North Sea Open Regatta – Sept 23rd 2020

From the left (in boats): Jackson (Bandit IF), Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17), Diana (Quest M-24), Meli and Alina (Bandit IF), Julie (RM Clever), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), Micha (Bandit 22 LTE), Kim (Bandit IF), Jenna (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), and Max and Wyndi (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Mandy, and Farryn. On the pier: Bodil, Sini, and Zara.

A great fleet turnout, in light of some pesky region behavior, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were generally behaved for most, with the exception of the Sapote region which was offline until 5 minutes after the start of the small boat portion. Due to the Sapote regions late lunch, our originally planned courses of North Sea Olympic Course (Long) and North Sea Circle were changed to facilitate avoiding the gap left by the off line region. In light of the chaotic conditions, there was still only one DNF (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day, due to a skipper crossing on a region corner. The crowd that first gathered on the Poseidon Center Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, and then moved to follow and watch this weeks fleet, to the shores of the island in the Genip region, cheered on the close-knit fleet racing on display.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Cutlew to Jeager 01 course, was comprised of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively, two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, one single-handed and one with crew, two TMS Nacra 17s, one TMS Star Class, one Bandit 25r, one Quest M-24, and one ReneMarine Clever¹ rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Thornback course, was comprised of a majority of four Wildwind Open 60s. Three TMS One Design 65s, two TMS Volvo Open 70s, one TMS Ushuaia, one Wildwind RC-44r, one Wildwind AC-62, and one Trudeau 12 Metre rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

¹Note: The handicap for the ReneMarine Clever has been updated to a value of 0.69. You can see more info at our North Sea Handicap Table along with a link to the Google Sheet used for calculating the handicap values.

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 ViV (vivipezz Resident), with Jenna (jnx1e Resident) second, and Sandra (WWWAAAA 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:
Micha (Micha Karfield) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for finishing the race under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 10 On Opposite Tacks foul.

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

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

---

Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for finishing the race under protest while failing to complete a 360° penalty turn as instructed by a race director due to a Rule 18.2 Giving Mark-Room foul.

“18.2 Giving Mark-Room
(b) If boats are overlapped when the first of them reaches the zone, the outside boat at that moment
shall thereafter give the inside boat mark-room. If a boat is clear ahead when she reaches the zone,
the boat clear astern at that moment shall thereafter give her mark-room.“

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

---

Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Jackson (Jacquimo Resident) both finished tied with 17 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
JulieRoyale Resident	2	15
Jacquimo Resident	3	14

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

---

Sea (filax Carter) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) both finished tied with 22 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
filax Carter	8	14
Nihiwatu Resident	10	12

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

---

Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Palani (Palani Allen) both finished tied with 26 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
Maximiliano Szondi	10	16
Palani Allen	12	14

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

Cat Fight – Sept 4th 2020

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Falk and Jenny (TMS Nacra 17), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), Jenna and Amber (TMS Flying Shadow), Max and Wyndi (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon and Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Harry (TMS Flying Shadow), Nihiwatu (TMS Nacra 17), Alex (TMS Flying Shadow), and Emileigh (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Cryptic, and Caethes.

Calm seas and a great fleet turnout highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of The North Sea behaved well for most as the Cat Fight took to the western portion of The North Sea estate, sailing from the Eden Jaeger race line. Two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, both during the first race. Of those two DNFs, one was due to a skipper crashing while crossing on region corners and the other was from a crash on a region crossing. The crowds that gathered along the shores of the islands in the Eden Auk, and Genip regions, as well as along the shore of the Pelican Sailing School, in the Eden Murrelet region, cheered on the fleet-fouled feline frenzy from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Thornback and North Sea Barracuda courses, was comprised of a majority of seven The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, four sailing with crew and three sailing single-handed respectively. Three TMS Nacra 17s 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 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:
Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) was disqualified during the second race for finishing while under protest without completing a 360° penalty turn due to a Rule 11 On The Same Tack, Overlapped foul right after the start.

“11 ON THE SAME TACK, OVERLAPPED
When boats are on the same tack and overlapped, a windward boat
shall keep clear of a leeward boat“

Source: 2017 – 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing

---

Jenna (jnx1e Resident) and Daenerys (blondij Resident) finished tied with 3 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
jnx1e Resident	2	1
blondij Resident	1	2

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

---

Palani (Palani Allen) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) finished tied with 13 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
Palani Allen	9	4
Nihiwatu Resident	4	9

In the last race, Palani breaks the tie with Nihiwatu with his fourth place finish over Nihiwatu’s ninth place finish.
 

