BBYC Open Regatta – Mar 27th 2019

From the left (in boats): Lampoon (Bandit 25r), Bianca (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), Nikkia and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), and Nihiwatu (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Caethes, Cryptic, Joshua, and Bernard.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta featured nice sim sailing weather along with a great spectator turnout. The regions in Bingo Strait were well behaved for the most part as only one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day, Lampoon crashing on the final leg of BBYC Olympic Race Course (Long) during the small boat portion. As a result, the crowds gathered along the villa pier front in the Twice Bitten region and along the break wall in the Woodfall region were witness to some great racing throughout both portions of the Regatta.

This weeks small boat fleet, racing on BBYC Olympic Race Course (Long), was comprised of an equal mix of two Bandit 25Rs, two Bandif IFs, and two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on the BBYC 12 course, was comprised of a majority of four Wildwind Open 60s. One TMS Volvo Open 70 and one TMS Ushuaia made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.

Bianca, in her TMS Flying Shadow, Nikki, with Xarabethe in her Bandit IF, and Moon, in his TMS Flying Shadow, at the start of the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

Wind: SE (135°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Bianca (TgBianca Resident) second, and Nikki (Nikki Lacrima) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Bianca (TgBianca Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for incorrect course as she traveled north of the light house island in the Melia region instead of passing south of it.

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for incorrect course as he traveled north of both light house islands in the Nimitz region instead of passing in between both.

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Bianca (TgBianca Resident) and Nikki (Nikki Lacrima) 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
TgBianca Resident	1	5
Nikki Lacrima	3	3

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

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Isa (isab DeCuir) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) both finished tied with 8 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
isab DeCuir	1	7
Nihiwatu Resident/td>	4	4

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

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Bianca, in her TMS Flying Shadow, leaves the white buoy on BBYC Olympic Course (Long) while Moon, in his TMS Flying Shadow, nears the buoy, during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.

Nikki, with Xarabethe in her Bandit IF, leaves the white buoy on BBYC Olympic Race Course (Long) during the small boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.

Bianca, in her Wildwind Open 60, Isa, in her Wildwind Open 60, Moon, in his Wildwind Open 60, Nikki, with Xarabethe in her TMS Ushuaia, and Max, with Wyndi in his Wildwind Open 60, all cross the race line during the start of the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.

Isa, in her Wildwind Open 60, approaches the finish line during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.

Moon, in his Wildwind Open 60, approaches the finish line during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.

Nikki, with Xarabethe in her TMS Ushuaia, passes in between the two lighthouse islands in the Nimitz region during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.

Bianca, Cryptic, Moon, Caethes, Nihiwatu, and Bernard, with Mad and Wyndi, in Max’s Wildwind Open 60, after the conclusion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta, on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019.

 

Cat Fight – Mar 22nd 2019

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Isa and Laured, and Joshua.
On the dock: Jaslyn, Rayz, Caethes, and Cryptic.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight saw some rough sim sailing weather at the start but conditions calmed for the rest of the race. The regions in the Bingo Strait were fickle as they claimed Joshua, on his The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadow, right after the start line, during race one, for the only DNF (Did Not Finish) on the day. After Josh’s sacrifice, the regions calmed and allowed smooth sailing for the rest of the day. This weeks fleet, sailing on the BBYC 10 and BBYC 12 courses, was comprised entirely of TMS Flying Shadows.

The fleet gets underway at the start of the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight, on Friday, March 22nd, 2019.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

Wind: SE (135°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Isa (isab DeCuir), with Joshua (JoshuaMason7 Resident) second, and Daenerys (blondij Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

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Daenerys, with Red in her TMS Flying Shadow, during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight, on Friday, March 22nd, 2019.

Isa, with Laured on her TMS Flying Shadow, during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight, on Friday, March 22nd, 2019.

Joshua, on his TMS Flying Shadow, during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight, on Friday, March 22nd, 2019.

Caethes, Rayz, Cryptic, Laured, Joshua, Red, Daenerys, and Isa discuss the days races on the committee boat dock after the conclusion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight, on Friday, March 22nd, 2019.

