North Sea Open Regatta – March 22nd 2023

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Sandra (Bandit 25R), ViV (Quest M-24), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Tamarushka, Daenerys, Julie, and Caethes. On the pier: Nikola, and Tina.

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. One DNF, recorded during the small boat portion, was from a skipper having computer issues causing a reboot in the middle of the race. The remaining two DNFs, also recorded during the small boat portion, were from 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, delighted in an entertaining 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 seven Bandit 22 LTEs. One Bandit 25R, one Quest M-24, one The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17, and one crewed TMS Star Class 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 five TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS One Design 65, one TMS Volvo Open 70, and one WildWind RC-44r rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Note: As of the publication of these results, the handicap value for the Quest M-24 has been adjusted to 0.93, up from 0.92. Please see North Sea Handicap Table for our handicaps and the Google Sheet used to make those calculations.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Anthony and Cate (TMS I-Mocca 60), Vicky and Tamarushka (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sandra (TMS Volvo Open 70), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), Markis (TMS I-Mocca 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), and ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Zimtzicke, Danerys, Julia, and Caethes. On the pier: Tina.

Second Note:: With the onset of DST in the United States, Canada, and most of Mexico, SL time (PDT) is now one hour ahead. However, Europe will not be entering EU Summer Time until Sunday, March 26th. In order to facilitate that our races are still at a friendly time for our sailors, we will be running our races one SL hour later, but still at the same time GMT/CET.

The schedule for The North Sea, for the remainder of this week will be:

Beginning with Monday, March 27th, The North Sea will return to our normal 1PM SL time slot for our Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday races, and 2:30 PM SL for our Friday race.

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

Sandra (Sandra Nebula) was disqualified during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the first course mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote Region.

Anthony Kingston (anthonykingston Resident) was disqualified during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the fourth course mark, sailing south of the the blue buoy in the Sapote Region instead of north of it.

Markis (Marcus Schechter) and Cate & Anthony (Cate Sewell & Anthony) both finished tied with 14 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Marcus Schechter	6	8
Cate Sewell/Anthony	7	7

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Markis’s favor with having a sixth place finish over Cate & Anthony’s seventh place finish as their best.

North Sea Open Regatta – March 15th 2023

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Red (TMS Star Class), Sandra (Bandit 25R), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Aymalie (Quest 2m), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Claire, Daenerys, Tyson, Tamarushka, and Asher.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were mostly behaved as three DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. One DNF, occurring during the small boat portion, was due to a skipper deleting her boat after frustration from hitting the race dock right before the finish. The remaining two DNFs, occurring one a piece in each portion respectively, were from skippers 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, took in a thrilling display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Triple Pink course, was made up of a majority of five Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, one Bandit 25R, one Quest 2m, one 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 Extreme course, was made up of a small majority of two TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS Volvo Open 70, one WildWind Open 60, one WildWind RC-44r, one Isard Machichaco, and one TMS Ocean Beach rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Note:: With the onset of DST in the United States, Canada, and most of Mexico this past Sunday, SL time (PST) is now one hour ahead. However, Europe will not be entering EU Summer Time until Sunday, March 26th. In order to facilitate that our races are still at a friendly time for our sailors, we will be running our races one SL hour later, but still at the same time GMT/CET.

The schedule for The North Sea, for the next two weeks will be:

Beginning with Monday, March 27th, The North Sea will return to our normal 1PM SL time slot for our Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday races, and 2:30 PM SL for our Friday race.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Vicky and Tamarushka (TMS I-Mocca 60), Niem (Isard Machichaco), Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Aymalie (Isard Machichaco), Sandra (TMS Volvo Open 70), Sea (WildWind Open 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tyson, Red, and Daenerys.

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 Aymalie (Aymalie Resident), with Sea (filax Carter) second, and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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 small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the first course mark, the pink buoy in the Sloe region.

Xiao (XiaoMarque01 Resident), Rugger (ruggeromare Resident), and Vicky (Vicky4698 Resident) 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
XiaoMarque01 Resident	2	9
ruggeromare Resident	3	8
Vicky4698 Resident	5	6

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Xiao’s favor with having a second place finish over Rugger’s third, and Vicky’s fifth place finishes as their best.

Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and Niem (NiemDarr Resident) both 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
WWWAAAA Resident	7	9
NiemDarr Resident	8	8

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

North Sea Open Regatta – March 8th 2023

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (Bandit 22 LTE), Aymalie (Quest 2m), Theresa (Bandit 22 LTE), Sandra (Bandit 25R), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), ViV (TMS Star Class), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (TMS Flying Shadow), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Red, Daenerys, and Suna. On the pier: Jackson, Naira, and Marius.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were well behaved as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. Both DNFs, occurring during the small boat portion, were due to skippers connections dying on them during the race. 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, cheered on a competitive display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Half Mane Mirror course, was made up of a majority of seven Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, one sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively, one TMS Flying Shadow, one TMS Nacra 17, one Bandit 25R, and one Quest 2m 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 three TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS One Design 65, one TMS Volvo Open 70, one WildWind Open 60, one Trudeau 12 Metre, one Bandit 55, and one Isard Machimacho rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Trudeau 12 Metre), Sandra (TMS Volvo Open 70), ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60), Aymalie (Isard Machimacho), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 55), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Moon (WildWind Open 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Vicky, Red, Tamarushka, Daenerys, and Suna. On the pier: Nikola.

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 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:
Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) and Moon (moonglownight Resident) both finished the small boat portion tied at the finishing line with a time of 15:18. As their final time also remains tied, as they both sailed the same boat, Rule A7 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to score this tie:

Therefore, both Rugger and Moon receive 4.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 4 and 5, added together and divided equally.

ViV (vivipezz Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for missing the last course mark before crossing the finish line, the orange buoy in the Eden Jakana region.

Sandra (WWWAAAA Resident) and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) both finished tied with 14 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
WWWAAAA Resident	6	8
Nicole Myhre	7	7

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

Vicky (Vicky4698 Resident) and Theresa (Resi Pfeffer) both finished tied with 22 points. As they both have the exact same finishes in each race, a DNF (Did Not Finish) for the small boat portion and a DNS (Did Not Start) for the big boat portion, neither Rule A8.1 or A8.2 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing will satisfy breaking this tie. Therefore, Vicky and Theresa remain tied in twelfth place overall.

Cat Fight – March 3rd 2023

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

From the left (in boats): Vicky (TMS Nacra 17), Rayz and Dids (TMS Flying Shadow), Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Max (TMS Flying Shadow), Xiao (TMS Flying Shadow), ViV (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Palani (WildWind AC-45).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Giulia, and Caethes. On the pier: Julia.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first Cat Fight in The North Sea for March, 2023. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, climbing to 21 knots during the second race, The North Sea regions were generally 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, indulged in the fresh fleet-foiled feline ferment on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Torpedo and the North Sea Snipe courses, was made up of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, five sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively. One TMS Nacra 17, and one WildWind AC-45 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet in the first race. The lone Nacra skipper opted for her Flying Shadow instead, for the second race.

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 ViV (vivipezz 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 first race for sailing an incorrect course, crossing the finish line while missing five of seven course marks.

Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) and Vicky (Vicky4698 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:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
Rayzza Rubble	6	5
Vicky4698 Resident	5	6

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

North Sea Open Regatta – March 1st 2023

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Sandra (Bandit 25R), ViV (TMS Star Class), Aymalie (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Rugger (Bandit 22 LTE), Sirius (TMS Star Class), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Markis (Bandit 22 LTE), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Tamarushka, Henry, and Red. On the pier: Lampoon, Torri, and Nikola.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted the first North Sea Open Regatta for March, 2023. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were mostly behaved as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the small boat portion, was due to a skipper experiencing a rough crossing. The second DNF, occurring during the big boat portion, was from a skipper pulling her boat after she realized her control gestures were mixed up. 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, savored a great display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Half Mane course, was made up of a split majority of four Bandit 22 LTEs and four The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, three sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively. Two TMS Sea Boss – Riders, one TMS Nacra 17, and one Bandit 25R rounded out this weeks small boat fleet. Meanwhile, the big boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Outer Inner Loop (OIL) course, was made up of a small split majority of two Trudeau 12 Metres and two TMS I-Mocca 60s. One TMS Volvo Open 70, one TMS One Design 65, one WildWind RC44R, one Isard Machichaco, and one TMS Ocean Beach rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (Trudeau 12 Metre), Lampoon (Isard Machichaco), Sandra (TMS Volvo Open 70), Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Aymalie (WildWind RC-44R), ViV (Trudeau 12 Metre), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Vicky, Daenerys, Henry, Tamarushka, Sirius, Max, Wyndi, and Caethes. On the pier: Nikola.

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

Race Notes:
Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and ViV (vivipezz Resident) both finished tied with 7 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Nicole Myhre	2	5
vivipezz Resident	3	4

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

Xiao (XiaoMarque01 Resident) and Rugger (ruggeromare Resident) both finished tied with 17 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
XiaoMarque01 Resident	6	11
ruggeromare Resident	7	10

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

Lampoon (Lampoon Destiny) and Sea (filax Carter) 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Lampoon Destiny	8	13
filax Carter	9	12

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

North Sea Open Regatta – February 22nd 2023

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Alejandro (Bandit 22 LTE), Chalky (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Tamarushka, and Suna. On the pier: Cole, and Arwen.

