From the left (in boats): Tamarushka (Bandit IF), Daenerys (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Lilita (Bandit 25r), Rugger (Bandit IF), UL (Bandit IF), Jackson (Bandit IF), Emileigh and Nick (Bandit 25r), Zimtzicke (Bandit 25r), Sirius (Bandit IF), Moon (Bandit IF), Yvonne (Bandit 25r), Nihiwatu (Bandit 25r), and Sea (Bandit IF).
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the pier: Laura.
The first North Sea Bandit Regatta of May saw a great fleet turnout with some late choppy sailing weather. The regions of The North Sea were well behaved for the start of our monthly There and Back Again version of the North Sea Bandit Regatta, as all thirteen boats in the first race fleet completed the multi-raceline first race with no issues, from the Eden Curlew region raceline to the Eden Jaeger region raceline, spanning the entire North Sea estate. The regions turned a bit stormy during the start of the second race, the return trip from the Eden Jaeger raceline back to the Eden Curlew raceline, as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded from skippers crashing on region crossings. The spectators that came out to watch this weeks Bandit skippers, witnessed some great racing as they gathered on the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Eden Auk regions, as well as the marina in the Eden Murrelet region, and the small race docks in the Eden Jaeger and Eden Jakana regions. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 02 and North Sea Jaeger to Curlew 01 courses, was comprised of a majority of nine Bandit IFs, eight sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively. 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 Yvonne (YvonneDearly Resident), with UL (ultramantra 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:
Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second 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
UL (ultramantra Resident) and Moon (moonglownight 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 |
| ultramantra Resident | 1 | 4 |
| moonglownight Resident | 2 | 3 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in UL’s favor with having a first place finish over Moon’s second place finish as his best.
Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) and Tamarushka (Tamara Czervik) both finished tied with 16 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 |
| Nihiwatu Resident | 6 | 10 |
| Tamara Czervik | 7 | 9 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Nihiwatu’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Tamarushka’s seventh place finish as her best.
Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 18 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 | 6 | 12 |
| Maximiliano Szondi | 8 | 10 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Jackson’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Max’s eighth place finish as his best.
Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) and Daenerys (blondij Resident) both finished tied with 20 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 | 9 | 11 |
| blondij Resident | 10 | 10 |
With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Emileigh’s favor with having a ninth place finish over Daenerys’s tenth place finish as her best.
North Sea Racing 