From the left (in boats): Julia (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit IF), Isa and Christi (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Bunny (TMS Flying Shadow), Safy (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (Bandit IF), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Rugger and Sara (Bandit 22 LTE), Juicy (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Julie (Bandit 22 LTE), Massimo and Mari (Bandit 22 LTE), Cillian (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Dolphin Moth), and Moon (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, ViV, Daenerys, Meli, and Yolanda. On the pier: Barry, Palani, and Faye.
Choppy to smooth seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots coming from the southwest, The North Sea regions were generally behaved as only one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. However, the choppiness came from a bit of barging during the start of the small boat portion. After penalties were sorted and 360° turns completed, nearly everyone in the fleet finished. The lone DNF was due to a skippers connection dyeing on her just as she got within a regions length of the finish. The big boat portion had a much cleaner start and race, as every one of the fourteen strong fleet finished. The crowd that gathered on the small race dock and Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, and on the lighthouse observation deck on the island in the Ziziphus region, cheered on the spirited fleet racing on display from this weeks skippers.
This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Half Mane course, was made up of a majority of ten Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing single-handed and one sailing crewed respectively, two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, one sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively, one TMS Nacra 17, one Quest 2m, and one Dolphin Moth rounded out his weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a majority of six TMS I-Mocca 60s. Four WildWind AC-45s, two WildWind Open 60s, one TMS Ushuaia, and one WildWind RC-44r rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.
Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Directors: Daenerys, and Tamarushka
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 ViV (vivipezz Resident), with Julie (JulieRoyale 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:
Safy (CarissaBellane Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished the small boat portion tied at the finishing line with a time of 15:35. As their final time also remains tied, as they both sailed the same boat, Rule A7 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to score this tie:
“If boats are tied at the finishing line or if a handicap or rating system is used and boats have equal corrected times, the points for the place for which the boats have tied and for the place(s) immediately below shall be added together and divided equally. Boats tied for a race prize shall share it or be given equal prizes.“
Therefore, both Safy and Moon receive 4.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 4 and 5, added together and divided equally.
Bunny (ScarlettJayy Nova) and Isa (isab DeCuir) both finished the big boat portion tied at the finishing line with a time of 11:56. As their final time also remains tied, as they both sailed the same boat, Rule A7 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to score this tie:
“If boats are tied at the finishing line or if a handicap or rating system is used and boats have equal corrected times, the points for the place for which the boats have tied and for the place(s) immediately below shall be added together and divided equally. Boats tied for a race prize shall share it or be given equal prizes.“
Therefore, both Bunny and Isa receive 10.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 10 and 11, added together and divided equally.
Sin (Sinarielle Resident) and Massimo (MrMekMax Resident) both finished tied with 21 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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 |
| Sinarielle Resident | 2 | 19 |
| MrMekMax Resident | 7 | 14 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sin’s favor with having a second place finish over Massimo’s seventh place finish as his best.
Sea (filax Carter) and Julia (juliabennett Resident) both finished tied with 23 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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 | 7 | 16 |
| juliabennett Resident | 8 | 15 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sea’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Julia’s eighth place finish as her best.
Diana (Dianafra Allen) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 30 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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 |
| Dianafra Allen | 13 | 17 |
| Maximiliano Szondi | 15 | 15 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Diana’s favor with having a thirteenth place finish over Max’s fifteenth place finish as his best.
North Sea Racing 