#241 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday March 28, 2005 10:20AM
DO NOT BE AN APRIL
FOOL - Get your PHRF 2005 certificate now!
Racing starts early in April. If you do not have your 2005 PHRF
certificate, you will not be able to do a sanctioned race. Once April
arrives, all the Johnny-Come-Latelies will slow down the system.
Send in your certificate application/renewal form today.
Last Reminder: On
Friday, March 25, Gary Jobson will speak at the University of
Richmond. His 7:00pm talk will be in the Moot Courtroom of
the T.C. Williams School of Law. If you have ever enjoyed one of Gary Jobson's
appearances, you know that his sailing topics know no boundaries. No
matter how many others attend, you will feel like he is a friend stopping by
your digs for a friendly chat about sailing. For tickets (
and price info) call the Leukemia Society in Richmond, (804) 627-0400, ext 15,
or (800) 766-0797.
Cock Island Race #18 (June 24-25) is alive
and kicking (a lot of people thought that #17 would be the last)
and organizers have named the music makers for the parties. The
Friday Night Rendezvous and Check-in will feature old friends to the
event Bill Deal's Original Rhondels, and on Saturday night
racers can enjoy Island Boy at the post race party and awards
presentation.
Update on TowneBank
HomeTowne Regatta: This is important info, if you plan to do this
CBYRA sanctioned event, June 11, 2005. Race organizers
say questions and entry forms and fees should be directed to Larry
Bryant, 5048 Bay Circle, Suffolk, VA 23435, (757) 484-4966 or
email ldbwhisper@hotmail.com This
is a change to information already published.
Sailing Trivia
Question: How many books has Gary
Jobson written on sailing? The not so trivial answer:
14 !
Speaking of racers and
authors: Allan Heyward, who races La Maga in the
PHRF fleet, also has a Flying Scot named
mehitabel. mehitabel, of course is the famous
cat about whom archy, a cockroach, wrote (by hopping from key to key on the
typewriter) - archy and mehitabel by Don Marquis, copyright
1916.
APRIL RACING
CALENDAR: April - when Spring has sprung and racing has
begun!
April
2 CCV
- HYC Race Management Workshop, pre-register at (757)
850-4225
April
2 OPCYC
Saturday races begin
April
3 DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS TIME BEGINS
April
5 CCV
Racing Rules Clinic, Dave McConaughy (757) 595-3547
April
6 HYC
Wednesday Night Races begin
April
10 CCV
Tune Up Races, John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
April
13
BBSA/Little Creek Wednesday Nights begin
April
14
BBSA/Willoughby Racers Thursday Nights begin
April
15-17 National
Hospice Championship (Annapolis) www.hospiceregattas.org
April
16
HYC Spring One Design (small boats) Regatta Tyler & Jane Moore (757)
726-2130
April
17
CCV Spring Series Race #1, John McCarthy (757)
850-4225
April
17
RRYC Flying Scot Fleet 185 Spring Series Day 1, Tom Richardson (804)
435-1181
April
20
YRYC Wednesday Nights begin Steve Bowen (804) 642-4746
April 23
FBYC Opening Day, Brooks Zerkel (804) 272-7846
April
24
FBYC Spring Series 1, Brooks Zerkel (804) 272-7846
April
24 CCV
Spring Series Race #2, John McCarthy (757)
850-4225
April
26 Deadline for
registration for CCV Learn to Race YOUR Sailboat Clinic, (757)
727-5884
Apr 29 - May
1 Annapolis NOOD www.sailingworld.com
April
30 CCV
Learn to Race YOUR Sailboat Clinic , Ben Cuker
(757) 727-5884
April
30 FBYC
One Design Spring 1, Scott Collins (804) 282-1165
May
1 RRYC
Flying Scot Fleet 185 Spring Series Day 2, Tom Richardson
(804) 435-1181
May
1 FBYC
Spring Series 2, Ric Bauer (804)
644-0049
Recently a spinnaker PHRF class racer reported that he
received top-notch support from PHRF of the Chesapeake. He submitted his
PHRF Certificate Renewal form and had the 2005 valid
certificate back in his hand 4 days later. The entire gyration was done
through the US Postal Service. Kudos to Stew
Buckler, Executive Secretary of PHRF.
MURPHY'S
LAW: I know of archy and of mehitabel.
And, as soon as Purina makes a small enough milkbone, I intend to use it to
punch out a novel on my ipod about my sailboat racing canine
friends! Your Murphster will not be upstaged by a cat and a
bug! /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us
all.