North Sea Open Regatta – January 18th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), ViV (TMS Star Class), Alejandro (Bandit 22 LTE), Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Henry, Asher, and Niem. On the pier: Sunday.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The loan DNF was attributed to a skipper crashing while crossing over regions corners during the small boat portion. 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, relished a thrilling display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana course, was made up of a majority of five Bandit 22 LTEs. Three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, two sailing single-handed and one sailing crewed respectively, one TMS Nacra 17, and one TMS Sea Boss – Rider rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea CCW (counter-clockwise) course, was made up of a majority of four TMS I-Mocca 60s. Two WildWind Open 60s, one TMS One Design 65, one WildWind RC-44r, and one TMS Ocean Beach rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Edit: The results for the big boat portion were incorrectly sorted and have been corrected, as well as the final results. The final first, second, and third place finishers still remain the same.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60), Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Alejandro (TMS I-Mocca 60), Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Vicky (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (WildWind Open 60), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Moon (WildWind Open 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Deanerys, and Henry. On the pier: Mutsy, Kiwi, and Jackson.

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 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:
Jenna (jnx1e Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the last course mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote regoin.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident), Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), and ViV (vivipezz Resident) all 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
moonglownight Resident	1	6
Emileigh Starbrook	2	5
vivipezz Resident	3	4

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 Emileigh’s second place, and ViV’s third place finishes as their best.

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Alexandro (Boogie Aeghin) both finished tied with 18 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
Maximiliano Szondi	8	10
Boogie Aeghin	9	9

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

Bandit Regatta – Dec 12th 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Cilian (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 22 LTE), and Aymalie (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Daenerys, Henry, Sky, and Caethes. On the pier: Alaya.

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 calm and generally 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 pulling her boat after she collided with the race committee boat. The second DNF, also recorded during the first race, was from a skipper 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, enjoyed a festive display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana and North Sea Copacabana Reverse courses, was made up of a majority of five Bandit 22 LTEs. Two Bandit IFs rounded out this weeks Bandit 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 Aymalie (Aymalie Resident), with Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) second, and Cilian (Cilian McCullough) 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:
Emilio (emiliopc7 Resident) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) finished tied with 10 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
emiliopc7 Resident	6	4
ruggeromare Resident	4	6

In the last race, Emilio breaks the tie with Rugger with his fourth place finish over Rugger’s sixth place finish.
 

North Sea Open Regatta – December 7th 2022

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Lilita (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Aymalie (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Theresa (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (TMS Nacra 17), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), and Toni (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Farryn, and Tamarushka. On the pier: Kiri.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first North Sea Open Regatta for December, 2022. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were mostly well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF occurred during the small boat portion, as a skipper crashed while enter the Mammea region after rounding the third course mark. The crowds that gathered along 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, cheered on a fun display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana course, was made up of a majority of five Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, two TMS Nacra 17s, two Bandit IFs, and one TMS Sea Boss Rider rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Butterfly course, was made up of a majority of three TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS One Design 65, one TMS Ocean Beach, one WildWind RC-44r, and one WildWind SC-40 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Ester and Yola (TMS I-Mocca 60), Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Aymalie (WildWind SC-40).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Farryn, Red, Lilita, Sirius, Theresa, and Toni.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: 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 Aymalie (Aymalie Resident), with Jenna (jnx1e 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:
ViV (vivipezz Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the first course mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote region.

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Ester (citacg Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the first course mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote region.

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Jenna (jnx1e Resident) and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) both finished tied with 6 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
jnx1e Resident	1	5
Emileigh Starbrook	2	4

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

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Lilita (lilita Cifuentes) both finished tied with 14 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	5	9
lilita Cifuentes	6	8

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

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Xiao (XiaoMarque01 Resident) and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) 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
XiaoMarque01 Resident	4	11
Sirius Rosca	7	8

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

Cat Fight – November 4th 2022

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows):Emileigh and Durnia, Max, Isa, Sirius, Moon, Daenerys, and Xiao.
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Caethes, and Vicky. On the pier: Stripey, Phillip, and Como.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first Cat Fight in The North Sea of November, 2022. With a fresh breeze of 21 knots out of the southwest, calming to 18 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were mostly well behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. One DNF, occurring during the first race, was due to a skipper pulling his boat from frustration. The remaining two DNFs, split between both races, were due to a skipper crashing while crossing across region corners. The crowds that gathered on the beaches 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, cheered on the fit of fleet-foiled feline fervor on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Snipe and North Sea Copacabana courses, was made up of seven The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, six sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, during the first race. One skipper opted for his TMS Nacra 17 to round out the weeks catamaran fleet during the second race.

