Trudeau Handicap Regatta – Dec 28th 2016

From the left (in boats): Peter (12 Metre), Cryptic (Patchogue II), Joshua (Patchouge II), Christine (Patchogue II), Lampoon (Leetle Cat II), Red (patchogue II), Carlota (Trudeau One), Cole (12 Metre), Kristaly (Francois Jacques), and Lucy (Francois Jacques).
On the dock: Nenrio, Peachie and Petra.

This week, the North Sea Open Regatta became the Trudeau Handicap Regatta as we held our third event for the Eden Trudeau Regatta Week. We had a fantastic turnout of Trudeau Classic Yachts in the fleet along with spectators gathering around the usual spots in the North Sea and Eden. We once again restarted all the North Sea estate sims 3 hours before the race to great results, as sailing was smooth with no crashes due to sim performance or crossings. We had large of spectators show up in Eden Albatros, Eden Puffin, Breadnut, and Ziziphus to view the classic yacht composed fleet.

This weeks special fleet, racing three races on North Sea Olympic Course (long), was comprised of a majority of four Patchouge IIs. Two Francois Jacques, two Trudeau Ones, two 12 Metres, and one Leetle Cat II made up the remainder of the fleet. The fleet along with the Trudeau collection, rezzed by Eden and North Sea estate owner Elbag Gable in the Eden Puffin region, created a truly elegant classic flair for the day.

Overlooking Elbag Gables Trudeau collection in the Eden Puffin region while glimpsing the stage rezzed for the Burlesque Topless Cruise Party held on Tuesday, December 27th, 2016.

Peachie, Petra and Nenrio look on as the fleet assembles before the skippers meeting for the Trudeau Handicap Regatta, on Wednesday, December 28th, 2016. Photo courtesy of Petra

More pictures, courtesy of Petra, after the results.

Race Director: Petra
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 Lampoon (Lampoon Destiny), with Peter (PeterSailor Resident) second, and Lucy (LucyInTheSky Afarensis) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Cole (Colette Verino) and Red (RedHeadJO Resident) both finished tied with 21 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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	Next Best Finish
Colette Verino	1	9	11
RedHeadJO Resident	6	7	8

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

 

Trudeau Classic Regatta – July 21st 2016

From left (in boats): Cryptic (Patchogue II), Joshua (Patchogue II), Sue (Trudeau One), Jamie (12 Metre).
On the dock: Julia and Petra.

Smooth sim weather, a corner crash, and some exciting tactics racing featured in this weeks Trudeau Classic Regatta, in The North Sea. The sims behaved today with no crashes due to sim weather. We did have one DNF, with Joshua meeting his DNF fate ‘tickling a corner’, as Petra would say. This weeks fleet was made up of two Patchogue II’s, two 12 Metre’s and a Trudeau One.

The first race, on NS-SOL-13A, saw a great clean start from the fleet. The 12 Metre’s of Cole and Jamie, with Bell crewing for Jamie, took off in the lead. Joshua’s and my Patchogue II’s followed with Sue close behind in her Trudeau One. Joshua wound up crashing, and unfortunately recording a DNF, due to hitting the corner of Sloe and Sapodilla. The rest of the course was uneventful with Cole and Jamie crossing first followed by Sue, then myself.

The second race, on North Sea Extreme, created by today’s race director Julia, saw another clean start by the fleet. Once again, Cole’s and Jamie’s 12 Metre’s took off in the lead. Joshua, Sue and I followed while staying in a relatively tight pack throughout this course. The only changes were the lines we took to get to the course marks. The Patchogue II plays well for using tactics while racing, with plenty on display in this race. Josh and I both sailed different lines and exchanged positions several times using every tactic we knew. At the end, Cole took line honors, followed by Jamie, then Sue. Then finally, I crossed the line just 2 seconds ahead of Joshua, in what was an exciting finish.

Race Director: Julia
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts (9.25 mps)

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

Today’s winner was Cole, with Cryptic second, and Jamie in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Prize plaques will be awarded for the first, second, and third place finishers based on the final points tally.

