Bandit Regatta – Apr 29th 2019

From the left (in boats): Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Red and Kim (Bandit IF), Tay (Bandit IF), Margo and Knitted (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Carol (Bandit 50), Jackson (Bandit IF), and Macz and Analyse (Bandit 50/3).
On the dock: Joshua, Daenerys, Trouble, and Cryptic.

Choppy seas, a varied fleet, and a new boat highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The regions of The North Sea were slightly helter skelter as there were four DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day, two from the same sailor crashing in both races. The other two DNFs were no better, one from Red as her internet connection quit and the other, from Moon, as he pulled his boat during the first race after he crashed. The rest of the fleet fared better as the mix of boats was more varied than in past weeks. The fleet was comprised of a majority of seven Bandit IFs. Two Bandit 25Rs, a Bandit 50r, and a Bandit 50/3 made up the remainder of the fleet. Speaking of the Bandit 50/3, that’s not a typo. Anaylse Dean, the creator of Bandit boats brought along the newly updated boat, skippered by Macz Murfin. The Bandit 50/3 is powered by BOSS3 scripts and features a new mesh boat model. As this was the Bandit 50/3’s first appearance in an organized race, it has a preliminary handicap of 1.0 until we have more data points to give it a proper handicap*.

*A minimum of three results from a boat’s run on North Sea Olympic Course (Long) are needed to create a handicap.

Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SW (225°) 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 Margo (gsgraaf Resident) second, and Nikki (Nikki Lacrima) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) 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
Jacquimo Resident	4	7
Maximiliano Szondi	5	6

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

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Red (RedHeadJO Resident) both finished tied with 19 points. As the both have the exact same finishes, a DNF (Did Not Finish) and DNS (Did Not Start) in each race respectively, neither rule A8.1 or rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing can satisfy breaking this tie. Therefore, Moon and Red remain ties in tenth place overall.
 

Bandit IF Races – Apr 27th 2019

From the left (in Bandit IFs): Rugger, Fanny, Max and Wyndi, Sirius, Tay and Randy, Red, Moon, Sasha, and Margo and Knittedbit.
On the dock: Shau, Daenerys, Leilani, Joshua, Cryptic, and Elbag.

Calm sim sailing weather and a great fleet turnout featured during this weeks North Sea Bandit IF Races. The waters of the North Sea behaved well as there were only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day, from the same sailor in both races. There was, however, some lag issues in both the Morinda and Feijoa regions and that will be sorted out in the next week. Spectators enjoyed the racing that the calming conditions enabled, from both the committee boat dock in the Eden Curlew region and the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Lapwing region. This weeks fleet, racing on the North Sea 101 and North Sea 102 courses, was nine Bandit IFs strong, six single-handed and three crewed boats respectively.

Shau, Leilani, Joshua, and Elbag look on as Daenerys gives instructions to the skippers, Rugger, Fanny, Max and Wyndi, Sirius, Tay and Randy, Red, Moon, Sasha, and Margo and Knittedbit, all in Bandit IFs, before the start of the North Sea Bandit IF Races, on Saturday, April 27th, 2019.

Race Director: Daenerys
Wind: 220° 15 kts

Race 1: North Sea 101
Race Results:
1: FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — 00:14:24
2: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — 00:14:45
3: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:15:39
4: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:15:47
5: ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — 00:15:48
6: Tay Beningborough IDBS96D5 — 00:16:01
7: sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — 00:16:21
8: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:17:40
9: gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 –DNF

Lap Times:
FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:14:21
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:30 — Last lap: 00:14:15
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:15:26
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:28 — Last lap: 00:15:19
ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:15:29
Tay Beningborough IDBS96D5 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:15:50
sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — Start: 00:00:51 — Last lap: 00:15:30
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:17:37
gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: –DNF

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Race 2: North Sea 102
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:14:47
2: Tay Beningborough IDBS96D5 — 00:14:49
3: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:15:22
4: ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — 00:15:36
5: FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — 00:16:10
6: sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — 00:16:28
7: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — 00:16:49
8: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:16:49
9: gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 –DNF

Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:12 — Last lap: 00:14:35
Tay Beningborough IDBS96D5 — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:14:35
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:27 — Last lap: 00:14:55
ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — Start: 00:00:20 — Last lap: 00:15:16
FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:16:05
sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — Start: 00:00:51 — Last lap: 00:15:37
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:23 — Last lap: 00:16:26
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:16:36
gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — Start: 00:00:37 — Last lap: –DNF