For more photos of today’s race, please Sunday’s full album at Flickr.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 21kts

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 Max (Max Starostin), with Daenerys (blondij Resident) second, and Isa (isab DeCuir) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

 

North Sea Open Regatta – October 19th 2022

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Flying Shadow), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), ViV (TMS Flying Shadow), Cilian (Bandit 22 LTE), Aymalie (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), and Moon (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Red, and Xiolin. On the pier: Mutsy.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were well behaved as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The crowds that gathered on the shores of the island in the Ziziphus region, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, were thrilled by a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana course, was made up of a majority of four Bandit 22 LTEs. Three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, and one TMS Sea Boss – Rider rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a majority of three TMS I-Mocca 60s. One WildWind RC-44r, and one Trudeau Francois Jacques rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Aymalie (WildWind RC-44r), ViV (Trudeau Francois Jacques), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Zimtzicke and Niem (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Tamarushka, Daenerys, Emileigh, Crimson, Xiolin, and Emilio. On the pier: Cilian, and Mutsy.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: 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 Aymalie (Aymalie Resident), with ViV (vivipezz 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 the SLCG for helping with race duties.

Race Notes:
Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion due to sailing an incorrect course, missing the last course mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote region.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Sea (filax Carter) both finished the big boat portion tied at the finishing line with a time of 10:36. 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 Moon and Sea receive 4.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 4 and 5, added together and divided equally.
 

Bandit Regatta – Oct 10th 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Regy (Bandit IF), Cilian (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (Bandit IF), Fil (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit IF), Aymalie (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Rodney (Bandit IF), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Debi, Henry, Daenerys, Yaline, and Caethes. On the pier: Kizzy.

Calm seas, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF was due to a skipper loading gestures for the wrong boat when he started the first race. The second DNF, also occurring during the first race, was due to a skipper pulling his boat after frustration from getting lost on the course late in the race. The third and final 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, delighted in a thrilling display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Trapezoid and North Sea Copacabana courses, was made up of a majority of nine Bandit 22 LTEs. Four Bandit IFs rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.

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 Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), with Aymalie (Aymalie Resident) 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:
Aymalie (Aymalie Resident) and Sea (filax Carter) both finished the first race tied at the finishing line with a time of 12:22. 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 Aymalie 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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Sea (filax Carter) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) both finished the second race tied at the finishing line with a time of 17:53. 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 Sea and Zimtzicke receive 4.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 4 and 5, added together and divided equally.

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Niem (NiemDarr Resident) and Cate (Cate Sewell) both finished tied with 18 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
NiemDarr Resident	8	10
Cate Sewell	9	9

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

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RegY (RegY Constantine), and Rodney (Rodney McGimsie) both finished tied with 22 points. As they both finished with the exact same finishes in each race, a DNF (Did Not Finish) in the first race, and a DNS (Did Not Start) in the second race, 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, RegY and Rodney remain tied in twelfth place overall.
 

North Sea Open Regatta – September 14th 2022

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Aymalie (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Red and Kim (Bandit IF).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Daenerys, and Kama. On the pier: Karg, Asher, and Niem.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF, occurring during the big boat portion, was due to a skipper crashing while crossing across region corners. The crowds that gathered along the beaches 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, were thrilled by a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana course, was made up of a small majority of two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. One crewed TMS Star Class, one TMS Sea Boss – Rider, one Bandit 22 LTE, 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 a small majority of two WildWind Open 60s. One TMS I-Mocca 60, one Bandit 50/3, one WildWind RC-44r, and one WildWind SC-40 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Max and Wyndi (WildWind Open 60), Julie (Bandit 50/3), Aymalie (WildWind SC-40), Red (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Moon (WildWind Open 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, and Daenerys.

