Bandit IF Regatta – Jan 7th 2023

From the left to the right (in Bandit IFs): Siri, Julie, Moon, Riz, Rugger & Yanny.
Committee boat: Daenerys.
Dock: Cryptic, Caethes, Vicky, and Cloe.

The first Bandit IF Regatta of 2023 saw a fleet of five Bandit IFs at the start. One of the Bandit IFs had crew on board. This year we are going to take a different tack and the skippers will have to face different wind directions. This makes a familiar route completely different again. All lines that one has learned in the past can be immediately thrown overboard. Why am I doing this? Not to tease the skippers but to keep them awake and that the races are far from boring. And with BOSS3+ boats you have many options to do this.

Back to the race because this is what we came for. As mentioned, five boats entered the battle. Rugger, Julie and Moon got off to a good start, Siri followed at a distance. And Riz had a late start but had to retire due to technical problems. Julie took the lead from Rugger at the first mark. Moon followed and Siri had connected with Moon. By the next mark, Julie had taken a lead. Moon, Siri and Rugger battled for second place. Moon won this one and Siri and Rugger battled for third place. On the way to the westernmost mark of the day, Rugger was forced to retire and the cards for the first race were shuffled.

We started the second race with four boats. The four skippers had a good start. Julie took the lead, followed by Rugger Moon and Siri. Approaching the first mark, Moon had taken over second. Siri and Rugger were in contention for third again. And this was going to be a long fight. Julie and Moon, meanwhile, had already distanced themselves from the two fighters. At the Easternmost mark, Siri had left Rugger behind him and was trying to connect with Moon and Julie. Which turned out to be quite a task. Nevertheless, he seemed to be getting closer to Moon. On the way to the Clementine Region, each skipper sought his own lines between the islands of Fruit. Julie and Moon appeared to have found the best lines here. They had distanced themselves from Siri and Rugger for good. However, the battle was over again.

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

More pictures after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: 240 (SWbW) 18kts

Wind: 245° (WSW) 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 Moon (Moonglownight Resident) second, and Siri (Sirius Rosca) in third place.

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

Julie and Moon sailing around a Namaste in the first race

Julie and Moon ronding the huts in the Region Clementine in the second race

 

Bandit IF Regatta – Nov 19th 2022

From the left to the right (in Bandit IFs): Julie, Max, Jack, Siri, Rodney, Red, Sea, Moon, and Rugger. Committee boat: Daenerys. Pier: Niem. Dock: Tamarushka.

A beautiful Saturday afternoon in November was the scene for this weeks North Sea Bandit IF Regatta. We started with nine bandit IFs. Three skippers sailed west of Satsuma and six skippers then sailed east of Satsuma, which proved to be the best route in both races. At the first mark, Red took the lead, followed by Jack, Rugger and Max. Julie and Moon followed at a distance. But Julie and Max found a sandbar and fell behind. Rugger took his chances and took the lead. Red sat in his wake and Moon followed at a distance. Behind it Sea, Jack, and Siri. Fate struck for Red and we had to move on without her. Moon, meanwhile, was hot on Rugger’s heels, but he didn’t give in a straw. In the background Sea, Jack, Julie, and Max would battle for third place

In the second race we started again with nine skippers. Max had a really good start. Closely followed by Julie, Jack, Red, and Sea. Halfway through the race, Julie took over the lead from Max. Siri and Red followed behind Sea, Moon, and Rugger. On the way back it became clear that the battle was not over yet. Julie slowly moved away from the fleet. behind her would be Moon, Siri, Max, and Red vying for second place

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

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: 265° (W ) 18kts

Wind: 255° (WbS) 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 Moon (Moonglownight Resident) second, and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) in third place.

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

Race Notes:
Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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
JulieRoyale Resident	1	3
moonglownight Resident	2	2

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

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Red (RedHeadJO Resident) and Jack (Jacquimo Resident) finished tied with 12 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
RedHeadJO Resident	7	5
Jacquimo Resident	5	7

In the last race, Red breaks the tie with Jack with her fifth place finish over Jack’s seventh place finish.
 

Bandit IF Regatta – July 23rd 2022

From the left to the right (in Bandit IFs): Ruggeromare, FannyVermont, Moonglownight, Sirius Rosca, Sleet Zero, JulieRoyale, RedheadJo. Committee boat: Daenerys. Dock: Cryptic, and Lin.

This weeks North Sea Bandit IF Regatta saw another beautiful Saturday afternoon in July. We started with seven Bandit IFs. A compact fleet of seven Bandit IFs sailed to the first turning point. Here a skipper took a slight lead over the fleet. Two followers tried to overtake the leader, but that turned out to be an impossible task. The other four skippers stuck together faithfully. Here and there positions changeded. A skipper did have to give up halfway.

The second race we left with six Bandit IFs. The fleet remained fairly close to each other until the first mark. A skipper then took charge. Two other skippers tried to break free from the fleet and gave chase for the leader. By the end of the race there was a head group of three skippers. They would decide who would win at the finish line.