 

IF Star 25R Regatta – Mar 11th 2019

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Red (Bandit IF), Rossafiore (Bandit 25r), Laured (Bandit 25r), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Astrid (Bandit 25r), and Nihiwatu (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Cryptic and Victor.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta featured some choppy sim sailing weather and a nice fleet turnout. The regions in Bingo Strait started off behaving but turned lightly choppy as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, two of which occurred during the second race as conditions worsened in the Muta region. This weeks fleet, racing on the BBYC 12 and BBYC Lighthouse Race courses, was comprised of a majority of four Bandit 25Rs. Two Bandit IFs and one The Mesh Shop Star Class rounded out this weeks fleet.

Note: With the onset of DST in the United States, Canada, and most of Mexico this past Sunday, SL time (PST) is now one hour ahead (PDT). However, Europe will not be hitting EU Summer Time until March 31st. In order to facilitate that our races are still at a friendly time for our sailors, we will be running our races one SL hour ahead, but still at the same time Greenwich Mean Time and Central European Time. This adjusted schedule will last until March 31st, when the EU Summer Time adjustment takes effect.

Astrid, in her Bandit 25r, crosses the finish line followed by Laured, in her Bandit 25r, during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25 Regatta, on Monday, March 11th, 2019.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Victor
Wind: S (180°) 18kts

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

Today’s winner was Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Laured (laured Cabassoun) second, and Astrid (AstridNewBonham Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
During the first race, Rossafiore (rossamare Resident) missed the last mark of the course, the lighthouse island in the Nimitz region, and was disqualified (DSQ) for incorrect course.

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During the second race, Rossafiore (rossamare Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) for failure to complete a penalty turn after committing a Rule 10 foul.

Rule 10 ON OPPOSITE TACKS
When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear
of a starboard-tack boat.

Source: The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020

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Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Laured (laured Cabassoun) both finished tied with 4 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
blondij Resident	1	3
laured Cabassoun	2	2

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 Laured’s second place finish as her best.

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Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 8 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
Nihiwatu Resident	3	5
Maximiliano Szondi/td>	4	4

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

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Daenerys, in her Bandit IF, crosses the finish line as Victor, Hay, and Cryptic, look on during the first race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta, on Monday, March 11th, 2019.

Daenerys and Red (Bandit IF), Laured (Bandit 25r), Rossafiore (Bandit 25r), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Astrid (Bandit 25r), and Nihiwatu (Bandit IF), prepare as Cryptic, Victor, and Hay look on from the committee boat dock, before the start of the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta, on Monday, March 11th, 2019.

Cryptic, Victor, and Hay look on, as Daenerys and Red, in Daenerys’ Bandit IF, and the rest of the fleet listen to instructions before the start of the second race of the Bandit IF Star 25R Regatta, on Monday, March 11th, 2019.

The fleet approaches the start line as the pre-start countdown hits 00:01 for the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta, on Monday, March 11th, 2019.

The fleet rounds the lighthouse island in the Nimitiz region, the first mark on the BBYC Lighthouse Race course, during the second race of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club IF Star 25R Regatta, on Monday, March 11th, 2019.

 

Cat Fight – Mar 8th 2019

From the left (in The Mesh Shop Flying Shadows): Daenerys, Rayz, Moon, Julnara, and Isa.
On the dock: Caethes, Nihiwatu, Laured, and Cryptic.

Semi-smooth sim sailing weather featured during this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight. With Linden Lab attending too and repairing the Farragut region earlier in the week, at Elbag’s request, we were able to return to running courses through that portion of Bingo Strait. Both courses on the day, BBYC 05 and BBYC 12, run through Farragut and all crossings were smooth there. However, the southern channel of Nautilus City would prove to be more stubborn as the two DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were claimed there, near the Howe region crossing. This weeks fleet, comprised entirely of The Mesh Shop Flying Shadows, otherwise had no lag issues as the rest of the regions behaved well.

Julnara, with Equen on her TMS Flying Shadow, and Isa, with Luared on her TMS Flying Shadow, listening to instructions during the skippers meeting of the BBYC Cat Fight on Friday, March 8th, 2019 – Photo courtesy of Forever Sundays

More photos of the event at Forever Sundays’ Flickr.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SE (135°) 15kts

Wind: SE (135°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Isa (isab DeCuir), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Daenerys (blondij Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for failing to complete a penalty turn before finishing after committing a Mark-Room foul (Rule 18) at the last race mark, the light house island in the Nimitz region.