Race Note:
Joshua and Sue finished tied with 9 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
JoshuaMason7 Resident	5	4
suemelgand Resident	4	5

In the last race, Joshua breaks the tie with Sue with his fourth place finish over Sue’s fifth place finish.

 

Trudeau Classic Regatta – June 16th 2016

From left: Cryptic (in her 12 Metre), Jamie, Julia, Nenrio, Rulette, Sue, Nagy, Petra, and Joshua.

This weeks Trudeau Classic Regatta, in The North Sea, featured some close 12 Metre racing along with a decent turn out. The fleet for the first race, on North Sea Olympic Long, was almost entirely 12 Metre’s, with five, except for one lone T12 making up the remainder. The second race, on the newly created North Sea Manta, substituted a New York 30, and added a Patchogue II, for a fleet of seven. Racing was close among the 12 Metre’s up front in both races.

This week we also recalculated the handicap for the 12 Metre, now at 0.76 up from 0.69. You can see our North Sea Handicap table here. Over the course of a year of racing the 12 Metre, people have discovered how to sail it faster. Petra will have a post tomorrow with more on this.

Race Director: Julia
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 Kristaly, with Sue second, and Jamie in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Prize plaques will be awarded for the first, second, and third place finishers based on the final points tally.

Race Note:
Jamie and Cole both finished tied with 6 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
JamieGawith Resident	2	4
Colette Verino	3	3

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

Kyreena and Rulette tied with 13 points however neither A8.1 or A8.2 to of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will break the tie so it remains.

 

Trudeau Classic Regatta – May 26th 2016

From the left (in boats): Cole (12 Metre), Cryptic (12 Metre), Sue (Trudeau 12), Elbag (Patchogue II), Thea (Leetle Cat II), Kristaly (Francois Jacques), and Peter (12 Metre).
On the dock: Julia, Petra, Neven and Erp.

This weeks Trudeau Classic Regatta saw great racing and some great sim weather. We only had one crash, do to a corner hit. We also raced three races for points instead of two, on NS-SOL-13A, NS-SOL-13B, and NS-SOL-13C.

This weeks fleet was comprised of three 12 Metre’s, a Trudeau 12, a Leetle Cat II, and a Francois Jacques.

The racing was quite tight between Peter and I in our 12 Metres, and also Thea and Sue in their Leetle Cat II and Trudeau 12. Peter and I finished within’ seconds of each other in the second and third races, while both Thea and Sue exchanged positions several times in their closely matched boats.

Race Director: Julia
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 Peter, with Cryptic second, and Kristaly in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Prize plaques will be awarded for the first, second, and third place finishers based on the final points tally.

Pictures courtesy of Julia.

 

Trudeau Classic Regatta – May 19th 2016

From the left (in boats): Cole (12 Metre), Cryptic (12 Metre), Rosie (Leetle Cat II), Arya (Hepcat), Jamie (12 Metre), Omar (Patchogue II), Elbag (Francois Jacques), Asami (Patchogue II), and Peter (12 Metre).
On the dock: Julia, Gabi, Petra, josh, and Nenrio.

This weeks Trudeau Classic Regatta, in The North Sea, saw a great turnout with a nicely mixed fleet. This weeks fleet consisted of four 12 Metre’s, two Patchogue II’s, a Hepcat, a Leetle Cat II, and a Francois Jacques, that was switched out for a T-12 by it’s owner, Elbag, for the second race.

The first race, on NS-SOL-13B, saw some spirited competition among the 12 Metre’s with everyone chasing Peter after he passed Cole on the first upwind beat. The rest of the 12 Metre’s remained tight all the up to the finish. The small Patchogue II pack also some some tight racing as Asami and Omar were close for the entire course.

The second race, on North Sea Butterfly, saw Elbag switch out his Francois Jacques for a T-12, however RL came knocking and he recorded a DNF as he had to leave. The rest of the fleet saw some exciting racing between Peter and I, right from the start. The sound of Peter’s sails were in my ears the entire course as he stuck tight with me, finishing a mere 20 seconds behind me.