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

More pictures, courtesy of Cryptic, after the results.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: 180° (S) 18kts

Wind: 180° (S) 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 Fanny (FannyVermont Resident), with Julie (JulieRoyale 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:
Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Red (RedHeadJO Resident) finished tied with 8 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	5	3
RedHeadJO Resident	3	5

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

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Zero (Sleet Zero) and Siri (Sirius Rosca) 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
Sleet Zero	6	4
Sirius Rosca	4	6

In the last race, Zero breaks the tie with Sirius with her fourth place finish over Sirius’s sixth place finish.

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Race Pictures:

The Bandit IF fleet on the first leg of the Dragonfruit 221 course, during the North Sea Bandit IF Regatta, on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022.

The Bandit IF fleet, as it tacks on the first leg of the Dragonfruit 221 course, during the North Sea Bandit IF Regatta, on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022.

Fanny, in her Bandit IF, as she leads the fleet during the first race of the North Sea Bandit IF Regatta, on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022.

Fanny, in her Bandit IF, rounds the fourth course mark, the northern islet in the Kiwi region, during the second race of the North Sea Bandit IF Regatta, on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022.

Julie, in her Bandit IF, leads the fleet around the northern islet in the Kiwi region, the fourth course mark on the Dragonfruit 213 course, during the North Sea Bandit IF Regatta, on Saturday, July 23rd.

Bandit IF Regatta – May 7th 2022

From the left to the right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Julie, Max Starostin, Red, Sirius, Zero, Moon, Rugger, Alex Committee boat: Daenerys, Tamarushka Pier: Zack, Faye Dock: Minni

The first North Sea Bandit IF Regatta for May 2022 was held on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. This time we had a fleet of eight Bandit IFs at the start. The Fruit and North Sea regions behaved well.

Today we had two routes through Fruit. The skippers should keep looking for the ideal lines between the islands of Fruit.

There were two DNFs (Did Not Finish) and one DSQ (Disqualified) through both races and it was another successful and sporty day in The North Sea.

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

Wind: 180° (S) 18kts

Wind: 180° (S) 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 on were Julie (JulieRoyale), with Siri (Sirius Rosca) 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:
Max (Max Starostin) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the second course mark, the Red buoy in the Cocoa region.

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Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) and Zero (Sleet Zero) 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
ruggeromare Resident	3	6
Sleet Zero	4	5

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

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Max (Max Starostin) and Alex (Alex0730 Resident) both finished tied with 13 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Max Starostin	5	8
Alex0730 Resident	6	7

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

Bandit IF Regatta – Jan 15th 2022

The second bandit IF Regatta in 2022 had five Bandit IFs at the start and one of the IFs had crew on board. Today we sailed two routes, the first went through the west of the Fruit Islands and the second went through the south, also called the tropical area, of the Fruit Islands. The fleets had been stretched from the start. This made the races clear from the start.

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

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

Wind: 170° (S) 18kts

Wind: 190° (S) 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 on the Bandit IF were Siri (Sirius Rosca), with Moonglownight (Moonglownight Resident) second, and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) in third place.

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

Race Notes:
Siri (Sirius Rosca) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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
Sirius Rosca	2	1
moonglownight Resident	1	2

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

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Alex (Alex0730 Resident) and Juicy (juice651 Resident) 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
Alex0730 Resident	5	4
juice651 Resident	4	5

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

Bandit IF Regatta – Nov 6th 2021

From the left to the right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Sirius, JulieRoyale, Angus, Moonglownight, Jackson Committee boat: Daenerys Pier: Khloe Rowley

This weeks North Sea Bandit IF Regatta took place on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in November. Today, the races were again held Dragonfruit. This time we had a fleet of five Bandit IFs at the start. One Bandit IF had crew in the second race. The North Sea regions and Fruit behaved well and there was not a cloud in the sky.

We sailed two races. The first race did go though Green Fruit. The second race did go through the tropic part of Fruit Islands. In both races we started with compact fleets, making the races exciting.

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

Race Director: Daenerys
Assist Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: 170° (S) 18kts

Wind: 190° (S) 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 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.

 

Bandit IF Regatta – Sept 4th 2021

From the left to the right: (in Bandit IFs): boats: Red, Juicy, Emileigh, Rugger, Moon, Dunia, Siri, Kire Committee boat: Daenerys, Tamarushka Dock: Lalia, Frode

The first North Sea Bandit IF Regatta saw a beautiful Saturday September afternoon. Today the races were held from Appleberry. We had a fleet of eight Bandit IFs at the start. One of the skippers had to give up before the start due to technical problems. The North Sea and Fruit regions behaved well and there was not a cloud in the sky.

Today we would sail two races. The first match went through the west of Fruit Islands. The fleet stayed together for a long time. However, as the competition progressed, the fleet slowly disintegrated. The second race went through the tropics and infighting ensued until halfway through the race. A skipper got entangled in an orb.

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

Race Director: Daenerys
Assist Race Director: Tamarushka, and Cryptic

Wind: 170° (S) 18kts

Wind: 190° (S) 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 winner was Red (RedHeadJO Resident), with Moon (Moonglownight Resident) second, and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Moon (Moonglownight Resident) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) both finished tied with 5 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

“If there is a series score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.“

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Moonglownight Resident	1	4
ruggeromare 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 Rugger’s second place finish as his best.