Cat Fight – Jan 31st 2020

From the left (in boats): Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Teagan (TMS Nacra 17), Tara (TMS Flying Shadow), Susi (TMS Nacra 17), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), and Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17).
On the committee boat: Caethes and Cryptic.On the dock: Red.

Smooth sim sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were well behaved as only one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day, due to a skippers connection dropping on them during the second race. The spectators gathered on the small race dock and Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, both in the Eden Jakana region, were treated to some great fleet-foiled frisky feline action from this weeks skippers as the racing was quick and lively. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long) and the North Sea Manta course, as comprised of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, all sailing single-handed. Three TMS Nacra 17s 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 Tara (Zella Ansar), with Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) second, and Daenerys (blondij Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Tara (Zella Ansar) and Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) 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
Zella Ansar	2	1
Teagan Snowpaw	1	2

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

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Palani (Palani Allen) and Susi (Susicat Oh) 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
Palani Allen	6	8
Susicat Oh	7	7

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

North Sea Open Regatta – Jan 29th 2020

From the left (in boats): Tamarushka (Bandit 25r), Sasha and Emileigh (Bandit IF), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), ViV (TMS Flying Shadow), Teagan (TMS Nacra 17), Daenerys (TMS Star Class), Julie (Bandit IF), BunnyFuFu (Bandit 25r), Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17), Jackson (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit IF), Cole (TMS Nacra 17), Lalia (TMS Nacra 17), Red (Bandit IF), BlackSpark and YaNyRa (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), and Laured (Bandit 25r).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Latitertia, Fabber, and Henry. On the pier: Paula.

Great sim sailing weather and a large fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were well behaved as only three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, one during the small boat portion and two during the big boat portion respectively. Only one of the three DNFs was due to a crash, during the big boat portion, while the other two DNFs were due to the skippers pulling their boats, one due to a exceedingly high ping time and the other due to their navigation HUDs ceasing to function. The crowds gathered on the small boat dock and Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, and along the beaches of the island in the Ziziphus region, were cheering on the wonderful sailing on display from this weeks skippers.

The small boat fleet, sailing a two lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course, was comprised of a majority of seven Bandit IFs, five sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively. Four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17s, three Bandit 25Rs, two TMS Flying Shadows, and two TMS Star 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 Bandit 50/3s, one TMS Volvo Open 70, one TMS One Design 65, one Wildwind RC-44r, one Trudeau 12 Metre, on ACA33, and one Wildwind AC-62 rounded out 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 Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw), 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 racing duties.

Race Notes:
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) 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
blondij Resident	1	13
RedHeadJO Resident	7	7

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 Rugger’s seventh place finish as his best.

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ViV (vivipezz Resident) and Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident) both finished tied with 16 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
vivipezz Resident	2	14
LaliaCasau Resident	4	12

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

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Cole (Colette Verino) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) both finished tied with 20 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
Colette Verino	5	15
Nihiwatu Resident	9	11

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

Bandit Regatta – Jan 27th 2020

From the left (in boats): Sasha and Emileigh (Bandit IF), Daenerys (Bandit IF), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Teagan (Bandit 25r), Ian and Nochiko (Bandit IF), Rugger and Diana (Bandit IF), Penny (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), and Julie (Bandit IF).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Claire.

Calm sim sailing weather and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The regions of The North Sea were well behaved as only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, one in each race due to crashes. The spectators gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, and along the beaches of the island in the Ziziphus region, were reveling in the great display of racing put on by this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea 02 and North Sea Trapezoid courses, was comprised of a majority of nine Bandit IFs, five sailing with crew and four sailing single-handed respectively. Two Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of this weeks fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 8kts

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

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

Today’s winner was Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw), with Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) second, and Daenerys (blondij 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:
Sasha (sasha714 Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 16 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 Resident	7	9
Maximiliano Szondi	8	8

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

Bandit IF Races – January 25th 2020

From the left to right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Red & Liam, Justin, Ian & Noch, Black & eowama, Sirius, Rugger & Diana, Teagan &Bunnyfufu, Max & Wyndi
Pier: Tamar
Dock: Sky, Erica
Committee Boat: Daenerys, Josh

It was a beautiful winter day in the North Sea when we were again allowed to greet 8 bandit IFs. 6 skippers had brought the crew. The start went smoothly and three boats took the lead immediately, these were followed by the remaining boats. Soon one of the three boats of the other two had sailed away.
The start of the second race went flawlessly than the first, and with a compact fleet we headed for the first buoy. After the race progressed, there were mutual battles.

With a DSQ (Disqualified) and no DNFs (Did Not Finish), it was again a sporting, if not successful, day in The North Sea

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: 225° (SW) 19kts

Wind: 225° (SW) 12kts

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 Siri (Sirius Rosca) 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:
BlackSpark (BlackSpark Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, he missed the white buoy in the Eden Jakana region, the last mark on the course.

