North Sea Open Regatta – August 31st 2022

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Kama (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (TMS Nacra 17), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit IF), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Cilian (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (TMS Flying Shadow), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Tamarushka, Farryn, Red, and Emileigh. On the pier: Yshya, and Fabber.

Great sim sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the last North Sea Open Regatta for August, 2022. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF, occurring during the small boat portion, was due to a skipper crashing while crossing over region corners. The crowds that gathered on the beaches of the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, reveled in an electric display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a majority of five Bandit 22 LTEs. Two Bandit IFs, one sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, one The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadow, and one TMS Nacra 17 rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Torpedo course, was made up of a majority of three TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS One Design 65, one TMS Ushuaia, one Bandit 60, and one WildWind AC-62 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Ester and Yola (TMS I-Mocca 60), Diana (WildWind AC-62), Julie (Bandit 60), Kama (TMS Ushuaia), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Red, Emileigh, and Farryn.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Directors: Daenerys, Tamarushka, and Emileigh
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 Ester (citacg Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Diana (Dianafra Allen), Max (Maximiliano Szondi), and Kama (kamakura Nootan) all finished tied with 14 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	6	7
Maximiliano Szondi	6	8
kamakura Nootan	7	7

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Diana’s and Max’s favor with having sixth place finishes over Kama’s seventh place finish as his best.

As Diana and Max both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie further:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
Dianafra Allen	8	6
Maximiliano Szondi	6	8

In the last race, Diana breaks the tie with Max with her sixth place finish over Max’s eighth place finish.
 

Bandit Regatta – Aug 29th 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Aen, Henry, Daenerys, and Broncocas. On the pier: Andree, and Chris.

Another week of calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the last North Sea Bandit Regatta for August, 2022. With a gentle breeze of 8 knots out of the southwest, building to a moderate breeze of 11 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF was due to a skipper pulling her boat during the first race, after an incident were another boat fouled her into a course mark. The remaining two DNFs happened during the second race, as two skippers crashed as they crossed 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, were thrilled by a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Short) and a two lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course, was made up of a majority of seven Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet in the first race. A late arriving skipper joined the second race with their Bandit 22, while a Bandit IF skipper withdrew.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: SW (225°) 8kts

Wind: SW (225°) 11kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winner was Sea (filax Carter), with Moon (moonglownight 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:
Sea (filax Carter) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 4 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	1	3
moonglownight Resident	2	2

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sea’s favor with having a first place finish over Moon’s second place finish as his best.

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Ester (citacg Residentr) and Emilio (emiliopc7 Resident) both finished tied with 12 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
citacg Residentr	4	8
emiliopc7 Resident	6	6

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Ester’s favor with having a fourth place finish over Emilio’s sixth place finish as his best.
 

Bandit IF Regatta – August 27th 2022

From the left to the right (in Bandit IFs): Rugger, Zero, Julie, Sirius, Moon, and Max. Committee boat: Daenerys. Dock: Tamarushka, and Cryptic.

A beautiful Saturday afternoon in August saw the last North Sea Bandit IF Regatta for August, 2022. We started with six Bandit IFs.

At the start of the first race, we had a strange duck in the fleet. It was not Donald duck but a Bandit 25. The skipper knew he was not allowed to participate. The Bandit IF fleet set out for the first route. This was a puzzle¹ route. Heading into the first mark, Julie and Moon took the lead and were followed by Max, Siri and Zero. Rugger lagged behind. This is how the order remained until the last leg. Here, Moon started the sprint but he still had to let Julie go ahead on the line.

The second race was a newly created course and the same as the first route, but in reverse. On the way to the first mark, the fleet split up. Julie and Zero turned west. While the men, Rugger, Moon, Max and Siri continued to sail south. Moon returned first, followed by Julie and Zero. During the race, Moon would slowly run out. Julie and Zero would battle for second place. Siri and Max followed this battle from a distance.