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
moonglownight	4	1	5	1
FannyVermont	1	5	6	2
Sirius Rosca	3	3	6	3
Tay Beningborough	6	2	8	4
RedHeadJO	2	7	9	5
ruggeromare	5	4	9	6
sasha714	7	6	13	7
Maximiliano Szondi	8	8	16	8
gsgraaf	9	9	18	9

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 Fanny (FannyVermont Resident) second, and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Fanny (FannyVermont Resident) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) both finished tied with 6 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
FannyVermont Resident	1	5
Sirius Rosca	3	3

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

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Rugger (ruggeromare 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
RedHeadJO Resident	2	7
ruggeromare Resident	4	5

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

Cat Fight – Apr 26th 2019

From the left (in boats): Isa and Laured (TMS Flying Shadow), Xarabethe and Nikki (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Shau (TMS Nacra 17), Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), Julnara and Equen (TMS Flying Shadow), and Palani (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Caethes, Joshua, Cryptic, and Rugger.

Smooth sim sailing weather featured during this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. Linden Lab may have finally fixed the teleport/region crossing issues as crossings were smooth as glass today. The waters of the North Sea treated the sailors well as there were no DNFs (Did Not Finish) on they day. Once again, spectators enjoyed the racing as they flocked to the shores of the islands in both the Genip and Ziziphus regions, as well as the committee boat dock in the Eden Curlew region. This weeks fleet, sailing on the updated North Sea Extreme* and North Sea Triple Pink** courses, was comprised entirely of The Mesh Shop Flying Shadows, four single-handed and three crewed boats respectively.

* North Sea Triple Pink was originally created by Petra Paname in 2017.
** North Sea Extreme was originally created by Julia Salzano in 2016.

The fleets gets underway at the start of the first race for the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SW (225°) 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 Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Xarabethe (Xarabethe Resident) and Palani (Palani Allen) 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
Xarabethe Resident	7	6
Palani Allen	6	7

In the last race, Xarabethe breaks the tie with Palani with her sixth place finish over Palani’s seventh place finish.

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The fleet gets underway at the start of the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

Isa, with Laured in her TMS Flying Shadow, cross the finish for the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight while Cryptic, Caethes, Shau, and Elbag look on from the committee boat dock, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

Julnara, with Equen in her TMS Flying Shadow, cross the finish for the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight while Cryptic, Caethes, Shau, and Elbag look on from the committee boat dock, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

Daenerys, in her TMS Flying Shadow, crosses the finish for the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight while Caethes, Cryptic, and Shau look on from the committee boat dock, and Julnara, Equen, Isa, and Laured look on from TMS Flying Shadows, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

Moon, in his TMS Flying Shadow, crosses the finish for the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight while Caethes, Cryptic, and Shau look on from the committee boat dock, and Isa and Laured look on from TMS Flying Shadows,, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

Caethes, Joshua, Cryptic, Shau, and Palani, watch the action in the second race from the committee boat dock, at the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

Daenerys, in her TMS Flying Shadow, heads out on the first leg of the North Sea Triple Pink course during the second race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

The fleets heads out on the first leg of the North Sea Triple Pink course during the second race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 26th, 2019.

 

North Sea Open Regatta – Apr 24th 2019

From the left (in boats): Bianca (TMS Flying Shadow), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Shau (TMS Flying Shadow), Joshua (TMS Nacra 17), Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), Cole and Sialeeds (TMS Nacra 17).
On the dock: Nenrio and Cryptic.

Smooth sim sailing weather and another great spectator turnout featured during this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The Lindens continue to work on the teleport/region crossing issues (see: Deploy Plans for week of 2019-04-22) and the early results are promising. We only had one DNF (Did Not Finish) on the day, during the small boat portion with ten other boats finishing with no reported issues, resulting in some great sailing sim weather. Spectators enjoyed the smooth seas and resulting great racing as they flocked to the shores along the island in the Genip region and the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Lapwing region.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the newly updated North Sea Olympic Course Long, originally created by Petra Paname back in 2014, was mostly a catamaran affair featuring a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. Two TMS Nacra 17s, two Bandit 25Rs, and one Bandit IF. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the newly updated North Sea Butterfly course, originally created by Maddie Haricot back in 2015, was made up evenly between two Wildwind AC-45s, two Wildwind Open 60s, two TMS Volvo Open 70s, one TMS One Design 65, and one TMS Ushuaia.