Great sim sailing weather, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were calm for all as no DNFs (Did Not Finish) were recorded on the day. 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, enjoyed a fun display of fleet racing from this weeks skippers.

This weeks small boat fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline course, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. One The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class 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. One WildWind Open 60, and one WildWind RC-44R rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (WildWind RC-44R), Alejandro (TMS I-Mocca 60), Rugger (WildWind Open 60), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Tamarushka, Suna, and Yannys. On the pier: Cole, Arwen, Chalky, and 5.

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 Moon (moonglownight 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.

Race Notes:
Alejandro (Boogie Aeghin) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the third course mark, the pink buoy in the Sloe region.

Alejandro (Boogie Aeghin) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the first course mark, the white buoy in the Soncoya region.

Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Sea (filax Carter) both finished the big boat portion tied at the finishing line with a time of 13:26. As their final time also remains tied, as they both sailed the same boat, Rule A7 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to score this tie:

Therefore, both Zimtzicke and Sea receive 3.5 points, as the product for the place for which they have tied and for the place immediately below, 3 and 4, added together and divided equally.

Alejandro (Boogie Aeghin) and Chalky (boatcrew 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Boogie Aeghin	6	9
boatcrew Resident	7	8

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

North Sea Open Regatta – February 8th 2023

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Cole (Bandit 22 LTE), Emileigh (TMS Star Class), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Ester and Yola (Bandit 22 LTE), Juicy (Bandit 22 LTE), Rugger and Yanny (Bandit 22 LTE), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Daenerys, Tamarushka, and Asher. On the pier: Marius.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. The North Sea regions were generally well behaved as two DNFs (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. Both DNFs, occurring one a piece in each race portion respectively, were from skippers crashing while crossing over region corners. 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, were delighted by a rousing display 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 ten Bandit 22 LTEs. Two The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, and one TMS Nacra 17 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. Three 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), Vicky (TMS I-Mocca 60), Juicy (WildWind Open 60), Ester and Yola (TMS I-Mocca 60), ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60), Moon (WildWind Open 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), and Zimtizcke (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Daenerys, and Niem. On the pier: Cole, Penny, and Arwen.

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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with Moon (moonglownight Resident) second, and Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) 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.

Vicky (Vicky4698 Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the big boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, rounding the fifth course mark incorrectly, the yellow buoy in the Eden Auk region.

Zimtzicke (Nicole Myhre) and Sea (filax Carter) 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Nicole Myhre	3	6
filax Carter	4	5

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

Ester (citacg Resident) and Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook) 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
citacg Resident	4	7
Emileigh Starbrook	5	6

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

Cole (ColeBatriani Resident) and Vicky (Vicky4698 Resident) 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
ColeBatriani Resident	8	11
Vicky4698 Resident	9	10

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

North Sea Open Regatta – January 25th 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Niem (Bandit 22 LTE), Alejandro (Bandit 22 LTE), Emilio (Bandit 22 LTE), Cate and Anthony (Bandit 22 LTE), Julie (RM Clever), ViV (Quest M-24), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Red, Asher, Farryn, Daenerys, and Kama. On the pier: Cole.

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) was recorded on the day. The first DNF, occurring during the small boat portion, was from a skipper’s connection quitting on her mid-race. The later two DNFs, occurring one a piece in both portions respectively, was from skippers crashing as they crossed 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 Triple Pink course, was made up of a majority of eight Bandit 22 LTEs. One The Mesh Shop (TMS) Nacra 17, one Quest M-24, one ReneMarine Clever, and one crewed TMS Star Class 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 seven TMS I-Mocca 60s. Two WildWind Open 60s, and one TMS One Design 65 rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Anthony and Cate (TMS I-Mocca 60), Vicky (TMS I-Mocca 60), Emilio (Trudeau 12 Metre), Alejandro (TMS I-Mocca 60), Kama (WildWind Open 60), Julie (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (WildWind Open 60), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Moon (TMS I-Mocca 60), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), and ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Asher, Niem, Farryn, Caethes, and Daenerys. On the pier: Mutsy, and Cole.

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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with ViV (vivipezz Resident) second, and Julie (JulieRoyale 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:
Cate (Cate Sewell) and Anthony (AnthonyKingston Resident) registered as a team prior to the start of the race, therefore their points are accredited together.

Alejandro (Boogie Aeghin) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, rounding the second course mark incorrectly, the white buoy in the Eden Jakana region counter-clockwise instead of clockwise.

