Bandit Regatta – May 29th 2023

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger and Rumiko (Bandit 22 LTE), Xiao (Bandit IF), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius and Angela (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Soni, Sinner, Jo, Sina, Sere, Caethes. On the pier: Justin, and Gin.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the last North Sea Bandit Regatta for May, 2023. With a moderate breeze of 15 knots out of the southwest, rising to a fresh breeze of 18 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were well behaved as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The crowds that gathered on the beaches on the islands in the Ziziphus, and Genip regions, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, delighted in a dynamic display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea 05 and North Sea WC Reach 2 courses, was made up of a majority of seven Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

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 Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), with Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) was over the start line early before the pre-start race clock countdown had reached 0:00:00, during the second race, and never came back around to start properly earning a Did Not Start (DNS).

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ViV (vivipezz Resident) and Markis (Marcus Schechter) both finished tied with 16 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
vivipezz Resident	7	9
Marcus Schechter	8	8

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in ViV’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Markis’s eighth place finish as his best.
 

Cat Fight – May 26th 2023

From the left (in boats): Sirius (TMS Flying Shadow), Max Starostin (TMS Flying Shadow), Max (TMS Flying Shadow), Xiao (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (WildWind AC-45), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), and ViV (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Sevenia, Asher, Caethes. On the pier: Nemo, Ell, Dolcezenzero, and Mario.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the last Cat Fight in The North Sea for May, 2023. The North Sea regions were well behaved with two DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the first race, was due to a skipper’s internet connection’s increasingly poor condition. The second DNF, occurring during the second race, was due to a skipper pulling his boat after frustration from the 21 knot race wind. The crowds that gathered on the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus, and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, indulged in the fresh fleet-foiled feline ferment on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Manta and North Sea Cat Fight 01 courses, was made up of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. One WildWind AC-45 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Asher

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Wind: NW (315°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Max (Max Starostin), with ViV (vivipezz Resident) second, and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Sea (filax Carter) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the last course mark, the gate in the Sapote region.

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Palani (Palani Allen) and Sea (filax Carter) finished tied with 9 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Palani Allen	5	4
filax Carter	4	5

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

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Nemo (Nemo Ballinger) and Max (MrMekMax Resident) both finished tied with 13 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Nemo Ballinger	5	8
MrMekMax Resident	6	7

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

Bandit Regatta – May 22nd 2023

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Kael (Bandit 22 LTE), Sevenia (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit IF), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Rosalynd, Farryn, and Sere.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. With a moderate breeze of 11 knots out of the southwest, rising to 15 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF came during the second race as a skipper had connection issues. The crowds that gathered on the lighthouse observation deck on the island in the Ziziphus region, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, thrilled in a lively display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea 02 and North Sea 01 courses, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet in the first race. One Bandit IF skipper opted to switch to her Bandit 22 in the second race.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: SW (225°) 11kts

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

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 Ester (citacg Resident) second, and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Emilio (emiliopc7 Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for finishing under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 18.2 Giving Mark Room foul around the first mark, the island in the Ziziphus region.

“18.2 Giving Mark-Room
(b) If boats are overlapped when the first of them reaches the zone, the outside boat at that moment shall
thereafter give the inside boat mark-room. If a boat is clear ahead when she reaches the zone,
the boat clear astern at that moment shall thereafter give her mark-room.“

Source: 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) both finished tied with 12 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Nicole Myhre	4	8
Sirius Rosca	5	7

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

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Sevenia (Seven Orbit) finished tied with 19 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Maximiliano Szondi	10	9
Seven Orbit	9	10

In the last race, Max breaks the tie with Sevenia with his ninth place finish over Sevenia’s tenth place finish.
 

Cat Fight – May 19th 2023

From the left (in boats): Vicky and Sevenia (TMS Flying Shadow), Max (TMS Flying Shadow), Sirius (TMS Flying Shadow), Kael (TMS Flying Shadow), and Palani (WildWind AC-45).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Cloe, and Caethes. On the pier: Nikola.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were mostly well behaved with three DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. All three DNFs, two occurring during the first race, and one during the second, were due to skippers crashing while crossing over regions corners. The crowds that gathered around the lighthouses on the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Citrus regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, relished the charged fleet-foiled feline force on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline and North Sea 04 v3 courses, was made up of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively. One WildWind AC-45 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Wind: SW (225°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Max (Max Starostin), with Sirius (Sirius Rosca) second, and Vicky (Vicky4698 Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Max (Max Starostin) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) finished tied with 3 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Max Starostin	2	1
Sirius Rosca	1	2

In the last race, Max breaks the tie with Sirius with his first place finish over Sirius’s second place finish.

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Palani (Palani Allen) and Kael (Kael Decosta) both finished tied with 8 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Palani Allen	3	5
Kael Decosta	4	4

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

Bandit Regatta – May 15th 2023

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit IF), Sevenia (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Sea (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Benna, and Wendy.

