#187 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday February 9, 2004 10:30AM
This coming Friday, February 13, marks the opening day of the
St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta which runs through February 15. Cross your
fingers for southern Bay sailors Christian Schaumloffel,
Mirage, in the Hobie 33 class, and Dennis Hannick,
Radio Flyer, in the Tripp 26's.
and FBYC sailor Skip Hope, Thin Ice in the J-24 class.
Several southern Bay racers interested in the race management
side of the house attended the annual CBYRA Race Management
Seminar at Annapolis YC this past weekend. Louis Vitton
Challengers Cup [for the America's Cup] and NOOD Regattas' guru
Peter Reggio was the keynote speaker and stayed the entire
day, chatting informally with attendees. Our own John
McCarthy presented one of the concurrent sessions at the seminar.
Spotted among the attendees from our part of the Bay were Randy
Alley (FBYC), Blaine Liner (RRYC), and Tom
Norris (RRYC). Event organizer Taran Teague said
a total of 79 participants attended the day long seminar from 24 different
yacht clubs in several mid-Atlantic states.
Race Management Training Opportunities coming nearby
soon:
February 28 - Race Committee Workshop -
Rappahannock River YC - contact Ron Mihills at
(804) 438-6111
February 28 - USSAILING Basic Race Management
Seminar - Eastport YC - contact mark Murphy at (410) 263-8568
March 6-7 - USSAILING Advanced Race
Management Seminar - Hampton YC - contact Bob Thomas at (757)
898-9407
March 28 - CCV-HYC Race Management Workshop -
Hampton YC - contact John McCarthy at
(757) 850-4225
FEBRUARY 14 - SATURDAY - ST. VALENTINE'S DAY - Show
the luuuuuuuuv!
This Thursday, February 12, the Olympic
Trials start for another Chesapeake Bay sailor with whom the southern
Bay racers have ties. Geoff Ewensen, Mary
Ewenson's husband (Mary is the publisher of Spin Sheet
Magazine and strong supporter of southern Bay
events) will vie for an Olympic berth in the
Finn class. Trials run for 10 days in Lauderdale, FL.
Southern Bay racers are seriously engaged!
Two of the Checks in the Mail crew are officially engaged
... to one another. Melissa Green and Alan
Mason both crew on Jim and Barbara Williams' Catalina
38, Checks in the Mail (PHRF NS fleet). The decision has been
made to tie the knot, but, at this point, the date is undecided. In
the PHRF B fleet, J/30 sailors, Dave McConaughy, skipper of J
#090, and Kim Kelly, crew on Rusty and Naomi
Burshell's J-30 Cool Change, have announced
their official engagement, too.
Bluewater Racers Play Safe[ly]: For the
upcoming Newport Bermuda Race (start is June
18) at least 30 percent of the crew must have attended a
sanctioned Safety At Sea Seminar within three years prior to the start of the
race. At least two of the following must be among the 30%: captain,
navigator, port and starboard watch captains. There is a sanctioned
seminar March 6-7 in Newport, Rhode Island (Hyatt Hotel on Goat Island).
For info and registration go to www.cruisingclub.org/sas/
For info on the race itself, you may call (978) 526-7829.
L.G. Raley, head honcho of the
Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge, says the early registrations
for the 2004 rendition are way ahead of last year. At this time last year,
2 boats had registered - so far there already are 20
registered for the 2004 mid-July Bay-wide favorite event. For more info go
to the web site at www.screwpile.net
Southern Bay in the National Hospice Regatta
Championship - Even though Hurricane Isabel wiped out a chance
for the Greater Hampton Roads Regatta to send a competitor this year, two
skippers with southern Bay ties will be in Annapolis, April 16-18, to
contest the national hospice title. Jack Moseley who
currently sails out of Fishing Bay YC won the Turkey Shoot Hospice Regatta.
Bob Wardell, a past commodore of FBYC, who currently makes his
home in New York, won the Henderson Harbor, NY regatta.
CHEYENNE on the way ROUND THE
WORLD: Steve Fossett's big cat, Cheyenne, has
begun her attempt at the Round the World speed record. To follow her
progress click on the web site at http://www.fossettchallenge.com
Cheyenne spent several months in the southern Chesapeake in
2003.
US SAILING POWERBOAT INSTRUCTOR
TRAINING COURSE: Hampton Yacht Club will host this
"train-the-trainer" course on February 27-29. It is appropriate for those
interested in teaching the US Sailing Level I Safe Boating and
Level II Safety Boat Operator courses. NOTE: This is not
a course to train volunteers to be safety boat operators. US SAILING
prefers candidates who have taught dinghy sailing, and, as a bonus, have a Level
1 instructor certificate. They would also like the participants to have a
captain's license. Cost is $250 per person. For additional info,
contact Leigh Morgan at (757) 726-9640. If interested call now, time
is short and space limited.
Southern Bay COD Skippers Earn 2nd Overalls:
CBYRA announced the Cruising One Design (COD) final standings for
2003 and southern Bay boats took three second places: Dennis
Hannick, Radio Flyer, finished 2nd in
the Tripp 26 fleet; John Blais, Stardancer,
captured 2nd in the Pearson 30 fleet; and, Dave McConaughy,
#090, was second for the year in the very large (21 boats), highly
competitive J-30 fleet.
Week before this past, Lonnie Joyner was
brutally attacked at his home. He died this past Monday, victim in a
vicious murder. Lonnie crewed on Mirage (Christian
Schaumloffel), sailed his own 32 foot classic sailboat, Stinger,
out of Willoughby, and was the metalsmith who crafted the handsome copper
top bar at Hampton Yacht Club. Lonnie will be missed by many in
the sailing community.
MURPHY'S
LAW: Valentine's Day is coming up this
weekend. Remember to tailor your gift for your racing sailor to
something he or she would especially enjoy. My personal preference would
be a heart shaped, two pound patty of ground top round and a side of
fries! Living to race, racing to live. /s/ Murphy the
Racing Beagle
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