This week was our first edition of the Cat Fight in the North Sea. Breakfast in America, AmCup special !
Racers in alphabetical order:
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Bianca (TgBianca Resident) – Flying Shadow
Claire (Atomic Infinity) – Flying Shadow
Daenerys (blondij Resident) – Flying Shadow
Kayo Torii – Laured Cabassoun – Flying Shadow
Looralie Resident – Nacra
moonglownight Resident – Nacra
Phil fr (PhilOona Resident) – Flying Shadow
Rayz (Rayzza Rubble) – Flying Shadow
Our kitties were impatient to start. 8 boats were waiting to test this new America Cup course. The usual participants, but as well new comers ! We welcome them and hope to see them for more races !
The course was expected to be fast, tactical and as well aggressive. It was. As we were expecting, mark #2 and #3 were very hot with boats coming from both sides of the mark. Globally our kitties were behaving and our RD was managing the situation. 3 penalties has been given and 2 DSQ in a total of 3 races.
We saw as well different routes and trajectories which is normal for a course letting a lot of freedom to skippers.
The condition were as well excellent. Only one participant suffered crashes in the 3 races. The Cat Fight’s team is suggesting an exorcism of the FS !
RACE ONE
This was the first run. Easy start for most of our competitors with no specific problem at the line. Claire and Kayo had a bad start, passing the line after all others competitors. Moon, Phil and Dae were ahead of the pack rushing the first mark full speed. Showing her incredible skill with the FS, Claire managed to do a great come back finishing the race is second position, first position after handicap. Congratulation.
Race Results:
1: Kayo Torii IDBS7C9C — 00:10:20
2: Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — 00:11:07
3: Looralie Resident IDBS820E — 00:11:28
4: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:11:46
5: PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — 00:12:39
6: blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — 00:12:59
7: Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — 00:13:12
8: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — not Finished
Handicapped Results: – Handicaps has been applied for by boat and for crew and single handed.
1: Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — 00:10:63
2: Looralie Resident IDBS820E — 00:11:39
3: Kayo Torii IDBS7C9C — 00:11:53
4: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:11:57
5: PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — 00:11:89
6: blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — 00:12:08
7: Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — 00:12:59
8: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — not Finished
Lap Times:
Kayo Torii IDBS7C9C — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:10:01
Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — Start: 00:00:26 — Last lap: 00:10:41
Looralie Resident IDBS820E — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:11:14
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:11:41
PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:12:32
blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:12:54
Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:12:57
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: not finished
Penalties:
– 360 for PhilOona Resident for going out of bounds
– 360 for Rayzza Rubble for not trying to avoid collision
RACE TWO
Better start for Claire this time, but Phil was definitively the kind of this race finishing with a clear first position, probably boosted by his incoming vacations….Good fight between Dae and Rayz for the 3 and 4 position. Looralie thinking about Phil’s vacation missed a mark…
RACE 2
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Race Results:
1: PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — 00:10:53
2: Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — 00:11:07
3: blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — 00:11:19
4: Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — 00:11:22
5: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:11:32
6: laured Cabassoun IDBSAA47 — 00:13:05
7: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — not Finished
8: Looralie Resident IDBS820E — 00:08:59 – DSQ
Handicapped Results: Handicaps has been applied for by boat and for crew and single handed.
1: PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — 00:10:10
2: Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — 00:10:62
3: blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — 00:10:74
4: Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — 00:10:77
5: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:11:45
6: laured Cabassoun IDBSAA47 — 00:12:52
7: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — not Finished
8: Looralie Resident IDBS820E — 00:08:67 – DSQ
Lap Times:
Looralie Resident IDBS820E — Start: 00:00:09 — Last lap: 00:08:50
PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:10:39
Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:10:59
blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:11:08
Rayzza Rubble IDBSF812 — Start: 00:00:28 — Last lap: 00:10:54
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:11:26
laured Cabassoun IDBSAA47 — Start: 00:00:27 — Last lap: 00:12:38
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: not finished
Penalties:
– 360 for blondij Resident for barging at the start
– Disqualification for Looralie Resident for missing the correct buoy at mark 3
RACE THREE
After her DSQ Looralie was waiting her opportunity. She took it. She was unbeatable on this course letting all others participants way behind her. Claire and Phil did an excellent race with their FS but their single handed FS were not match for the crazy Nacra. Congratulation to Looralie showing again her incredible skills.
RACE 3
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Race Results:
1: Looralie Resident IDBS820E — 00:09:14
2: Kayo Torii IDBS7C9C — 00:09:53
3: Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — 00:10:08
4: PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — 00:10:31
5: blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — 00:12:59
6: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — not Finished
7: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:11:46 – DSQ
Handicapped Results:
1: Looralie Resident IDBS820E — 00:09:23
2: Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — 00:09:68
3: PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — 00:09:90
4: Kayo Torii IDBS7C9C — 00:10:77
5: blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — 00:12:09
6: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — not Finished
7: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:11:57 – DSQ
Lap Times:
Looralie Resident IDBS820E — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:09:13
Kayo Torii IDBS7C9C — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:09:39
Atomic Infinity IDBSF544 — Start: 00:00:19 — Last lap: 00:09:49
PhilOona Resident IDBSAA2A — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:10:25
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:11:40
blondij Resident IDBSC2E7 — Start: 00:00:23 — Last lap: 00:13:22
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:01:04 — Last lap: not finished
Penalties:
– Disqualification for moonglownight Resident for not responding to a 360 call after going out of bounds
Thanks for all for coming to the Cat Fight. I could not hope for a better group of people and race. We hope to see you next week ! We will have new courses and new ideas to make each race a fun experience ! All our ideas are welcome !
As usual thank you to our RD Serena who had a lot of work last night, to the NS’s team and Petra to host the race, to Cryptic to solve our last min technical problem and clean the way for our kitties and to my dear friend Viv to test the race with me and advice me. I hope that work will let her do the Cat Fight at least once ! I could not forget Laured my inseparable crew member !
Kayo
Kitties waiting for the start. I can’t stop looking all these nice painting. Congratulation for Rayz and Bianca on this. A C for Looralie ! This Nacra needs a new paint Loo !
Claire and Dae who both did excellent races last night. Loo on the left queen of the Nacra.
Kitties rushing the line. Th quality of the picture is not great but the photographer was risking her life ! You don’t want to be in the path of 8 boats speeding at 18 kts.
Celtica team at the finish line in race one. The only crew at the moment for the Cat Fight. We hope to see more crew and will try to help to put people in contact with each others.