Jenna (jnx1e Resident), ViV (vivipezz Resident), and Julie (JulieRoyale Resident) all 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
jnx1e Resident	1	3
vivipezz Resident	1	3
JulieRoyale Resident	2	2

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

As Jenna and ViV 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:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
jnx1e Resident	3	1
vivipezz Resident	1	3

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

Kama (kamakura Nootan), Vicky (Vicky4698 Resident), and Max (Maximiliano Szondi) all finished tied with 20 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
kamakura Nootan	7	13
Vicky4698 Resident	9	11
Maximiliano Szondi	9	11

With the race results rearranged in best to worst finish order, per A8.1, the tie breaks in Kama’s favor with having a seventh place finish over Vicky’s and Max’s ninth place finishes as their best.

As Vicky and Max 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:

Skipper	Race 1	Race 2
Vicky4698 Resident	11	9
Maximiliano Szondi	9	11

In the last race, Vicky breaks the tie with Max with her ninth place finish over Max’s eleventh place finish.

North Sea Open Regatta – January 18th 2023

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

Small boat fleet, from the left (in boats): Emileigh (TMS Star Class), ViV (TMS Star Class), Alejandro (Bandit 22 LTE), Vicky (Bandit 22 LTE), Max and Wyndi (TMS Star Class), Xiao (TMS Sea Boss – Rider), Jenna (TMS Nacra 17), Moon (Bandit 22 LTE), Sea (Bandit 22 LTE), and Zimtzicke (Bandit 22 LTE).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Daenerys, Henry, Asher, and Niem. On the pier: Sunday.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks North Sea Open Regatta. With a fresh breeze of 18 knots out of the southwest, The North Sea regions were well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The loan DNF was attributed to a skipper crashing while crossing over regions corners during the small boat portion. 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 thrilling 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. Three The Mesh Shop (TMS) Star Class, two sailing single-handed and one sailing crewed respectively, one 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 CCW (counter-clockwise) course, was made up of a majority of four TMS I-Mocca 60s. Two WildWind Open 60s, one TMS One Design 65, one WildWind RC-44r, and one TMS Ocean Beach rounded out this weeks big boat fleet.

Edit: The results for the big boat portion were incorrectly sorted and have been corrected, as well as the final results. The final first, second, and third place finishers still remain the same.

Big boat fleet, from the left (in boats): ViV (TMS I-Mocca 60), Emileigh (WildWind RC-44r), Jenna (TMS One Design 65), Alejandro (TMS I-Mocca 60), Xiao (TMS Ocean Beach), Vicky (TMS I-Mocca 60), Sea (WildWind Open 60), Zimtzicke (TMS I-Mocca 60), and Moon (WildWind Open 60).
On the Race Committee Boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Deanerys, and Henry. On the pier: Mutsy, Kiwi, and Jackson.

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 Moon (moonglownight Resident) 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:
Jenna (jnx1e Resident) was disqualified (DSQ) during the small boat portion for sailing an incorrect course, missing the last course mark, the blue buoy in the Sapote regoin.

Moon (moonglownight Resident), Emileigh (Emileigh Starbrook), and ViV (vivipezz Resident) all finished tied with 7 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
moonglownight Resident	1	6
Emileigh Starbrook	2	5
vivipezz Resident	3	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 first place finish over Emileigh’s second place, and ViV’s third place finishes as their best.

Max (Maximiliano Szondi) and Alexandro (Boogie Aeghin) both finished tied with 18 points. Rule A8.1 of Appendix A, Scoring, 2021 – 2024 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing is used to break this tie:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
Maximiliano Szondi	8	10
Boogie Aeghin	9	9

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

Cat Fight – January 13th 2023

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Cryptic Quandry

From the left (in boats): Daenerys (TMS Flying Shadow), Sin (WildWind AC-45), Vicky (TMS Flying Shadow), Julie (TMS Flying Shadow), Jenna and Amber (TMS Flying Shadow), Moon (TMS Flying Shadow), and Palani (TMS Flying Shadow).
On the Race Committee boat: Cryptic. On the dock: Tamarushka, Lin, Caethes, and Red.

Calm seas, with a nice fleet turnout, highlighted this weeks Cat Fight in The North Sea. The North Sea regions were well behaved as one DNF (Did Not Finish) was recorded on the day. The only DNF was from a skipper pulling her boat during the first race after realizing she had two conflicting sets of gestures active. 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 the charged fleet-foiled feline force on display from this weeks skippers. This weeks fleet, sailing on the North Sea Bowline and the North Sea Bowline Reverse courses, was made up of a majority of six The Mesh Shop (TMS) Flying Shadows, five sailing single-handed and one crewed respectively. One WildWind AC-45 rounded out this weeks catamaran fleet in the first race. For the second race, a Flying Shadow skipper opted to switch to 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 Jenna (jnx1e Resident), with Sin (Sinarielle Resident) 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:
Daenerys (blondij Resident) and Moon (moonglownight 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:

Skipper	Best Finish	Next Best Finish
blondij Resident	1	7
moonglownight Resident	3	5

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 Moon’s third place finish as his best.

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