North Sea Open Regatta – Apr 29th 2020

From the left (in boats): ViV (TMS Star Class), Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Tamarushka (Bandit IF), Penny (Quest Melges-24), UL (Bandit IF), Rugger and Kire (Bandit IF), Diana (Bandit 25r), Jackson (Bandit IF), Lilita (Bandit 25r), Zimtzicke and Joanna (Bandit 25r), Danerys (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit IF), Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Cole and Ambra (TMS Nacra 17), and Reni (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Peter, Elbag, Dayvana, Caethes, and Julia. On the pier: とりあえずモンジュ, and Laura.

A great fleet turnout, with mild to choppy seas, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were behaving well through out the small boat portion, with only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded, one due to incorrectly set gestures and the other due to a failing navigation HUD. The seas turned slightly choppy during the big boat portion, as two more DNFs were recorded, both due to skippers crashing on region crossings. The spectators on hand, on the small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, and on the islands in the Genip, Ziziphus, and Eden Auk regions, were reveling in the great racing on display from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of eight Bandit IFs, six sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively. Three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17s, two TMS Flying Shadows, two TMS Star Class, two Bandit 25Rs, and one Quest Melges-24 rounded out the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, this weeks big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea CCW (Counter-Clockwise) course, was comprised of a majority of five Wildwind Open 60s. Two TMS Pacha 110s, one TMS One Design 65, one Bandit 50/3, one 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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Jenna (jnx1e 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:
Diana (Dianafra Allen) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for failing to complete all the 360° penalty turns assessed for committing multiple Rule 10 fouls at the start line.

“10 ON OPPOSITE TACKS
When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.“

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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ViV (vivipezz Resident) and Julie (JulieRoyale 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	4	12
JulieRoyale Resident	6	10

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

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Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) 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
Jacquimo Resident	5	12
Nihiwatu Resident	6	11

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

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi), Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre), and UL (ultramantra Resident) all 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
Maximiliano Szondi	4	15
Nicole Myhre	5	14
ultramantra Resident	9	10

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

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Cole (Colette Verino) and Rugger (ruggeromare 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	7	13
ruggeromare Resident	8	12

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

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Diana (Dianafra Allen) and Daenerys (blondij Resident) both 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
Dianafra Allen	8	16
blondij Resident	12	12

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

Bandit Regatta – Apr 27th 2020

From the left (in boats): Tamarushka (Bandit IF), Deanerys (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), Red and Randy (Bandit IF), UL (Bandit IF), ViV (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit IF), Emileigh and Morgan (Bandit 25r), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Moon (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Nihiwatu (Bandit 25r), Sea (Bandit IF), Lilita (Bandit 25r), and Julie (Bandit 60).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Otto, Eva, and Wild. On the pier: Amelia.

Smooth to stormy seas and another great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The regions of The North Sea started out smooth as sixteen skippers completed the first race, a multi-lap course, with little to no issue. However, the second race saw the seas get stormy as five DNFs (Did Not Finish) occurred. Of the five DNFs, three were due to crashes with the remaining two due to skippers pulling their boats after getting lost when their navigation HUDs failed. The spectators that gathered on the small race dock and Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, both in the Eden Jakana region, and on the observation deck of the lighthouse on the island in the Ziziphus region, enjoyed some great racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing a two lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course and another go around on the North Sea Bowline course, was comprised of a majority of eleven Bandit IFs, nine sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively. Four Bandit 25Rs and one Bandit 60 made up the remainder of this weeks fleet. One skipper did switch things up when she switched to a Bandit 25R for the second race after sailing a Bandit IF in the first race.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 11kts

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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and UL (ultramantra Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate .

Race Notes:
Sirius (Sirius Rosca), ViV (vivipezz Resident), and Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) all 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
Sirius Rosca	5	10
vivipezz Resident	6	9
JulieRoyale Resident	7	8

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 ViV’s sixth place finish and Julie’s seventh place finish as their best.

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) finished tied with 16 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
RedHeadJO Resident	12	4
Nihiwatu Resident	4	12

In the last race, Red breaks the tie with Nihiwatu with her fourth place finish over Nihiwatu’s twelfth place finish.

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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
Maximiliano Szondi	6	13
Nicole Myhre	9	10

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

Bandit IF Races – April 25th 2020

From the front to the back: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Ruggeromare, JulieRoyale, Sirius & Randy, Ultramantra, Max & Wyndi, Moonlight, Jackson.
Committee Boat: Daenerys, Tamarusha, Dayvana and Joshua
Dock: Holly Nova. Pier: Amella

Saturday afternoon, it was a beautiful day for sailing. This time we had seven Bandit IFs, including two with crew.
The North Sea regions behaved very well.

