From the left (in boats): Sea (Dolphin Moth), Julie (Bandit IF), BalutA (Bandit 22 LTE), Katana (Trudeau Leetle Cat II), Jenna (Bandit 22 LTE), Juicy (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Jackson (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Guilia (Quest M-24), Max and Wyndi (TMS Flying Shadow), Kim (Bandit IF), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Kristaly (QUest 2m), Meireles (Bandit 22 LTE), Cole (TMS Flying Shadow), Rider (Bandit 22 LTE), and Isa (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Lucielle, Tako, Caethes, and Julia. On the pier: Tick.
Mild sim sailing weather, with another great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were calm and behaved for most, as five DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Of those five DNFs, two were due to skippers hitting region corners, with another from a skipper pulling his boat from frustration after his navigation HUD failed, and the final two from skippers crashing on region crossings. The crowd that assembled on 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, cheered on some great racing on display from this weeks skippers.
This weeks small boat fleet, sailing a two lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course, was comprised of a majority of eleven Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, one sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively, one Quest 2m, one Dolphin Moth, and one Trudeau Leetle Cat II rounded out 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 TMS One Design 65s, two TMS Volvo Open 70s, one Bandit 50/3 x, one ACA33, and one Wildwind RC-44r rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.
Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys
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 Isa (isab DeCuir), with Moon (moonglownight 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:
Meireles (Meireles Diabolito) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course.
Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) was disqauflied (DSQ) during the small boat portion for finishing the race under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 10 On Opposite Tacks foul.
“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
Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) and Kim (Kim Farleigh) 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 |
| Emileigh Starbrook | 5 | 8 |
| Kim Farleigh | 6 | 7 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Emileigh’s favor with having a fifth place finish over Kim’s sixth place finish as her best.
Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), Cole (Colette Verino), and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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 |
| JulieRoyale Resident | 1 | 14 |
| Colette Verino | 4 | 11 |
| Nicole Myhre | 6 | 9 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Julie’s favor with having a first place finish over Cole’s fourth and Zimtzicke’s sixth place finishes as their best.
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and Jackson (Jacquimo 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 |
| WWWAAAA Resident | 2 | 14 |
| Jacquimo Resident | 4 | 12 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sandra’s favor with having a second place finish over Jackson’s fourth place finish as his best.
Juicy (juice651 Resident) and Sea (filax Carter) 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 |
| juice651 Resident | 7 | 12 |
| filax Carter | 9 | 10 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Juicy’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Sea’s ninth place finish as her best.
Jenna (jnx1e Resident), Rugger (ruggeromare Resident), BalutA (balut24 Resident), Rider (Rider Wilder), and Meireles (Meireles Diabolito), all finished tied with 26 points. As they all had the exact same finishes, a 14 point finish during the small boat portion and a 12 point finish during the big boat portion respectively, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking their tie. Therefore, Jenna, Rugger, BalutA, Rider, and Meireles all remain tied in sixteenth place overall.
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