Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), and Sea (Bandit IF).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka. On the pier: Rachelle.
Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the last North Sea Open Regatta of October, 2022. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as four DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Three of the four DNFs, were due to skippers crashing as they crossed over region corners. The remaining DNF was due to a skipper pulling her boar immediately after the start of the small boat portion. 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, enjoyed a thrilling display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.
This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long) course, was made up of a majority of three Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, split evenly with one crewed and one single-handed respectively, two Bandit IFs, and one TMS Sea Boss – Rider 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 three TMS I-Mocca 60s. One Trudeau 12 Metre rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.
Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Anthony and Cate (TMS I-Mocca 60), Emileigh (Trudeau 12 Metre), Daenerys (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Red, Niem, and Xiao.
Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Directors: Tamarushka, Red, and 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 Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), with Cate & Anthony (Cate Sewell & Anthony) second, and Sea (filax Carter) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate and the SLCG for helping with race duties.
Race Notes:
Cate (Cate Sewell) and Anthony (AnthonyKingston Resident) registered as a team prior to the start of the race, therefore their points are accredited together.
Cate & Anthony (Cate Sewell/Anthony) and Sea (filax Carter) 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 |
| Cate Sewell/Anthony | 2 | 4 |
| filax Carter | 2 | 3 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Cate & Anthony’s favor with having a second place finish over Sea’s third place finish as her best.
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Xiao (XiaoMarque01 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 |
| blondij Resident | 1 | 9 |
| XiaoMarque01 Resident | 5 | 5 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Daenerys’s favor with having a first place finish over Xiao’s fifth place finish as her best.
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