First race fleet, from the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Fanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Micha (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Kim (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit IF), Sandra (Bandit 25r), and Yumiko (Bandit 25r).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Nenrio, Decker, Julia, and Elbag. On the pier: Happy, and Kitty.
Calm seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions were calm and clear as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, with fleets of 14 and 15 boats all finishing their races. The crowd that gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, and then on the observation deck of the lighthouse in the Ziziphus region, for the second race, reveled in the great sailing on display as a product of the calm conditions. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Short) and the North Sea Manta Reverse course, was comprised of a majority of seven Bandit IFs, five sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively. Five Bandit 22 LTEs and three Bandit 25Rs rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.
Second race fleet, from the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (Bandit IF), Amy and Ester (Bandit IF), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Micha (Bandit 22 LTE), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Fanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit IF), Kim (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), Yumiko (Bandit 25r) and Julie (Bandit 25r)..
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Nenrio, Uka, Yoli, and Julia.
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:
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) for finishing under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 11 On The Same Tack, Overlapped foul at the start line, colloquially known as barging.
“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
Daenerys (blondij Resident), Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) all 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 |
| JulieRoyale Resident | 2 | 6 |
| Emileigh Starbrook | 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 Julie’s second place, and Emileigh’s third place finishes as their best.
Sea (filax Carter) and Micha (Micha Karfield) both finished tied with 22 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 | 9 | 13 |
| Micha Karfield | 10 | 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 ninth place finish over Micha’s tenth place finish as his best.
Amy Pond (Montserrat Naidoo) and Yumiko (yumikonakayama Resident) both finished tied with 28 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 |
| Montserrat Naidoo | 13 | 15 |
| yumikonakayama Resident | 14 | 14 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Amy’s favor with having a thirteenth place finish over Yumiko’s fourteenth place finish as her best.
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