# 195 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Thursday April 8, 2004 04:21PM
J/29s are coming to Fishing Bay: Boats
are expected from Ontario, New York, New Jersey, and North Carolina as well as
our homies for the 6th Annual J/29 Invitational hosted by Fishing Bay
Yacht Club (April 16-18). Southern Bay entries likely to be there are
Cheryl Lea, Ben Weeks, Night Music,
Sam Marshall, Patriot, Case
Whittemore, Titillation, Paul Andersen, and Stephanie,
sailing out of RRYC.
NIGHT BEFORE LAST
WE CHANGED TO RACING TIME - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
TIME!!!
TOMORROW
EVENING: CCV RULES SEMINAR AND GENERAL GATHERING OF SOUTHERN BAY
RACERS - BE THERE, GET RACE READY AND UP TO SPEED!!! Eyeball and talk
to your fellow competitors before you get on the starting
line!
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. NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. There will be a
brief, comprehensive review of the updates/changes made to the general sailing
instruction for 2004. Tucker Thompson, well known
racer and professional clinician as well as associate of West Marine,
makes a special trip back to the area to present his special session on
Tactics and Strategy as related to the Racing
Rules. The 2004 edition of the CCV Racing Guide
will be distributed. For information
regarding the Racing Rules Seminar contact John McCarthy at (757)
850-4225. The room is spacious, the parking is easy, the
price ($0) is right, no pre-registration required, and you can bring anyone you
like (skipper, crew, family and friends). It does not get any
easier! Be there!
Here's how ya git where ya gotta
be! Here are the down and dirty
directions to the CCV Racing Rules Seminar: FROM: The
southside of Hampton Roads - take Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel or Monitor
Merrimac Bridge Tunnel - from I-64 WEST take the exit for Route
17 South (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 South 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.
Newport Bermuda Race: 135 boats are entered in this special event which starts June 18th.
Pat Patterson's blue beauty, Orion (Taylor 41), was
out this weekend working up crew and equipment. What
is it about this event that draws bluewater racers? Do the words "Royal
Bermuda Yacht Club berthing reservations" sound like one of many
possible enticements?
Easter Egg Bottom Paint: A major marine
paint company has come out with a line of brightly colored bottom paint for
boats. They offer a vivid bright color antifouling pain in lavender, red,
yellow, and orange. So, now in addition to your crew shirts, racing
spinnakers must be color coordinated with your bottom paint. Hopefully,
the fleet will see much more of your spinnaker than your bottom! (The
brighter bottoms will announce who has the better diver too.)
Distance Racing in North Carolina: The
Albemarle 100, running from Colington Harbor and Kitty Hawk Bay to
the mouth of the Chowan River and back is set for a weekend in
mid-May. Frank Silver, who races Phantom (B-25)
and Sea Ya (Bavarian 44) on the southern Bay, heads the event this
year. Contact Frank by email at Frank@SilverConstructionServices.com
Be careful out there!
While you are happily engaged in working on your boat,
be mindful of the warning labels on various products. Fumes and/or fall
out from various epoxy ingredients, paints, abrasive juices, etc. can be
seriously dangerous. Don't let the dangers slip up on you.
Racers in Grand Poobah Positions: Randy
Alley, current Offshore (big boat racing) Division Commander at
Fishing Bay YC, has moved into the "Top Dog" position at Richmond's West
Marine. And, Frank Bush, previous TD at the Hampton West
Marine location has moved down to Louisiana to a regional administrator spot
with the organization. Nice to have those who do races in
crucial places!
The Virginia School of Sailing (VSS) has
received special recognition from the American Sailing Association.
Tom Landers, top honcho at VSS, said his school has been
recognized as an ASA "School of the Year" for the southeastern USA. Also,
Tom received "Instructor of the Year" honors from ASA at the Miami Boat
Show in February. For additional info on VSS check out the web site
at www.sail.school.com
COMING UP THIS WEEK: Remember,
Racing Time (Daylight Savings) is NOW in effect!
April 6,
Tuesday CCV Racing Rules
Seminar, (757) 850-4225
April 7,
Wednesday HYC Wednesday Night Races begin; HYC (757)
722-0711
April 11,
Sunday
Easter
MURPHY'S LAW:
Yesterday the wind blew heavy dogs off chains. It was a blue
stink. It was tootin'. Blowing in the new season. Got this old
racing beagle ready for wind in his ears! Living to race, racing to
live. /s/ Murphy the Racing Beagle
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