From the left to the right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Emileigh, Amy, Jackson, Selena, Rugger, Max & Wyndi, Sirius, Jenna, Ian, Julie, Moonglownight
Committee boat: Daenerys, Tamarushka
Pier: Gabi, Tina, Anitenly, Baluta
Dock: Kart, Dominique
This weeks North Sea Bandit IF Regatta took place on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the winter. This time we had a fleet of eleven Bandit IFs at the start. One of the eleven Bandit IFs had crew. The North Sea and Fruit regions were well behaved and there was not a cloud in the sky.
Today we were back in Curlew. In all three races we had a compact fleet from the start, which was gradually thinned out after the races progressed. However, we did have some nice fights over the various races that lasted a long time.
We had four DNFs (Did Not Finish) and one DSQ (Disqualified) through all races and it was another successful and sporting day in The North Sea.
More pictures after the results.
Race Director: Daenerys
Assist Race Directors: Cryptic, and Tamarushka
Wind: 230° (SW) 15kts
Wind: 235° (SW) 16kts
Wind: 240° (SW) 17kts
Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1
Today’s winner was Siri (Sirius Rosca), with Moon (moonglownight 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:
Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the third race for sailing an incorrect course, rounding the pink buoy in the Sloe region, the second course mark, counter-clockwise instead of clockwise.
Siri (Sirius Rosca) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 4 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 | 1 | 3 |
| moonglownight Resident | 2 | 2 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Siri’s favor with having a first place finish over Moon’s second place finish as his best.
Selena (SelenaRhoads) and Emi (Emileigh Starbrook) 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 |
| SelenaRhoads | 4 | 7 |
| Emileigh Starbrook | 5 | 6 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Selena’s favor with having a fourth place finish over Emi’s fifth place finish as her best.
Amy Pond (Montserrat Naidoo) and Jack (Jacquimo Resident) 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 |
| Montserrat Naidoo | 5 | 8 |
| Jacquimo Resident | 6 | 7 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Amy’s favor with having a fifth place finish over Jack’s sixth place finish as his best.
North Sea Racing 