From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Red (Bandit IF), Rossafiore (Bandit 25r), Laured (Bandit 25r), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Astrid (Bandit 25r), and Nihiwatu (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Cryptic and Victor.
This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta featured some choppy sim sailing weather and a nice fleet turnout. The regions in Bingo Strait started off behaving but turned lightly choppy as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, two of which occurred during the second race as conditions worsened in the Muta region. This weeks fleet, racing on the BBYC 12 and BBYC Lighthouse Race courses, was comprised of a majority of four Bandit 25Rs. Two Bandit IFs and one The Mesh Shop Star Class rounded out this weeks fleet.
Note: With the onset of DST in the United States, Canada, and most of Mexico this past Sunday, SL time (PST) is now one hour ahead (PDT). However, Europe will not be hitting EU Summer Time until March 31st. In order to facilitate that our races are still at a friendly time for our sailors, we will be running our races one SL hour ahead, but still at the same time Greenwich Mean Time and Central European Time. This adjusted schedule will last until March 31st, when the EU Summer Time adjustment takes effect.
Astrid, in her Bandit 25r, crosses the finish line followed by Laured, in her Bandit 25r, during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25 Regatta, on Monday, March 11th, 2019.
More pictures after the results.
Race Director: Victor
Wind: S (180°) 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 Laured (laured Cabassoun) second, and Astrid (AstridNewBonham 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, Rossafiore (rossamare Resident) missed the last mark of the course, the lighthouse island in the Nimitz region, and was disqualified (DSQ) for incorrect course.
During the second race, Rossafiore (rossamare Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) for failure to complete a penalty turn after committing a Rule 10 foul.
Rule 10 ON OPPOSITE TACKS
When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear
of a starboard-tack boat.
Source: The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) 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 |
| laured Cabassoun | 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 Laured’s second place finish as her best.
Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) 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 |
| Nihiwatu Resident | 3 | 5 |
| Maximiliano Szondi/td> | 4 | 4 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Nihiwatu’s favor with having a third place finish over Max’s fourth place finish as his best.
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