NSR Team on form in the FS Cup

Rayz and Daenerys represented the North Sea yesterday in the second group stage of the FS Cup.

Ocean Beach Handicap

We have started to handicap the Ocean Beach catamaran from The Mesh Shop. I have had one set of results in, and I would appreciate a few more. If you have the yacht, and are willing to help, take it to Breadnut in the North Sea, Race the North Sea Olympic (long) with a SW wind (225°), of 18 Kts. Then send me (Petra) the results as given by the race-line in local chat when you finish.

For now, the handicap is 0.58, the same as the Bandit IF. This is subject to change as we get more results in, but it shouldn’t change too much.

Thanks to Aneke for the times so far, thanks to Cat for the photo.

Trudeau Patch II class racing 3 Nov 2016

Good racing in the North Sea. Conditions were accommodating and other boat traffic was minimal, so we had fun racing. Well done to Josh for winning both races.

The wind is 250 deg (250° WSW), 18 kts

Race 1: NS Olympic Long

Race Results:
1: JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — 00:22:06
2: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:24:02
3: Alisiea Resident IDASA1 — 00:24:27
4: desspaa Resident IDDESS — 00:24:57
5: Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — 00:26:37
6: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — not Finished
7: CorSakov Sosa IDPHOP — not Finished

Lap Times:
JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — Start: 00:00:51 — Last lap: 00:21:15
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:24:01
Alisiea Resident IDASA1 — Start: 00:00:17 — Last lap: 00:24:10
desspaa Resident IDDESS — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:24:53
Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — Start: 00:00:21 — Last lap: 00:26:16
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: not finished
CorSakov Sosa IDPHOP — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: not finished
Race 2 NS Copacabana

Race Results:
1: JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — 00:28:36
2: Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — 00:29:17
3: desspaa Resident IDDESS — 00:31:06
4: Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — 00:34:12
5: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — not Finished

Lap Times:
JoshuaMason7 Resident IDJM72 — Start: 00:00:16 — Last lap: 00:28:20
Kurt Calamity IDKC01 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:29:16
desspaa Resident IDDESS — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:31:03
Susicat Oh IDTITTIE — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:33:53
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: not finished

 

Overall points

1. Josh 1+1=2
2. Peter 2+5=7
3. Dess 4+3=7
4. Kurt 6+2=8
5. Asa 3+5=8
6. Susi 5+4=9
7. Cor 6+5=11

RC-44 Regatta, Thursday 22nd September 2016

Race 1: NS Extreme
Race 2 NS Short Loop, 3 Laps

The wind is 225 deg (225° SW), 15 kts, varying 15 deg, gusting 2 kts

Race 1: NS Extreme

Race Results:

1: ramuf Resident IDX96 — 00:24:50
2: beane Bade ID111 — 00:24:51
3: Cryptic Resident ID042 — 00:24:52
4: epinefri Resident ID202 — not Finished
5:  JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — 00:24:44 – DSQ

Lap Times:
JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:24:40
ramuf Resident IDX96 — Start: 00:00:58 — Last lap: 00:23:52
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:00 — Last lap: 00:24:51
Cryptic Resident ID042 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:24:49
epinefri Resident ID202 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: not finished
Race 2 NS Short Loop, 3 Laps

Race Results:
1: ramuf Resident IDX96 — 00:16:00
2: beane Bade ID111 — 00:16:08
3: Cryptic Resident ID042 — 00:16:12
4: epinefri Resident ID202 — not Finished
5: JoyofRLC Acker IDJA1 — not Finished

Lap Times:
ramuf Resident IDX96 — Start: 00:00:24 — Lap 1: 00:05:04 — Lap 2: 00:05:24 — Last lap: 00:05:08
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:06 — Lap 1: 00:05:15 — Lap 2: 00:05:37 — Last lap: 00:05:10
Cryptic Resident ID042 — Start: 00:00:02 — Lap 1: 00:05:21 — Lap 2: 00:05:39 — Last lap: 00:05:10
epinefri Resident ID202 — Start: 00:00:03 — Lap 1: 00:05:37 — Lap 2: not finished — Last lap: not finished
JoyofRLC Acker IDJA1 — Start: 00:03:58 — Lap 1: not finished — Lap 2: not finished — Last lap: not finished

Josh DSQ in the 1st race, for ROW infringement on Alex just before the finish (no penalty taken). Josh was on a Port tack and Alex on a Starboard tack with a line to the finish line (image below taken one second after the colission). Josh had no line and should have gybed before crossing in front of Alex and forcing a collision.

