Cat Fight – January 20th 2023

From the left (in boats): Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Vicky (TMS Flying Shadow), Xiao (TMS Flying Shadow), Sin and Cloe (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), ViV (TMS Flying Shadow), Sirius (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Palani (TMS Nacra 17).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Lin, and Caethes. On the pier: Wendell.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, rising to 21 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the second race, was from a skipper crashing as he crossed over region borders. The second DNF, also occurring during the second race, was from a skipper pulling her boat after frustration from getting lost. The third and final DNF, also occurring during the second race, was from a skipper pulling her boat after frustration from a navigation error. The crowds that gathered at 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, indulged in the fresh fleet-foiled feline fun on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana Reverse and the North Sea Hay courses, was made up of a majority of nine The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, seven sailing single-handed and two crewed respectively. One TMS Nacra 17 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet in the first race. For the second race, a Flying Shadow skipper picked up crew, and another opted for his TMS Nacra 17.

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

Race Notes:
Xiao (XiaoMarque01 Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, missing the third course mark, the northwest island in the Cherry region.

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Sin (Sinarielle Resident) and Daenerys (blondij 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
Sinarielle Resident	2	1
blondij Resident	1	2

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

Cat Fight – October 21st 2022

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Emileigh, Moon, Max, Sin, and Aymalie.
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Garrett, and Caethes.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. 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, occurring during the first race, was due to a skipper crashing while crossing across region corners. The remaining two DNFs, both occurring during the second race, were from skippers pulling their boats, one from puppy lag, and the other from getting stuck on the island in the Genip region. The crowds that gathered at 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, reveled in the electric fleet-foiled feline fever on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long) and the North Sea Hay course, was made up of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows.

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

 

Cat Fight – May 6th 2022

From the left (in boats): Max (WildWind AC-62), Aymalie (TMS Flying Shadow), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), Jenna (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Erin (TMS Nacra 17).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Emileigh, Gin, Justin, and Caethes. On the pier: Elo, Cowboy, Como, and Kaien.

Great sim sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were well behaved with no DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. The crowds that gathered at the lighthouses on the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Citrus regions, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, delighted in the thrilling fleet-foiled feline fury on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Half Mane Mirror and North Sea Hay courses, was made up of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows. One TMS Nacra 17, and one WildWind AC-62 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet during the first race. For the second race. a Flying Shadow skipper opted to use his Nacra 17 instead.

Race Director: Daenerys
Assistant Race Director: Emileigh

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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Max (Max Starostin) second, and Jenna (jnx1e Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Jenna (jnx1e Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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/td>	2	4
moonglownight Resident	3	3

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

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Erin (clairehunt Resident) and Aymalie (Aymalie 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
clairehunt Resident	6	5
Aymalie Resident/td>	5	6

In the last race, Erin breaks the tie with Aymalie with her fifth place finish over Aymalie’s sixth place finish.
 

Cat Fight – Mar 11th 2022

From the left (in boats): Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Diana (WildWind AC-45), Sirius (TMS Flying Shadow), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), Erin (TMS Nacra 17), Jenna and Amber (TMS Flying Shadow), Sea (WildWind AC-45), and Moon (TMS Nacra 17).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Rugger, Caethes, Lampoon, and Emileigh. On the pier: Min.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea and Fruit Islands regions were well behaved with two DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day. Both DNFs were attributed to skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. The crowds that gathered on the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Ctirus regions, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, reveled in the frenetic fleet-foiled feline fury on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea CCW (Counter-Clockwise) and North Sea Hay courses, was made up of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing single-handed and one sailing crewed respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s, and two WildWind AC_45s rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Emileigh

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 Julie (JulieRoyale Resident), with Daenerys (blondij Resident) second, and Moon (moonglownight Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Jenna (jnx1e Resident) and Erin (clairehunt 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
jnx1e Resident	3	6
clairehunt Resident	4	5

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

Cat Fight – Nov 12th 2021

From the left (in boats): Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), ViV (TMS Flying Shadow), Sirius (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Nacra 17), Jenna and Amber (TMS Flying Shadow), and Sea (WildWind AC-45).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Kai, and Caethes. On the pier: BeBoop, and Aymalie.

Choppy seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, rising to 21 knots during the second race, The North Sea was calm to choppy for some as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Two DNFs were due to skippers crashing while crossing region corners, with a third due to a skipper crashing from a region crossing. The crowds that gathered along the beaches of the islands in the Genip, Citrus, and Ziziphus regions, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, cheered on the frenetic fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea CCW (Counter-Clockwise) and North Sea Hay courses, was made up of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing single-handed and two sailing crewed respectively. One TMS Nacra 17, and 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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with ViV (vivipezz Resident) 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:
ViV (vivipezz Resident) and Daenerys (blondij Resident) 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
vivipezz Resident	1	5
blondij Residentt	3	3

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

Cat Fight – Sept 17th 2021

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Sin and Lin (TMS Flying Shadow), Sirius (TMS Flying Shadow), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), Jun (TMS Nacra 17), Sea (WildWInd AC-45), and Jenna and Amber (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Emileigh, Caethes, and Broncocas. On the pier: Brad, and Juicy.