There were two DNFs (Did Not Finish) and no DSQs (Disqualified) through both races and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

¹A puzzle route is a course were skippers are given a map of numbered buoys in the race notice. During the skippers meeting for the race, the skippers are then given a sequence of numbers that represent the order and form of the course to be sailed.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Directors: Tarmarushka, and Cryptic

Wind: 225° (SW) 18kts

Wind: 225° (SW) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Disqualified (DSQ) = number of finish + number of DNFs + 1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winners were Moon (Moonglownight Resident), with Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) second, and Zero (Sleet Zero) in third place.

Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) finished tied with 3 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
moonglownight Resident	2	1
JulieRoyale Resident	1	2

In the last race, Moon breaks the tie with Julie with his first place finish over Julies second place finish.

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Zero (Sleet Zero) and Siri (Sirius Rosca) finished tied with 7 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
Sleet Zero	4	3
Sirius Rosca	3	4

In the last race, Zero breaks the tie with Sirius with her third place finish over Sirius’ fourth place finish.
 

Cat Fight – August 26th 2022

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Daenerys and Tamarushka, Sin and Cloe, Max, Julie, Moon, and Zero.
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Lin, and Caethes.

Another week of calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the last Cat Fight in The North Sea for August, 2022. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, rising to 21 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF, occurring during the first race, was due to a skipper’s boat spewing script errors resulting in her pulling the boat. The crowds that gathered on the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, reveled in the frenetic fleet-foiled feline fury on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Double Loop and North Sea Snipe courses, was made up of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, four sailing single-handed and two crewed respectively, for the first race. One skipper switched to their TMS Nacra 17 for the second race.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Wind: SW (225°) 21kts

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Max (Max Starostin) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), Moon (moonglownight Resident), and Max (Max Starostin) all finished tied with 5 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
JulieRoyale Resident	1	4
moonglownight Resident	2	3
Max Starostin	2	3

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Julie’s favor with having a first place finish over Moon’s, and Max’s second place finishes as their best.

As Moon and Max both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this remaining tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
moonglownight Resident	3	2
Max Starostin	2	3

In the last race, Moon breaks the tie with Max with his second place finish over Max’s third place finish.
 

North Sea Open Regatta – August 24th 2022

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Fil (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Asher (Bandit 22 LTE), Juicy (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Sea (Shields Class), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, and Henry. On the pier: Mina.

Calm seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this week’s North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF, occurring during the small boat portion, was attributed to a skipper’s connection dying on them in the middle of the race. The crowds that gathered along the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, cheered on a thrilling display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Manta course, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. One The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, one TMS Nacra 17, and one Shields Class rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Roundabout course, was made up of a majority of four TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS One Design 65, one WildWind RC-44r, and one WildWind AC-62 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Diana (WildWind AC-62), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), Ester and Yola (TMS I-Mocca 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Coralie, Henry, and Niem.

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 Moon (moonglownight) second, and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Ester (citacg Resident) both finished tied with 6 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
Nicole Myhre	1	5
citacg Resident	2	4

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Zimtzicke’s favor with having a first place finish over Ester’s second place finish as her best.
 

Bandit Regatta – Aug 22nd 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Guzzi (Bandit 25 R), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Julie (Bandit 50/3), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Asher (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), and Sea (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Daenerys, Henry, ZeShoumaru, and Sunday. On the pier: Gabi.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions were generally well behaved, as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Two of those DNFs were due to skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. The remaining DNF was from a skipper pulling her boat in the second race after frustration from getting lost on the course. The crowds that gathered on the shores 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, cheered on an electric display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Manta Reverse and North Sea Bowline Reverse courses, was made up of a majority of nine Bandit 22 LTEs. One Bandit 25, and one Bandit 50/3 rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.

More pictures of today’s regatta, courtesy of Sunday, available at her Flickr.

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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Ester (citacg Resident) 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:
Diana (Dianafra Allen) was disqualifed (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, rounding the blue buoy in the Sapote region, the second course mark, clockwise instead of counter-clockwise.

