From the left to right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Rugger & Tamar, Riz, Ian & Noch, Dunia, Jack & Red, Ultra, Max & Wyndi, Julie, Julia & Safy, Siri & Randy
On the Committee boat: Daenerys
Saturday afternoon, with ten Bandit IFs, six of which with crew and four solo, we could expect something special on the North Sea. The wind was good and there was no heavy weather coming. A boat immediately took the lead with a group of three boats chasing after him and behind it another group of three boats. A boat missed the buoy in Dragonfruit and as a result got a DSQ (Disqualified) in his pants as we say in The Netherlands..
In the second race, a group of four boats emerged from the start. One of the boats took a lead with the remaining three boats in the chase. We lost one of the sailors at the start of the race. After the end of the race, the boats started to spread further apart, were you saw boats sailing everywhere, which again gave a nice sight. However, two boats missed the orange buoy in Sapodilla, which also gave them a DSQ.
With a DNF (Did Not Finish) and three DSQs, another sporting if not successful day in The North Sea.
The fleet rounds the blue buoy in the Sapote region, the first course mark on the North Sea Counterclockwise (CCW) course, during the North Sea Bandit IF Races on Saturday, December 7th, 2019.
More pictures after the results
Race Director: Daenerys
Wind: 225° 17 kts
Race 1
North Sea CCW
Race Results:
1: IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — 00:19:14
2: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:20:25
3: juliabennett Resident IDBS3B55 — 00:20:43
4: ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — 00:20:56
5: JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — 00:22:20
6: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:23:28
7: Dunia Moulliez IDBS068D — 00:24:21
8: RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — 00:24:51
9: ultramantra Resident IDBS2625 — 00:25:55
10: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — DSQ
Lap Times:
IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:19:09
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:20:10
juliabennett Resident IDBS3B55 — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:20:29
ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:20:43
JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:22:05
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:00:22 — Last lap: 00:23:06
Dunia Moulliez IDBS068D — Start: 00:01:03 — Last lap: 00:23:18
RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — Start: 00:01:36 — Last lap: 00:23:15
ultramantra Resident IDBS2625 — Start: 00:00:42 — Last lap: 00:23:57
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:33 — DSQ
Wind: 225° 13 kts
Race 2
North Sea 103
Race Results:
1: IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — 00:14:45
2: ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — 00:15:45
3: juliabennett Resident IDBS3B55 — 00:16:11
4: JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — 00:16:15
5: Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — 00:16:34
6: Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — 00:18:14
7: Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — 00:27:32
8: RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — DNF
8: ultramantra Resident IDBS2625 — DSQ
8: Dunia Moulliez IDBS068D — DSQ
Lap Times:
IanPixel Resident IDBSC92D — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:14:43
ruggeromare Resident IDBSF78D — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:15:39
juliabennett Resident IDBS3B55 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:16:10
JulieRoyale Resident IDBSDD96 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:16:12
Jacquimo Resident IDBSF10B — Start: 00:00:38 — Last lap: 00:15:56
Maximiliano Szondi IDBSAE23 — Start: 00:01:10 — Last lap: 00:17:04
Sirius Rosca IDBS6B75 — Start: 00:01:34 — Last lap: 00:25:58
RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — Start: 00:00:25 — DNF
ultramantra Resident IDBS2625 — Start: 00:00:21 — DSQ
Dunia Moulliez IDBS068D — Start: 00:00:24 — DSQ
Points:
| Skipper | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Final Placing |
| Ian | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rugger | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Julia | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Sirius | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Julie | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| max | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Jack | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 |
| Dunia | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| Riz | 8 | 8 | 16 | 9 |
| Ultra | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1
Today’s winner was Ian (IanPixel Resident), with Rugger (Ruggeromare Resident) second, and Julia (Juliabennett Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.
Race Notes:
Rugger (Ruggeromare Resident) and Julia (Juliabennett Resident) both finished tied with 6 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 |
| Rugger | 2 | 4 |
| Julia | 3 | 3 |
In the last race, Rugger breaks the tie with Julia’s with his second place finish over Julia’s thirth place finish.
Sirius (Sirius Rosca) and Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) both finished tied with 9 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 | 2 | 7 |
| Julie | 4 | 5 |
In the last race, Sirius breaks the tie with Julie with his second place finish over Julie’s fourth place finish.
Jack (Jacquimo Resident) and Dunia (Dunia Moulliez) 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 |
| Jack | 5 | 10 |
| Dunia | 7 | 8 |
In the last race, Jack breaks the tie with Dunia with his sixth place finish over Dunia’s eighth place finish.
North Sea Racing 