Places and Points

1st: Alex 1 + 1 = 2
2nd: Beane 2 + 2 = 4
3rd: Cryptic 3 + 3 = 6
4th: Gail 4 + 4 = 8
5th: Joy 5 +4 = 9
6th: Josh 5 + 5 = 10

Well done to all. A pity Gail crashed out in both races. Nice to see Joy come sail. A pity she crashed too in the second race. Not sure what happened to her as she left. See you all soon.

RC-44 Regatta – Thursday 8th August 2016

Wind 225 deg, 15 kts, varying 10 deg, 3 kts

 

Race 1: NS Mantra

Race Results:
1: ramuf Resident IDX96 — 00:13:11
2: beane Bade ID111 — 00:13:23
3: Cryptic Resident ID042 — 00:13:34
4: desspaa Resident ID063 — 00:13:46
5: Hubsan Resident ID117 — 00:16:31
6: epinefri Resident ID202 — 00:17:41
7: BiBurton Resident ID044 — 00:21:48
8: JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — not Finished

Lap Times:
ramuf Resident IDX96 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:13:00
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:13:10
Cryptic Resident ID042 — Start: 00:00:18 — Last lap: 00:13:16
desspaa Resident ID063 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:13:42
Hubsan Resident ID117 — Start: 00:00:18 — Last lap: 00:16:13
epinefri Resident ID202 — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:17:33
BiBurton Resident ID044 — Start: 00:00:55 — Last lap: 00:20:53
JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: not finished

 

Race 2 Copacabana

Race Results:
1: ramuf Resident IDX96 — 00:17:07
2: beane Bade ID111 — 00:17:55
3: Cryptic Resident ID042 — 00:18:11
4: Gabriella Glenfadden ID051 — 00:18:41
5: epinefri Resident ID202 — 00:21:11
6: BiBurton Resident ID044 — 00:22:45
7: desspaa Resident ID063 — not Finished
8: Hubsan Resident ID117 — not Finished

Lap Times:
ramuf Resident IDX96 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:17:06
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:17:50
Cryptic Resident ID042 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:18:07
Gabriella Glenfadden ID051 — Start: 00:00:26 — Last lap: 00:18:15
epinefri Resident ID202 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:21:09
BiBurton Resident ID044 — Start: 00:00:59 — Last lap: 00:21:46
desspaa Resident ID063 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: not finished
Hubsan Resident ID117 — Start: 00:00:32 — Last lap: not finished

 

Points:

1st: Alex 1 + 1 = 2
2nd: Beane  2 + 2 = 4
3rd: Cryptic 3 + 3 = 6
4th: Gabi 7 + 4 = 11
5th: Dess 4 + 7 = 11
6th: Gail 6 + 5 = 11
7th: Black 5 + 7 = 12
8th: Burton 6 + 6 = 12
9th: Josh 8 + 7 = 15

 

RC-44 Regatta, Thursday 25th August

Fun racing with good conditions.

The wind 225 deg, 15 kts,   varying 15 deg, 3 kts
Race 1: NS OIL

Race Results:
1: ramuf Resident ID096 — 00:15:23
2: Arya89 Resident IDA89 — 00:15:39
3: JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — 00:15:54
4: suemelgand Resident ID051 — 00:16:02
5: beane Bade ID111 — 00:16:06
6: JamieGawith Resident ID444 — 00:17:43
7: CorSakov Sosa IDCOR — not Finished

Lap Times:
ramuf Resident ID096 — Start: 00:00:17 — Last lap: 00:15:06
Arya89 Resident IDA89 — Start: 00:00:24 — Last lap: 00:15:15
JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:15:43
suemelgand Resident ID051 — Start: 00:00:23 — Last lap: 00:15:39
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:16:04
JamieGawith Resident ID444 — Start: 00:00:45 — Last lap: 00:16:58
CorSakov Sosa IDCOR — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: not finished
Race 2 Copacabana