The first race went smoothly, however, the race was determined quite far in the beginning. Almost half of the skippers turned to the first mark too early, making it quite difficult for them to round well. The other half of the skippers immediately took the lead here. There was a fight for second place later in the race. Everyone adhered to the rules this time.

The second race went smoothly and the fleet stayed together until the first mark. There, two boats split off from the rest. However, one of the two skippers missed the gate and then gave up. The other half of the fleet took a different route to the gate. Then fate satisfied three skippers who sailed one after the other and the first of whom had lost their way.

We had three DSQs (Disqualified) and one DNF (Did Not Finish) through both races, and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: 230° (SW) 18kts

Wind: 235 (SW) 13kts

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

Today’s winner was Moon (moonglownight 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:
Siri (Sirius Rosca),  Max (Maximiliano Szondi), Ultra (ultramantra Resident) were disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, all missing the last course mark in the Eden Kittiwake region.

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) and Ultra (ultramantra Resident) both finished tied with 7 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
Ruggeromare Resident	1	6
ultramantra Resident	3	4

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

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Jack (Jacquimo Resident) and Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) 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
Jacquimo Resident	3	5
JulieRoyale Resident	4	4

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

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Cat Fight – Apr 24th 2020

From the left (in boats): Isa and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17), and Cole (Wildwind AC-45).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Rayz and Caethes. On the pier: Ąngélique and Charles.

Early stormy seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. A storm set in early during the first race, as the Sapodilla and Sloe regions crashed causing two DNFs (Did Not Finish). Both regions recovered before the start of the second race, as everyone finished without a crash or hiccup. In light of the early storm, the spectators that gathered on the small race dock and Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, and along the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, still reveled in the great racing on display from this weeks fleet-foiled flying felines. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Circle course and North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, split evenly with two sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s, and a lone Wildwind AC-45 rounded out this weeks catamaran 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 Cole (Colette Verino), with Daenerys (blondij Resident) 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:
Jenna (jnx1e Resident) and Isa (isab DeCuir) 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
jnx1e Resident	5	7
isab DeCuir	6	6

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

North Sea Open Regatta – Apr 22nd 2020

From the left (in boats): Tamarushka and Daenerys (Bandit IF), Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Nigel (Bandit IF), Teagan and BunnyFuFu (TMS Star Class – Vintage), Jackson (Bandit IF), UL (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit IF), Diana (Bandit 25r), Julie (Bandit IF), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Reni (TMS Flying Shadow), and Cole (TMS Nacra 17).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Nigel, Silvia, Lilly, Julia, and Caethes. On the pier: Hon, and Miky.

Mild seas and another great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The regions of The North Sea were mild for most of the fleet through both races, however there were still five DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. Two DNFs occurred during the small boat portion, with three more DNFs occurring during the big boat portion. Of those DNFs, four were due to skippers crashing on region crossings, with one DNF due to a skipper pulling her boat out of frustration. Crowds gathered in the usual spots, the small race dock and Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, and the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Eden Auk regions, to cheer on this weeks skippers as they put on another great display of racing.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Triple Pink course, was comprised of a majority of eight Bandit IFs, six sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, two Bandit 25Rs, one TMS Nacra 17, one TMS Star Class, and one TMS Star Class – Vintage made up the remainder of this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Outer Inner Loop (OIL) course, was comprised of a majority of four Wildwind Open 60s. Two TMS Pacha 110s, two Bandit 50/3s, one ACA33, 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 Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), with Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight 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 racing duties.

Race Notes:
Sea (filax Carter) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course.

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Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) and Cole (Colette Verino) 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
Teagan Snowpaw	2	9
Colette Verino	4	7

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 Cole’s fourth place finish as her best.

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Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) 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
Jacquimo Resident	5	12
Maximiliano Szondi	6	11

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

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Sea (filax Carter) and Diana (Dianafra Allen) 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
filax Carter	7	13
Dianafra Allen	8	12

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

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Silvia (Silvan Mertel), Rugger (ruggeromare Resident), and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) all 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
Silvan Mertel	9	16
ruggeromare Resident	12	13
Sirius Rosca	12	13

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Silvia’s favor with having a ninth place finish over Rugger’s and Sirius’s twelfth place finishes as their best. Subsequently, as Rugger and Sirius have the exact same finishes, a DNF (Did Not Finish) during the small boat portion and a DNS (Did Not Start) during the big boat portion, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing can satisfy breaking this remaining tie. Therefore, Rugger and Sirius remain tied in fifteenth place overall.
 

