Bandit IF Regatta – October 17th 2020

From the left to the right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Emileigh, Rugger, Max & Wyndi, Julie, Moon, Jackson
Dock: Caethes, Cryptic
Committee boat: Daenerys

Saturday afternoon, we had a fleet of six Bandit IFs at the start, with one Bandit IF crewed.
The North Sea regions behaved well and even in the Eden waters there was not a cloud in the sky.

Today for the first time, the “circle of the dragon” was at the start. The two races had two great starts. No sticking to the Committee boat as it happens on other days. Was that because of the circle, or is it something else? Time will tell.

Right from the start of the first race, a skipper immediately took the lead. She was followed behind by a group of four other skippers. As the race progressed, two groups of two boats were formed from the next group of four boats.

After the start of the second race, the fleet fell apart immediately. Two boats took the lead. Followed by two boats and two other boats sailed completely different lines.

We had one DNF (Did Not Finish) and three DSQs (Disqualified) through both races and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

A Schipper is sailing under the bridge of the Island Genip.

As the whole island is the mark, this is not legal

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assist Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: 240° (SW) 10kts

Wind: 235° (SW) 18kts

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

Today’s winner was Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Jack (Jacquimo Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Rugger was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for finishing the race under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn as instructed by a race director for a 18.2 Giving Mark Room foul.

“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: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Rugger (Ruggeromare Resident ) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course. Sailing under the bridge of the island of Genip, as the whole island is the mark, this is not allowed.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the first course mark, because he was sailing the wrong route.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Jack (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 5 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	4
Jacquimo Resident	2	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 Jack’s second place finish as his best.

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Bandit IF Regatta – October 10th 2020

From the left to the right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Jackson, Emileigh, Amy pond, Julie, Rugger, Moonglownight, Kim (& micha)
Dock: Alis, Lefkos
Committee boat: Daenerys, Tamarushka

This Saturday afternoon, we had a fleet of eight Bandit IFs at the start. Two Bandit IFs had crew.
The North Sea regions behaved well and even in the Eden waters, there was not a cloud in the sky.

We had a good start with five boats together. The fleet stayed together until reaching the Appleberry region. A skipper already had a large lead, so that the fleet was no longer able to catch up.

The second race also went well. The fleet of six boats stayed together as far as the river in the Eden Kittiwake region. When exiting the river, a skipper had made a fuss of the fleet and another skipper had fallen behind. On the way to the last mark of the day, the next group had caught up with the front runner again.

We had one DNF (Did Not Finish) and no DSQs (Disqualified) through both races and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

We have three boats. For the first two next rule appear ON THE SAME TACK, OVERLAPPED, but the black boat need room because she has an island in front of her. So the rule ROOM TO TACK AT AN OBSTRUCTION comes into play. So the white boat has to give room for the black boat.

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: 220° (SW) 13kts

Wind: 230° (SW) 11kts

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

Today’s winner was Jack (Jacquimo Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:

 

Bandit Regatta – Oct 5th 2020

From the left (in boats): Micha (Bandit 22 LTE), Jackson (Bandit IF), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Meireles and Cindy (Bandit 22 LTE), Amy (Bandit 25r), Jenna (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh and Yummy (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Fanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Kim (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit 22 LTE), and Julie (Bandit 25r).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamara, Giulia, Daenerys, and Julia. On the pier: Ais, and Gabs.

Mild sim sailing weather, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions started out generally behaved for our There and Back Again version of the regatta, with one DNF (Did Not Finish) recorded during the first race across the width of the entire North Sea estate. The seas grew slightly choppy during the second race, as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded. Of those three DNFs, one was due to a skipper pulling her boat after realizing she sailed the course backwards, another DNF was from a skipper crashing from crossing on region corners, and the final DNF was due to a skipper crashing on a border crossing. The crowd that gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, followed and cheered on the exciting racing on display across the North Sea, as they hopped to the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Eden Auk region, before heading to watch the finish in the Eden Jaeger region. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 01 and North Sea Scampi courses, was made up of a majority ten Bandit 22 LTEs. Four Bandit 25Rs rounded out the fleet in the first race. The fleet composition changed slightly for the second race as two skippers switched from the Bandit 22 LTE to the Bandit IF.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Directors: Daenerys, Victoria, and Kirsty

