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
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
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.
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.
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