North Sea Open Regatta – May 31st 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Sevenia (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Max (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Asher, Weedwacker, and Sere.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the last North Sea Open Regatta for May, 2023. The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as four DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Three of those DNFs, one in the small boat portion and two from the big boat portion, were from skippers crashing while crossing over regions corners. The remaining DNF, also from the big boat portion, was from a skippers internet connection dying on her. The crowds that assembled 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 an energetic display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea 108 course, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, split evenly with one crewed and one single-handed respectively, rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea 04 v3 course, was made up of a majority of five TMS I-Mocca 60s. Two WildWind Open 60s, and two WildWind RC-44Rs rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Ester (TMS I-Mocca 60), Max and Wyndi (WildWind Open 60), Max (TMS I-Mocca 60), Emilio (WildWind Open 60), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Weedwacker (WildWind Open 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Sevenia, Deanerys, and Sere.

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 Sea (filax Carter) 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:
Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) and Max (MrMekMax 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
ruggeromare Resident	5	10
MrMekMax Resident	7	8

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

North Sea Open Regatta – May 24th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Quest M-24), Sevenia (Bandit 22 LTE), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Kristaly (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Weedwacker, Asher, Red, Sere, Kael, and Madeliene.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. 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 big boat portion, was due to a skippers connection dying on her. The second DNF, also during the big boat portion, was from a skipper crashing while crossing over region corners. The final DNF, also during the big boat portion, was due to a skipper having to leave from RL circumstances beyond her control. The crowds that assembled on 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, savored a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea 107 course, was made up of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Sea Boss – Riders, one Quest M-24, and one crewed TMS Star Class rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Extreme course, was made up of a majority of four TMS I-Mocca 60s. Three WildWind Open 60s, two WildWind RC-44Rs, one Trudeau 12 Metre, and one TMS Ocean Beach 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 (TMS I-Mocca 60), Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), Kristaly (WildWind Open 60), Weedwacker (WildWind RC-44r), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (WildWind Open 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Asher, Red, Yola, Sere, Kael, Madeliene, and Sevenia.

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 Kristaly (kristaly Resident), with Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) second, and Sea (filax Carter) 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:
Kristaly (kristaly Resident) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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
kristaly Resident	1	3
Nicole Myhre	2	2

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

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Sea (filax Carter) and Ester (citacg Resident) both finished tied with 8 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	3	5
citacg Resident	4	4

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

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Weedwacker (weedwacker Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 19 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
weedwacker Resident	8	11
Maximiliano Szondi	9	10

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

North Sea Open Regatta – May 17th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Quest M-24), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 25 R), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Sevenia (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Elizabeth, and Sachin. On the pier: Sumaryo, Lin, Sin, and Rosalynd.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF came during the big boat portion as a skipper pulled her boat in the middle of the race due to the physical world interrupting. The crowds that assembled on 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, enjoyed 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. One Quest M-24, and one Bandit 25 R 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 The Mesh Shop (TMS) I-Mocca 60s. One WildWind Open 60, one ACA33, and one WildWind RC-44r rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Diana (WildWind Open 60), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), and A r a and Azamoan (ACA33).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Asher, Vicky, Sevenia, Daenerys, Tamarushka, Caethes, Sumaryo, and Cloe. On the pier: Elizabeth.

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) second, and Markis (Marcus Schechter) 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:
Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) was disqualied (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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Diana (Dianafra Allen), Sevenia (Seven Orbit), 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
Dianafra Allen	4	7
Seven Orbit	4	7
Emileigh Starbrook	5	6

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

As Diana and Sevenia both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Dianafra Allen	7	4
Seven Orbit	4	7

In the last race, Diana breaks the tie with Sevenia with her fourth place finish over Sevenia’s seventh place finish.
 

North Sea Open Regatta – May 10th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Sevenia (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Paula (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Diana (Bandit 22 LTE), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Lalia (TMS Nacra 17), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), and Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE)
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Farryn, Red, Bozz, and Kael. On the pier: Massimo, and Rosalynd.

Mostly calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as four DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Three DNFs, two in the small boat portion and one in the big boat portion, were from skippers crashing while crossing over regions corners. The remaining DNF, occurring during the big boat portion, was from a skipper having connection issues. The crowds that assembled on the lighthouse observation deck on the island in the Ziziphus region, and along the Poseidon Centre Spectator Pier and small race dock in the Eden Jakana region, relished a peppy display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing a three lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course, was made up of a majority of seven Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, one sailing crewed and one single-handed respectively, one TMS Nacra 17, one TMS Sea Boss – Rider, and one Trudeau HepCat rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a split majority of three WildWind Open 60s, and three TMS I-Mocca 60s. One ACA 33, one WildWind RC-44r, one TMS Cafe del Mar 75, one Trudeau Francois Jacques, and one TMS Ocean Beach rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Diana (TMS Cafe del Mar 75), Ester and Paula (TMS I-Mocca 60), Max and Wyndi (WIldWInd Open 60), Moon and Aquarius (WildWind Opn 60), Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Emilio (WildWind Open 60), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), Lalia (Isard Machichaco), ViV (Trudeau Francois Jacques), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), and A R A and Mitti (ACA33).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Farryn, Sevenia, Vicky, Red, and Kael.