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Jenna (jnx1e Resident) second, and Julie (JulieRoyale 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:
Jenna (jnx1e Resident) and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) both finished the first race tied with a final time of 0:10:52. As the final time result is rounded to the nearest whole second in the Google Sheet, the exact final times for each skipper are: (race time multiplied by handicap equaling final time, all time in seconds)

Skipper	Race Time	Handicap	Final Time
jnx1e	869	0.75	651.75
WWWAAAA	795	0.82	651.90

With the final times shown in seconds, the tie breaks in Jenna’s favor with having a 651.75 seconds finish over Sandra’s 651.90 seconds finish. Just to note, if both skippers final times had been an exact tie, Rule A7 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing would be used to break that tie instead:

“If boats are tied at the finishing line or if a handicap or rating system is used and boats have equal corrected times, the points for the place for which the boats have tied and for the place(s) immediately below shall be added together and divided equally. Boats tied for a race prize shall share it or be given equal prizes.“

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Meirelese (Meireles Diabolito) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for finishing the race under protest while failing to finish a 360° penalty turn as directed by a race director due to a Rule 18.2 Giving Mark-Room foul.

“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: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Sirius (Sirius Rosca) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for finishing the race under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 10 On Opposite Tacks foul.

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

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Jenna (jnx1e Resident) both finished tied with 5 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	4
jnx1e Resident	2	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 Jenna’s second place finish as her best.

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Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and Fanny (fannydeep Resident) both finished tied with 15 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
WWWAAAA Resident	4	11
fannydeep Resident	6	9

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

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Sea (filax Carter) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) finished tied with 18 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
filax Carter	11	7
ruggeromare Resident	7	11

In the last race, Sea breaks the tie with Rugger with her seventh place finish over Rugger’s eleventh place finish.

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Amy (Montserrat Naidoo) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 22 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
Montserrat Naidoo	9	13
Maximiliano Szondi	10	12

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

Bandit IF Regatta – October 3nd 2020

From the left to the right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Max & Wyndi, Jackson, Moonglownight, Sirius, Ruggeromare, JulieRoyale, Dunia & Emileigh, Kim, Julia Raymond, Miki
Dock: Desdemona
Committee boat: Daenerys

Saturday afternoon, we had a fleet of ten Bandit IFs at the start. Two Bandit IFs had crew. The North Sea regions behaved well and even in the Eden waters there was not a cloud in the sky.

We had a great start with eight boats together. It can be seen that the skippers are getting better at pre-starts, however the threat from barging is still present.
After the start, a boat split from the fleet to then rejoin the fleet at the first mark. The tack to the first mark went smoothly for the remaining nine boats. At the mark buoy, we had a leading group of four boats, with the boat that had separated itself at the start as the leader. On the way to the second mark, there was a fight for second place. Later in the race there was still fighting for first place.

The start of the second race also went well. After the start, we already had a stretched fleet. This would not mean anything because the “venom was in the tail”. When entering Eden, we had a front runner and a chasing group of four above, taking the wind away from each other. After rounding the first mark, an island in the Eden Owl region, the skippers made their way between the islands. After they passed the gate, the route followed through a river in the Eden Kittiwake region. With the wind blowing on the bow, the steering skills of the various skippers surfaced. A skipper ran into problems and had to lower his sails, making it more of a challenge for the skippers behind to sail through the river.

We had two DNFs (Did Not Finish) and no DSQs (Disqualififed) through both races and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

The fleet in the river of Eden Kittiwake

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys

Wind: 225° (SW) 18kts

Wind: 240° (SW) 11kts

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

Race Notes:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) 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
Moonglownight Resident	1	3
Ruggeromare Resident	2	2

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 Rugger’s second place finish as his best.

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Jack (Jacquimo Resident) and Kim (Kim Farleigh) 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
Jacquimo Resident	4	9
Kim Farleigh	6	7

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

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North Sea Open Regatta – Sept 23rd 2020

From the left (in boats): Jackson (Bandit IF), Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17), Diana (Quest M-24), Meli and Alina (Bandit IF), Julie (RM Clever), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Micha (Bandit 22 LTE), Kim (Bandit IF), Jenna (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), and Max and Wyndi (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Mandy, and Farryn. On the pier: Bodil, Sini, and Zara.

