#222 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday October 25, 2004 05:04PM
VERY IMPORTANT REGION 4 PHRF MEMBERS MEETING:
This Thursday, October 28th, HYC Junior Shack, 7:00 pm.
Randy Pugh says topics for discussion will
include proposed changes to PHRF Region 4 fleet
splits, and other PHRF issues that may be discussed at the
Annual PHRF Meeting in November in Annapolis. (HYC, 4707 Victoria Blvd,
Hampton, VA, (757) 722-0711).
Dream jobs available ! With
Schooner Virginia nearing her first season
(christening is December 10th at Norfolk's Waterside),
a crew recruitment notice has been posted. Virginia
will sail with a professional crew of 12: a Captain, First mate,
Bosun, and 8 Deckhands. MAIL your sailing resume to
The Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation, 5000 World Trade Center, Norfolk,
VA 23510. NO PHONE CALLS !
The new US SAILING racing rule book for
2005-2009 is on the presses. US SAILING still expects to mail a
copy to each member, aiming for the late November time frame.
BE SURE YOU FALL
BACK! EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS AS OF SUNDAY
MORNING, OCTOBER 31, AT O200. That means if you are doing HYC Frostbite
Race #1, you'll have had an extra hour of sleep. Therefore, no excuses
for tardiness!
ELUSION,
Kirt Schuldt at the helm, crossed the finish line first in the staggered start
ROUND THE LIGHTS RACE, sponsored annually by Old Point Comfort Yacht
Club. This is the first time in the history of the race that a member of
the Cruising Class has been overall winner of the event. In
a fleet of 39 boats 29 were sailing in PHRF classes. Here are
the top award winners who mastered the 17.58 mile course in cool winds and
ripping current: RESULTS: PHRF A (4 boats) 1.Kahuna,
S. Richardson; 2. Namesake, C.
Olsen. PHRF B (4 boats): 1.Wave Dancer,
J. Hardy; 2.Strega, N. Garrett.
PHRF C (9 boats): 1.Stardancer, J. Blais;
2.Amarylyn, D. Dillon; 3.About Time,
R. Archer. PHRF NonSpin (12 boats):
1.Whisper, L. Bryant; 2.Talisman, P.
Mellen; 3.Virginia H., A. Armstrong.
CRUISING (10 boats): 1.Elusion, K. Schuldt;
2.Didi Mau, G. Johnson; 3. Prime Time,
K. Reynolds.
YIKES! The
Frostbite Series begins this Sunday, October 31. This is the
first of 5 races run on consecutive Sundays through November 28th. Racing
takes place in Hampton Roads harbor using CCV harbor marks. Entries are
due at 1200 hours THE DAY BEFORE THE RACE. You can save considerable $$$
by entering the entire series ($60/$50 USSA) as opposed to $25/$20 race by
race. Starts for all PHRF classes as well as a cruising
fleet. First warning signal is at 1100. Except for the
cruising fleet, a PHRF valid certificate is required, although PHRF crew
limitations will not apply. For info contact Dick Boykin at (757)
890-0093.
To Fiddlers'
Green: Rob Pierce (1963 - 2004). Sorry to report that we
have lost one of our racers, Rob Pierce, to leukemia. The illness took him
quickly. Rob was involved with a number of racing programs during his time with
us, including the years he skippered Wild Rose in PHRF
A. Recently, he purchased Orange Blossom Special with
plans to repair and reactivate her in the southern Bay racing scene. Rob
served as commodore of CCV in 1996. Our thoughts and prayers go to his
wife, Karen, and three children, Kristen, Kenneth, and Stephen. Donations
may be made in Rob's name to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, 5511 Staples Mill
Road, Suite 105, Richmond, VA 23228.
The 2004 Chesapeake Bay Great Schooner Race
hit really bad weather week before last and the numbers show just how
difficult it is to make good progress, especially to windward, in one
of those lovely ladies in blue stink conditions. As Bill Mellen put it,
"The race started with low wind, then no wind, then way too much of the wrong
wind." Finishers experienced gusts up to 35 knots on the nose. Here
are the numbers: There were 37 schooners entered in four classes. Of
those, 29 started, 13 finished (16 were DNF), and 8 chose not to start.
CLASS WINNERS: AA: Pride of Baltimore, Jan
Miles; A: Woodwind, Ken & Ellen
Kaye; B: Heron NJ, Robert
Pulsch; C: Malabar, James
Lobdell.