The fleet gets underway during the small boat portion of the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019.

Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Bianca (TgBianca Resident), with ViV (vivipezz 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:
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for failing to complete a 360° penalty turn as instructed by the race director for a Rule 10 foul at the start of the race.

“10 ON OPPOSITE TACKS
When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.“

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Bianca (TgBianca Resident) and ViV (vivipezz Resident) both finished tied with 6 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
TgBianca Resident	2	4
RedHeadJO Resident	3	3

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

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) finished tied with 9 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
moonglownight Resident	8	1
WWWAAAA Resident	1	8

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

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Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident), Isa (isab DeCuir), and Nikki (Nikki Lacrima) all 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
JoshuaMason7 Resident	2	9
isab DeCuir	4	7
Nikki Lacrima	5	6

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 Isa’s fourth place best finish and Nikki’s fifth place best finish. Isa further breaks the tie with her fourth place best finish over Nikki’s fifth place best finish.
 

Bandit Regatta – Apr 22nd 2019

From the left (in boats): Laured (Bandit 25r), Shau (Bandit 25r), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Daenerys (Bandit IF), Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Margo (Bandit IF), and Moon (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Cryptic, and Joshua.

Choppy sim sailing weather and a hungry set of region corners highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions behaved well for the first portion of the regatta, as only three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded, one to a set of region corners. The seas turned a little choppy, and slightly hungry, for the second portion, as five DNFs were recorded, four of which again were due to a set of region corners. The lesson here, avoid a sim crossing at region corners as an avatar can not exist in four regions at once. Spectators were still thrilled to watch the racing at hand, as they flocked to the islands in the Genip and Ziziphus regions to cheer on the sailors. This weeks fleet, racing on the North Sea 02 and North Sea Circle courses, was comprised of majority of seven Bandit IFs. Two Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of the fleet.

The fleets gets underway at the start of the second race of the North Sea Bandit Regatta, on Monday, April 22nd, 2019.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 8kts

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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Red (RedHeadJO 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:
Max (Maximiliano Szondi), Nikki (Nikki Lacrima), and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) all 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
Maximiliano Szondi	3	6
Nikki Lacrima	4	5
Sirius Rosca	4	5

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Max’s favor with having a third place finish over Nikki’s and Sirius’ fourth place best finishes. Furthermore, as Nikki and Sirius are tied with 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
Nikki Lacrima	5	4
Sirius Rosca	4	5

In the last race, Nikki breaks the tie with Sirius with her fourth place finish over Sirius’s fifth place finish.

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident), Margo (gsgraaf Resident), and Shau (ShauIa Resident) all 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
ruggeromare Resident	2	9
gsgraaf Resident	5	6
ShauIa Resident	5	6

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Rugger’s favor with having a second place finish over Margo’s and Shau’s fifth place best finishes. Furthermore, as Margo and Shau both have identical finishes, DNFs in both races respectively, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking this tie. Therefore, Margo and Shau remain tied in eighth place overall.

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Skippers listen to race instructions during the skippers meeting before the start of the North Sea Bandit Regatta, on Monday, April 22nd, 2019.

The fleet crosses the start line at the beginning of the first race of the North Sea Bandit Regatta, on Monday, April 22nd, 2019.

Red, followed by Moon, Sirius, and Nikki, with Xarabethe, all in Bandit IFs, round the southern tip of the island in the Ziziphus region, during the first race of the North Sea Bandit Regatta, on Monday, April 22nd, 2019.

The fleet nears the start line at the start of the second race of the North Sea Bandit Regatta, on Monday, April 22nd, 2019.

 

Bandit IF Races – Apr 20th 2019

Margo, with Knitted, rounds the blue buoy in the Sapote region, followed by Moon and Tay during the North Sea Bandit IF Races, on Saturday, April 20th, 2019.

Choppy to slightly clearing sim sailing weather and a great fleet turnout featured during this weeks North Sea Bandit IF Races. The waters of the North Sea and Fruit Islands were stormy during the first race, as five DNFs (Did Not Finish) were claimed. However, the regions calmed as only two DNFs were claimed during the second race, both right before the boats finished. The fleet this week, racing on the North Sea 101 and North Sea 102 courses, was comprised of nine different boats, eight in each race.

