Sailors gather before the skippers meeting for the small boats portion of the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019.
From the left (in boats): Daenerys (Dolphin Moth), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Julie (Shields Class), Lalia (TMS Nacra 17), Tara (TMS Flying Shadow), Sandra and Tessy (Bandit 25r), Bianca (TMS Flying Shadow), Laured (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Rossa (Bandit 25r), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Nihiwatu (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Henry and Palani.
A great fleet turnout and mild sim sailing weather highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The regions of the North Sea were mostly well behaved as only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, one in each portion. Once again, the spectators gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and along the shores of the island in the Ziziphus region were the recipient of the great sailing afforded by the decent sim sailing weather.
This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Triple Pink course, was comprised of a majority of seven The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, all being sailed single-handed. Three Bandit 25Rs, one TMS Nacra 17, one Shields Class, and one Dolphin Moth made up the remainder of this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana course, was comprised of a majority of five Wildwind Open 60s. Two Wildwind AC-62s, and one TMS Volvo Open 70 made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.
Sailors gather before the big boats portion of the North Sea Open Regatta, on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019.
From the left (in boats): Julie (Wildwind Open 60), Lalia (Wildwind Open 60), Max and Wyndi (Wildwind Open 60), Isa (Wildwind Open 60), Sandra (TMS Volvo Open 70), Moon (Wildwind Open 60), Nihiwatu (Wildwind AC-62), and Laured (Wildwind AC-62).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Henry, Bianca, and Daenerys. On the pier: Xarabetha, Kim, Zero, and Debbie.
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 Isa (isab DeCuir), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate and to the SLCG for helping with race duties.
Race Notes:
Isa (isab DeCuir) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 4 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 |
| isab DeCuir | 1 | 3 |
| moonglownight Resident | 2 | 2 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Isa’s favor with having a first place finish over Moon’s second place finish as his best.
Bianca (TgBianca Resident), Laured (laured Cabassoun), and Sandra (WWWAAAA 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 |
| TgBianca Resident | 4 | 9 |
| laured Cabassoun | 5 | 8 |
| WWWAAAA Resident | 6 | 7 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Bianca’s favor with having a fourth place finish over Laured’s fifth place and Sandra’s sixth place best finishes. Subsequently, Laured further breaks the tie with her fifth place best finish over Sandra’s sixth place best finish.
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