From the left (in boats): Isa (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (Bandit 25r), Nikki and Xarabethe (Bandit IF), Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), and Daenerys (Bandit IF).
On the dock: Jaslyn, Joshua, Cryptic, and Blair.
This weeks Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta featured smooth sim sailing weather with a nice fleet turnout. The regions in Bingo Strait returned to their normally smooth sim sailing conditions, after two turbulent weeks of rough crossings and poor region lag, as the two DNFs (Did Not Finish) on the day were due to a lost skipper and another skipper’s boat scripts ceasing to function. Spectators enjoyed the fleet racing, as they gathered along the pier front of the villa in the Twice Bitten region, and also along the light house pier in the Rodel region.
This weeks small boat fleet, racing on the newly created BBYC 13 course, was comprised of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. Three Bandit IFs, and one Bandit 25r made up the remainder of the small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, racing on the BBYC 03 course, was comprised of split majority of two Wildwind Open 60s and two TMS Volvo Ocean 70s. One TMS Ushuaia and one TMS One Design 65 made up the remainder of the big boat fleet.
More pictures after the results.
Race Director: Cryptic
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 Isa (isab DeCuir), with Moon (moonglownight 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:
Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) was disqualified during the big boat portion for finishing while failing to complete a penalty turn after committing a Rule 10 foul.
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
Moon (moonglownight 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 |
| moonglownight 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 Moon’s favor with having a first place finish over Nikki’s third place finish as her best.
Isa, in her Wildwind Open 60, nears the red buoy, in the Rodel region, during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, March 6th, 2019.
Moon, in his TMS Volvo Open 70, leaves the red buoy, in the Rodel region, during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, March 6th, 2019.
Rayz, in his TMS One Design 65, approaches the red buoy, in the Rodel region, during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, March 6th, 2019.
Nikki, with Xarabeth in her TMS Ushuaia, leaves the red buoy, in the Rodel region, during the big boat portion of the Backwater Bay Yacht Club Open Regatta on Wednesday, March 6th, 2019.
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