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.
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.
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.
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.
North Sea Racing 