From the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Sinarielle (Shields Class), Isa (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (Bandit 22 LTE), BalutA (Bandit 22 LTE), Kristaly (Shields Class), Cole (TMS Flying Shadow), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Juicy (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Julie (Bandit 25r), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), and Jackson (Bandit IF).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Farryn, Anthony, Cate, and Daenerys. On the pier: Mona, and Rain.
Stormy seas, with a another great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. A storm rolled across the regions of The North Sea during the small boat portion, as nine DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded. Eight of those nine DNFs were the result of trouble in the Sapodilla region with two crashes to desktop in the region, two region crossing crashes heading into Sapodilla, four corner crossing hits, and one skipper pulling her boat after highly increased lag on input control after the crossing into the region. The remaining DNF in the small boat portion was the result of a skipper crashing on a border crossing heading into the Ziziphus region. At the conclusion of the small boat portion the Sapodilla region was restarted, blowing away the storm. The big boat portion saw much calmer seas, as only two DNFs were recorded, both the result of skippers crashing on region corners. In light of the stormy seas, the crowds that gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock, both in the Eden Jakana region, and along the shores of the island in the Ziziphus region, still reveled in the exciting fleet racing on display from this weeks skippers.
This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the newly created North Sea Half Mane course, was comprised of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, two Bandit IFs, two Bandit 25Rs, two Shields Class, one TMS Star Class, and one TMS Nacra 17 rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the newly created North Sea Lion’s Mane course, was comprised of a split majority of five Trudeau 12 Metres and five Wildwind Open 60s. Two TMS One Design 65s, one Volvo Open 70, one Quest IACC, and one ACA33 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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with Isa (isab DeCuir) 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:
ViV (vivipezz Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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 |
| vivipezz Resident | 2 | 10 |
| moonglownight Resident | 5 | 7 |
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 Moon’s fifth place finish as his best.
Palani (Palani Allen) 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 |
| Palani Allen | 8 | 11 |
| filax Carter | 9 | 10 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Palani’s favor with having an eighth place finish over Sea’s ninth place finish as her best.
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and BalutA (balut24 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 |
| WWWAAAA Resident | 6 | 14 |
| balut24 Resident | 10 | 10 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sandra’s favor with having a sixth place finish over BalutA’s tenth place finish as his best.
Sinarielle (Sinarielle Resident), Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) all finished tied with 26 points. As they all finished with the exact same finishes, a DNF (Did Not Finish) in the small boat portion and a DNS (Did Not Start) in 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, Sinarielle, Julie, and Jackson all remain tied in sixteenth place overall.
North Sea Racing 