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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Aymalie (Aymalie 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 Aymalie (Aymalie Resident) finished tied with 5 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
moonglownight Resident	3	2
Aymalie Resident	2	3

In the last race, Moon breaks the tie with Aymalie with his second place finish over Aymalie’s third place finish.

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Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Red (RedHeadJO 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
Maximiliano Szondi	6	5
RedHeadJO Resident	5	6

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

Bandit Regatta – Aug 15th 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Sandra (Bandit 25r), Emilio and Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester (Bandit 22 LTE), Red and Kim (Bandit IF), Julie (Bandit 50/3), Sirius (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Tamarushka, and Daenerys. On the pier: Meriik.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were well behaved again, as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF, occurring during the second race, was attributed to a skipper crashing as he crossed 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, reveled in an energetic display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Half Mane and North Sea Copacabana courses, was made up of a majority of seven Bandit 22 LTEs. Two Bandit IFs, one sailing crewed and one single-handed respectively, one Bandit 25r, and one Bandit 50/3 rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet.

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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Ester (citacg Resident) both finished the first race tied at the finishing line with a time of 15:30. 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 Moon and Ester receive 6.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 6 and 7, added together and divided equally.

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Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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
Nicole Myhre	5	4
filax Carter	4	5

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

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) both finished tied with 14 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
Rulette Resident	3	11
RedHeadJO Resident	6	8

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

North Sea Open Regatta – August 3rd 2022

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Red and Randy (Bandit IF), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE0, Fil (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester (Bandit 22 LTE), Darb (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Asher, Farryn, Daenerys, and Caethes. On the pier: Dan, and Rose.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first North Sea Open Regatta for August, 2022. The North Sea regions were well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF was attributed to a skipper crashing while crossing over region corners during the small boat portion. 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, cheered on a thrilling display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana course, was made up of a majority of four Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, one sailing crewed and one single-handed, and two Bandit IFs, one crewed and one single-handed, rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea CCW (counter-clockwise) course, was made up of a majority of four TMS I-Mocca 60s. One WildWind Open 60, one WildWind RC-44r, and one WildWind AC-62 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Max and Wyndi (WildWind Open 60), Ester and Niem (TMS I-Mocca 60), Diana (WildWind AC-62), Red and Randy (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Farryn, Tamarushka, Asher, Darb, Emilio, and Caethes. On the pier: Fred, and Mina.

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 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 racing duties.

Race Notes:
Max (Maximiliano Szondi) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the second course mark, the pink buoy in the Eden Fulmar region.

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Diana (Dianafra Allen) 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
RedHeadJO Resident	3	6
Dianafra Allen	4	5

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

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Darb (Darb Tabak) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 14 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
Darb Tabak	6	8
Maximiliano Szondi	7	7

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

Bandit Regatta – July 11th 2022

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit IF), Ester and Yola(Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (Bandit IF), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (Bandit IF), Anne (Bandit 60), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the race committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Henry, Coralie, Wyndi, and Daenerys. On the pier: Steph, and Serene.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Bandit Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots coming out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. All three DNFs occurred during the first race. The first DNF was due to a skipper’s connection dying on her on the first leg. The remaining two DNFs were due to skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. The crowds that gathered on the beaches 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, cheered on a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana course and North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a majority of seven Bandit 22 LTEs. Four Bandit IFs, three sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, and one Bandit 60 rounded out this weeks Bandit fleet in the first race. A Bandit 22 skipper opted to switch to her Bandit 60 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 Sirius (Sirius Rosca), with Ester (citacg 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:
Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for sailing an incorrect course, sailing south of and missing the white buoy in the Eden Jakana region, the sixth course mark.

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Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished the second race tied at the finishing line with a time of 14:33. 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 Moon receive 8.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 8 and 9, added together and divided equally.

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Sirius (Sirius Rosca) and Ester (citacg Resident) finished tied with 4 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	3	1
citacg Resident	1	3

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

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Sea (filax Carter), Anne (AnneVonLinz Resident), and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) all 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
filax Carter	2	9
AnneVonLinz Resident	4	7
Emileigh Starbrook	5	6

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 Anne’s fourth place, Emileigh’s fifth place finishes as their best.