Race Results:
1: Arya89 Resident IDA89 — 00:17:22
2: beane Bade ID111 — 00:17:51
3: suemelgand Resident ID051 — 00:18:13
4: JamieGawith Resident ID444 — 00:18:30
5: ramuf Resident ID096 — 00:18:32

Lap Times:
Arya89 Resident IDA89 — Start: 00:00:23 — Last lap: 00:16:59
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:17:40
suemelgand Resident ID051 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:18:08
JamieGawith Resident ID444 — Start: 00:00:26 — Last lap: 00:18:04
ramuf Resident ID096 — Start: 00:00:40 — Last lap: 00:17:52

 

Points:

Arya 2+1=3
Alex 1+5 = 6
Beane 5+2=7
Sue 4+3=7
Josh 3+6=9
Jamie 6+4=10
Cor 7+6=13

North Sea RC-44 Regatta – Thurs 18th August 2016

We raced the Wild Wind RC-44

Wind: SW 18 kts

Race 1: NS Manta
Race Results:
1: Arya89 Resident IDA89 — 00:11:15
2: JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — 00:11:30
3: beane Bade ID111 — 00:11:32
4: JamieGawith Resident ID444 — 00:11:33
5: ramuf Resident ID096 — 00:11:40
6: RedHeadJO Resident ID777 — 00:12:42
7: CorSakov Sosa IDCOR — 00:13:18
8: serenalush Resident ID048 — 00:13:42

Lap Times:
Arya89 Resident IDA89 — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:11:07
JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — Start: 00:00:12 — Last lap: 00:11:18
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:00 — Last lap: 00:11:32
JamieGawith Resident ID444 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:11:31
ramuf Resident ID096 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:11:35
RedHeadJO Resident ID777 — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:12:27
CorSakov Sosa IDCOR — Start: 00:00:48 — Last lap: 00:12:30
serenalush Resident ID048 — Start: 00:01:15 — Last lap: 00:12:27
Race 2: Copacabana
Race Results:
1: JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — 00:14:52
2: Arya89 Resident IDA89 — 00:14:57
3: beane Bade ID111 — 00:15:01
4: ramuf Resident ID096 — 00:16:33
5: JamieGawith Resident ID444 — 00:16:41
6: CorSakov Sosa IDCOR — 00:16:49
7: serenalush Resident ID048 — 00:17:26
8: RedHeadJO Resident ID777 — not Finished

Lap Times:
JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:14:50
Arya89 Resident IDA89 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:14:46
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:14:58
ramuf Resident ID096 — Start: 00:01:20 — Last lap: 00:15:13
JamieGawith Resident ID444 — Start: 00:00:32 — Last lap: 00:16:09
CorSakov Sosa IDCOR — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:16:43
serenalush Resident ID048 — Start: 00:00:28 — Last lap: 00:16:58
RedHeadJO Resident ID777 — Start: 00:00:18 — Last lap: not finished

Overall Points
Josh: 2 + 1 = 3   Overall position: 1st
Arya: 1 + 2 = 3   Overall position: 2nd
Beane 3 + 3 = 6   Overall position: 3rd
Alex  5 + 4 = 9   Overall position: 4th
Jamie 4 + 5 = 9   Overall position: 5th
Cor 7 + 6 = 13   Overall position: 6th
Red 6 + 8=14   Overall position: 7th
Serena 8 + 7 = 15   Overall position: 8th

Well done to all sailors. Fun racing and good sim conditions. This boat is very low lag, so it doesn’t cause any problems itself. We just need to to wind-shadow to be a little more exciting. We’re asking Cory to add that. Feel free to add your vote for that feature.

 

AFL Sailing

The Australian Football League has come to the North Sea.

Wild Wind RC-44 boats for Peach, Rulette and Conner. Lets hope they get it together to race.

Wild Wind RC-44 Match Racing

We decided to experiment a little with some Match Racing. I mentions this to Hawk in passing a,d he got all excited as he does, so we pulled out the buoys, rings and rule-book and had a go.

