Cat Fight – Sept 27th 2019

From the left (in boats): Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Kayo (TMS Flying Shadow), Jean (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa and Laured (TMS Flying Shadow), and Nihiwatu (Wildwind AC-62).
On the dock: Joshua, Red, Caethes, Sirius, and Cryptic.

Smooth sim sailing weather, with some great racing, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of the North Sea behaved beautifully as the two DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were due to navigation HUD issues instead of region issues, from the same skipper in each race. The spectators gathered on the small race dock and the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, were treated to a great display of racing due to the smooth weather. This weeks frisky fleet-foiled feline fleet, sailing on the North Sea Triple Pink and North Sea Bowline Reverse courses, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop Flying Shadows, three crewed and three single-handed respectively. One lone Wildwind AC-62 rounded out this weeks 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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and Kayo (Kayo Torii) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

 

North Sea Open Regatta – Sept 25th 2019

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (Bandit 25r), Kayo (Bandit 25r), Red (Bandit IF), Cor (Trudeau Patchogue II), Rugger and Jade (Bandit IF), Lilita (Bandit 25r), Bianca (TMS Flying Shadow), Tay and Randy (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Rotor (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndu (Bandi 25r), Sword and Ann (Bandit 25r), Jean (Trudeau Hepcat), Julie (Shields Class), and Nihiwatu (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Dean and Kristaly.

Stormy to clearing sim sailing weather and another great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The regions of the North Sea were stormy for the small boat portion of the regatta, as nine DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded. Of those nine DNFs, seven were due to region border crossing crashes at various points on the course. The other two DNFs in the small boat portion were due to skippers having an incorrect course loaded in their navigation HUD and then pulling their boat upon realizing their error. The stormy sailing weather cleared up a bit for the big boat portion, as only three DNFs were recorded, two due to region border crashes, and a third due to the physical world interfering with the skipper. Spectators still took in some great displays of racing from this weeks large fleets, as they gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, and along the beaches in the Eden Albatros region, and on the islands in the Genip and Ziziphus regions.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline course, was comprised of a majority of seven Bandit 25Rs. Five Bandit IFs, three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, one crewed and two single-handed respectively, one Shields Class, one Trudeau Hepcat, and one Trudeau Patchogue II made up the remainder of this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Butterfly course, was comprised of a majority of four Wildwind Open 60s. Three Bandit 50/3s, two Wildwind AC-62s, one TMS Volvo Open 70, and one Trudeau 12 Metre made up the remainder of this weeks 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 ViV (vivipezz Resident), with Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) second, and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) 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:
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Isa (isab DeCuir) 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
blondij Resident	3	10
isab DeCuir	4	9

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Daenerys’s favor with having a third place finish over Isa’s fourth place finish as her best.

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Bianca (TgBianca Resident), Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident), and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) all finished tied with 14 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	2	12
WWWAAAA Resident	4	10
Maximiliano Szondi	7	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 second place finish over Sandra’s fourth place and Max’s seventh place finishes as their best. Furthermore, Sandra further breaks the remaining tie between her and Max, with her fourth place best finish over Max’s seventh place best finish.

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Tay (Tay Beningborough) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) both finished tied with 17 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
Tay Beningborough	5	12
laured Cabassoun	8	9

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Tay’s favor with having a fifth place finish over Laured’s eighth place finish as her best.

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Kristaly (kristaly Resident) and Sword (Swordofdestiny666 Resident) both finished tied with 21 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
kristaly Resident	2	19
Swordofdestiny666 Resident	9	12

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Kristaly’s favor with having a secondh place finish over Sword’s ninth place finish as his best.

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident), Red (RedHeadJO Resident), Rotor (Rotorbl4de Resident), Kayo (Kayo Torii), and Cor (CorSakov Sosa) all finished tied with 22 points. As they all finished with the exact same finishes, a DNF (Did Not Finish) in the small boat portion and DNS (Did Not Start) in the big boat portion respectively, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking their. Therefore, Rugger, Red, Rotor, Kayo, and Cor all remain tied in fifteenth place overall.
 