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Max (Max Starostin) and Asher (AsherZacharias Resident) both finished tied with 14 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
Max Starostin	2	12
AsherZacharias Resident	4	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Max’s favor with having a second place finish over Asher’s fourth place finish as his best.

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Emilio (emiliopc7 Resident) and Sea (filax Carter) both finished tied with 15 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
emiliopc7 Resident	6	9
filax Carter	7	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Emilio’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Sea’s seventh place finish as her best.
 

Bandit IF Regatta – August 20th 2022

From the left to the right (in Bandit IFs): Darb & Kit, Rugger, Jack, Sirius, Julie, Zero, and Moon. Committee boat: Daenerys, and Tamarushka. Dock: Cryptic, and Caethes.

This weeks North Sea Bandit IF Regatta took place on a beautiful mid-August Saturday afternoon. We started with seven Bandit IFs. One of the seven Bandit IFs had crew on board. At the start of the first race, the entire fleet sailed towards the first mark. There, Rugger, Zero, and Julie pushed to be the first to round this one. They were followed shortly by Moon. Then Darb, Siri and Jack followed. In that order, they sailed toward the third and fourth marks. Here Moon had bad luck and Siri connected with Julie, Zero and Rugger. Jack hooked up at the end of the race too, but then Julie had taken a slight lead over Zero and Rugger.

In the second race, a new skipper reported and we started with eight Bandit IFs. A group of five skippers, including Moon, Jack, Rugger, Julie and Zero, had a slight lead as we approached the canal in the Guanabana region. The passage was tight. En route to the North Sea, Rugger had taken the lead and was being chased by Zero, Julie, Moon and Siri. Just before Sloe, Rugger was caught up by his pursuers. Here Julie and Moon took the lead. Julie distanced himself from moon and the foursome behind Julie would compete for second to fifth place. 10 meters before the finish, disaster struck for Rugger. He crashed on a corner and his ship went in circles. In the end he finished seventh.

With one race to go, Julie could take it easy, but she didn’t. At the start she took the lead and Rugger tried a different tack and started from port. Arriving at the first mark, Julie was still in the lead and was chased by Moon, Siri and Max. Rugger followed in fifth. On the way to the Nectarine region, Max was overtaken by Rugger and Zero. Jack stayed a bit behind. At the statues of Eden, Max caught up with Rugger again. On the finish line Jack and Rugger made it exciting for sixth place

There was one DNF (Did Not Finish) and no DSQs (Disqualified) through all the races and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Directors: Tarmarushka, and Cryptic

Wind: 220 (SW) 18kts

Wind: 220° (SW) 18kts

Wind: 220° (SW) 18kts

Note:
Did Not Finish (DNF) = number of finish +1
Disqualified (DSQ) = number of finish + number of DNFs + 1
Did Not Start (DNS) = number of start +1

Today’s winners were Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Moon (Moonglownight Resident) second, and Zero (Sleet Zero) in third place.

Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Zero (Sleet Zero) and Siri (Sirius Rosca) both finished tied with 6 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
Sleet Zero	2	4
Sirius Rosca	3	3

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Zero’s favor with having a second place finish over Sirius’ third place finish as his best.
 

Cat Fight – August 19th 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Sin and Cloe (TMS Flying Shadow), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), Diana (WildWind AC-45), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), and Max (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Broncocas, and Caethes.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the first race, was due to a skipper crashing while crossing over regions corners. The final DNF, also occurring during the first race, was from a skipper pulling her boat during the middle of the race. The crowds that gathered on the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, thrilled in the energetic fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline Reverse and North Sea Triple Pink courses, was made up of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, five sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively. One WildWind AC-45 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet in the first race. The AC-45 skipper switched to her AC-62 for the second race.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

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 Daenerys (blondij Resident) second, and Sin (Sinarielle Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Diana (Dianafra Allen) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the second course mark, the white buoy in the Eden Jakana region.

