#205 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday June 14, 2004 11:33AM

COMING UP THIS SATURDAY - HYC ANNUAL BIG BOAT REGATTA:      CBYRA sanctioned event, valid 2004 PHRF certificate required;  first warning is at 1155;  racing venue will be off of Ocean View; expect drop mark courses;  starts for all PHRF classes.  NOTE:  for this race,  if there is a General Recall, all other fleets that have not started will wait until the recalled fleet returns and is restarted.  There is a time limit of 1730 hours.  .  For info contact;  Dick Boykin, at 890-0093.
INDEPENDENCE WINS CULPEPPER TROPHY AT HOMETOWNE REGATTA:   Graham Field and his crew won the Garland Culpepper Trophy by finishing  the furthest ahead of the 2nd place boat in his fleet (3 minutes, 13 seconds), Tantrum.  24 boats actually turned out to face the cranky nor'east wind (20-22 knots) Saturday mourning and were repaid for valor by constant breezes and a sparkling sail.  The 13 mile course around fixed marks in Hampton Roads Harbor ended with a downwind dash to the finish in the Elizabeth River off Craney Island.    RESULTS:  PHRF B (3 boats):  1. Independence (Islander 36, Graham Field);  PHRF C (6 boats):  1. About Time (Capri 25, Bob Archer); 2. Cavitation (J/24, Chris Duer); 3. Beowulf (Seidelmann 29, Bob Old).  PHRF Non-Spin (9 boats):  1. Solas (Tartan 37, Bobby Burnell); 2. Zing (Hunter 37, Doug Creecy); 3. Impulse (Catalina 34, Tom Peddy).  Cruising (6 boats):  1. Seadated (Pearson 26, Claude Nix); 2. Naiad (Catalina 30, George Corbus); 3. Windswept (Hunter 34, Michael Cummings).  PRO: John McCarthy;  Official Scorer: Dick Boykin;  Signal Boat Skipper: Paul Brindle.
 
Beware!  Mad crabs to greet racers after HYC Annual Regatta!  There will be  a keg and steamed crabs waiting for post-race party goers on the HYC docks.
 
Homies visit home:  "Expatriate" southern Bay racer Doug Deruex visited last week from his and Cecy's (nee Castruccio) current home in St. Thomas.  Doug sailed with a lot of southern Bay racers, but he was most often with Charlie Cameron (Eastern Shore Yacht Club), when Charlie was campaigning his J/22 in Oxford, MD, and beyond.   
 
Here comes the Race to Cock Island:  Festivities begin Friday, June 25 with the race itself on Saturday, June 26.  For info call PortsEvents at (757) 393-9933.
 
Are you eavesdropping while racing?  Most sailing instructions publish a particular VHF channel for racers to monitor for race committee announcements during racing.  Usually, the RC sets up another "private" channel of communications among RC signal boat and support boats.  If you are listening in on that "private" channel,  could you be considered as receiving outside help under Rule 41?  Some Race Committees say "yes" and they are writing the "thou shalt not" into the Sailing instructions.  Think about it.
 
Newport to Bermuda - Onion Patch Series Up Date:  After two days of racing in the New York Yacht Club's 150 Anniversary Regatta, Pat Patterson and the Orion bunch had finishes of 5-7-7-6 with the Sunday races to go.  These races will be figured in the Onion Patch Final Standings.  The really big race (159 entries) to Bermuda starts Friday,  June 18th.  Not doing the Onion Patch Series, but racing to Bermuda is Prevail (Shaw/Scott), sailing out of Norfolk Yacht &CC.   Prevail's crew includes Mark Featherstone, from the Cheyenne Round the World crew , along with Morgan Trimyer, Bill Wheary, Kurt Meslang, Brad Collins, Frank Stewart, JD Scott, and skipper Mark Shaw.
 
More Bermuda Bounders:  The 12th Annual West Marine Bermuda Cup departs Hampton, Virginia, on Tuesday, June 22.  This event is organized by the Cruising Rally Association - the same folks who do the Caribbean 1500 each fall.  For info check out the web site at www.HamptonBermudaRace.com  or contact event organizer Steve Black at   steve@carib1500.com 
 
Small Boat One-Designs:  The annual BBSA small boat regatta is set to go on Saturday, June 26th, at the Old Dominion Sailing Center, near the mouth of the Lafayette River on the Elizabeth River. AND, there is a cookout following the racing.  BBSA one-design folk have a long history of one-design racing with a friendly social atmosphere.  This will be a goodie.  For info contact Jean Pattenaude at (757) 543-3029 or email her at  jpattenaude@cox.net   
 
Single Handed Race offered by Yankee Point yacht Club this coming Saturday, June 19.  Info available ay  www.ypyc.org
 
Bermuda Ocean Race - Annapolis to Bermuda Update (34 entries):  The race started Friday in Annapolis.  One of the three southern Bay boats, Jim Williams' Checks in the Mail was forced to abandon the race due to electrical problems on Saturday.  As of Sunday (late afternoon), both Glory Days (Mike Nestor) and Nereid (Eric Powers) were out of the Bay and racing to Bermuda.
 
Here are the Black Seal Cup-Southern Bay Race Week award winners (dinghy fleets): Hampton One Design Fleet (7 boats):   1.Kevin and Kennon Hanna; 2.Mark and Kathy Wheeler; 3.Chris&Jeff Harrell and Pete Gundlach.  International 5o5 Fleet (7 boats): 1.Henry Amthor and Clayton James; 2. Barney Harris/George Saunders; 3.George Panayides and Doug Amthor.
 
2004 ICSA/Ronstan All American Women's team includes Old Dominion University's Anna Tunnicliffe.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  YIKES!!  The Screwpile Regatta BOW (rhymes with WOW) numbers already issued are up in the 80's as of last week.   Only 33 days left before the first race warning signal at the 2004 Screwpile Regatta.  And, just as important, only 32 days left before the party-ing begins (skippers meeting and registration Saturday, July 17th)!  Living to race, racing to live.  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all
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