Bandit Regatta – Sept 23rd 2019

From the left (in boats): Laured (Bandit 25r), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Ian (Bandit IF), Sword and Ann (Bandit 25r), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Sirius (Bandit IF), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Red (Bandit IF), Palani (Bandit 25r), Riz (Bandit 50/3), Jackson (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit IF), and Daenerys and Sasha (Bandit IF).
On the committee boat: Joshua and Cryptic. On the dock: Nihiwatu and Henry. On the pier: Elbag.

Smooth sim sailing weather and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The regions of the North Sea behaved well, as of the four DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day, two were from region crossing crashes that happened towards the end of the second race. The other two DNFs occurred during the first race with Red’s connection dropping entirely, she had to restart her router to get back online. The other DNF in the first race was due to Riz realizing he was sailing an incorrect course and pulling his boat. The Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier is back and it was full of spectators taking in the great racing on display from today’s large fleet. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Short) and a 2 lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course, was comprised of split majority of six Bandit 25Rs and six Bandit IFs. Two Bandit 50/3s made up the remainder of this weeks fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 8kts

Wind: SW (225°) 11kts

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 Ian (IanPixel Resident) second, and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate the SLCG for helping with race duties.

Race Notes:
Sirius (Sirius Rosca) and Jackson (Jacquimo 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
Sirius Rosca	5	8
Jacquimo Resident	6	7

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sirius’s favor with having a fifth place finish over Jackson’s sixth place finish as his best.

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 18 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	5	13
Maximiliano Szondi	8	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Red’s favor with having a fifth place finish over Max’s tenth place finish as his best.

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Red (Kayo Torii), Jean (Jean Obviate), and Sword (Swordofdestiny666 Resident) all finished tied with 24 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
Kayo Torii	9	15
Jean Obviate	11	13
Swordofdestiny666 Resident	12	12

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Kayo’s favor with having a ninth place finish over Jean’s eleventh place and Sword’s twelfth place best finishes. Subsequently, Jean breaks the remaining tie between herself and Sword with her eleventh place best finish over Sword’s twelfth place best finish.
 

Bandit IF Races – September 21st 2019

From the left to right: (in Bandit IFs): Sasha, Max & Wyndi, Red, Yolandie, Ian & Noch, Fanny & Justin, Rugger & Jade, Brad, JulieRoyale, Siri, Julian
On the Committee boat: Daenerys and Joshua, dock Penny, Melissa

It was a nice Saturday afternoon at 1 PM SLT, when 11 bandit IFs, of which 7 solo and 4 with crew, started for two new races. Almost all of a fleet of 7 boats started simultaneously. Soon after the first tack righting the first buoy, two boats broke away from the other five. These two boats would stay together until the finish. Behind the two boats there was a group of three boats that stayed together for a long time. A boat lost its way and sailed a completely different course, which could not even be followed by the RD.

For the second race, the wind weakened a bit. After the start we had seven boats that sailed over the starting line almost simultaneously, which again yielded a nice picture. However, the first boat already had a head start, not to give it up. The other boats followed from a distance.

With one DNFs and a one DSQ, it was again a sporting if not successful day in the North Sea.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: 225° 18 kts
Race 1: North Sea Olympic Mirror
Race Results:

1: FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — 00:18:35
2: IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — 00:18:38
3: ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — 00:19:30
4: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:20:43
5: JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — 00:20:44
6: sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — 00:21:37
7: Bastien Andel IDBS0A4A — 00:23:23
8: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:26:20
9: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — DNF
10: yolandie89 Resident IDBSD09D — DSQ

