From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Juicy and Di (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Aymalie (Bandit IF), Gryfin (Bandit 55), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Alex (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, and Caethes.
Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were well behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the first race, was due to a skipper pulling his boat after frustration from getting stuck in irons. The remaining DNFs, occurring during the second race, were due to skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. The crowds that gathered on the lighthouse observation deck on the island in the Ziziphus region, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, cheered on a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea SS-01 and North Sea Half Mane courses, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. Two Bandit IFs, split evenly with one single-handed and one crewed respectively, and one Bandit 55 rounded out this weeks Bandit 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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Sea (filax Carter) second, and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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:
Sea (filax Carter) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished the second race tied at the finishing line with a time of 14:59. 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 Sea and Moon receive 1.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 1 and 2, added together and divided equally.
North Sea Racing 