Cat Fight – July 31st 2020

From the left (in boats): Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), Jenna and Amber (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (TMS Nacra 17), and Palani (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Caethes and Cryptic.

Calm sim sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, featured during this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of The North Sea were well behaved, with only one DNF (Did Not Finish) recorded on the day, as the catamaran fleet plied their sails along the western portion of estate for both races. The small crowd gathered on the race dock, in the Eden Jaeger region, and along the shores of the islands in the Eden Auk and Genip regions, reveled in the fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Thornback and North Sea Barracuda courses, was comprised of a majority of three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17s. Two TMS Flying Shadows, one sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively, rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet.

The catamaran fleet gets underway during the second race of the Cat Fight in The North Sea, on Friday, July 31st, 2020.

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 Jenna (jnx1e 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:
Palani (Palani Allen) and Sea (filax Carter) finished tied with 9 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
Palani Allen	5	4
filax Carter	4	5

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

Cat Fight – Apr 10th 2020

From the left (in boats): Rayz (TMS Flying Shadow) ,Isa and Sasha (TMS Flying Shadow), Cat (TMS Flying Shadow), Cole (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), and Riz (TMS Nacra 17).
On the dock: Caethes, Cryptic, and Flapio. On the pier: のと.

Great sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of the North Sea were in great shape, as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) or crashes occurred on the day. We sailed from both of the North Sea’s race lines, in the Eden Curlew and Eden Jaeger region, with incredibly smooth seas across the estate. As a result of the great conditions, the crowds that were gathered along the shores of the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Eden Auk regions, as well as the small docks in the Eden Jakana and Eden Jaeger region, enjoyed some great racing from this weeks fleet-foiled flying felines. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 02 and North Sea Thornback courses, was comprised of a majority of four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, three sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s rounded out this weeks fleet, with one skipper switching from a TMS Nacra 17 to a Wildwind AC-62 for the second race.

Race Director: Cryptic
Wind: SW (225°) 18kts

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

Today’s winner was Isa (isab DeCuir), 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:
Riz (RIZLER Rodex) was disqualified (DSQ) during the second race for sailing an incorrect course, he missed the first course mark, the blue buoy in the Eden Murrelet region.

---

Moon (moonglownight Resident), Cole (Colette Verino), and Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) all finished tied with 8 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
moonglownight Resident	2	6
Colette Verino	3	5
Rayzza Rubble	4	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 second place finish over Cole’s third place and Rayz’s fourth place finishes as their best.
 

Cat Fight – Mar 13th 2020

Daenerys and Tamarushka (TMS Flying Shadow), Tara (TMS Flying Shadow), Teagan (TMS Nacra 17), Palani (TMS Nacra 17), and Julie (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the dock: Caethes, Cryptic, Antonella, and Rugger.

Mild sim sailing weather, with a smaller fleet turnout, featured during this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of The North Sea were overall well behaved, as only one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day, due to a skipper crashing right after the race line during the first race. No other crossing issues or lag was experienced by any of the other skippers involved. The weeks Cat Fight was sailed from the Eden Jaeger race line, the North Sea’s second race line and a full region. The spectators on hand, gathered on the small race dock in the Eden Jaeger region, as well as the small peninsula of the Pelican Sailing School, in the Eden Murrelet region, and the island in the Genip region, were excited as they were treated to some great fleet-foiled feline racing. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Thornback and North Sea Barracuda courses, was comprised of a majority of three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, two sailing single-handed and one sailing with crew respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s rounder 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 Teagan (Teagan Snowpaw) second, and Julie (JulieRoyale 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 Tara (Zella Ansar) finished tied with 7 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
JulieRoyale Resident	4	3
Zella Ansar	3	4

In the last race, Julie breaks the tie with Tara with his second place finish over Tara’s fourth place finish.
 

Cat Fight – Dec 20th 2019

From the left (TMS Flying Shadows): Rayz, Daenerys and Tamarushka, Isa, Safy, Palani, and Julie.
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Caethes, and Nihiwatu.