Bandit Regatta – Apr 20th 2020

From the left (in boats): TViV (Bandit 25r), Red (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), UL (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit IF), Sea (Bandit IF), Daenerys (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Emileigh (Bandit 25r), Nihiwatu (Bandit 25r), Moon (Bandit IF), and Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF).
On the committee boat: Joshua, and Cryptic. On the dock: Caroline, Xena, Glenn, Doc, Sophie, Misty, Claire, Elbag, and Annachiara. On the pier: Amelia.

Choppy seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The regions of The North Sea were rough through much of the first race, finally calming a bit during the second race, as six DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, four during the first race and two during the second race respectively. The large crowd gathered on the small race dock and Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, both in the Eden Jakana region, were reveling in the great racing on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long) and the North Sea Trapezoid course, was comprised of a majority of ten Bandit IFs, nine sailing single-handed and one with crew respectively. Four Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of this weeks Bandit 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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with ViV (vivipezz Resident) second, and Jackson (Jacquimo 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:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and ViV (vivipezz resident) both finished the second race tied with a final time of 0:09:55. As the final time result is rounded to the nearest whole second in the Google Sheet, the exact final times for each skipper are: (race time multiplied by handicap equaling final time, all time in seconds)

Skipper	Race Time	Handicap	Final Time
moonglownight	1043	0.57	594.51
vivipezz	726	0.82	595.32

With the final times shown in seconds, the tie breaks in Moon’s favor with having a 594.51 second finish over ViV’s 595.32 second finish. Just to note, if both skippers final times had been an exact tie, Rule A7 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing would be used to break that tie instead:

“If boats are tied at the finishing line or if a handicap or rating system is used and boats have equal corrected times, the points for the place for which the boats have tied and for the place(s) immediately below shall be added together and divided equally. Boats tied for a race prize shall share it or be given equal prizes.“

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) 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
RedHeadJO Resident	3	10
Maximiliano Szondi	6	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 third place finish over Max’s sixth place finish as his best.

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) 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
ruggeromare Resident	4	12
Nicole Myhre	5	11

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

Bandit IF Races – April 18th 2020

From the left to right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: RedheadJo & Randy, Sirius & Angelie, Jackson, Ruggeromare, Ultramantra, Moonglownight, Max & Wyndi Julie, Dunia. Silvia & Lilly
Committee Boat: Daenerys and Joshua

Saturday afternoon. It was a beautiful day for sailing. This time we had ten Bandit IFs, including four with crew.
The North Sea regions behaved very well.
The first race went smoothly and the fleet stayed together for a long time. Several mutual fights started, which kept the race exciting. From the start, two boats broke away from the fleet to rejoin the fleet at the first buoy. A skipper managed not to give room at two buoys, so he had to make two 360° penalty turns.

The second race went smoothly and the fleet stayed together almost to the end. Also in this competition, mutual fights ensued, so that it remained spanned for a long time. However, the competition was dominated from start to finish by a skipper who slipped ahead of the fleet during the start.

We had one DSQ (Disqualified) through both races, and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: 215° (SW) 13kts

Wind: 220 (SW) 13kts

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident second, and Ultra (ultramantra Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Silvia (Silvan Mertel) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for sailing an incorrect route.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident), Ultra (ultramantra Resident) and Jack (Jacquimo Resident) all finished tied with 7 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
moonglownight Resident	2	5
ultramantra Resident	3	4
Jacquimo Resident	3	4

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Moon’s favor with having a second place finish over Ultra’s and Jack’s third place as their best. Furthermore, as Ultra and Jacksboth 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
ultramantra Resident	4	3
Jacquimo Resident	3	4

In the last race, Ultra breaks the tie with Jackson with his third place finish over Jack’s fourth place finish.

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Siri (Sirius Rosca) 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 Resident	5	7
Sirius Rosca	6	6

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 Siri’s sixth place as his best.

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Cat Fight – Apr 17th 2020

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Teagan (TMS Nacra 17), Cole (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), and Jenna (TMS Nacra 17).
On the dock: Cryptic, and Caethes.