We were using the new Wild Wind RC-44R boat that works quite well under these conditions.

We set up the start line thus:

With 2 red circles from which the 2 boats started. We used a short 3 min countdown to save time, so from -00:03:00 to -00:02:00 the boats circled and moved up tp the On Course Side (OCS), but not into the OCS H. Then at -00:02:00 the boats went into the OCS H and down into the Pre-Start Side (PSS) part of the H, this before -00:01:00.

The idea of the Match racing is to force a foul our of your opponent. Do this by making break on of the rules or going over the line early.

Then a race around a small and simple course, up to a windward buoy and down to two leeward buoys that the skippers could choose.

The wind was SW (225°) 15 kts; with 10° variation and up to 3 kt gusts.

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We ran two sets of 3 heats because we had 6 skippers.

Results were as follows:

First round

Race Results:
1: Cryptic Resident ID042 — 00:05:50
2: Arya89 Resident IDA89 — 00:06:00

Lap Times:
Cryptic Resident ID042 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:05:47
Arya89 Resident IDA89 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:05:50

Race Results:
1: beane Bade ID111 — 00:06:11
2: Conner Hammand ID592 — 00:07:42

Lap Times:
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:06:08
Conner Hammand ID592 — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:07:23

Race Results:
1: stuart1524 Resident ID268 — 00:06:43
2: suemelgand Resident ID051 — 00:07:03 DSQ round mark 2 wrong direction

Lap Times:
stuart1524 Resident ID268 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:06:39
suemelgand Resident ID051 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:07:02 DSQ round mark 2 wrong direction

Second Round

Race Results:
1: Cryptic Resident ID042 — 00:05:52
2: Arya89 Resident IDA89 — 00:06:11

Lap Times:
Cryptic Resident ID042 — Start: 00:00:00 — Last lap: 00:05:52
Arya89 Resident IDA89 — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:06:03

Race Results:
1: beane Bade ID111 — 00:05:56
2: Conner Hammand ID592 — 00:07:00

Lap Times:
beane Bade ID111 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:05:49
Conner Hammand ID592 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:06:50

Race Results:
1: JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — 00:06:45
2: stuart1524 Resident ID268 — 00:07:14

Lap Times:
JoshuaMason7 Resident ID072 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:06:35
stuart1524 Resident ID268 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:07:03

In the future, we’ll work out a points system and means to sail against all other boats.

Please give your comments here.

If you sailed or crewed, or even just watched, did you like it? Would you like to do it again? Suggestions? Other comments?

Trudeau 12 Metre Handicap – Exploits

We have raised the handicap of the Trudeau 12 Metre to 0.76 up from 0.69.

This is due to a number of exploits being used by more sailors and thus the overall times of the boat rising quite dramatically. On the North Sea Olympic course, the average time for the Trudeau 12m 6 months ago was around 18 min, now it is 14 min.

An exploit is usually a design fault that allows the boat to go faster under certain circumstances. They exist in RL sometimes. Is it cheating or not to exploit an exploit, some say yes, but we consider it not cheating, it is a design flaw that has been found to usually increase speed. In SL, cheating is carrying a pocket wind-setter or using an auto trimmer or autopilot of sorts illegally and other things like this..

When an exploit is found, often it is reported to the builder, and most times the builder fixes the problem. In the meantime, we are raising the handicap of the boat to allow for their use.

One sailor I know has stopped sailing the boat due to these exploits being used, another has stopped racing with the boat. It is crazy to see the boom parallel to the boat when running. This is not what the boat was designed for and not in the spirit of racing.

Until these exploits are fixed, they need to be made public, so everyone has the same chance. So we list them here.

• Running with the boom Parallel to the boat and spinnaker up. Increase of around 1 kts.
• When sailing with crew, both skipper and crew hike to the leeward side of the boat. Increase of 2 kts.
• When beating solo, skipper hikes to the center of the boat. Increase in speed.
• When on a reach solo, skipper hikes one position to leeward. Increase in speed.
• When beating, head upwind, then drop to 30° AWA. This results in an increase of speed.