Calm seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as five DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Two DNFs, from the same skipper in both races, were due to her deleting her boat after being fouled even though the opposing skipper completed penalty turns. Another DNF, occurring during the second race, was also from a skipper deleting her boat after she realized her navigation HUD was not functioning. The remaining two DNFs, also occurring during the second race, were from skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. The crowds that gathered on the lighthouse observation deck on the island in the Ziziphus region, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, reveled in an energetic display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Short) and a two lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course, was made up of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. Five Bandit IFs, four sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet in the first race. The second race saw two Bandit IF skippers switch to Bandit 22 LTEs.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys, and Asher

Wind: SW (225°) 8kts

Wind: SW (225°) 11kts

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

Today’s winner was Sea (filax Carter), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Sea (filax Carter) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 5 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
filax Carter	1	4
moonglownight Resident	2	3

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

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Sirius (Sirius Rosca) and Markis (Marcus Schechter) both finished tied with 10 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Sirius Rosca	3	7
Marcus Schechter	4	6

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

Cat Fight – May 12th 2023

From the left (in boats): Vicky and Sevenia (TMS Flying Shadow), Flare and Bogey (TMS Flying Shadow), Xiao (TMS Flying Shadow), Max (TMS Flying Shadow), Sin and Cloe (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon and Red (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Kael (TMS Flying Shadow), and Palani (WildWind AC-45).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Tamarushka, and Caethes.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, rising to 21 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were mostly well behaved with three DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. Two of those DNFs were from skippers pulling their boats in the second race, one from a call in the physical world, and the other from frustration on the course. The remaining DNF was from a skipper crashing after a rough region crossing in the second race. The crowds that gathered on the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus, and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, reveled in the energetic fleet-foiled feline fever on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Triple Pink and North Sea Extreme Reverse courses, was made up of a majority of eight The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, five sailing single-handed and three crewed respectively. One WildWind AC-45 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet in the first race. Two Flying Shadow skippers picked up crew for the second race.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Wind: SW (225°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Sin (Sinarielle Resident), with Max (Max Starostin) 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:
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 8 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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	7
moonglownight Resident	3	5

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 Moon’s third place finish as his best.
 

Bandit Regatta – May 8th 2023

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit IF), Xiao (Bandit IF), Sevenia (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius and Minchen (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Daenerys, Davi, and Dark.

Calm seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions were mostly well behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Two DNFs came from skippers crashing while crossing over region corners during the second race. The remaining DNF came from a skipper crashing after a rough crossing, also during the second race. The crowds that gathered on the lighthouse observation deck on the island in the Ziziphus region, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, cheered on an exciting display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long) and the North Sea Half Mane course, was made up of an even split of six Bandit 22 LTEs, and six Bandit IFs, four sailing single-handed and two crewed respectively. One IF skipper switched to her 22 for the second race.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys
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 Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre), with Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Ester (citacg Resident) and Sevenia (Seven Orbit) both finished tied with 16 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
citacg Resident	6	10
Seven Orbit	7	9

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

Cat Fight – May 5th 2023

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Vicky, Max, Xiao, Daenerys, Moon, Sirius, Flare and Bogey, and Palani.
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Sevenia, and Caethes. On the pier: Marius, and Wendy.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first Cat Fight in The North Sea for May, 2023. With a moderate breeze of 15 knots out of the southwest, rising to a fresh breeze of 18 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were mostly well behaved with two DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the second race, came when a skipper pulled her boat after issues with her gestures. The later DNF, also occurring during the second race, came after a skipper crashed while crossing over region corners. The crowds that gathered on the lighthouse observation deck on the island in the Ziziphus region, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, thrilled in the fit of fleet-foiled feline fun on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Trapezoid course and North Sea Olympic Course (Long), consisted of eight The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, seven sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Sirius (Sirius Rosca) second, and Max (Max Starostin) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Max (Max Starostin) and Palani (Palani Allen) both finished tied with 8 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Max Starostin	1	7
Palani Allen	3	5

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

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Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Vicky (Vicky4698 Resident) both finished tied with 10 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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	3	7
Vicky4698 Resident	4	6

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

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Flare (Flare Doge) and Xiao (XiaoMarque01 Resident) both finished tied with 13 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Flare Doge	5	8
XiaoMarque01 Resident	6	7

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

Bandit Regatta – May 1st 2023

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (bandit 22 LTE), Vicky and Sevenia (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Xiao (Bandit IF), Markis (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Farryn, and Daenerys. On the pier: Cole, and Paula.

Calm seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted the first North Sea Bandit Regatta for May, 2023. The North Sea regions were well behaved as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Both DNFs, occurring one a piece in each race, happened when skippers crashed while crossing over regions corners. The crowds that gathered on the shores of the island in the Ziziphus region, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, enjoyed an entertaining display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Manta and North Sea Manta Reverse courses, was made up of a majority of nine Bandit 22 LTEs. Five Bandit IFs, four sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

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 Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), with Sea (filax Carter) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate and to the SLCG for helping with race duties.

Race Notes:
Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Ester (citacg Resident) both finished tied with 11 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Nicole Myhre	3	8
citacg Resident	5	6

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

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) and Markis (Marcus Schechter) both finished tied with 21 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
ruggeromare Resident	7	14
Marcus Schechter	10	11

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Rugger’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Markis’s tenth place finish as his best.
 

Cat Fight – April 28th 2023

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Sin and Cloe, Max, Palani, Massimo, Xiao, and Sirius.
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Sevenia, Vicky, Red, and Caethes. On the pier: Cole, Wendy, and Jo.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the last Cat Fight in The North Sea for April, 2023. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, rising to 21 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were behaved for most with two DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. Both DNFs, one a piece in each race, were due to one skipper having internet connection issues. The crowds that gathered along the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus, and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, delighted in the frenetic fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Half Mane and North Sea Hay courses, consisted of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, five sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Wind: SW (225°) 21kts

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

Today’s winner was Sin (Sinarielle Resident), with Max (Max Starostin) second, and Palani (Palani Allen) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Sin (Sinarielle Resident) and Max (Max Starostin) finished tied with 3 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Sinarielle Resident	2	1
Max Starostin	1	2

In the last race, Sin breaks the tie with Max with her first place finish over Max’s second place finish.

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Sirius (Sirius Rosca) and Massimo (MrMekMax Resident) finished tied with 11 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Sirius Rosca	6	5
MrMekMax Resident	5	6

In the last race, Sirius breaks the tie with Massimo with his fifth place finish over Massimo’s sixth place finish.