#212 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday August 16, 2004 11:41AM
To Fiddler's Green: Rudolph F. Lotz
- June 18, 1906 to August 11, 2004
Rudy Lotz was a special guidepost for racers in the southern Chesapeake Bay
sailing community. Most of today's racers knew him as one of the
founders of CCV (Cruising Club of Virginia), a designer of sailboats, and
skipper of Faith, his Seahorse 34. However we knew
him, all of us will miss him and already know how fortunate
we are to have shared any part of any moment of his extraordinary
life.
MOBJACK NATIONALS will take place this coming
weekend (August 20-21-22, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) and recent class winners
from the Governor's Cup and from the FBYC Annual OD Regatta, Team
Guenther and Team Roberts, will be on the
course. The event is hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club.
STINGRAY POINT
REGATTA - Fishing Bay Yacht Club is the organizing authority: Racing
Saturday, Sept 4 and Sunday Sept 5 (use the holiday Monday to
return home or to "just cruise"!) Open to all PHRF classes as well as
MORC, and depending on entries, COD classes (COD= Cruising (keelboat) one design
classes). This is a CBYRA sanctioned event. Racing takes place
in the Chesapeake Bay off the Piankatank River. This is a Labor Day
Weekend tradition among southern Bay racers. Good racing, good parties,
good fun. For info and entry contact Lori Moyer at (804) 342-7404.
Jerry Lotz, one of Rudy's four children, has
confirmed that Rudy would have wished that in lieu of flowers donations be made
to Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD) Special
Summer Camp Program, Development Department, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk,
VA 23507. Rudy was the founder of this worthwhile program. There
will be a gathering to remember Rudy, Sunday, August 22, 2004, at 3:00 pm at
Hampton Yacht Club (757-722-0711 for information).
OLYMPIC SAILING WATCHERS can follow the
day-to-day happenings at a really good website that features articles and info
from US Olympic Team Coach Skip Whyte. Paul
Foerster and Kevin Burnham, the USA Men's 470 Team,
are currently standing 2nd overall. The website is www.ussailing.org/News/2004/Olympic470reports.htm
Hurricane Charley KO's the HYC Master's
Race: Nobody with a grain of sense wanted to be on a sailboat in
the Chesapeake Bay Saturday afternoon. And, so, even the
Master's (aka The Old Farts) bowed to Mother Nature and HC. Boats,
skippers, and crew sat this one out in port!
Every southern Bay racer is familiar with THE
Tiki Bar in Solomons, Maryland. Anyone who has not actually
been there has it at the top of his or her "to do" list. Now, homie
Peter Burch as discovered Tiki Bar
#2. Pete says it is in Chesapeake City on the
C&D Canal on the south bank of a small cove. It is part of the
Chesapeake Inn. Racing crews and skippers will have to pool their funds
though; a Painkiller list for $10.50. Oh..., but you get to
keep the glass!
The Tropical Storm version of Charley did not
deter the one designers from sailing Saturday at the 65th Annual Fishing Bay
One Design Regatta. Moderate wind, but plenty of fog, let the
racers get in some short, quick races before the rains settled in. Sunday
there was no, as in zero, wind. Go figure.
Moonlight Madness:
HYC Plantation Light Race - coming up two
weekends from now, August 27, 2004. Line up the crew
and get the entry in before the deadline which is the Thursday, August
26th by 1700 hours. As in all sanctioned races, you must have a valid 2004
PHRF certificate.
FBYC Smith Point Race - coming up on
August 28, 2004. PHRF and MORC - starts at the mouth of
the Piankatank River and finishes outside Jackson Creek.
Scott Almond (BBSA race captain) sends
regards from the Olympics in Athens. He says all the
sailing events are sold out; the tickets went for about $108 each.
Scott is having to "make do" with tickets to Men's Basketball, Beach Volleyball,
and Whitewater Kayaking. But, he is going to be touring the Olympic
Sailing Center later this week.
The Shark (Catamaran) Class decided their 2004
National Championship early (pre-Hurricane Charley threat) last week
off Cape Henry. Pre-regatta local favorites Jerry
Pattenaude and crew Joe Lieberman won the
title.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
RACING CHOICES: Lots of good stuff happening, but racers need
to make entry and accommodation arrangements NOW! Here are 3 entirely
different racing opportunities:
NYCC LABOR DAY
REGATTA - Norfolk Yacht & Country Club is the organizing
authority: Racing Saturday, Sept 4. Open to and CBYRA
sanctioned for all PHRF classes and offering cruising class starts as
well. Post race social, dinner, and trophy presentation follows the racing
which takes place in Hampton Roads Harbor. NYCC will
accommodate boats in available vacant slips, at dockside rafting, and
at anchorages within a few hundred yards. For these special arrangements,
contact their dockmaster at (757) 286-1752. For info and entry
contact Morgan Trimmer at (office) (757) 397-2311 or (home) (757) 489-2347.
CBYRA ANNAPOLIS RACE
WEEK - CBYRA is the organizing authority: Racing Saturday, Sept 4,
Sunday Sept 5, and Monday, Sept 6. This is a full scale, big
time, well organized, three day regatta. All racing is CBYRA sanctioned
for all PHRF classes, MORC, and COD/OD (keelboat) classes. To avoid a
late fee, entries must be delivered to the CBYRA Office by Saturday,
August 21 (Postmarked by that date meets the requirement.) At this
event, there is hardcore racing, partying, and regatta-ing. For entry
info contact CBYRA at (410) 269-1194 or check out the web site
at www.cbyra.org
If you are going to follow
the Olympic sailing competition, you have got to know two
terms: The regatta is located on the Saronic Gulf.
And, the strong, hot breeze from the northeast is called The
Meltemi.
MURPHY'S LAW: So, the
"Werewolf Races" are coming up in a couple of weeks - the HYC
Plantation Light and the FBYC Smith Point night races. Proving
once again that the full moon has a bit of allure for us
all. Wolfman Jack would be proud - AAAAAAH
OOOOOOOOH! Please note: Full moon scheduled to appear
August 29th; hair growth on palms of hands should be very noticeable by
then. Living to race, racing to live. Murphy the Racing Beagle,
the sailing spirit in us all