FBYC AUTUMN RACES, (Sunday) November 7 and
(Saturday) November 13. Two 2-race days - all races will be
inside Fishing Bay. Starts for PHRF Spin, PHRF Non-Spin, and MORC
fleets. Drop mark courses. First warning signal is at 1100.
For info contact Randy Alley at (804) 233 - 0824.
Ben Cuker, Callinectes, finished
first among the 5 hardy souls who tackled the HYC Singlehanded
(makeup) Race Sunday in light air and under gray
skies.
LIGHTNINGS WILL STRIKE, November 6-7.
HYC will host the two day Lightning Fling the first weekend of
November. These are great 3 person boats that are great to sail and great
to watch, especially in a bit of a blow. For info, contact Leigh
Morgan at (757) 726-9640.
The Constellation is on the
move! Navy folks and sailors in general may want to find their
way to Annapolis tomorrow, Tuesday, October 26, for this maritime
happening. The Sloop of War Constellation is going to
Annapolis to participate in the USNA 2004 Homecoming. The float
plan has her passing under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at 1400 and alongside the
Naval Academy seawall (starboard side to) at 1545. This will be the first time
since 1955 that the Constellation has left Baltimore.
SAVE $5 per person by making your ressies by Sunday,
October 31, to the 2004 CCV Awards Party and Year End Bash (Friday,
November 12). Everyone is invited. You do not have to be a
member of CCV to have a great evening with the southern Bay's racing tribe.
Deadline for special rates at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Hampton has
been extended to October 29. Call K. Petersen at
757-440-8772.
November 6, Saturday, is the annual HYC Fall
One-Design Regatta. Open to Lasers and 420s and other classes
that may like to participate. The goal is to get in as many races as
possible in one action packed day. For info contact Leigh Morgan at (757)
726-9640.
Schooner Amistad
America arrives in Hampton on Thursday, November 4th, to stay
through November 10th. The 130'
Amistad America will
be hosted by the Hampton University Sailing Team.
She will be docked at the public piers in front of the Radisson
Hotel in downtown Hampton. For information on this event, please
contact Carolyn Grant, head coach of the HU Sailing Team at
757-377-5504.
CCV AWARDS PARTY and YEAR
END BASH - November 12 (Friday) - Radisson Hotel in Downtown Hampton. THE
ENTERTAINMENT: Live band - The Remainders,
full band including keyboardist and lead singer Suzi Taylor. The
Remainders play everything from '60s rock and '70s funk to today's latest
hits. Great music for shakin' your bootie! Contact
Karl Petersen at (757) 440-8772.
NOVEMBER SOUTHERN BAY RACING SCHEDULE: This is
the month during which hardcore racers lay back a notch and the laid-back harden their
cores.
Oct
31 HYC Frostbite Series, Race #1
(D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Nov
6 HYC Fall One-Design
Regatta (small boats) (L. Morgan, 757-726-9640)
Nov
6 White Shoal SC Frostbite
Race #3
Nov 6 - 7
HYC Lightning Fling (L. Morgan, 757-726-9640)
Nov
7 Caribbean 1500
Start (M. Steffans, 757-722-5505)
Nov
7 HYC Frostbite
Series, Race #2 (D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Nov 7
FBYC Autumn Race Day 1 (R. Alley,
804-233-0824))
NOV
12 CCV AWARDS PARTY AND YEAR END BASH (K.
Petersen, 757-440-8772)
Nov
13 FBYC Autumn Race Day 2
(R.Alley, 804-233-0824)
Nov
13 White Shoal SC Frostbite Race
#4
Nov
14 HYC Frostbite Series, Race #3
(D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Nov
20 White Shoal SC Frostbite Race
#5
Nov
21 HYC Frostbite Series, Race #4
(D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Nov
28 HYC Frostbite Series, Race #5
(D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Dec
5 The Gaboon
Race (P. Briggs, 757-244-5477)
MURPHY'S
LAW: So, the schooner Virginia is pulling her crew
together. Twelve of the human beongus persuasion will be
tapped for an experience of a lifetime. One of the major
tasks on the Virginia's plate is to beat The Pride [of
Baltimore] in the 2005 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. I expect
to hear from the captain early on, because he will want a hearty racing
beagle at his side for nipping the crew into racing shape and snoozing on
the odd halyard tail. /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing
spirit in us all.