#204 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday June 7, 2004 08:32AM

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BLACK SEAL CUP-SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK: TITILLATION  WINS OVERALL TITLE, DOMINATES 17 BOAT PHRF B:  Chessie served up a varied menu over the three day event.  56 "big boats" sailed on two venues in all kinds of conditions over the weekend.  BSC-SBRW opened Friday on a wild and wooly day, winds averaging a steady mid to high teens (highest gust reported was 25 knots) with wind against current making for significant square waves (three and one-half feet).  The second day Chessie offered up perfect racing conditions with breezes going southwest in the 10-14 range.  And, Day 3 brought frustration because of the light and variable conditions.  The RC did get in one race on each venue on Sunday, and the 5 races went into the event record books. RESULTS: PHRF A: Kahuna, S. Richardson (2-5-1-1-1); 2. Scherherazade, S. Shelhorse (1-1-3-3-3); 3. Sea Star, V. Eberwine (3-2-2-2-2).  PHRF B: 1. Titillation, P. Andersen (1-1-2-2-1); 2. Kimber, D. McConaughy (2-3-6-1-3);  3. Rockette, C. Monsees, (5-2-3-3-2).  PHRF C: 1. Movin' On, M. Austin (3-1-1-2-1);  2. About Time, B. Archer (2-2-3-1-2); 3. Stardancer, J. Blais (5-3-2-3-4); J/24: 1. Quicky, M. Veraldi (1-1-4-3-2); 2. Blue Bus, C. Johnson (3-5-1-4-1); 3. Bash, R. Medlin (2-3-2-1-7); PHRF NS: 1. No Problem, E. Andrews (1-3-1-1-1); 2. The Hunter, J. Morris (2-2-5-5-3); 3. Halaha, J. Rogers (4-5-4-3-2).  Cruising: 1. Damn Yankee, M. Brzozowski (1-1-1-2-2); 2. Didi Mau, Johnson (2-2-3-5-1); 3. Joy, Minor (7-6-2-1-3).    PRO: Glenn Giles; Signal Boat: John McCarthy;  Mark Boats:  Bill Gibbings, John Newby, and Henry Hudgins;  Official Scorer:  Dick Boykin;   Non-Spin/Cruising (Venue #2) RC Chairman:  Bob Williamson.
HOMETOWNE REGATTA - HARBORFEST - HOMETOWN REGATTA - HARBORFEST:  This Saturday, June 12, 2004.   Coincides with Norfolk's Harborfest weekend. CBYRA sanctioned event and points will count toward  CBYRA High Point awards.  Race is on the Elizabeth River, all PHRF classes and multihulls are eligible, there are T-shirts, arm bands and post-race social activities!  Skippers' meeting is Thursday (June 10), at the Cock Island Bar & Grill at the Holiday Inn in Olde Towne (Portsmouth) on the seawall.  For info contact event chairperson Betty Burnell at (757) 393-7927 or email at beadle611@aol.com  Sponsored by Portsmouth Boat Club and Portsmouth Yacht Club.  Get going and get entered!  Proceeds benefit the Elizabeth River Project.
 
BLUE WATER RACERS GET STARTED:
BERMUDA OCEAN RACE leaves Annapolis this coming Friday, June 11.  You can follow the progress of the fleet, which includes southern Bay racers Checks in the Mail (Jim Williams),  Glory Days (Mike Nestor), and Nereid (Eric Powers) at  www.bermudaoceanrace.com     Eastport YC is host club for the Annapolis start.  The fleet will be guests of the St. George's Dinghy and Sports Club once they reach Bermuda.
ONION PATCH RACERS, Orion, Pat Patterson's Taylor 41, and Prevail, Mark Shaw/J. Scott  Beneteau 42s7, will race in Newport this coming Saturday and Sunday as a prelude to the Newport to Bermuda Race (start is June 18).
 
The first day of Black Sea Cup - Southern Bay Race Week was a challenge  for most on the course, racers and race committee alike.  However, race committee member Buk Lawrence, undeterred by conditions, insisted on improving his platform diving skills by executing a one-quarter belly-flop off the signal boat.  He scored all 10s except for the French judge, who gave him a 4 based on open mouth and unusual facial expression.  NOTE:  Buk was quickly retrieved and resumed his RC duties.
 
CBM BEST ON THE BAY:  Chesapeake Bay Magazine has announced their "Best on the Bay" awards for 2004.  Two southern Bay regattas are tied for 2nd place:  The Yankee Point Turkey Shoot Hospice Regatta (October 8-10, 2004) and the upcoming Cock Island Race (June 26, 2004).  CBM readers voted Best Regatta top honors to the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge (July 18-19-20, 2004).  It is worth a racer's while to get to all three.
 
Standing on the front steps of BSC-SBRW headquarters club, HYC, during a particularly heavy downpour after the first day of racing, a member of the Cyrano (Bob Mosby ) crew remarked on human nature - "I've been out there racing in heavy weather on the Chesapeake Bay all day, and here I stand, afraid to go to my car because I might get wet!"
 
RC Boats on the Southern Bay:  Dick Boykin's long time signal boat, Might As Well, has gone to a new home and career (Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, fishing)This past weekend John and Lin McCarthy's Salty Dog ( DownEast Seaworthy) was right at home in Friday's messy conditions at Southern Bay Race Week given the boat's birthplace on the rugged coast of Maine.
 