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident), with ViV (vivipezz 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 the SLCG for helping with race duties.

Race Notes:
Sea (filax Carter) and Emilio (emiliopc7 Resident) both 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	3	8
emiliopc7 Resident	4	7

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

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A R A (SirAramis Resident) and Markis (Marcus Schechter) 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
SirAramis Resident	2	13
Marcus Schechter	6	9

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

North Sea Open Regatta – May 3rd 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Quest M-24), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Jackson (Bandit IF), Red (Bandit IF), Sirius and Minchen (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), and Moon (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Farryn, Kael, Daenerys, and Lalia. On the pier: Aspen, and Marius.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first North Sea Open Regatta for May, 2023. The North Sea regions were well behaved as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the small boat portion, was from a skipper pulling her boat right after the start due to her internet connection failing. The later DNF, occurring during the big boat portion, was also from a skipper pulling his boat, this time from frustration on the course. 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, took in a thrilling display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on North Sea Olympic Course (Long), was made up of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing single-handed and one crewed, two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, one sailing crewed and one single-handed, and one Quest M-24 rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Double Loop course, was made up of a majority of five TMS I-Mocca 60s. Two WildWind Open 60s, two Trudeau 12 Metres, one TMS Cafe del Mar 75, and one Isard Machichaco rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): ViV (Trudeau 12 Metre), Emileigh (Trudeau 12 Metre), Max and Wyndi (WildWind Open 60), Emilio (WildWind Open 60), Sirius and Minchen (TMS I-Mocca 60), Diana (TMS Cafe del Mar 75), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), Lalia (Isard Machichaco), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Vicky, Sevenia, Farryn, Kael, Jackson, and Daenerys. On the pier: Aspen, Jess, Marius, BlackSpark, and YaNyRa.

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 Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) second, and ViV (vivipezz 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:
Diana (Dianafra Allen), Moon (moonglownight Resident), and Sirius (Sirius Rosca) all 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
Dianafra Allen	4	11
moonglownight 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 Diana’s and Moon’s favor with having fourth place finishes over Sirius’s seventh place finish as his best.

As Diana and Moon both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
Dianafra Allen	11	4
moonglownight Resident	4	11

In the last race, Diana breaks the tie with Moon with her fourth place finish over Moon’s eleventh place finish.

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Lalia (LaliaCasau Resident) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 19 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
LaliaCasau Resident	6	13
Maximiliano Szondi	9	10

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

North Sea Open Regatta – April 26th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), ViV (Bandit 22 LTE), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Daenerys, Rayz, Dids, and Markis. On the pier: Wendy, and Sevenia.

Mostly 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 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, delighted in an electric display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Manta course, was made up of a majority of four Bandit 22 LTEs. One The Mesh Shop (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 Roundabout course, was made up of a small majority of two TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS One Design 65, one WildWind Open 60, one Wildwind RC-44r, and one TMS Ocean Beach rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60), Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Moon (WildWind Open 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Red, and Rayz. On the pier: Sevenia, and Wendy.

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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) 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:
Jenna (jnx1e Resident), Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), and ViV (vivipezz Resident) all 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
jnx1e Resident	1	4
Emileigh Starbrook	1	4
vivipezz Resident	2	3

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

As Jenna and Emileigh both have duplicate finishes, Rule A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing 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
jnx1e Resident	4	1
Emileigh Starbrook	1	4

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

North Sea Open Regatta – April 19th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Cris and Lucia (Bandit 22 LTE), ViV (TMS Flying Shadow), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Aymalie (Quest 2m), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Daenerys, POMF, Hara, and Julia. On the pier: Cole, Marius, Nicholas, Aline, Shane, and Tick.

Mostly calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were well behaved for most as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Both DNFs, occurring during the big boat portion, were due to skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. 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, cheered on an energetic display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Trapezoid course, was made up of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. One The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadow, one TMS Nacra 17, one crewed TMS Star class, and one Quest 2m rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Circle course, was made up of a majority of four TMS I-Mocca 60s. Two WildWind Open 60s, one TMS One Design 65, and one WildWind RC-44r rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Anthony and Cate (TMS I-Mocca 60), ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60), Max and Wyndi (WildWind Open 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Aymalie (WildWind Open 60), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Red, Tamarushka, POMF, Hara, and Julia. On the pier: Cole, Shane, and Marius.

