From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Bianca (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon and Kim (TMS Flying Shadow), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Julie (Shields Class), UL and Jackson (TMS Flying Shadow), Lalia (TMS Nacra 17), Palano (TMS Flying Shadow), and Ginko (TMS Nacra 17).
On the committee boat: Joshua, and Cryptic.
A stormy start with another great spectator turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were all well behaved except for the Sloe region, as it claimed five of the days six DNFs (Did Not Finish) to crashes. A non-competing boat had parked in the region before it was able to be removed by estate staff during the small boat portion, weighing it down with scripts, which ultimately lagged out and crashed half the fleet as they entered into the region. After the boat was removed, and the region was restarted, conditions returned to their usual smooth behavior. The sixth DNF on the day, during the big boat portion, was from a skipper pulling their boat due to a real life commitment pulling them away. The crowds that gathered along the shores of the island in the Ziziphus region and on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier were enthusiastic, even through the brief storm during the small boat race, as they cheered on the great display of racing from both fleets.
This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Olympic Mirror course, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, evenly split between three single-handed and three crewed boats respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s, one Bandit 25r, and one Shields Class made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Extreme course, was made up of a majority of six Wildwind Open 60s. One TMS One Design 65, one TMS Volvo Open 70, and one Bandit 50/3 made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.
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 Ginko (GinkoStar Resident), with Isa (isab DeCuir) 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), UL (ultramantra Resident), and Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident) all 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 |
| ultramantra Resident | 3 | 5 |
| LaliaCasau Resident | 3 | 5 |
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 UL and Lalia’s third place finishes as their best. Furthermore, to break the remaining tie between UL and Lalia, 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 |
| ultramantra Resident | 5 | 3 |
| LaliaCasau Residentr | 3 | 5 |
In the last race, UL breaks the tie with Lalia with his third place finish over Lalia’s fifth place finish.
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) finished tied with 10 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 |
| WWWAAAA Resident | 6 | 4 |
| moonglownight Resident | 4 | 6 |
In the last race, Sandra breaks the tie with Moon with her fourth place finish over Moon’s sixth place finish.
Bianca (TgBianca Resident) and Palani (Palani Allen) finished tied with 16 points. As they both have the exact same finishes in each race, a DNF (Did Not Finish) and DNS (Did Not Start) respectively, neither Rule A8.2 or Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing can break this tie. Therefore, Bianca and Palani remain tied in ninth place overall.
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