Smooth seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of The North Sea were well behaved for everyone as no crashes or DNFs occurred on the day. The spectators that gathered on the observation deck of the lighthouse in the Ziziphus region, on the island in the Genip region, and the small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, were treated to a wonderful display of racing from this weeks fleet-foiled flying feline skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea WC Reach 1 course and a 2 lap affair on the North Sea Long Loop course, was comprised of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, split evenly between two single-handed and two crewed boats. Three TMS Nacra 17s rounded out this weeks catamaran 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 Daenerys (blondij 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:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Jenna (jnx1e 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
moonglownight Resident	3	6
jnx1e Resident	4	5

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

North Sea Open Regatta – Apr 15th 2020

From the left (in boats): ViV (Quest Melges-24), Daenerys (Bandit IF), Reni (TMS Flying Shadow), Isa (Quest Melges-24), Diane (Bandit 25r), Sirius (TMS Star Class), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), UL (Bandit IF), Teagan (TMS Nacra 17), Cole and Ambra (TMS Nacra 17), Jackson (Bandit IF), Zimzticke (Bandit 25r), Rugger and Kire (Bandit IF),Julie (Bandit IF), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), and Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Elbag, and Julia. On the pier: ひふみ, Tosh, and Amelia.

Smooth seas and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The regions of The North Sea were calm and smooth for both fleets today, as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, one in each portion respectively. Of the two DNFs, one was due to a skipper hitting the intersection of four region corners, during the big boat portion, resulting in the skipper crashing (you can not be in four regions at once). The remaining DNF was due to a skipper crashing on a region crossing during the small boat portion. The spectators that gathered on the small racing dock and Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, both in the Eden Jakana region, and on the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, were treated to some great racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Olympic Mirror 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, two Quest Melges-24s, two Bandit 25Rs, one TMS Star Class, and one TMS Flying Shadow rounded out the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Extreme Reverse course, was comprised of five Wildwind Open 60s. Two Bandit 50/3s, two TMS One Design 65s, one Quest IACC, one TMS Volvo Open 70, one TMS Pacha 110, one Wildwind AC-45, 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 Isa (isab DeCuir) 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:
Diana (Dianafra Allen) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for failing to complete a 360° penalty turn as directed by a race director for a Rule 11 penalty, colloquially known as barging, at the start.

“11 ON THE SAME TACK, OVERLAPPED
When boats are on the same tack and overlapped, a windward boat shall keep clear of a leeward boat.“

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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UL (ultramantra Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course.

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Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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
blondij Resident	1	7
moonglownight Resident	3	5

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 Moon’s third place finish as his best.

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Cole (Colette Verino) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) 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
Colette Verino	4	12
Sirius Rosca	8	8

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

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) and UL (ultramantra Resident) both finished tied with 26 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
ruggeromare Resident	11	15
ultramantra Resident	12	14

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Rugger’s favor with having an eleventh place finish over UL’s twelfth place finish as his best.
 

Bandit Regatta – Apr 13th 2020

From the left (in boats): Tamarushka (Bandit IF), Emileigh and Giulia (Bandit 25r), Fabber (Bandit 25r), Jackson (Bandit IF), Daenerys (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit IF), Jenna (Bandit IF), Sirius and Angelie (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Nihiwatu (Bandit 25r), and Red (Bandit IF).
On the committee boat: Joshua, and Cryptic. On the dock: Caethes, Elbag, Red, Andy, and Claire.

Smooth to stormy seas, with another great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The regions of The North Sea started out calm for the duration of the first race, as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) or crashes occurred during the race. The seas turned stormy for some during the second race, as five DNFs were recorded. Of the five DNFs, three were due to skippers crashing and the remaining two were due to skippers pulling their boats from either navigation HUD failure or frustration. The spectators on hand, on the small race dock and the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, and on the observation deck of the lighthouse on the island in the Ziziphus region, were reveling in the great sailing displayed by this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea 02 course and North Sea Olympic Course (Short), was comprised of a majority of nine Bandit IFs, seven sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively. Four Bandit 25Rs made up the remainder of this weeks Bandit 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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Daenerys (blondij Resident) second, and Julie (JulieRoyale 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:
Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu 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
Maximiliano Szondi	6	10
Nihiwatu Resident	7	9

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

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Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), Fabber (Fabber Resident), and Jenna (jnx1e Resident) all 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
Emileigh Starbrook	7	13
Fabber Resident	8	12
jnx1e Resident	9	11

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Emileigh’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Fabber’s eighth place and Jenna’s ninth place finishes as their best.