IF Star 25R Regatta – Mar 18th 2019

From the left (in boats): Laured (Bandit 25r), Red (TMS Star Class), Daenerys (Bandit IF), and Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r).
On the dock: Joshua, Cryptic, Moon, Victor, and Nikki.

The Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta saw the sailing week get off to a trouble free start. The regions in Bingo Strait appear to have had a restful weekend as they behaved well resulting in no DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day. Spectators enjoyed the crash free sailing showcase from the frontage pier of the Villa in the Twice Bitten region, and the committee boat dock in the Woodfall region. This weeks fleet, sailing on the BBYC 05 course and BBYC Olympic Race Course (Long), was evenly mixed between two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, two Bandit IFs, and two Bandit 25Rs.

The fleet gets under way during the first race of the the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, March 18th, 2019.

More pictures from myself after the results.
Additional pictures from Forever Sundays at her Flickr.

Race Director: Victor
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 Daenerys (blondij Resident) second, and Red (RedHeadJO 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 Red (RedHeadJO 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
blondij Resident	1	4
RedHeadJO Resident	2	3

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 Red’s second place finish as her best.

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The fleet awaiting the start of the pre-start countdown for the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, March 18th, 2019.

The fleet gets underway during race two of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, March 18th, 2019.

Moon, with Sherry in his TMS Star Class, rounds the third mark on BBYC Olympic Race Course (Long) with Red, in her TMS Star Class, following close behind during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, March 18th, 2019.

Laured, in her Bandit 25r, crosses the finish line during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, March 18th, 2019.

Laured, Caethes, Cryptic, Moon, and Sherry discuss the race with Victor, as Daenerys, in her Bandit IF, Max and Wyndi, in Max’s Bandit 25r, and Nikki and Xarabethe, in Nikki’s Bandit IF, listen from their boats after the conclusion of the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta on Monday, March 18th, 2019.