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 IF Regatta – April 29th 2023

From the left to the right (in Bandit IFs): Red, Jack, Markis, Sirius, Moon, Julie, and Rugger.
Committee boat: Daenerys.
Dock: Cryptic, and Caethes.

The last North Sea Bandit IF Regatta for April, 2023, saw another wonderful Saturday afternoon. We had seven Bandit IFs at the start. Julie took the lead, followed closely by Jack, Rugger and Red. Just before the first mark, Siri took over third and Rugger fell back to fifth. Julie was still leading in the Sloe region. She was followed by Jack, Siri and Red. Towards the end of the race, Rugger attacked Red, but Red held him off.

In the second race, Siri was too early and he had to join behind. Red took the lead because of this, but she broke down. This put Jack in charge, closely followed by Julie and Moon. The three of them headed for the next race mark. Here Jack made a mistake and had to let Julie and Moon walk because of it. Julie and Moon would battle for first place. They were chased by rugger and Siri. They would compete for third place. Jack had fallen back to fifth

There were three DNFs (Did Not Finish) and one DSQ (Disqualified) through both races and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea. The three DNFs where caused by skippers who crashed at a region corners.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: 165° (SbE) 18kts

Wind: 160° (SSE) 18kts

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

Today’s winners were Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Siri (Sirius Rosca) 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:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the first course mark, the green buoy in the Ziziphus region.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) both finished tied with 9 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
moonglownight Resident	2	7
ruggeromare Resident	4	5

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

Bandit Regatta – Apr 10th 2023

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Sandra and Tessy (Bandit 25 R), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Markis (Bandit IF), Xiao (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Lilita (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, and Suna.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. 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 behaved for most as four DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. All four DNFs, split evenly with two in the first and second race, were due to skippers crashing while crossing over region 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, thrilled in a lively display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline and North Sea Bowline Reverse courses, was made up of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. Five Bandit IFs, four sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, and One Bandit 25R 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 Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre), with Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) second, and Ester (citacg 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:
Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) and Markis (Marcus Schechter) 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
ruggeromare Resident	2	11
Marcus Schechter	6	7

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

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Sandra (Sandra Nebula) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) 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
Sandra Nebula	6	10
Maximiliano Szondi	7	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 sixth place finish over Max’s seventh place finish as his best.
 

Cat Fight – March 24th 2023

From the left (in boats): Sin and Cloe (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Max (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), and Xiao (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Natacha, Aaliyah, Dejah, Sasha, and Caethes.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were well behaved as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The crowds that gathered on the lighthouse observation deck of 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 frantic fleet-foiled feline fun on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline course and North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing single-handed and two crewed¹ respectively. One TMS Nacra 17 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet.

¹As of the publishing of these results, the handicap for the crewed (TMS) Flying Shadow is now 1.38, up from 1.36. Please see North Sea Handicap Table for our handicaps and a link to the Google Sheet used to calculate them.

Second Note:: With the onset of DST in the United States, Canada, and most of Mexico, SL time (PDT) is now one hour ahead. However, Europe will not be entering EU Summer Time until this Sunday, March 26th. 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 later, but still at the same time GMT/CET.

The schedule for The North Sea, for the remainder of this wekk will be:

Saturday 25th:
North Sea Bandit IF Regatta: 2 PM SL time (21:00 GMT/22:00 CET)

Beginning with this upcoming Monday, March 27th, The North Sea will return to our normal 1PM SL time slot for our Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday races, and 2:30 PM SL for our Friday race.

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 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:
Sin (Sinarielle Resident) and Max (Max Starostin) both finished tied with 4 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
Sinarielle Resident	1	3
Max Starostin	2	2

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

North Sea Open Regatta – February 22nd 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Alejandro (Bandit 22 LTE), Chalky (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Tamarushka, and Suna. On the pier: Cole, and Arwen.

Great sim sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were calm for all as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. 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, enjoyed a fun display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline course, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. One The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Circle course, was made up of a majority of four TMS I-Mocca 60s. One WildWind Open 60, and one WildWind RC-44R rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44R), Alejandro (TMS I-Mocca 60), Rugger (WildWind Open 60), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Tamarushka, Suna, and Yannys. On the pier: Cole, Arwen, Chalky, and 5.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Directors: Daenerys, and Tamarushka
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 Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) second, and Sea (filax Carter) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Alejandro (Boogie Aeghin) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the third course mark, the pink buoy in the Sloe region.

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Alejandro (Boogie Aeghin) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the first course mark, the white buoy in the Soncoya region.

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Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Sea (filax Carter) both finished the big boat portion tied at the finishing line with a time of 13:26. As their final time also remains tied, as they both sailed the same boat, Rule A7 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to score this tie:

“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.“

Therefore, both Zimtzicke and Sea receive 3.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 3 and 4, added together and divided equally.

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Alejandro (Boogie Aeghin) and Chalky (boatcrew Resident) both finished tied with 15 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
Boogie Aeghin	6	9
boatcrew Resident	7	8

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

Bandit Regatta – Jan 23rd 2023

From the left (in boats): Rayz and Dids (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Lilita and Dali (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Kama (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Jenna (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Henry, and Daenerys. On the pier: Cole, Sunday, and Zimtzicke.

Calm seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. 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 two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the first race, was from a skipper pulling his boat towards the end of the race when his crew decided they needed to go dancing instead. The second DNF, occurring during the second race, was from a skipper crashing while crossing over region 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, took in a lively display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline and North Sea Bowline Reverse courses, was made up of a majority of ten Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet in the first race. For the second race, the crewed Bandit IF team left to go and dance during the end of the first race, while two Bandit 22 LTE skippers joined the 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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) second, and Sea (filax Carter) 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:
Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race due to finishing while under protest and failing to comeplte a 360° penalty turn as instructed by a race director for 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: 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) was accredited with a Did Not Dtart (DNS) for the second race as he was over the starting line early, before the race start countdown reached 0:00:00, and he never came back around to properly start the race.

