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.
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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