Lap Times:
FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:18:31
IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:18:32
ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:19:23
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:20:28
JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — Start: 00:00:23 — Last lap: 00:20:21
sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:21:31
Bastien Andel IDBS0A4A — Start: 00:00:36 — Last lap: 00:22:47
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:44 — Last lap: 00:25:36
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:08 — DNF
yolandie89 Resident IDBSD09D — Start: 00:01:48 — DSQ

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Wind: 225° 13 kts
Race 2: North Sea Short Loop, 2 laps
Race Results:

1: FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — 00:16:47
2: IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — 00:17:06
3: ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — 00:18:17
4: JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — 00:18:24
5: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:18:45
6: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — 00:19:07
7: Bastien Andel IDBS0A4A — 00:20:10
8: sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — 00:20:23
9: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:22:34

Lap Times:
FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — Start: 00:00:03 — Lap 1: 00:08:30 — Last lap: 00:08:14
IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — Start: 00:00:04 — Lap 1: 00:08:50 — Last lap: 00:08:12
ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — Start: 00:00:09 — Lap 1: 00:09:04 — Last lap: 00:09:04
JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — Start: 00:00:18 — Lap 1: 00:09:18 — Last lap: 00:08:48
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:22 — Lap 1: 00:09:27 — Last lap: 00:08:56
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:11 — Lap 1: 00:09:29 — Last lap: 00:09:27
Bastien Andel IDBS0A4A — Start: 00:00:35 — Lap 1: 00:09:50 — Last lap: 00:09:45
sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — Start: 00:01:06 — Lap 1: 00:09:32 — Last lap: 00:09:45
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:22 — Lap 1: 00:12:17 — Last lap: 00:09:55

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
FannyVermont	1	1	2	1
IanPixel	2	2	4	2
ruggeromare	3	3	6	3
JulieRoyale	5	4	9	4
Sirius	4	5	9	5
Sasha714	6	8	14	6
Bastien Andel	7	7	14	7
RedHeadJo	9	6	15	8
Maximiliano Szondi	8	9	17	9
Yolandie89	9	10	19	10

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Fanny (FannyVermont Resident), with Ian (IanPixel Resident) second, and Rugger (Ruggeromare Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Yolandie (Yolandie89 Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for sailing an incorrect course.

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Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Siri (Sirius Rosca) both finished tied with 9 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
JulieRoyale	5	4
Sirius	4	5

In the last race, Julie breaks the tie with Sirius with her forth place finish over Sirius’ fifth place finish.

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Sasha (Sasha714 Resident) and Bastien (Bastien Andel) both finished tied with 14 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
Sasha714	6	8
Bastien Andel	7	7

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sasha’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Bastien’s seventh place finish as his best.

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the start of the first race on saturday 21 september 2019

the fleet sailing in Carob and Sapote

Siri, Sasha and Julie in Sapote near the white Buoy

Fanny and Ian fighting till for the first place till the end

Siri and Julie fighting for the forth place till the end

Fanny and Justin leading in the second race

Cat Fight – Sept 20th 2019

From the left (in boats): Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Rayz and Lanky (TMS Flying Shadow), Lalia (TMS Flying Shadow), Candance (TMS Nacra 17), Cassidy (TMS Flying Shadow), Elina (TMS Nacra 17), Nihiwatu (Wildwind AC-62), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), and Laured (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the committee boat: Joshua and Daenerys. On the dock: Sasha.

Mild sim sailing weather with a nice fleet turnout highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in the North Sea. The North Sea regions were temperamental as five DNFs (Did Not Finish) were claimed on the day, three during the first race and two during the second respectively. Two of the three DNFs during the first race were due to crashes, with the third due to a skippers connection disconnecting him from the internet. That same skippers internet connection again dropped during the second race, for one of the two DNFs, while the second DNF in the second race was due to a crash. The spectators gathered on the small racing dock and temporary Poseidon Sailing Center viewing platform¹, in the newly acquired Eden Jakana region, were still treated to a great display of racing. This weeks fast fleet-foiled feline fleet, sailing on the North Sea Manta Reverse and North Sea Extreme course, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, five single-handed and one crewed respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s and one Wildwind AC-62 made up the remainder of the fleet. Special thanks to Daenerys for stepping in to direct in my place at the last moment, as the physical world had other plans for me.