Race Director: Daenerys
Wind: SW (225) 18 kts

Race 1: North Sea 101 – 2 Laps
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:26:54
2: sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — 00:32:10
3: Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — 00:33:16
4: gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 –DNF
5: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 –DNF
6: Tay Beningborough IDBS96D5 –DNF
7: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B –DNF
8: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 –DNF

Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:25 — Lap 1: 00:13:08 — Last lap: 00:13:21
sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — Start: 00:01:07 — Lap 1: 00:16:09 — Last lap: 00:14:54
Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — Start: 00:00:42 — Lap 1: 00:16:48 — Last lap: 00:15:46
gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — Start: 00:00:05 — Lap 1: –DNF — Last lap: –DNF
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:11 — Lap 1: 00:18:53 — Last lap: –DNF
Tay Beningborough IDBS96D5 — Start: 00:00:28 — Lap 1: –DNF — Last lap: –DNF
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:32 — Lap 1: –DNF — Last lap: –DNF
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:39 — Lap 1: –DNF — Last lap: –DNF

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Race 2: North Sea 102
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:13:53
2: Tay Beningborough IDBS96D5 — 00:14:15
3: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:14:19
4: gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — 00:14:22
5: Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — 00:20:49
6: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:20:57
7: sasha714 Resident IDBS946A –DNF
8: anna1758 Resident IDBS76F4 –DNF

Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:13:47
Tay Beningborough IDBS96D5 — Start: 00:00:31 — Last lap: 00:13:44
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:14:06
gsgraaf Resident IDBS4338 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:14:18
Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — Start: 00:01:51 — Last lap: 00:18:58
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:46 — Last lap: 00:20:11
sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — Start: 00:00:18 — Last lap: –DNF
anna1758 Resident IDBS76F4 — Start: 00:00:23 — Last lap: –DNF

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
moonglownight	1	1	2	1
Tay Beningborough	4	2	6	2
Sirius Rosca	4	3	7	3
Nihiwatu	3	5	8	4
gsgraaf	4	4	8	5
sasha714	2	7	9	6
Maximiliano Szondi	4	6	10	7
RedHeadJO	4	9	13	8
anna1758	9	7	16	9

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 Tay (Tay Beningborough) second, and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Nihi (Nihiwatu Resident) and Margo (gsgraaf 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
Nihiwatu Resident	3	5
gsgraaf Resident	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 Margo’s fourth place finish as her best.
 

Cat Fight – Apr 19th 2019

From the left (in boats): Joshua, Shau (TMS Nacra 17), Nihiwatu (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMs Flying Shadow), and Isa (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Nenrio, Caethes, Laured, Cryptic, and Ala.

A nice spectator turnout and choppy sailing sim weather featured during this weeks North Sea Cat Fight. After restarting all the North Sea regions two hours previous to race start, and Linden Lab’s ongoing efforts to remedy the teleport/region crossing situation (see: Teleport Disconnects), we still had four DNFs (Did Not Finish) due to crashes on the day (two in each race respectively). The gathered crowd was undeterred, however, as spectators were on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Lapwing region, the committee boat dock in the Eden Curling region, and the island in the Genip region. This weeks fleet, racing on the North Sea Roundabout and North Sea Trapezoid courses, was comprised of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows with one lone TMS Nacra 17.

The fleet gets underway at the start of the first race for the Cat Fight in The North Sea, on Friday, April 19th, 2019.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 21kts

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

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 Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and Shau (ShauIa Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

 

North Sea Open Regatta – Apr 17th 2019

From the left (in boats): Nihiwatu (TMS Flying Shadow), Shau (TMS Nacra 17), Joshua (TMS Nacra 17), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Bianca (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Laika (Bandit IF), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon and Sherry (TMS Flying Shadow), Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Reni and Cryptic.

Calm waters, and a great spectator and fleet turnout featured during this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The waters of the North Sea treated sailors well today as only one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded in each race, for a total of two DNFs on the day. The spectators who gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, and along the shores of the islands in the Genip and Ziziphus region, as well as the islands along the northern edge of the Fruit Islands estate, were treated to some large fleet racing in both portions. The small boat fleet showcased thirteen boats while the big boat fleet had another ten boats.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Circle course, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, one of which was crewed. Four TMS Nacra 17s, two Bandit 25Rs, and one Bandit IF made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the newly created North Sea 04 course, was comprised of a slim majority of three TMS Volvo Open 70s. Two Wildwind Open 60s, one Wildwind RC-44r, one TMS One Design 65, one TMS Ushuaia, one ACA33, and one Trudeau 12 Metre made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

The fleet gets under way during the small boat portion of the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

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 Bianca (TgBianca Resident), with Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

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The fleet jockeys for position in the milling area during the pre-start to the small boat portion of the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019.