A great fleet turnout, in light of some pesky region behavior, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were generally behaved for most, with the exception of the Sapote region which was offline until 5 minutes after the start of the small boat portion. Due to the Sapote regions late lunch, our originally planned courses of North Sea Olympic Course (Long) and North Sea Circle were changed to facilitate avoiding the gap left by the off line region. In light of the chaotic conditions, there was still only one DNF (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day, due to a skipper crossing on a region corner. The crowd that first gathered on the Poseidon Center Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, and then moved to follow and watch this weeks fleet, to the shores of the island in the Genip region, cheered on the close-knit fleet racing on display.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Cutlew to Jeager 01 course, was comprised of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively, two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, one single-handed and one with crew, two TMS Nacra 17s, one TMS Star Class, one Bandit 25r, one Quest M-24, and one ReneMarine Clever¹ rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Thornback course, was comprised of a majority of four Wildwind Open 60s. Three TMS One Design 65s, two TMS Volvo Open 70s, one TMS Ushuaia, one Wildwind RC-44r, one Wildwind AC-62, and one Trudeau 12 Metre rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

¹Note: The handicap for the ReneMarine Clever has been updated to a value of 0.69. You can see more info at our North Sea Handicap Table along with a link to the Google Sheet used for calculating the handicap values.

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 ViV (vivipezz Resident), with Jenna (jnx1e Resident) second, and Sandra (WWWAAAA 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 racing duties.

Race Notes:
Micha (Micha Karfield) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for finishing the race under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 10 On Opposite Tacks foul.

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

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for finishing the race under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn as instructed by a race director due to a Rule 18.2 Giving Mark-Room foul.

“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: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 17 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
JulieRoyale Resident	2	15
Jacquimo Resident	3	14

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

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Sea (filax Carter) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) both finished tied with 22 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
filax Carter	8	14
Nihiwatu Resident	10	12

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Sea’s favor with having an eighth place finish over Nihiwatu’s tenth place finish as her best.

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Palani (Palani Allen) both finished tied with 26 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
Maximiliano Szondi	10	16
Palani Allen	12	14

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

Thursday Triple Threat – Sept 17th 2020

Bandit IF: Amy, Jack, Siri, Julie, Tamar, Kim, Moon, Max & Wyndi
Bandit B22: Sea, Jenna, Emi
Dock, Alex, Baluta, Desdemona, Patrico, Leonardo
Committee boat: Daenerys

A beautiful Thursday afternoon, with good sailing weather, the wind coming from the south west, and no sign of a thunderstorm. Today we had eight Bandit IFs and three Bandit 22 LTEs, with one IF having extra crew on board.

The start of the first race went smoothly and it was going to be a great race with the three 22s split from the eight IFs right from the start. Out of these eight Bandit IFs, two boats would split off from the other six.

The start of the second race was almost the same as the first race. The three 22s took the lead right from the start. The seven Bandit IFs followed closely behind. The race ran through the heart of the Appleberry region.

We had one DNFs (Did Not Finish) and no DSQs (Disqualified) through both races and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

the fleet rounding the mark in Dragonfruit, with the Bandit IF center in the background

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: 230° (SW) 18kts

Wind: 225° (SW) 13kts

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

Today’s winners on the Bandit 22 LTE were Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), with Jenna (jnx1e Resident) second, and Sea (filax Carter) in third place.

Today’s winners on the Bandit IF were Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Tamar (Tamara Czervik) in third place.

Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), Jenna (jnx1e Resident) and Sea (filax Carter) all 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
Emileigh Starbrook	1	3
jnx1e Resident	1	3
filax Carter	2	2

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Emileigh’s and Jenna’s favor with having a first place finish over Sea’s second place finish as her best. As Emileigh and Jenna both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to further 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
Emileigh Starbrook	3	1
jnx1e Resident	1	3

In the last race, Emileigh breaks the tie with Jenna with her first place finish over Jenna’s third place finish

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Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished tied with 3 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
JulieRoyale Resident	2	1
moonglownight Resident	1	2

In the last race, Julie breaks the tie with Moon with her first place finish over Moon’s second place finish

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Tamar (Tamara Czervik) and Siri (Sirius Rosca) both finished tied with 8 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
Tamara Czervik	5	3
Sirius Rosca	3	5

In the last race, Tamar breaks the tie with Siri with her third place finish over Max’s fifth place finish

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Amy (Montserrat Naidoo) and Jack (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 11 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
Montserrat Naidoo	7	4
Jacquimo Resident	4	7

In the last race, Amy breaks the tie with Jack with her fourth place finish over Jack’s seventh place finish

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Kim (Kim Farleigh) both finished tied with 14 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
Maximiliano Szondi	8	6
Kim Farleigh	6	8

In the last race, Max breaks the tie with Kim with his sixth place finish over Kim’s eightht place finish

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Bandit Regatta – Sept 7th 2020

From the left (in boats): Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Juicy (Bandit 25r), Kire (Bandit IF), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Meireles and Cindy (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Micha (Bandit 22 LTE), Nihiwatu (Bandit 25r), Julie (Bandit 25r), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Yumiko (Bandit 25r), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), and Kim (Bandit IF).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Amy, Indido, Sasha, Bella, and Julie. On the pier: Esmelyn, Cher, Tick, and Sara.

Wonderful sim sailing weather and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions were on their best behavior for this weeks large fleet, as every skipper finished their race with no crashes or DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. The crowds that gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock, both in the Eden Jakana region, and on the observation deck of the lighthouse on the island in the Ziziphus region, cheered the exciting fleet racing on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea 02 and North Sea 03 courses, was comprised of a majority of seven Bandit 22 LTEs. Five Bandit 25Rs and three Bandit IFs, one sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively, rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Daenerys

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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) 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:
Kim (Kim Farleigh) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) both 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
Kim Farleigh	3	9
Sirius Rosca	6	6

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

Cat Fight – Sept 4th 2020

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Falk and Jenny (TMS Nacra 17), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), Jenna and Amber (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon and Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Harry (TMS Flying Shadow), Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17), Alex (TMS Flying Shadow), and Emileigh (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Cryptic, and Caethes.

Calm seas and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of The North Sea behaved well for most as the Cat Fight took to the western portion of The North Sea estate, sailing from the Eden Jaeger race line. Two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, both during the first race. Of those two DNFs, one was due to a skipper crashing while crossing on region corners and the other was from a crash on a region crossing. The crowds that gathered along the shores of the islands in the Eden Auk, and Genip regions, as well as along the shore of the Pelican Sailing School, in the Eden Murrelet region, cheered on the fleet-fouled feline frenzy from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Thornback and North Sea Barracuda courses, was comprised of a majority of seven The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, four sailing with crew and three sailing single-handed respectively. Three TMS Nacra 17s 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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with Daenerys (blondij 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:
Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) was disqualified during the second race for finishing while under protest without completing a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 11 On The Same Tack, Overlapped foul right after the start.

“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: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Jenna (jnx1e Resident) and Daenerys (blondij Resident) finished tied with 3 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
jnx1e Resident	2	1
blondij Resident	1	2

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

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Palani (Palani Allen) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) finished tied with 13 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
Palani Allen	9	4
Nihiwatu Resident	4	9

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

Bandit Regatta – Aug 31st 2020

From the left (in boats): Kire (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit 25r), Micha (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius and Angelie (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Fanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Kim (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Meireles and Ssue (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), and Yumiko (Bandit 25r).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Johano. On the pier: Bodil.

Choppy to smooth seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions were slightly choppy for the start of our monthly There and Back Again version of the regatta, with five DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. All five of those DNFs occurred during the first portion of the regatta. Two DNFs were due to skippers crashing on region crossings. A third DNF was due to a skipper pulling her boat after being frustrated from getting caught in irons¹, with the remaining two DNFs the result of skippers crashing while crossing on region corners. The seas calmed for the second race of the regatta, with every skipper staring and finishing out of a fleet of 16 boats. The crowd that initially gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, and then followed the fleet, viewing from the islands in the Ziziphus and Genip regions, cheered on the great racing on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 01 and North Sea Jaeger to Curlew 01 courses, was comprised of a majority of ten Bandit 22 LTEs. Four Bandit IFs, two sailing with crew and two sailing single-handed respectively, and two Bandit 25Rs rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.