More pictures, courtesy of Daenerys, after the results.

¹Due to the replacement of the Eden Lapwing region with the recently acquired Eden Jakana region, the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier had not been placed in position at the time of the races this past weekend. A temporary viewing platform is in place until the pier is put into place. As always, please pardon the dust as Maddie works to restore and remodel the Poseidon Sailing Centre.

Race Director: Daenerys

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 Elina (ElinaKrystal Resident), with Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and Candance (Candance Sweetwater) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Palani (Palani Allen) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the final mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote region.

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Laured (laured Cabassoun) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the final mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote region.

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Elina (ElinaKrystal Resident) and Isa (isab DeCuir) finished tied with 3 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
ElinaKrystal Resident	2	1
isab DeCuir	1	2

In the last race, Elina breaks the tie with Isa with her first place finish over Isa’s second place finish.

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Candance (Candance Sweetwater) and Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident) finished tied with 8 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
Candance Sweetwater	5	3
LaliaCasau Resident	3	5

In the last race, Candance breaks the tie with Lalia with her third place finish over Lalia’s fifth place finish.

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Cassidy (Serxial Resident) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) both finished tied with 11 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
Serxial Resident	4	7
Nihiwatu Resident	5	6

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Cassidy’s favor with having a fourth place finish over Nihiwatu’s fifth place finish as her best.

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Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) both finished tied with 13 points. As both have the exact same finishes in each race, a fifth place and eighth place finish respectively, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will break this tie. Therefore, Rayz and Laured remain tied in eighth place overall.

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Elina on her Nacra 17 near Nectarine

Isa on her Flying Shadow near Nectarine

Elina finish on her Nacra17 in the second race

Candance finish on her Nacra17 in the second race

Isa finish on her Flying Sahdow in the second race

Palani Allen finish on his Flying Sahdow in the second race

Laila finish on her Flying Sahdow in the second race

Cassidy finish on her Flying Sahdow in the second race

 

North Sea Open Regatta – Sept 18th 2019

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Sasha (Bandit IF), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Bianca (TMS Laser One), Red and Randy (Bandit IF), Adeli and Lalia (TMS Flying Shadow), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Jean (Trudeau Hepcat), Jackson (Bandit IF), Laured (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Julie (Shields Class), and Nihiwatu (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Emileigh. On the pier: Cici.

Mild sim sailing weather and an outstanding spectator turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions behaved well for both portions of the race, up until two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded at the end of the big boat portion. One DNF was due to a skipper crashing on a crossing while the other DNF was due to a skipper not able to enter a region as it had reached its avatar maximum capacity preventing further avatars from entering. The spectator turnout was great, as not only did the aforementioned DNF occur due to the crowd gathered on both the small dock and the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Lapwing region, but more spectators were gathered along the shore of the island in the Ziziphus region. To remedy the growing crowds capping the avatar maximum in the Eden Lapwing region, as it’s a homestead and has a maximum of 20 avatars, a full region was ordered and is in place at the time of publishing of this post. The Eden Jakana region, a full region supporting a 110 avatar maximum, is now in place of the Eden Lapwing region. All Ultimate Sailor Buddy (USB) course notecards and maps in the map givers on the small racing dock in the Eden Jakana region have been updated as well as the landmarks included in the race notice notecards sent out going forward.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing a two lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course, was comprised of a triple split majority of three Bandit 25Rs, three Bandit IFs, and three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, two single-handed and one crewed respectively. One TMS Laser One and one Shields Class made up the remainder of this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of four Wildwind Open 60s. Two Wildwind AC-62s, one Bandit 50/3, one TMS Volvo Open 70, and one TMS One Design 65 made up the remainder of this weeks 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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Laured (laured Cabassoun) second, and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu 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:
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) was disqualified during the small boat portion for finishing under protest after committing a Rule 18.2 Giving Mark-Room foul at the last course mark, the orange buoy in the Eden Lapwing region.