Race Director: Julia
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 Peter, with Cryptic second, and Rosie in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Prize plaques will be awarded for the first, second, and third place finishers based on the final points tally.

Race Note:

Arya and Omar finished tied with 12 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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	Worst
Arya89 Resident	5	7
OutToLunch Resident	6	6

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

 

Trudeau Classic Regatta – May 12th 2016

From left (in boats): Peter (12 Metre), Cecily (T-12), Cole (12 Metre), Asami (Patchogue II), Rulette (NY30), Cryptic (12 Metre), and Rosie (Leetle Cat II).
On the dock: Julia and Gabi.

This weeks Trudeau Classic Regatta, in The North Sea, saw a great turn out for both races with some really nice sim weather. The fleet was composed of five 12 Metre’s, with the remainder made up of a New York 30, a Leetle Cat II, and a Patchogue II.

The first race, on NS-SOL-13A, saw some great racing among the 12 Metre pack as Peter and Cole were sailing close throughout the course. Initially, Cole had barged Peter at the start line, however as the foul didn’t actually impede or cause any loss of time to Peter, it was the race directors decision to overrule the protest lodged by Peter.

The second race, on the recently created North Sea Extreme course, saw some spirited competition once again among the !2 Metre fleet, as I would up catching up to Cole on the course and finally passing her right at the finish line. Asami in her Patchogue II and Rosie in her Leetle Cat II also were exchanging position back and forth through the course making for some fun racing.

Race Director: Julia
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 Rosie, with Arya second, and Cole in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Prize plaques will be awarded for the first, second, and third place finishers based on the final points tally.

Race Note:

Arya and Cole finished tied with 5 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
Arya89 Resident	4	1
Colette Verino	1	4

In the last race, Arya breaks the tie with Cole with her first place finish over Cole’s fourth place finish.

Asami and Rulette finished tied with 12 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
Alisiea Resident	5	7
Rulette Resident	6	6

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

The following photos are courtesy of Julia.

 

Trudeau Regatta – April 28th 2016

From left (in boats): Cryptic (Trudeau 12m), Rosie (Leetle Cat II), Peter (Trudeau 12m), and Madelin (Patchogue II).
On the dock: Petra, Josh, and Gabi.

This weeks Trudeau Regatta, in The North Sea, saw some fun and exciting racing along with some great sim weather. This weeks fleet was made up of a majority of four 12 Metre’s, with a NY30, a Leetle Cat II, and a Patchogue II rounding out the fleet.

The first race, on course NS-1b, saw some fun racing between Rosie’s Leetle Cat II and Madelin’s Patchogue II towards the rear, with Omar’s NY30 keeping just ahead of them both. Unfortunately, Peter was over the line early and had to go around to start again, then ran into some trouble and was ultimately a DNF.

The second race, on course NS-Wc Reach, saw some late arrivals in Ruletter and Lez, with their 12 Metre’s. The 12 Metre pack was close, with several position changes between Rulette and myself, with some great displays of wind shadowing. Ultimately, Peter pulled out way ahead and had clear air until the end.

Cole arrived just towards the end of race 2, so it was decided to hold a third race with just 12 meter’s, no points, just fun. Once again, wind shadowing was at play with several position changes due to it through out the fleet.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Race 3: NS-OIL Rev1 – Fun race/no points
Race Results:
1: PeterSailor Resident ID228 — 00:15:53
2: Cryptic Resident IDCRY — 00:18:02
3: Rulette Resident IDRUL3 — 00:19:57
4: lesbo Charisma ID003 — 00:20:22
5: Colette Verino ID131 — 00:20:32

[14:33]
Lap Times:
PeterSailor Resident ID228 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:15:52
Cryptic Resident IDCRY — Start: 00:00:12 — Last lap: 00:17:50
Rulette Resident IDRUL3 — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:19:47
lesbo Charisma ID003 — Start: 00:00:46 — Last lap: 00:19:36
Colette Verino ID131 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:20:25

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

Today’s winner was Cryptic, with Peter second, and Rosie in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Prize plaques will be awarded for the first, second, and third place finishers based on the final points tally.