York River Cup - Saturday, June 12 - CBYRA sanctioned racing - all PHRF fleets and a Cruising fleet - post-race social.  For info contact Mike Mastracci at (757) 872-9564.
 
Seeing Red:  Red hull boats seem to be gaining in numbers on the race course:  At BSC-SBRW there were 4 bright red babes: Kahuna (Farr 395, Sandford Richardson); Tantrum (Tartan 10, Tim Savage); Titillation (J/29, Paul Andersen); and Shenanigan (Tartan 10, M.W.Booth). 
 
More Red:  There's a new Opti model on the market now - Vanguard's Red Dragon.  It comes from Shanghai and word is the first two shipments were sold out before the ship hit the USA docks.  Opti Moms and Pops will like the fact that it sells for around  $250 less than the usual Opti.  Phil and Arabella Denvir have the Vanguard dealership in White Stone, VA, where they have a Red Dragon on display.  They also sell Lasers, Sunfish, 420s, Zumas, Optis etc. along with parts and accoutrements. Contact the Denvirs at Premier Sailing  (804)  438-9300.
 
Bob Fleck's (Alexandria, VA) S2 7.9, Horizon, was doing just fine in BSC-SBRW; she won PHRF C Race 1 in a breeze.  Then disaster struck when her mast snapped and fell.  She spent the rest of the weekend on her trailer in a Bridge Street parking lot.  Sad.  As with any regatta, there is usually equipment carnage: head foils break, rudders snap, sails tear, spinnakers blow up, blocks pull out, masts fall down, halyards break, and...   all part of the game.  One person in particular usually bears the financial burden for this "part of the game" though, and that's the skipper/owner.  A "thank you" from understanding crew is a good thing for him or her stroking the checks.
 
YANKEE POINT YC SINGLEHAND RACE set for Saturday, June 19th.  For info check out the web site at www.ypyc.org  or contact Dwight Timm at  (804) 462-7119
 
Chuck Monsees' Rockette (J/29) team from PRYC gets the award for best support vehicle at BSC-SBRW.  The Rockette - ites  are tended to by a bright yellow vehicle with a red Rockette on it that resembles an updated version of  the old  "Mission Impossible"  truck.  Nice set up!
 
Little Creek Sailing Assoc - BBSA  Series Winners: The spring series is in the books for the LCSA-BBSA gang sailing off East Beach in Ocean View (Norfolk).  Fleet winners are:  Spinnaker - Butch Patterson, Small Potato;  Non-Spin 1 - Sonny Smith, Restless 7; and Non-Spin 2 - Ken Irwin, Southern Style.
 
Clark Mabrey, who crews on several boats around the southern Bay circuit, frequently on Ganar! (Dave Bouchard), has very recently retired from the Army (TRADOC at Fort Monroe).  Clark is a familiar face in the sailing community and most appreciated for helping clubs who wanted to use the famous ROCK GROINS of Ft. Monroe to finish races.  He knew and shared all the secrets of navigating the protocols of getting permission through the proper official channels. Thanks to Clark for his service to racers, but, even more, for service to our Nation. He'll be staying in the Hampton Roads area.
 
During Black Seal Cup-Southern Bay Race Week  a couple of boats experienced an MOB situation during a rain squall on the first day.   In both cases the boat had broached.  The incidents were reported on the radio to the race committee,  support boats were immediately dispatched and other race boats in the vicinity responded as well.   In both cases the crew member was quickly and safely retrieved by his own boat.  REMEMBER:  When practicing and briefing crew on MOD procedures, have whomever is on the radio report the approximate location of the boat, e.g. half-way up leg one,  100 yards from the windward mark,  east or west of the rhumb line, etc. - so that valuable time will not be lost to support boats or others coming to assist.
Good racers always know where they are on the race course  (just listen to the post-race party tales), so remember to put that info to good use in emergency situations.
 
John Traut, regular crew and crewmate of  highly respected racer Terry Hutchison on the Farr 40 Barking Mad,  was back  to his adopted home this weekend and handled the bow on John Hanna's Battlewagon.
 
Take yourself [and skipper, crew, family] out to the ball game:  The Leukemia Cup Regatta has come up with a Saturday Night entertainment event to raise funds for the cause.  Saturday,  June 19th is Leukemia Night at the Deltaville Ball Park.  This could be a fun time to be together and you'll have both hands available for beverages and hotdogs - a break from halyard haulin' and winch grindin'!  The actual Leukemia Cup Regatta is July 10th.
 
The crew of Cheryl Lea (J/29, Ben Weeks) gets the bulldog award for BSC-SBRW:  During Race 1 they broke their main halyard.  Refusing to give up, they hustled in, secured/procured another, installed it, and returned to the race area in time to start but more than six minutes behind their fleet (PHRF B) and still managed a 4th (among 15 boats) for the second race.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  Southern Bay Race Week was great. The Black Seal, which is part dog for sure - they bark, don't they? - was here and the beer truck did not wash away in the monsoons of Friday night!  It's all good!  Living to race, racing to live.  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all
 
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