“18.2 Giving Mark-Room
(a) When boats are overlapped the outside boat shall give the
inside boat mark-room, unless rule 18.2(b) applies.“

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) both 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
JulieRoyale Resident	1	7
laured Cabassoun	2	6

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Julie’s favor with having a first place finish over Laured’s second place finish as her best.

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Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) both finished tied with 15 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
LaliaCasau Resident	3	12
Nicole Myhre	7	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Lalia’s favor with having a third place finish over Zimtzicke’s seventh place finish as her best.

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Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and Adeli (Adeli Panthar) both finished tied with 19 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
WWWAAAA Resident	8	11
Adeli Panthar	9	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sandra’s favor with having an eighth place finish over Adeli’s ninth place finish as her best.
 

Bandit Regatta – Sept 16th 2019

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Sasha (Bandit IF), Red and Brad (Bandit IF), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Sirius (Bandit IF), Seven (Bandit 60), Jackson (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Julie (Bandit IF), Nihiwatu (Bandit IF), and Julian (Bandit IF).
On the committee boat: Joshua and Cryptic. On the dock: Dean, Debbie, and Sam.

Stormy sim sailing weather and another nice fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The regions of the North Sea were ornery as seven DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, four in the first race and three in the second respectively. The crashes in the race seemed inconsistent to region and more arbitrary as only two DNFs occurred at the same point, the crossing from the Sapote region into the Eden Lapwing region during the first race. Of the other five DNFs, two were due to navigation HUD issues, and the remaining three were due to crashes at other spots in the estate. Nonetheless, spectators still enjoyed some great displays of racing, from the still under renovation Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small racing dock in the Eden Lapwing region. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long) and the North Sea Triple Pink course, was comprised of a majority of seven Bandit IFs, five single-handed and two crewed respectively. Three Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of this weeks fleet.

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 Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident), with Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) second, and Red (RedHeadJO Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate the SLCG for helping with race duties.

Race Notes:
Max (Maximiliano Szondi) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, he missed the green buoy in the Ziziphus region.

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Sirius (Sirius Rosca) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) both finished tied with 10 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
Sirius Rosca	2	8
ruggeromare Resident	3	7

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sirius’s favor with having a second place finish over Rugger’s third place finish as his best.

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Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) both finished tied with 11 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
JulieRoyale Resident	4	7
Nicole Myhre	5	6

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Julie’s favor with having a fourth place finish over Zimtzicke’s fifth place finish as her best.

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Julian (Bastien Andel) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 14 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
Bastien Andel	6	8
Maximiliano Szondi	7	7

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Julian’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Max’s seventh place finish as his best.
 

Bandit IF Races – September 14th 2019

From the down to up: (in Bandit IFs): Sasha, Red, Ian, Max & Wyndi, JulieRoyale, Adeli & Lalia, Siri, Rugger & JadeMcDane, Jack, Max & Wyndi, and Nihi.
On the Committee boat: Daenerys and Joshua. On the dock: fho and Harmony.

It was a beautiful late summer day in the North Sea when we were again able to greet 10 bandit IFs. 4 skippers had brought the crew. The start went smoothly and the surprise of the day came up before the first buoy was reached. After Ian left the fleet immediately after the start to find his own way to the first buoy, Sasha was the first to leave the fleet, surprising everyone with her action and making her the first to arrive in the Ziziphus region. After this she did not let the head run anymore, although at the end she made it exciting when Siri apparently came close.

