# 194 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Tuesday March 30, 2004 09:15AM
Looking to sail on a "Big Dog" race
boat? CBYRA 2004 president, John Dodge, is crew chief
of Donnybrook, Santa Cruz 70.
Donnybrook is in St. Thomas (for the weekend Rolex Regatta), but plans to
return home (Annapolis) soon to do the upcoming Newport Bermuda Race. John
said that if any SBRNYCU readers would like to take part in the St.
Thomas to Annapolis delivery aboard Donnybrook, they should call him at
(804) 334-6950.
Condolences are in order for the friends and family of
Dr. John "Jack" Moseley, III, of Fishing Bay who passed to
Fiddlers' Green week before last. Jack usually raced as a crew member
on friends' boats, but he did enter and win the 2003 Hospice Turkey Shoot
Regatta in his cutter-rigged sloop
Tusitala. He had qualified to represent the middle
peninsula area in the National Hospice Regatta this April in
Annapolis.
SUNDAY, APRIL 4, IS THE
BEGINNING OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME - SPRING AHEAD ONE
HOUR!
CCV ANNUAL RACING RULES
SEMINAR - Tuesday, April 6, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at The
Mariners' Museum (Newport News, VA). The seminar is FREE and OPEN TO
ALL. Tucker Thompson, well known racer and
professional clinician as well as associate of West Marine, makes a trip
back to the area to present his special session on Tactics and Strategy as
related to the Racing Rules. In addition the 2004
edition of the CCV Racing Guide will be distributed. The Guide
contains racing schedules for southern Bay events, race circulars/Notices of
Race submitted by individual clubs and associations, the basic General Sailing
Instruction used at the majority of southern Bay keel boat events, marks,
forms (entry and membership forms), and CCV award winners, etc. Each 2004
member of CCV receives a FREE copy of the 144 page Guide.
For information
regarding the Racing Rules Seminar contact John McCarthy at (757)
850-4225. Boat shoes not required, but are a popular favorite among
attendees, and socks are optional.
Changes / Updates to CCV Sailing Instruction:
Here's yet another reason all racers need to be at the April 6th
CCV Racing Rules Seminar (see item above) - there
will be a concise briefing on changes to the 2004 SI as published in the
2004 CCV Racing Guide. Be ready and well informed when
you hit the race course this coming month!
Here's how ya git where ya gotta be! Since
you absolutely, positively have to be at the CCV Racing Rules
Seminar (one week from tomorrow, on Tuesday, April 6) here
are the down and dirty directions: FROM: The southside
of Hampton Roads - take Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel or Monitor Merrimac
Bridge Tunnel - from I-64 WEST exit at Route 17 (2nd exit for Rt
17-also for J. Clyde Morris Boulevard) - stay on Rt 17/J.Clyde Morris as it
becomes Museum Drive. Stay on Museum Drive to Museum entrance and then
bear RIGHT to PARK on RIGHT SIDE of the main Museum building. Use side
entrance - THE happening is in the Huntington Room. FROM
Peninsula north of, west of, and beyond The Mariners Museum, travel
I-64 EAST to the exit for Rt 17 and J. Clyde Morris Boulevard - stay on Rt
17/J.Clyde Morris Boulevard as it becomes Museum Drive. Stay on
Museum Drive to Museum entrance and then bear RIGHT to PARK on RIGHT SIDE of the
main Museum building. Use side entrance - THE happening is in the
Huntington Room. Questions? Call (757) 850-4225.
Battle of the Chesapeake: Screwpile 2004
regatta planners are considering a special trophy to go to the club
with the best contingent competing at the July 18-20 event. Get yourselves
together - this would guarantee the winners major bragging rights over the
entire Bay!
Socks and Shooters! Di
Ricks reports that last week the Bay Point Grille gang (on Little
Creek, Norfolk) burned Jell-O shooters and downed their socks .
OOOPS! No, no! They burned their socks (in the barbie) and downed
the shooters.
