01 course, was comprised of a split majority of two Wildwind AC-45s and two TMS One Design 65s. One TMS Volvo Open 70, one ACA33, and one TMS Ushuaia made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.
Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SE (135°) 18kts
Wind: E (90°) 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 Cole (Colette Verino) second, and Isa (isab DeCuir) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.
Race Notes:
Cole (Colette Verino) and Isa (isab DeCuir) 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 |
| Colette Verino | 1 | 6 |
| isab DeCuir | 3 | 4 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Cole’s favor with having a first place finish over Isa’s third place finish as her best.
Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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 |
| JoshuaMason7 Resident | 2 | 8 |
| moonglownight Resident | 3 | 7 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Joshua’s favor with having a second place finish over Moon’s third place finish as his best.
Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident) and Nikki (Nikki Lacrima) 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 |
| AstridNewBonham Resident | 4 | 7 |
| Nikki Lacrima | 5 | 6 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Astrid’s favor with having a fourth place finish over Nikki’s fifth place finish as her best.
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