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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with Aymalie (Aymalie Resident) second, and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

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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Cris (kristofer70 Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, crossing the finish line while missing the fourth and fifth course marks, the orange buoys in the Elderberry and Sapodilla regions respectively.

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Moon (moonglownight Resident) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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
moonglownight Resident	6	5
Nicole Myhre	5	6

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

North Sea Open Regatta – April 12th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Cristoforo (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (Bandit IF), Sirius (Bandit IF), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Aymalie (Quest 2m), ViV (Trudeau HepCat), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Claire, Daenerys, and Emilia. On the pier: Marius.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were calm for most as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF, recorded during the big boat portion, was due to a skipper crashing while crossing over region corners. The crowds that gathered on 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, savored a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea CCW (Counter-ClockWise) course, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. Two Bandit IFs, one The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17, one Trudeau HepCat, one TMS Sea Boss – Rider, and one Quest 2m rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Torpedo course, was made up of a majority of five TMS I-Mocca 60s. Two WildWind Open 60s, two Trudeau 12 Metres, and one TMS One Design 65 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Emileigh (Trudeau 12m), ViV (Trudeau 12m), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sirius (TMS I-Mocca 60), Juicy (TMS I-Mocca 60), Aymalie (WildWind Open 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), Moon (WildWind Open 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Claire, Lilita, Red, and Daenerys. On the pier: Marius.

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 Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Markis (Marcus Schechter) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) finished tied with 19 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
Marcus Schechter	11	8
ruggeromare Resident	8	11

In the last race, Markis breaks the tie with Rugger with his eighth place finish over Rugger’s eleventh place finish.

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Juicy (juice651 Resident) and Red (RedHeadJO Resident) both finished tied with 21 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
juice651 Resident	9	12
RedHeadJO Resident	10	11

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

North Sea Open Regatta – April 5th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Isa (Bandit 22 LTE), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Sandra (Bandit 25R), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), ViV (Quest 2m), Aymalie (Quest 2m), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (TMS Nacra 17), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Claire, and Red. On the pier: Marius.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first North Sea Open Regatta for April, 2023. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The lone DNF came from a skipper crashing over region corners during the first race. The crowds that gathered on 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, enjoyed 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) Nacra 17s, two Quest 2Ms, one crewed TMS Star Class, and one Bandit 25R 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 five TMS I-Mocca 60s. Three WildWind Open 60s, one TMS One Design 65, one TMS Volvo Open 70, one WildWind RC-44r, and one Isard Machichaco rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Anthony and Cate (TMS I-Mocca 60), Isa (WildWInd Open 60), Sandra (TMS Volvo Open 70), Max and Wyndi (WildWInd Open 60), Aymalie (Isard Machichaco), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Moon (WildWInd Open 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Claire, Daenerys, and Red.

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 Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) 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:
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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Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) and Aymalie (Aymalie 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
Emileigh Starbrook	1	5
Aymalie Resident	2	4

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

North Sea Open Regatta – March 29th 2023

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Markis (Bandit IF), Sandra (Bandit 25R), Lampoon (Bandit 22 LTE), Ellion (Bandit 22 LTE), Juicy (Bandit 22 LTE), Aymalie (Quest 2m), Sirius and Minchen (Bandit IF), Max and Wyndi (Bandit IF), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE), and ViV (Quest M-24).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tyson, Daenerys, and Claire.

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 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 spirited display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing a three lap affair on the North Sea Short Loop course, was made up of a majority of six Bandit 22 LTEs. Three Bandit IFs, two sailing crewed and one single-handed respectively, one Bandit 25R, one Quest M-24, and one Quest 2m 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 The Mesh Shop (TMS) I-Mocca 60s. One TMS Volvo Open 70, one Quest IACC¹, one Trudeau 12 Metre, and one WildWind SC-40 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

¹As of the publication of these results, the handicap value for the Quest IACC is now 0.93, down from 0.94. Please see North Sea Handicap Table for the rest of our handicaps and the link to the Google Sheet used to calculate them.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Trudeau 12 Metre), Sandra (TMS Volvo Open 70), ViV (Quest IACC), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), Aymalie (WildWind SC-40), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Claire, Vicky, Red, Danerys, Tyson, Sirius, Minchen, and Juicy.

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 ViV (vivipezz Resident) second, and Zimzticke (Nicole Myhre) in third place. Congratulations to all of you. Thank you to everyone who came to sail and spectate.

Race Notes:
Sea (filax Carter) and Aymalie (Aymalie Resident) both finished tied with 8 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	6
Aymalie Resident	3	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 Aymalie’s third place finish as her best.

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Markis (Marcus Schechter) and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) both finished tied with 19 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
Marcus Schechter	7	12
Maximiliano Szondi	8	11

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