From the left (in boats): Aymalie (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Julie (Bandit 25r), Juicy (Bandit 22 LTE), Angus (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenny (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 50/3 X), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), and Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Nalla, Tarna, Red, Daenerys, and Nenrio. On the pier: Jun, and Julia.
Great sim sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions were in excellent condition, with a fresh breeze of 18 knots coming from the southwest, as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The crowds that gathered on the beaches of the island in the Ziziphus region, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, reveled in a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea SS-01 (Second Sailstice), and the North Sea Trapezoid courses, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. One Bandit 25r, one Bandit 50/3 X, and one crewed Bandit IF rounded out the first race fleet. The Bandit 25 skipper switched to her Bandit IF for the second race.
Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys, and Red
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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Jenna (jnx1e 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 race duties.
Race Notes:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race 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: 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing
Juicy (juice651 Resident) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) both finished the first race tied at the finishing line with a time of 18:10. 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 Juicy and Zimtzicke 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.
Cate (Cate Sewell) and Juicy (juice651 Resident) both finished the second race tied at the finishing line with a time of 13:05. 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 Cate and Juicy receive 6.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 6 and 7, added together and divided equally.
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Aymalie (Aymalie Resident) both finished tied with 16 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 |
| moonglownight Resident | 5 | 11 |
| Aymalie Resident | 8 | 8 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Moon’s favor with having a fifth place finish over Aymalie’s eighth place finish as her best.
Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Sea (filax Carter) both finished tied with 18 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 |
| Maximiliano Szondi | 7 | 11 |
| filax Carter | 9 | 9 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Max’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Sea’s ninth place finish as her best.
North Sea Racing 