Bandit Regatta – Aug 20th 2018

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta saw a smaller than usual turnout but nonetheless showcased some close racing. The fleet this week was comprised of a split of two Bandit IFs and two Bandit 25s for the first race but switched to three Bandit 25s and one Bandit IF for the second race. We still saw five racers combined for the regatta. The racing was tight as Moon took out his Bandit 25 for the second race and was in close contention with Astrid for the entire course.

Race Director: Daenerys
Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

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

Today’s winner was Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident), with Ultra (ultramantra Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

 

Bandit Regatta – Aug 13th 2018

From the left (in boats): Sandra (Bandit IF), Blair (Bandit 25r), Kayo and Shine (Bandit IF), Astrid (Bandit 25r), Moon (Bandit IF), Ian (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Joshua, Cryptic, Leilee, and Daenerys.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta saw some smooth sailing weather with some close racing. The protected water regions of the Bingo Strait behaved for the races with only one DNF (Did Not Finish) on the day attributed to crashing. The good sim weather lead to some close racing in the second race as the entire fleet got underway with 21 seconds on the race clock and a majority of the fleet finished within 30 seconds of each other. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of five Bandit IFs with two Bandit 25s making up the remainder.

The fleet gets underway on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

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

Today’s winner was Blair (Blair Karas), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Kayo (Kayo Torii) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Note:
Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) in the first race of the regatta for finishing under protest while failing to complete a penalty turn due to a Rule 11* foul committed on the course.
*Rule 11 – ON THE SAME TACK, OVERLAPPED

“When boats are on the same tack and overlapped, a windward boat
shall keep clear of a leeward boat.“

Source: The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020

Blair, in his Bandit 25r, rounds the lighthouse island in the Rodel region on the BBYC 03 course during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Kayo and Shine, Jackson, and Moon, all in Bandit IFs, round the lighthouse island in the Rodel region on the BBYC 03 course during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Blair, in his Bandit 25r, on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Moon, Kayo and Shine, and Jackson, all in Bandit IFs, round the lighthouse island in the Melia region on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

Moon, Kayo and Shine, Ian, and Jackson, all in Bandit IFs, head away from the lighthouse island in the Malia region while Sandra, in her Bandit IF, starts to round the island on the BBYC 01 course during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 13th, 2018.

 

Bandit Regatta – Aug 6th 2018

From the left (in boats): Laured (Bandit IF), Kayo and Shiningdiamonds (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), and Astrid (Bandit 25).
On the dock: Julia, Joshua, Arwen, Nenrio, Cryptic, Serenity, Sasha, and Daenerys.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta saw another great spectator turnout and two new race courses. Crowds once again gathered along the spectator areas in the Twice Bitten region. at the small spectator pier in the Woodfall region, and at the race line dock. Daenerys created two new courses, BBYC 08 and BBYC 09, for today’s regatta. This weeks fleet was comprised of a majority of five Bandit IFs with one lone Bandit 25 in the mix.

The fleet approaches the lighthouse island in the Melia region during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, August 6th, 2018.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

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

Today’s winner was Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident), with Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) second, and Kayo (Kayo Torii) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate and the SLCG for assisting with race duties.

Race Notes:
Laured (laured Cabassoun) and Knightley (Knightley Muircastle) 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
laured Cabassoun	5	4
Knightley Muircastle	4	5

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

 

Bandit Regatta – July 30th 2018

Bandit IFs sail around the lighthouse in the Rodel region during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, July 30th, 2018.

As with all things, change happens and is a force not unlike water and wind. This past week, The North Sea and The Eden Naturist Estate endured change. Elbag Gable, the owner of both estates, has fallen ill. In his absence, the Fruit Islands estate will be guiding the Eden Naturist Estate. However, The North Sea estate will come to an end. Due to the removal of all full regions in Eden and North Sea, and the removal of the Poseidon Sailing Centre and racing infrastructure, the North Sea Racing program will move to Backwater Bay Yacht Club. Backwater Bay is also owned by Elbag Gable, on the mainland region of Woodfall. North Sea Racing will operate under the Backwater Bay Yacht Club banner with all races in our program moving to the Woodfall region. In the coming weeks this website will also change to reflect the name change. In the future, we will be updating the course used to determine our handicap times and thus also update the times accordingly. Until that time, the current handicap times will still be valid. And now on to what you came here for, race results…

Some pretty smooth sailing weather and a very warm cheerful crowd featured in this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta. The protected water regions of the Bingo Strait behaved well for the fleet as we held the first Bandit Regatta at the Backwater Bay Yacht Club, in Woodfall. The crowd was wonderful as it gathered along the docks in both the Twice Bitten and Woodfall regions as well as the small race dock at the race line. This weeks fleet was composed of a majority of seven Bandit IFs with one lone Bandit 25.

The fleet gets underway during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Bandit Regatta on Monday, July 30th, 2018.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

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

Today’s winner was Macz (Macz Murfin), with Kayo (Kayo Torii) second, and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate and to the SLCG for their assistance with race duties.

Race Notes:
Kayo (Kayo Torii) and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 7 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
Kayo Torii	2	5
Jacquimo Resident	3	4

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

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) both finished tied with 11 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
moonglownight Resident	3	8
laured Cabassoun	5	6

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