From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Anne (TMS Nacra 17), Nigel (TMS Nacra 17), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (TMS Nacra 17), and JUN (TMS Nacra 17).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Kaelia, Furious, and Caethes. On the pier: Kai, Metis, and Julia.
Smooth seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of the North Sea were calm and smooth for most of the fleet as only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Of those two DNFs, both in the first race, one was due to a skipper crashing and the remaining was from a skipper pulling his boat after stating he did not want the rest of the fleet to wait for him after getting a late start. The crowds gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock, in the Eden Jakana region, and along the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, reveled in the fleet-foiled frisky feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Roundabout and North Sea Snipe courses, was comprised of a small majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17s. Three TMS Flying Shadows, two sailing with crew and one sailing single-handed respectively, 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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.
Race Notes:
Palani (Palani Allen) and JUN (since20171106 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 |
| Palani Allen | 6 | 5 |
| since20171106 Resident | 5 | 6 |
In the last race, Palani breaks the tie with JUN with his fifth place finish over JUN’s sixth place finish.
North Sea Racing 