The start of the second race went a little less smoothly than the first, but everyone started and we had a fleet of 10 bandits looking for a way to the Sapote region. Siri was in charge and turned first, making it seem like chaos, but the boats could evade each other until Siri and Ian met. Rugger benefited from it and was the first in the Sapote region, but was quickly followed by the fleet.
In the Sapodilla region, Julie had taken over the lead and Rugger had to defend second place with Ian, Jack and Sasha

With two DNFs and a single DSQ, it was again a sporting if not successful day in the North Sea

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: 225° 18 kts
Race 1: North Sea Olympic (Long)
Race Results:
1: sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — 00:19:47
2: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:19:49
3: IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — 00:20:09
4: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — 00:20:22
5: JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — 00:20:22
6: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:20:37
7: ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — 00:20:55
8: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:21:35
9: Adeli Panthar IDBSB673 — 00:21:45
10: Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — 00:21:51

Lap Times:
sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:19:42
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:12 — Last lap: 00:19:37
IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — Start: 00:00:40 — Last lap: 00:19:29
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:20:20
JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:20:09
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:09 — Last lap: 00:20:28
ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:20:40
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:20 — Last lap: 00:21:15
Adeli Panthar IDBSB673 — Start: 00:00:22 — Last lap: 00:21:23
Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:21:37

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Wind: 225° 13 kts
Race 2: North Sea 104
Race Results:
1: IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — 00:15:31
2: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:16:27
3: sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — 00:17:15
4: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:17:18
5: Adeli Panthar IDBSB673 — 00:18:08
6: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:19:58
7: JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — 00:20:26
8: Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — DNF
9: RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — DNF
10: ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — DSQ

Lap Times:
IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:15:24
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:18 — Last lap: 00:16:09
sasha714 Resident IDBS946A — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:17:11
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:17:11
Adeli Panthar IDBSB673 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:17:58
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:30 — Last lap: 00:19:28
JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — Start: 00:00:00 — Last lap: 00:20:26
Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: — DNF
RedHeadJO Resident IDBS5D9B — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: — DNF
ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: — DSQ

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Points:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Final Placing
IanPixel	3	1	4	1
Sasha714	1	3	4	2
Sirius Rosca	2	4	6	3
Jacquimo	6	2	8	4
RedHeadJO	4	8	12	5
JulieRoyale	5	7	12	6
Adeli Panthar	9	5	14	7
Maximiliano Szondi	8	6	14	8
ruggeromare	7	9	16	9
Nihiwatu	10	8	18	10

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Ian (IanPixel Resident), with Sasha (Sasha714 Resident) second, and Siri (Sirius Risca) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Rugger (Ruggeromare Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for failing to complete a penalty turn as instructed by a race director after committing a Rule 18.2 foul.

“18.2 GIVING MARK-ROOM
When boats are overlapped the outside boat shall give the inside boat mark-room“

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Ian (IanPixel Resident) and Sasha (Sasha714 Resident) both finished tied with 4 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
IanPixel	3	1
Sasha714	1	3

In the last race, Ian breaks the tie with Sasha with his first place finish over Sasha’s third place finish.

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Julie (JulieRoyale 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
RedHeadJO	4	8
JulieRoyale	5	7

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Red’s favor with having a forth place finish over Julie’s fifth place finish as her best.

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Adeli (Adeli Panthar) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 14 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
Adeli Panthar	5	9
Maximiliano Szondi	6	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Adeli’s favor with having a fifth place finish over Max’s sixth place finish as his best.

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The start of the first race on 14 september 2019

the fleet on his way to Ziziphus

Sasha leading the fleet in Ziziphus

Sasha leading the fleet in Eden Fulmar

The fleet on his way to Sapote in the second race

 

Cat Fight – Sept 13th 2019

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Daenerys and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Cassidy (TMS Flying Shadow), Lalia (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), and Nihiwatu (Wildwind AC-62).
On the committee boat: Joshua and Cryptic. On the dock: Caethes, Red, Reni, CelineO, Cat, and Keavy.