Stormy to smooth sim sailing weather, with a great spectator turnout, highlighted this weeks, and the last of 2019¹ calendar year, Cat Fight in the North Sea. The regions of the North Sea were finicky during the first race, as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded, two to crashes and one to a skippers connection failing. The seas calmed down for the second race, as only one DNF was recorded, this one to that same skipper’s pesky connection failing. Spectators crowded the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier, in the Eden Jakana region, then spread out to the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Eden Auk regions, as the race moved the fleet to the Eden Jaeger race line, were the second race started from and finished. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 02 and North Sea Thornback courses, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, four sailing single-handed and two with crew respectively. Two TMS Nacra 17s rounded out the final frisky fleet-foiled Cat Fight fleet of the year.

¹Special Note: The North Sea and Backwater Bay will take a two week holiday break from racing and sailing activities, starting Monday, December 23rd, 2019. Racing and sailing activities in the North Sea and out of Backwater Bay will then resume during the new year, on Monday, January 6th, 2020. Please consult our North Sea Sailing and Racing Calendar for further details.

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 Isa (isab DeCuir), with Palani (Palani Allen) 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:
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) both finished tied with 7 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
blondij Resident	1	6
Nihiwatu Resident	3	4

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

Cat Fight – Nov 22nd 2019

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Rayz, Isa and Laured, Tara, ViV and Palani, and Daenerys and Sasha.
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Keavy and Caethes.

Mild sim sailing weather, with a nice spectator and fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. Two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day, both during the first race, as the regions of the North Sea generally behaved themselves. The first DNF was due to a skipper crashing while the second was due to a skipper’s crew crashing, she sailed the dock to record a DNF while waiting for her crew to log back in. Spectators took in the fleet-foiled feline frenzy from the islands in the Zizphus, Genip, and Eden Auk regions, as well as Elbag’s back yard, in the Eden Victoria region, and the race dock in the Eden Jaeger region. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 01 and North Sea Thornback courses, was comprised of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, evenly split between three sailing single-handed and three sailing with crew respectively. One lone TMS Nacra 17 made up the remainder of this weeks catamaran 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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Tara (Zella Ansar) second, and Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Tara (Zella Ansar), Rayz (Rayzza Rubble), and Nihiwatue (Nihiwatu Resident) both finished tied with 6 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
Zella Ansar	2	4
Rayzza Rubble	2	4
Nihiwatu Resident	3	3

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Tara’s and Rayz’s favor with having second place finishes over Nihiwatu’s third place finish as her best. As Tara and Rayz both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the Rules of Sailing is used to break this remaining 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
Zella Ansar	4	2
Rayzza Rubble	2	4

In the last race, Tara breaks the tie with Rayz with her second place finish over Rayz’s fourth place finish.

---

Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) and Isa (isab DeCuir) finished tied with 11 points. As they both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Guidance on Scoring under Appendix A to the 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
JulieRoyale Resident	6	5
isab DeCuir	5	6

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

Cat Fight – Nov 8th 2019

From the left (in TMS Flying Shadows): Rayz, Daenerys and Sasha, Tara, Isa, Palani, and Nihiwatu.
On the committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Caethes.

Great sim sailing weather and spectator turnout highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The regions of The North Sea behaved exceptionally well as the only DNF (Did Not Finish) on the day was due to a skipper triggering a gesture that dropped their The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadow out of racing, into cruising, and subsequently losing race wind. By they time the skipper reset racing, while receiving a race wind broadcast from the race director who flew to them in the region, their navigation HUD stopped working. This all lead to the skipper pulling their boat out of frustration and receiving a DNF. The spectators on hand, had a much better time, as they gathered at the islands in the Ziziphus, Genip, and Eden Auk regions to take in the fast fleet-foiled feline frenzy on display. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Curlew to Jaeger 02 course and newly created North Sea Thornback course¹, was comprised of a majority of six TMS Flying Shadows, four sailing single-handed and two sailing with crew respectively. One lone TMS Nacra 17 made up the remainder of this weeks fleet.

¹North Sea Thornback was just created, by Cryptic, to utilize the recently added second race line in the Eden Jaeger region.

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 Daenerys (blondij Resident), with Tara (Zella Ansar) second, and ViV (vivipezz Resident) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Nihiwatu (Nihiwatu Resident) and Isa (isab DeCuir) both finished tied with 10 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	3	7
isab DeCuir	4	6

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