[13:48:04] StartLine : 1 SECONDS to the start
[13:48:04] StartLine shouts: ruggeromare Resident IDBSf78d is over early! Go around and recross!
[13:48:05] StartLine : RACE STARTED

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Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) was accredited with a Did Not Dtart (DNS) for the second race as she was over the starting line early, before the race start countdown reached 0:00:00, and she never came back around to properly start the race.

[13:48:04] StartLine : 1 SECONDS to the start
[13:48:04] StartLine shouts: Nicole Myhre IDBS8754 is over early! Go around and recross!
[13:48:05] StartLine : RACE STARTED

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Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) and Sea (filax Carter) both finished tied with 7 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
Emileigh Starbrook	1	6
filax Carter	2	5

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

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Vicky (Vicky4698 Resident) and Red (RedHeadJO 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
Vicky4698 Resident	3	8
RedHeadJO Resident	5	6

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

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Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) and Kama (kamakura Nootan) 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
Rayzza Rubble	4	12
kamakura Nootan	7	9

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

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) finished tied with 24 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, 12 point finishes in each race respectively, neither Rule A8.1 or A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking their tie. Therefore, Rugger and Max remain tied in thirteenth place overall.
 

Cat Fight – January 6th 2023

From the left (in boats): Vicky (TMS Flying Shadow), Sin and Cloe (TMS Flying Shadow), Sirius (TMS Flying Shadow), Riz (TMS Nacra 17), and ViV (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Caethes.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first Cat Fight in The North Sea for 2023. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, rising 21 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were well behaved as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF, recorded during the first race, was from a skipper’s internet connection dying on them. The second DNF, also recorded during the first race, was from a skipper pulling her boat after her boat’s scripts started to produce errors. The crowds that gathered on the beaches of 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 Bowline and the North Sea Bowline Reverse courses, was made up of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively. One TMS Nacra 17 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet in the first race. The second race saw Another skipper joined with their Nacra 17, after a Flying Shadow skipper’s net connection continued to give them issues and they left.

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 ViV (vivipezz Resident), with Sin (Sinarielle Resident) second, and Riz (RIZLER Rodex) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Riz (RIZLER Rodex) and Vicky (Vicky4698 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
RIZLER Rodex	3	5
Vicky4698 Resident	4	4

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

North Sea Open Regatta – December 14th 2022

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Cilian (Bandit 22 LTE), Red and Flower (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Lilita (Bandit 22 LTE), and Jenna (TMS Nacra 17).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Henry. On the pier: Gabi.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were mostly well behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the small boat portion, was from a skipper crashing while crossing over region corners. The second DNF, also occurring during the small boat portion, was from a skipper pulling his boat after his crew had other intentions for their time. The third DNF, also from the small boat portion, was from another skipper pulling her boat after her boat’s scripts malfunctioned. The crowds that gathered at the lighthouses on 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 a spirited display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline course, was made up of a majority of four Bandit 22 LTEs. One The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17, one TMS Star Class, and one crewed Bandit IF rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Circle course, was made up of one TMS I-Mocca 60, one TMS One Design 65, one WildWind Open 60, and one WildWind RC-44r.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Rugger (WildWind Open 60), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Jenna (TMS One Design 65).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Henry, Cilian, and Zimtzicke.

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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), 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 and the SLCG for helping with race duties.

Race Notes:
Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for failing to complete a 360° penalty turn as directed by a race director 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: 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident), and Lilita (lilita Cifuentes) both finished tied with 10 points. As they both have the exact same finishes in each race, a DNF (Did Not Finish) during the small boat portion and a DNS (Did Not Start) during the big boat portion, neither Rule A8.1 or A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking their tie. Therefore, Red and Lilita remain tied in sixth place overall.
 

Cat Fight – November 11th 2022

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows):Daenerys, Emileigh, Max, Isa, Sin and Cloe, and Moon.
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Tamarushka, Red, Vicky, and Caethes.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. 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 as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF, recorded during the first race, was due to a skipper crashing while crossing across region corners. The crowds that gathered on the shores on the islands in the Ziziphus, and Genip regions, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, thrilled in the energetic fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline and North Sea Cat Fight 01 courses, was made up of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, four sailing single-handed and two crewed respectively, for the first race fleet. One Flying Shadow skipper switched to his TMS Nacra 17 for the second race.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Tamarushka

Wind: SW (225°) 15kts

Wind: NW (315°) 18kts

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 Sin (Sinarielle Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

 

Bandit Regatta – Oct 31st 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Lilita and Alex (Bandit 25 R), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), and Sea (Bandit IF).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Helios, Daenerys, Coralie, and Henry.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the Halloween edition of the North Sea Bandit Regatta. 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 two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Both DNFs, occurring during the first race, were due to skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. The crowds that gathered on the lighthouse observation deck 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 a spirited display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline and North Sea Bowline Reverse courses, was made up of a majority of five Bandit IFs. Two Bandit 22 LTEs, and one Bandit 25 R rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet in the first race. For the second race, One Bandit 22 skipper opted for his Bandit IF, another Bandit IF skipper picked up crew, and a late arrival added a Bandit 22 to the fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Directors: Daenerys, and Tamarushka

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 Jackson (Jacquimo Resident), with Emi (Emileigh Starbrook) second, and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) 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.