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Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Daenerys (blondij Resident) both finished tied with 4 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
JulieRoyale Resident	1	3
blondij Resident	2	2

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Julie’s favor with having a first place finish over Daenerys’s second place finish as her best.

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Max (Max Starostin) and Isa (isab DeCuir) both finished tied with 8 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
Max Starostin	3	5
isab DeCuir	4	4

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Max’s favor with having a third place finish over Isa’s fourth place finish as her best.
 

North Sea Open Regatta – August 17th 2022

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Niem and Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Julie (Bandit IF), Ester (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Sea (Shields Class), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, and Daenerys. On the pier: Kizzy.

Calm to choppy seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this week’s North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were generally calm but slightly choppy for a few with connection issues as five DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Three of those DNFs were due to skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. However, the remaining two DNFs, one in each regatta portion respectively, were due to connection issues that Linden Research™ themselves acknowledged with several ongoing maintenance periods through the past two days to try and remedy (see: https://status.secondlifegrid.net/incidents/0xfx85pmf77w , https://status.secondlifegrid.net/incidents/bhc1q8dvfy5k , and https://status.secondlifegrid.net/incidents/0y6jbz3353wm) The crowds that gathered along the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, delighted in a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Trapezoid course, was made up of a majority of five Bandit IFs. Four Bandit 22s, one The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, one Shields Class, one TMS Flying Shadow, and one TMS Nacra 17 rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Butterfly course, was made up of a majority of five TMS I-Mocca 60s. Two TMS One Design 65s, one Trudeau 12 Metre, one WildWind SC-40, one Bandit 50/3, and one Bandit 60 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Trudeau 12 Metre), Isa (TMS One Design 65), Diana (WildWind SC-40), Sirius (TMS I-Mocca 60), Julie (Bandit 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Ester (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Max (Bandit 50/3).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Deanerys, Red, and Jackson.

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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with Ester (citacg Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Ester (citacg Resident) both finished the small boat portion tied at the finishing line with a time of 12:28. 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 Zimtzicke and Ester 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.

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Jackson (Jacquimo Resident), Sea (filax Carter), and Diana (Dianafra Allen) all finished tied with 19 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
Jacquimo Resident	7	12
filax Carter	8	11
Dianafra Allen	9	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Jackson’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Sea’s eighth place, and Diana’s ninth place finishes as their best.

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Niem (NiemDarr Resident) both finished tied with 23 points. As both finished with the exact same finishes in each race, a DNF (Did Not Finish) during the small boat portion and a DNS (Did Not Start) during the big boat portion respectively, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking this tie. Therefore, Red and Niem remain tied in thirteenth place overall.
 

Bandit Regatta – Aug 15th 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Emilio and Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester (Bandit 22 LTE), Red and Kim (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit 50/3), Sirius (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Tamarushka, and Daenerys. On the pier: Meriik.

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 again, as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF, occurring during the second race, was attributed to a skipper crashing as he crossed over region corners. The crowds that gathered on the shores 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 an energetic display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Half Mane and North Sea Copacabana courses, was made up of a majority of seven Bandit 22 LTEs. Two Bandit IFs, one sailing crewed and one single-handed respectively, one Bandit 25r, and one Bandit 50/3 rounded out this weeks Bandit 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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Ester (citacg Resident) 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) and Ester (citacg Resident) both finished the first race tied at the finishing line with a time of 15:30. 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 Moon and Ester 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.

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Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Sea (filax Carter) finished tied with 9 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If a tie still remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.“

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
Nicole Myhre	5	4
filax Carter	4	5

In the last race, Zimtzicke breaks the tie with Sea with her fourth place finish over Sea’s fifth place finish.

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) both finished tied with 14 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
Rulette Resident	3	11
RedHeadJO Resident	6	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Red’s favor with having a third place finish over Emileigh’s sixth place finish as her best.