From the left (in boats): Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Tara (TMS Flying Shadow), Rachel (TMS Flying Shadow), Riz (TMS Nacra 17), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), and Nihiwatu (Wildwind AC-62).
On the dock: Rain and Cryptic.
Mild sim sailing weather and a fast fleet highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were mostly well behaved as there were only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day, one of which was due to a crash and the other to a RL interruption for the skipper. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long) and the North Sea Triple Pink course, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, five single-handed in the first race and a crewed boat joining for the sixth. Two Wildwind AC-62s and one TMS Nacra 17 made up the remainder of this weeks fleet. The spectators gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Lapwing region, enjoyed some fast fleet-foiled feline racing with the presence of the Wildwind AC-62s putting on a show.
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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and Tara (Zella Ansar) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.
Race Notes:
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Isa (isab DeCuir) 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 |
| blondij Resident | 1 | 3 |
| isab DeCuir | 2 | 2 |
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 Isa’s second place finish as her best.
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) both finished tied with 12 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 | 4 | 8 |
| Nihiwatu Resident | 5 | 7 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Moon’s favor with having a fourth place finish over Nihiwatu’s fifth place finish as her best.
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