Great sim sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were well behaved for our skippers today as only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) occurred. That first DNF, during the first race, was due to a skippers internet connection dropping on them as they neared the finish. The remaining DNF, during the second race, was due to a skipper crashing as they crossed across region corners. The crowds that gathered along the shores of the islands in the Genip, Citrus, and Ziziphus regions, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, cheered on the frenetic fleet-foiled feline furor on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea CCW (Counter-Clockwise) and North Sea Hay courses, was made up of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing crewed and two sailing single-handed respectively. One TMS Nacra 17, and 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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) 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:
Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Daenerys (blondij 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
JulieRoyale Resident	1	4
blondij Resident	2	3

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 Daenerys’s second place finish as her best.
 

North Sea Open Regatta – Aug 18th 2021

From the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Jackson (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Lampoon (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Aymalie (Quest 2m), Julie (Bandit IF), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Sea (Dolphin Moth), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), and Moon (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Red, Tamarushka, Farryn, and Mortensa. On the pier: Julia.

Calm to slightly choppy sim sailing weather, with a great fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots coming out of the southwest, the North Sea was smooth for most as only two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF was recorded during the small boat portion, as a skipper crashed while crossing over region corners. The second DNF was recorded during the big boat portion, as a skipper crashed due to a poor region crossing. The crowds that gathered at the lighthouses in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Citrus regions, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, cheered on some spirited 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 Bandit IFs, one The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, one TMS Nacra 17, one Dolphin Moth, and one Quest 2m rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Hay course, was made up of a split majority of three WildWind Open 60s, and three TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS One Design 65, one TMS Ushuaia, one Bandit 55, one ACA33, and one Trudeau Runa IV rounded out this weeks big boat 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 Rugger (ruggeromare 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 racing duties.

Race Notes:
Cate (Cate Sewell) and Anthony (AnthonyKingston Resident) registered as a team prior to the start of the race, therefore their points are accredited together.

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Sea (filax Carter) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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
filax Carter	2	11
Nicole Myhre	3	10

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 Zimtzicke’s third place finish as her best.

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Jenna (jnx1e Resident), Sirius (Sirius Rosca), and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) all 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
jnx1e Resident	5	11
Sirius Rosca	7	9
Jacquimo Resident	8	8

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

Cat Fight – Aug 13th 2021

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Tara (TMS Flying Shadow), Emileigh and Kim (TMS Flying Shadow), Amber (TMS Nacra 17), Astrid (TMS Nacra 17), Sirius (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Sin (WildWind AC-45).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic: On the dock: Lord, Meli, and Caethes. On the pier: Julie.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea and Fruit Islands regions were calm for most, as of the four DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day, three were from skippers crashing while crossing region corners. The fourth DNF occurred from an AC-45 skipper pulling their boat after capsizing and losing their WWC wind. The crowds that gathered at the lighthouses in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Citrus regions, as well as on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, reveled in the frenetic fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Copacabana Reverse and North Sea Hay courses, was made up of a majority of five The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing single-handed and two sailing crewed respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s, and one WildWind AC-45 rounded out the first race fleet. The second race fleet saw some changes with one Flying Shadow skipper switching to his Nacra 17, and another skipper joining the race with an additional WildWind AC-45.

Race Director: Cryptic
Assistant Race Director: Tara

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 Sin (Sinarielle Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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:
Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) and Amber (missw234 Resident) both finished tied with 10 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	4	6
missw234 Resident	5	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 fourth place finish over Amber’s fifth place finish as her best.

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Lord (Lord Mystiere) and Astrid (AstridNewBonham 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
Lord Mystiere	6	9
AstridNewBonham Resident	7	8

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

Cat Fight – July 2nd 2021

From the left (in boats): ViV (WildWind AC-45), Diana (WildWind AC-45), Juicy (TMS Nacra 17), Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Emileigh and Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow), and Sea (WildWind AC-45). On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic: On the dock: Rayz, and Caethes. On the pier: Kai, Ada, and San.

Calm to choppy seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were generally smooth for everyone as the three DNFs (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day, one during the first race and two during the second race respectively, were due to skippers crashing while crossing across region corners. The crowds that gathered on the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, and along the shores of the islands in the Citrus, Ziziphus, and Genip regions, reveled in the frenetic fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea SS-01 (Second Sailstice) and North Sea Hay courses, was made up of a majority of three WildWind AC-45s. Two crewed The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, and one TMS Nacra 17 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 Daenerys (blondij 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.

Race Notes:
ViV (vivipezz Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the first race for finishing under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 10 On Opposite Tacks foul at the start.

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

Source: 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

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Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) and Sea (filax Carter) 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
Emileigh Starbrook	2	4
filax Carter	3	3

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

Cat Fight – June 4th 2021

From the left (in boats): Safy and Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Jenna and Amber (TMS Flying Shadow), Sea (WildWind AC-45), and Moon and Nata (TMS Nacra 17).
On the committee boat: Cryptic, and Tamarushka. On the dock: Broncocas, Krissy, Red, Alexandre, Caethes, and Kai. On the pier: Paula, and Carsten.

Calm seas, with a light fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, that shifted to the southeast during the second race, The North Sea regions were well behaved as the only DNF (Did Not Finish) on the day was from a skipper pulling her boat due to RL circumstances. The crowds that gathered at the lighthouses in the Ziziphus and Citrus regions, as well as on the island in the Genip region and the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier in the Eden Jakana region, cheered on the frenetic fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Hay and North Sea Cat Fight 02 courses, was made up of a majority of three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, two sailing crewed and one sailing single-handed respectively. One TMS Nacra 17, and one WildWind AC-45 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet.

Race Director: Cryptic

Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

Wind: SE (135°) 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 Daenerys (blondij Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Jenna (jnx1e 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
jnx1e 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 Jenna’s favor with having a first place finish over Moon’s second place finish as his best.