#223 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday November 1, 2004 09:14AM
Proposed CHANGES
TO PHRF FLEET SPLITS FOR THE SOUTHERN BAY for 2005 SEASON:
Current PHRF Southern Bay Region Vice-President Randy
Pugh has announced that at last week's meeting of PHRF skippers,
the following PHRF Fleet Split CHANGES were approved: A
Fleet: Up to 116; B Fleet: 117 to 166;
C Fleet: 167 and up. He said the changes will be
carried forward as proposals to the Annual PHRF (Bay-wide) Meeting to be
held Saturday, November 13, at Annapolis Yacht Club. For
information contact Randy at (757) 301-2859.
CCV AWARDS PARTY AND YEAR END BASH:
NOVEMBER 12 (FRIDAY) AT THE RADISSON HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
HAMPTON ON THE WATERFRONT. Great food, drink, music, dancing, awards, and
socializing with fellow racers. To make reservations, call Karl and/or
Senta Petersen at (757) 440-8772. (You do not have to be a member of
CCV to attend.)
No Frost in Frostbite Race
#1 (of 5) - not that anyone is complaining. The winds were
perfect for racing, 12-18 knots, and the air temperature was in the
low 80s! More like September than November eve. Twenty - three boats
showed up on the "round fixed marks" course and zipped home in time for the
second half of the late afternoon NFL game. RESULTS:
PHRF A: 1. Mirage, Hobie 33,
Christian Schaumloffel; 2. Polar Express, J/105,
Pam Burdett; PHRF B: 1. Rumble,
J/29, Ben Weeks; 2. Cool Change, J/30,
Rusty Burshell; 3. Titillation, J/29, Paul
Andersen. PHRF C: 1. Harbor Syndicate,
J/22, Batchelor/Winters; 2. Stardancer,
Pearson 30, John Blais; 3. Callinectes, Cal 30-3,
Ben Cuker. PHRF Non-Spin: 1.
Impulse, Catalina 34, Tom Peddy.
PRO: Dick Boykin
FROSTBITE RACE #2 - SAME
TIME, SAME PLACE, SAME FORMAT - Next Sunday, November 7. For info contact:
Dick Boykin at (757) 890-0093.
When Namesake,
Craig Olsen's Olson 30, did the 'Round the Lights Race
just over a week ago, she topped out at 13.4 knots. Namesake finished
second in PHRF A, where everyone is bigger and longer.
Schooner
Amistad America arrives in Hampton on this Thursday,
November 4th, to stay through November 10th. The 130'
Amistad America is 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.
Plans are afoot for the
Amistad America to serve as the race committee boat for the start of
the 2004 Caribbean 1500 on Sunday, November 7th.
Henry Amthor and Dustin
Romey Lead 2004 Chesapeake 505 Championship Series:
Sailing in Annapolis, Henry Amthor (HYC) sailed with Dustin
Romey (SSA) to win the weekend among 17 teams competing. Congrats to
Henry!
Remember, the Lightning
Fling regatta is this coming weekend, November 6-7,
hosted by HYC. For info contact Leigh Morgan at (757)
726-9640.
Kudos to James
Jacobs, who finished 3rd in the Masters Division and
4th overall at the recent Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championships
sailed in Fishing Bay earlier in October.
Old Dominion University
hosted a high school regatta this weekend and team from the
southside of Hampton Roads, Norfolk Collegiate School,
won handily. "Nice going," to the Granby Street bunch.
MURPHY'S
LAW: This coming weekend, thunderstorms are not
predicted, even though a bunch of Lightnings are expected to hit
Hampton Roads. /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit
in us all.