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Julnara (Julnara Resident) and Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) both finished tied with 8 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
Julnara Resident	3	5
Rayzza Rubble	4	4

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

 

Cat Fight – Feb 15th 2019

From the left (in boats): Isa and Laured (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), Julnara (TMS Flying Shadow), and Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Caethes, Joshua, Jaslyn, Cryptic, and Lilita.

A great gathering of spectators turned out this week to watch a display of fun racing in smooth sailing sim weather during the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight. Crowds continued their trend of flocking to the committee boat dock in the Woodfall region and the water front pier along the villa in the Twice Bitten region. The fleet itself responded in kind to the great sailing weather with no DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day. This weeks fleet of catamarans, sailing on the BBYC 12 and BBYC 04 Rev 1 courses, was comprised of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows and one lone TMS Nacra 17.

Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SE (135°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Isa (isab DeCuir), with Daenerys (blondij Resident) second, and Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Daenerys (blondij Resident), Rayz (Rayzza Rubble), and Julnara (Julnara Resident) all 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
blondij Resident	1	5
Rayzza Rubble	2	4
Julnara Resident	3	3

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 Rayz’s second place finish Julnara’s third place finish as their best. Subsequently, Rayz breaks the remaining tie with his second place best finish over Julnara’s third place best finish.

 

BBYC Open Regatta – Feb 13th 2019

From the left (in boats): Cole (TMS Nacra 17), Riz (TMS Star Class), Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), Lilita (Bandit 25r), and Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r).
On the dock: Cryptic, Joshua, Bianca, and Rugger.

This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta saw some calm sim sailing weather with a nice fleet turnout. The regions of Bingo Strait behaved well as only one of the three DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day was directly attributed to a bad region crossing. The other two DNFs were from both sailors pulling their boats early from sailing both an incorrect course and frustration with their own boat.

The fleet turnout this week was nice as the small boat fleet, sailing on BBYC Olympic Course (Long), was comprised of a slim majority of three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. Two TMS Nacra 17s, two Bandit IFs, two Bandit 25Rs, and one TMS Star Class made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the BBYC 12 course, was comprised of two TMS One Design 65s, one TMS Volvo Open 70, one TMS Ushuaia, one Wildwind Open 60, and one Wildwind AC-45.

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 Nikki (Nikki Lacrima), with Isa (isab DeCuir) second, and ViV (vivipezz Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Nikki (Nikki Lacrima) and Isa (isab DeCuir) 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
Nikki Lacrima	2	4
isab DeCuir	3	3

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

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Bianca (TgBianca Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 13 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
TgBianca Resident	2	11
Maximiliano Szondi	6	7

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

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Riz (RIZLER Rodex) and Lilita (lilita Cifuentes) both finished tied with 14 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
RIZLER Rodex	6	8
lilita Cifuentes	7	7

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

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Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) and Ana (Ana Harcourt) both finished tied with 15 points. As both have the exact same finishes in each race, a DNF (Did Not Finish) in the small boat portion and a DNS (Did Not Start) in the big boat portion, neither Rule A8.1 or Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking their tie. Therefore, Rayz and Ana remain tied in eleventh place overall.

 

Cat Fight – Feb 8th 2019

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Csilla, Isa, Rayz and Lanky, and Julnara.
On the dock: Caethes, Joshua, and Cryptic.

Rough simulator conditions and a determined fleet showcased this weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Cat Fight. Linden Lab’s servers were having their share of issues to the point that they conducted an unplanned maintenance, see here Feb 8th Unscheduled Maintenance, to correct them during the Cat Fight. Conditions would not hold back the fleet, however, as everyone fought to finish in both races with no DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day. The fleet, comprised of five The Mesh Shop Flying Shadows (Three crewed and two single-handed), raced on the BBYC Bowline Reverse and newly created BBYC 12 courses.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SE (135°) 18kts

Wind: SE (135°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Isa (isab DeCuir), with Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.