Smooth sim sailing weather with a great spectator turnout highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in the North Sea. The regions of the North Sea and Fruit Islands were well behaved as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The nice size crowds, gathered on the small racing dock and still under-remodel Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, both in the Eden Lapwing region, were treated to some great racing from this weeks frisky fleet-foiled feline fleet. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Outer Inner Loop (OIL) and North Sea Copacabana courses, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop Flying Shadows, two crewed and four single-handed respectively. One lone Wildwind AC-62 made up the remainder of this weeks 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 Rayz (Rayzza Rubble), with Daenerys (blondij Resident) second, and Isa (isab DeCuir) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Rayz (Rayzza Rubble), Daenerys (blondij Resident), and Isa (isab DeCuir) all 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
Rayzza Rubble	1	3
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 Rayz’s and Daenerys’s favor with having first place finishes over Isa’s second place finish as her best. Subsequently, to break the remaining tie between Rayz and Deanerys, 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
Rayzza Rubble	3	1
blondij Resident	1	3

In the last race, Rayz breaks the tie with Daenerys with his first place finish over Daenerys’s third place finish.
 

North Sea Open Regatta – Sept 11th 2019

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Laured (Bandit 25r), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Bianca (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Isa (Bandit 25r), Rossa (Bandit 25r), Red (Bandit IF), Joanee (TMS Nacra 17), Julie (Shields Class), ViV (Bandit 25r), Lilita and Giulia (Bandit 25r), Nihiwatu (TMS Flying Shadow), and Lalia (TMS Nacra 17).
On the committee boat: Emileigh, Joshua, and Cryptic. On the dock: Sabrina and Krystaly. On the pier: Dusty.

Mild sim sailing weather and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were nominally behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded during the small boats portion of the regatta. Two of those DNFs were due to skippers crashing on region crossings, while the third DNF was due to a skipper pulling her boat after realizing she had the incorrect course loaded into her Ultimate Sailor Buddy navigation HUD. The North Sea regions settled down for the big boat portion, as only one DNF was recorded during that race. Crowds took in the great display of racing from this weeks large fleets, from the comfortable confines of the still under renovation Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Lapwing region, and along the beaches of the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Triple Pink course, was comprised of a majority of seven Bandit 25Rs, five single-handed and two crewed respectively. Three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, two single-handed and one crewed, two TMS Nacra 17s, one Bandit IF, and one Shields Class made up the remainder of this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, this weeks big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea CCW course, was comprised of a majority of five Wildwind Open 60s. Two Trudeau 12 Metres, one TMS One Design 65, one Bandit 50/3¹, and one Wildwind AC-62 made up the remainder of this weeks big boat fleet.

¹Note: As of the publication of these results, the handicap for the Bandit 50/3 has been updated to a value of 0.68. You can see more of our handicaps on North Sea Handicap Table. From this point, only the X version of the Bandit 50/3, which is the no mod racing version, will be allowed to race in North Sea handicap races. The Bandit 50/3 X is also the first boat from The Mesh Shop/Bandit to have their new BOSS4 sailing scripts. The regular mod version of the Bandit 50/3 still uses the BOSS3 sailing scripts.

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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) second, and Laured (laured Cabassoun) 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:
Lilita (lilita Cifuentes) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the fifth course mark, the pink buoy in the Eden Fulmar region.

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ViV (vivipezz Resident) and Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident) finished tied with 11 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
vivipezz Resident	6	5
LaliaCasau Resident	5	6

In the last race, ViV breaks the tie with Lalia with her fifth place finish over Lalia’s sixth place finish.

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Bianca (TgBianca Resident) and Isa (isab DeCuir) both finished tied with 14 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	3	11
isab DeCuir	4	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Bianca’s favor with having a third place finish over Isa’s fourth place finish as her best.

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Rossa (rossamare Resident), Red (RedHeadJO Resident), Joanee (Joan Mayflower) ,and Lilita (lilita Cifuentes) all finished tied with 22 points. As they all have the exact same finishes in each race, 11 point finishes in both portions respectively, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking their tie. Therefore, Rossa, Red, Joanee, and Lilita remain tied in twelfth place overall.