Race Note:

Peter and Rosie finished tied with 6 points. Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
PeterSailor Resident	1	5
Arwyn Silverweb	2	4

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

 

Trudeau Regatta – April 21st 2016

Watching the sunrise before sailors arrive for the Trudeau Regatta.
From left: Cryptic, Petra, Gabi and Asami.

This weeks Trudeau Regatta, in The North Sea, saw some really fun tight racing and smooth sim weather. This weeks fleet was made up of five Trudeau 12 Metre’s and one Patchogue II.

The first race, NS-SOL-13A, saw the 12m pack spread out with some tight racing up front between Peter and Cole, and further back between Sue, Arya, and myself. Peter went on to ultimately take line honors with Cole just behind him.

The second race, NS-SOL-13B, saw more spirited racing in the 12 Metre pack. n the final leg, the downwind run to the finish from the southern tip of the island in Ziziphus, Arya and I were neck and neck until the finish line. I just squeaked out ahead of Arya in what was a really fun drag race to the line.

This week we are bringing the Trudeau Regatta in line with the same points system we use for our Bandit Regatta. Points will be awarded according to the final handicap adjusted finish in each race. Skippers who do not finish a race, or are disqualified score the number of boats in the race plus one. Points earned in both races will be combined and then the final placement will be sorted by lowest score. Point ties will be decided using Appendix A8 Series Ties from Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing. Prize plaques will be awarded for the first, second, and third place finishers based on the final points tally.

From Left (in boats): Cryptic (Trudeau 12m), Sue (Trudeau 12m), and Peter (Trudeau 12m).
On the dock: Arya, Petra, Carlota, Gabi, Josh, and Asami.

Race Director: Petra
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 Peter, with Cryptic second, and Cole in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Sue was unfortunately disqualified in the first race for not giving water room around an obstruction.

Cryptic, Cole, and Arya all finished tied with 6 points.
Rule A8.1 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is first 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
Colette Resident	2	4
Cryptic Resident	2	4
Arya89 Resident	3	3

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Cole and Cryptic’s favor with both having a second place finish over Arya’s third place finish as their best. Cole and Cryptic still remain tied, however, and now rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
Colette Resident	2	4
Cryptic Resident	4	2

In the last race, Cryptic breaks the tie with Cole with her second place finish over Cole’s fourth place finish.

 

Trudeau Classic Regatta – April 14th 2016

From left (in boats): Cryptic (Trudeau 12m) and PeterC (Trudeau Twenty). On the dock: Petra, Arya, Josh, Asami, Lorri, and Gryfin.

This weeks Trudeau Classic Regatta, in The North Sea, saw slightly choppy sim weather for the first race but cleared up for the second with some great sailing. The fleet was comprised of two 12 Metre’s, two Patchogue II’s, and a Leetle Cat II.

During the first race, racing was tight between Arya and I, on our 12 Metre’s, until a bad sim crossing caused my DNF. Arya was ahead at this point, on the final leg of North Sea’s NS-SOL-13C, and sailed on to a great finish. Racing was tight as well between Asami and Petra in their Patch II’s, with Petra finally passing Asami and pulling away on the second leg of the course.

In the second race, North Sea Butterfly, Arya and I both got off to great starts and were neck and neck for the entire race. Asami went as crew for Petra in this race, in Petra’s Patch II, and some spirited competition from PeterC in his Leetle Cat.

This week also marks the introduction of prize plaques for the Trudeau Classic Regatta. These will be awarded to the first through third place finishers in each race.

Race Director: Petra
Wind: WSW (225°) 18kts

Race 1: NS-SOL-13C

Congratulations to Arya, PeterC, and Petra on their podium finishes. All will be receiving the new prize plaques.

Race 2: North Sea Butterfly

Congratulations to Arya and PeterC on their podium finishes with me. And again, all of us will be receiving the new prize plaques.