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.
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.
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.
North Sea Racing 