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Siri (Sirius Rosca) and Rugger (Ruggeromare 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
Sirius Rosca	2	4
Ruggeromare Resident	3	3

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

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Cat Fight – Jan 24th 2020

From the left (in boats): Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Nihiwatu (Nacra 17), and Julie (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Lanky, Caethes, Saga, and Cryptic. On the pier: Diana,

Mild sim sailing weather, with a new course, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were mostly behaved as only three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, two during the first race and one during the second race. The spectators on hand were still cheerful and reveling in the fleet-foiled feline action on display, as they gathered along the course on the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Eden Auk regions, as well as both small racing docks in the Eden Jakana and Eden Jaeger regions. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 01 and the North Sea Barracuda¹ courses, was comprised of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s made up the remainder of this weeks fleet.

¹North Sea Barracuda is a new course, created by myself, Cryptic, starting and finishing at our Eden Jaeger race line.

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 Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident), with Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Isa (isab DeCuir) and Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) finished tied with 6 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
isab DeCuir	4	2
JulieRoyale Resident	2	4

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

North Sea Open Regatta – Jan 22nd 2020

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Isa (TMS FLying Shadow), BunnyFuFu (Bandit 25r), Teagan (TMS Nacra 17), Lalia (TMS Nacra 17), Julie (Shields Class), BlackSpark (Bandit IF), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Sirius (Bandit IF), Titties (TMS Nacra 17), Jackson (Bandit IF), and Viv and Palani (TMS Star Class).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Henry, Moon, Wyndi, and Max.

Mild sim sailing weather that turned a bit choppy late, with another great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were mostly clam for the small boats portion, as only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded, one skipper pulled her boat after losing her navigation HUD while another skipper got stripped from her boat on a crossing. The mild seas held almost all the way through the big boats portion as well, with another two DNFs recorded due to crashes, however the region crossing between the Sapote region and the Eden Jakana region decided to collect tolls towards the finish of the race, as several boats lagged across the crossing or lost their skippers momentarily on a rough crossing. The crowd on hand, gathered in the usual spots in the Eden Jakana, Genip, and Ziziphus regions, cheered on all of this weeks skippers as both fleets put on a great display of racing.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Olympic Mirror course, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Classes, split evenly with three sailing single-handed and three sailing with crew respectively. Four TMS Nacra 17s, three Bandit IFs, two Bandit 25Rs, one TMS Flying Shadow, and one Shields Class rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, this weeks big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Outer Inner Loop (OIL) course, was comprised of a majority of four Wildwind Open 60s. Two Bandit 50/3s, one TMS Volvo Open 70, one TMS One Design 65, one TMS Ushuaia, one ACA33, one Trudeau 12 Metre, one Wildwind RC-44r, and one Wildwind AC-62 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 Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) 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 racing duties.

Race Notes:
Red (RedHeadJO Resident), Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) all finished tied with 16 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	2	14
JulieRoyale Resident	5	11
Emileigh Starbrook	6	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 second place finish over Julie’s fifth place finish and Emileigh’s sixth place finish as their best. Subsequently, Julie further breaks with having a fifth place best finish over Emileigh’s sixth place best finish.

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) finished tied with 20 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
Maximiliano Szondi	12	8
Sirius Rosca	8	12

In the last race, Max breaks the tie with Sirius with his eighth place finish over Sirius’s twelfth place finish.

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Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) and BunnyFuFu (Vizquegatomi Yven) both finished tied with 25 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
Nihiwatu Resident	7	18
Vizquegatomi Yven	10	15

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

Bandit Regatta – Jan 20th 2020

From the left (in boats): Tamara (Bandit 25r), Rayz (Bandit 25r), Emileigh (Bandit 25r), Teagan (Bandit 25r), BlackSpark (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Daenerys and Red (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit IF), Rugger and Lalia (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), and Jackson (Bandit IF).
On the committee boat: Caethes and Cryptic. On the dock: Coralie and Claire.

Nice sim sailing weather and another great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The regions of The North Sea were behaved for the most part as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. However, there were still some spots of rough seas as two skippers were stripped from their boats on region crossings during the second race. Those skippers were ultimately able to recover and finish the race. The spectators on hand, gathered on the islands in the Genip and Ziziphus regions, and on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, were treated to some great racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea 01 course and North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of six Bandit IFs, two sailing with crew and four sailing single-handed respectively. Five Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of this weeks fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 11kts

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 Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) second, and Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) 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 Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) 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
blondij Residentt	2	1
Teagan Snowpaw	1	2

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

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Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) 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
JulieRoyale Resident	6	5
Sirius Rosca	5	6

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

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi), Rugger (ruggeromare Resident), and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) all 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
Maximiliano Szondi	7	11
ruggeromare Resident	7	11
Emileigh Starbrook	8	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Max’s and Rugger’s favor with having seventh place finishes over Emileigh’s eighth place finish as her best. Furthermore, as Max and Rugger both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this remaining 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
Maximiliano Szondi	11	7
ruggeromare Resident	7	11

In the last race, Max breaks the tie with Rugger with his seventh place finish over Ruggers’s eleventh place finish.
 