Cole, in her TMS Nacra 17, crosses the finish line, with Isa, in her TMS Flying Shadow, and Reni, in her TMS Nacra 17, on her stern during the small boat portion of the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019.

The fleet gets underway at the start of the big boat portion of the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019.

The big boat fleet heads out on the first leg of the North Sea 04 course during the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019.

 

Bandit Regatta – Apr 15th 2019

From the left (in boats): Laured (Bandit 25r), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Margo (Bandit IF), Tay (Bandit IF), and Moon (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Cryptic, Nikki, Sirius, Henry, Xarabethe, and Joshua.

A new week and another original returns in The North Sea. The IF-Star-25R Regatta is once again the Bandit Regatta, which first graced the shores of Fruit Islands and North Sea back in 2015. Gone is the Star Class from the eligibility list, due to waning participation from that boat class. Returning to the eligibility list is the Bandit 50, Bandit 55, and Bandit 60. Therefore, the full breadth of the Bandit line of sail boats that enable manual sail trimming and SLSA race line compatibility is allowed (Bandit IF, Bandit 25, Bandit 50, Bandit 55, and Bandit 60 inclusive). Please see the North Sea Handicap Table for handicap values for each boat.

With the return of the Bandit Regatta, the waters of the North Sea treated the sailors with a bumpy welcome, as four DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded during the first race. However, the seas calmed as only one DNF was recorded during the second race. Spectators were treated to some great racing, as they gathered along the shores of the islands in the Genip region and Ziziphus region. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of seven Bandit IFs, with three Bandit 25Rs making up the remainder.

The fleet approaches the start line at the beginning of the first race for the North Sea Bandit Regatta, on Monday, April 15th, 2019.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 11kts

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Margo (gsgraaf Resident), with Tay (Tay Beningborough) second, and Daenerys (blondij 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 Nikki (Nikki Lacrima) 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
blondij Resident	1	7
Nikki Lacrima	2	6

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 Nikki’s second place finish as her best.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) 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
moonglownight Resident	2	7
Sirius Rosca	4	5

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

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu 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
Maximiliano Szondi	5	8
Nihiwatu Resident	6	7

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

Cat Fight – Apr 12th 2019

From the left (in boats): Shau (TMS Nacra 17), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMs Flying Shadow), Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), and Nihiwatu (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Caethes, Joshua, Cryptic and Julnara.

Finicky sim sailing weather and a nice fleet turnout featured during this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The waters of the North Sea dealt an uneven hand to the fleet as five of the seven DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were due to either crashes or bad crossings, three in the first race and two in the second race. The other two DNFs were from a sailor hitting regions corners in both races (you cannot be in four regions at once). Meanwhile, the spectator turnout was nice as a small crowd gathered on the committee boat at the race line, in the Eden Curlew region, with more spectators enjoying the comfort of the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Lapwing region. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of seven The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying shadows, two crewed and five single-handed, with one lone TMS Nacra 17.

The fleet gets under way during the start of the second race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 12th, 2019. Right to left: Julnara and Equen (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow). Isa and Laured (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Shau (TMS Nacra 17).

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Julnara (Julnara Resident), with Shau (ShauIa 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:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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
moonglownight Resident	2	5
isab DeCuir	3	4

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

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Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) and Daenerys (blondij Resident) both finished tied with 10 points. As they both finished with the exact same finishes, DNFs (Did Not Finish) in both races respectively, neither Rule A8.1 nor Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking this tie, therefore they remain tied in sixth place overall.

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The fleet mills about under the watchful eye of the iconic Eden Naturist Estate statues during the pre-start to the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 12th, 2019.

The fleet gets underway during the start of the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 12th, 2019.

The fleets heads out on the first leg of the North Sea Circle course during the first race of North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 12th, 2019.

Julnara, with Equen in her TMS Flying Shadow, crosses the finish line during the first race of North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 12th, 2019.

Isa, with Laured in her TMS Flying Shadow, crosses the finish line during the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 12th, 2019.

Shau, in her TMS Nacra 17, crosses the finish line during the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 12th, 2019.

Nihiwatu, in her TMS Flying Shadow, crosses the finish line during the first race of the North Sea Cat Fight, on Friday, April 12th, 2019.