2004 Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup
Regatta organizers will host a kick-off party at the Hope &
Glory Inn (Irvington, VA) on Thursday, April 29, Food and refreshments
will be catered by Trick Dog Cafe [Murphy says with a name like "Trick Dog",
it's got to be good!] - cash bar, no admission charge.
For info contact Kristin Stokes at (800) 766-0797 or
(804) 627-0406.
Beneteau 36.7s Join CBYRA - The Beneteau 36.7s have
applied for and been accepted as a Cruising One Design [provisional] CBYRA
member. Provisional status is the norm the first year a class is
admitted as a COD . The class is immediately eligible for high
point competition and sanctioned event officials may want to contact the class
regarding participation as a one-design class in regattas. For info
contact Gilbert Renaut at (410) 269-1768.
If you are heading for Deltaville-Fishing
Bay, planning to get in some early Spring sailing, and you decide to
get your food supplies once you get there, check with someone in town
first. It has been reported from a very reliable source that the
Deltaville Market (and Sal's Pizza) burned to the ground last week.
Who Let the Boats Out?!!
Early bird race boats busted out of their winter mothballs Saturday. Among
those shaking off cobwebs were Rudy Lotz and the
Faith crew; Justin Morris with family crew on The
Hunter, Martin Holland on his Bad Habit,
and Lester Knight on Vagabon-De.
Joe Lupton, was on the water too, along
with wife Levona, when accidentally he severed a finger tip. Levona and
Joe got back in with assistance from another boat and he is fine. The
whole thing puts Joe in the early lead for the 2004 Golden Finger
Award. Remember the 2002 run of southern Bay racing fingers that
were smashed, detached, snatched, and re installed during that
season? Be careful out there!
Maxi-Cat Cheyenne Ahead of Record - Steve
Fossett and his crew of 12, now more than 7 weeks into the voyage,
have Cheyenne 3 days ahead of the Round the World record pace (64
days, 8 hours, and 37 minutes set by Orange in 2002). The
Cheyenne gang hopes to cross the finish line between France and the UK
within the next 10 days to claim the RTW record. Cheyenne spent a
lot of time in Hampton Roads in 2003 testing, outfitting, and training.
Keep up with Cheyenne at Fossett's web site www.stevefossettchallenge.com
Get the most you can out of your current copy of the
Racing Rules of Sailing. US SAILING says the new
set of rules will take effect JANUARY 2005. USSA expects
to finish working on the US prescriptions this summer.
To compete for CBYRA High Point Awards
you must be a member. To race in a sanctioned race in a PHRF
class/fleet, you must have a valid 2004 PHRF rating. For CBYRA
membership info call (410) 269-1194 or click on www.cbyra.org To get
PHRF rating application call (410) 414-3270 or click on www.phrfchesbay.com
36 Attend Race Committee
Workshop: Saturday the CCV - HYC Race Management Workshop
provided donuts, coffee, a race management book and a golden opportunity to
brush up on the intricacies of running sailboat races. A special
treat came from National Race Officer Joe Hallissy, who
got the participants up to speed on how to "... subtend the vertical angle"
when setting the starting line. Now, that's serious "inside the game"
info! Joe along with John McCarthy, Glenn Giles, Dick
Boykin, Ben Weeks and Bob Thomas presented the
workshop.
COMING THIS WEEK REMINDERS:
Friday, April
1 Willoughby Racers has their Thursday Night
Races skippers meeting at Willoughby Harbor Marina (6:00 pm). Contact
Scott Almond at (757) 471-2663.
Saturday, April
3 Old Point Comfort YC begins their Yankee
Station Races series. Contact Jeff Rogers by email at jeff@faceco.com
Sunday, April
4 White Shoal SC non-sanctioned
race. Contact John Wandling at web site http://wandling.net/whiteshoal/
MURPHY'S LAW: The
maxi-cat (Cheyenne), is out there tearing around the
oceans and the world, racers are sacrificing socks and small body parts
(fingers), and the hottest new body paint color is "Wet Sand gray". Of
course, April Fools' Day is Thursday! All the signs are in place - we
are close to "Racing Time"! Living to race, racing to
live. /s/ Murphy the Racing Beagle
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