Bandit IF Races – January 18th 2020

From the left to right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Justin, Ian & Nochiko, Siri & Red, Rugger & Tamar, Julie, lackSpark & Yanyra  Pier: Milky, Diana, Sky Dock: Rayz, Sam Committee Boat: Daenerys, Josh

It was Saturday afternoon, the second competition day of the Bandit IF in the North Sea and we had six boats at the start including four with crew. It seemed to be a perfect day, but we had to drop the first race because a storm surfaced at Eden Jakana, causing most of the boats to hit our beautiful pier.

After a restart, the day went better and it would be an exciting day with a closed fleet and beautiful fights
At the last moment had a dropout. so we had one DNF (Did Not Finish).

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: 222° (SW) 12kts

Wind: 222° (SW) 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 Siri (Sirius Rosca) second, and Ian (IanPixel Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:

 

Cat Fight – Jan 17th 2020

From the left (in boats): Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Bianca (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Emileigh (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), and Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17).
On the committee boat: Caethes, Cryptic, and Joshua. On the dock: Susi.

Stormy sim sailing weather highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of The North Sea were pesky as six DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, three in each race respectively, all due to crashes. While the seas were stormy, the crowd was lively, as they gathered on the small race dock in the Eden Jakana region and on the beaches of the island in the Ziziphus region, cheering on this weeks fleet-foiled felines. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Triple Pink and North Sea Copacabana courses, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, five sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s 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 Bianca (TgBianca Resident), with Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) 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:
Teaga (Teagan Snowpaw), Isa (isab DeCuir), and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) all 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
Teagan Snowpaw	1	5
isab DeCuir	1	5
Nihiwatu Resident	3	3

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Teagan’s and Isa’s favor with having first place finishes over Nihiwatu’s third place finish as her best. Furthermore, as Teagan and Isa have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to further 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
Teagan Snowpaw	5	1
isab DeCuir	1	5

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

North Sea Open Regatta – Jan 15th 2020

From the left (in boats): Emileigh and Sasha (TMS Star Class), Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Lalia (TMS Nacra 17), Daenerys (TMS Star Class), Teagan (TMS Nacra 17), Rossfiore (Bandit 25r), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Jackson (Bandit IF), BlackSpark and YaNyRa (Bandit IF), Cole (TMS Nacra 17), Sirius (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit IF), Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17), and Isa (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Committee Boat: Joshua and Cryptic. On the dock: Eddie, Henry, Kilsy, Susi, Isabella, and Richard.

Mild sim sailing weather and a great fleet and spectator turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The regions of The North Sea were temperamental during the small boat portion as the Eldberry region grew a hunger for skippers, causing four DNFs (Did Not Finish). After the Elderberry region was restarted at the conclusion of the small boat portion, the seas calmed down as only one DNF was recorded during the big boat portion, due to a skippers connection. The crowds, gathered across the North Sea in the Eden Jakana, Genip, Eden Auk, and Eden Albatros regions, cheered on this weeks skippers as they reveled in the excellent racing on display from both fleets.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a split majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17s and four Bandit IFs, three sailing single-handed and one with crew respectively. Three TMS Star Class, three Bandit 25Rs, and two TMS Flying Shadows 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 small majority of three Wildwind Open 60s. Two TMS One Design 65s, two TMS Volvo Open 70s, one Wildwind RC-44r, one Wildwind AC-45, and one Wildwind AC-62 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 Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw), with Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident) second, and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) 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 racing duties.

Race Notes:
Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an improper course, she missed the first course mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote region.

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Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an improper course, she missed the first course mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote region.

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Rossamare (rossamare Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for rezzing a new boat and attempting to finish the race under a wind other than the race director set race wind. If a skipper requires a new boat, for any reason, the race director must be contacted so the proper race wind can be set on scene.

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Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) and Lalia (LaliaCasau 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
Teagan Snowpaw	2	4
LaliaCasau Resident	3	3

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

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Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), Jackson (Jacquimo Resident), and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) 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
JulieRoyale Resident	2	13
Jacquimo Resident	4	11
WWWAAAA Resident	7	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Julie’s favor with having a second place finish over Jackson’s fourth place finish and Sandra’s seventh place finish as their best. Subsequently, Jackson further breaks the remaining tie with his fourth place best finish over Sandra’s seventh place best finish.

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Sirius (Sirius Rosca) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) both finished tied with 16 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	11
Nicole Myhre	7	9

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 Zimtzicke’s seventh place finish as her best.