¹in irons – The “trapped” condition a sailing ship finds itself in when the bow of the ship is headed into the wind and the ship has stalled and is unable to maneuver.
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_irons

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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Sirius (Sirius Rosca) second, and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) 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:
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, incorrectly rounding the final mark of the course, the red buoy in the Cocoa region.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for finishing while under protest without completing a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 11 On The Same Tack, Overlapped foul.

“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: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Meireles (Meireles Diabolito) and Yumiko (yumikonakayama Resident) both finished the first race tied with a final time of 0:11:26. As the final time result is rounded to the nearest whole second in the Google Sheet, the exact final times for each skipper are: (race time multiplied by handicap equaling final time, all time in seconds)

Skipper	Race Time	Handicap	Final Time
Meireles	914	0.75	685.50
yumikonakayama	836	0.82	685.52

With the final times shown in seconds, the tie breaks in Meireles’s favor with having a 685.50 seconds finish over Yumiko’s 685.52 seconds finish. Just to note, if both skippers final times had been an exact tie, Rule A7 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing would be used to break that tie instead:

“If boats are tied at the finishing line or if a handicap or rating system is used and boats have equal corrected times, the points for the place for which the boats have tied and for the place(s) immediately below shall be added together and divided equally. Boats tied for a race prize shall share it or be given equal prizes.“

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Sea (filax Carter) and Kim (Kim Farleigh) 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
filax Carter	2	11
Kim Farleigh	6	7

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

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Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 17 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
WWWAAAA Resident	2	15
Jacquimo Resident	5	12

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

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Moon (moonglownight Resident), Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre), and Meireles (Meireles Diabolito) both finished tied with 17 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	4	15
Nicole Myhre	7	12
Meireles Diabolito	9	10

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Moon’s favor with having a fourth place finish over Zimtzicke’s seventh place and Meireles’s ninth place finishes as their best.
 

Bandit Regatta – Aug 3rd 2020

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Kaelia (Bandit 25r), Moon (Bandit IF), Nigel (Bandit 25r), Fanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Julie (Bandit 25r), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Meireles and Cindy (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (Bandit 22 LTE), and Yumiko (Bandit 25r).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Sky, Elbag, and Micha. On the pier: Kai and Kim.

Calm seas, that turned stormy late, and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. The North Sea regions were calm and smooth for the first portion of our monthly There and Back Again series across the width of the entire estate, as every skipper finished without a hiccup. The seas turned choppy late into the second portion, as the Mammea region decided to take a late lunch and go offline, taking two skippers with it resulting in the only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. The crowd that gathered on the small race dock, in the Eden Jakana region, and then following the fleet, hopping to the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Eden Auk regions, reveled and cheered on this weeks Bandit skippers as they put on a lively display of fleet racing. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 01 and North Sea Jaeger to Curlew 01 courses, was comprised of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. Four Bandit IFs, three sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively, and four Bandit 25Rs rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.

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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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:
Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) disqualified (DSQ) during the second race due to sailing an incorrect course. Sandra rounded the fifth course mark, the red buoy in the Cocoa region, clockwise instead of counterclockwise.

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Jenna (jnx1e Resident), Fanny (fannydeep Resident), Jackson (Jacquimo Resident), and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) all 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
jnx1e Resident	2	11
fannydeep Resident	4	9
Jacquimo Resident	5	8
Sirius Rosca	6	7

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Jenna’s favor with having a second place finish over Fanny’s fourth place, Jackson’s fifth place, and Sirius’s sixth place finishes as their best.

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Yumiko (yumikonakayama Resident) and Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) both finished tied with 23 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
yumikonakayama Resident	10	13
WWWAAAA Resident	11	12

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Yumiko’s favor with having a tenth place finish over Sandra’s eleventh place finish as her best.