#244 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday April 11, 2005 10:48AM

SUNDAY, APRIL 17 IS CCV SPRING SERIES RACE #1 - ALL RACERS MUST:
(1)  Have a valid, current, 2005 PHRF rating certificate showing the boat's rating and that it meets PHRF  4P Equipment and Accommodations Standards; and
(2)  Have an entry form in the hands of the Principal Race Officer, John McCarthy, by 1300 hours on Saturday, April 16.  (CCV Racing Members already have  fulfilled this requirement).
(3)  NOTE:  No boat may change fleets once the Race Committee boat has left the dock.
 
The "Dirty Dozen" + 1  Got Tuned-Up Sunday - 13 race boats busted out to play in the CCV annual TUNE-UP RACES in Hampton Roads yesterday and were rewarded with absolutely perfect conditions - flat (mostly) water and 12 - 16 knot steady breezes.  The fleets got in two races and received complimentary post-race beverages from HYC.  Scoring corrections traditionally are not published for the Tune-Up, but Bob Moseby's Cyrano looked particularly impressive in PHRF A, and Alan Bomar's roundabout and Chris Duer's Cavitation did well in PHRF C.
 
Get ready to Rumble!  The 2005 season kicks off this coming Sunday, April 17, with CCV Spring Series Race #1.  Warning for the first fleet is 1100 hours.  Deadline for race entries is 1300 hours, Saturday, April 16.  (Racers who have 2005 CCV Racing Memberships and have completed all PHRF requirements (see item above) are already good to go.)  For additional info, contact PRO John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.  Get that boat opened up, cleaned up, crewed up, and juiced up!  Let's go racing!
 
PREDDY and PF FLYER  First for Southern Bay Race Week!  Larry Preddy gets the blue ribbon for being first to enter 2005 Southern Bay Race Week.  Larry, who makes his home in Portsmouth,  will race his Pearson Flyer in the PHRF B Fleet.  Southern Bay Race Week is three days of great racing and partying in the vicinity of Hampton Roads.  Race venues will be in the Bay off Ocean View and off Buckroe.  Regatta headquarters are at Hampton Yacht Club on Hampton River.  CCV (Cruising Club of Virginia), Old Point Comfort Yacht Club (OPCYC), and Hampton YC are the event organizers.  For entry forms and information go to the website at  www.hamptonyc.com and click on the SBRW logo.  Event chairman is Leigh Morgan (757) 726-9640.  PRO is John McCarthy (757) 850-4225  SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK , June 3-4-5 = 6 races, parties, live music, food, drink, and endless fun.  
 
Boys of Summer -  The racers on roundabout (Bomar, J/24) get the real racer award for this past weekend.  Regardless of the cold water and below 60 degree air temps and the northerly breeze, they shed their foot gear and did both Tune-Up races barefooted!
 
Walsingham High School Sailing Team racer, Kelsey Olsen, who also crews for her dad, Craig, on their Olson 30, Namesake, said the water up at Deep Creek is still cold.  Her report is first hand. Saturday's racing off the Christopher Newport University Sailing Team Center was eventually abandoned when most of the fleet suffered from the flips due to high and cold winds, even in that protected area.
 
47 Racers already are entered in CCV's season long High Point Championship Series.  All have paid their fees and 40 of the 47 have completed their entry paperwork and are ready to go in the first of the 11 races, April 17th, CCV Spring Series Race #1. 
 
Locals Likely for Prince of Wales Match Racing Regatta - Word is US SAILING will soon announce the 6 teams invited to participate in the ABC (area) South Quarter Final round of the national Prince Of Wales Match Racing Championship competition. The May 21-22 event will be hosted in Hampton Roads by Hampton Yacht Club.  Expectations are that at least two of the teams will be led by southern Bay skippers.  Once the invitations are made, and accepted, the names will be made public.  Stay tuned to SBRNYCU!
 
Mid-week Racing starts this week for both of BBSA's racing groups.  The BBSA Little Creek Wednesday night races begin April 13th, and the BBSA Willoughby Racers open their Thursday nights in Little Bay, April 14th. 
 
Laser, 420, Vanguard, and board racers take note:  The annual Spring One-Design Regatta is set to go on Saturday, April 16.  Hosted by Hampton Yacht Club.  For info contact Tyler and Jane Moore at (757) 726-2130.    Of course, remember to suit up for the chilly water temps!
 
Flying Scot Fleet 185 will host Spring Series 1 on Sunday, April 17, at Rappahannock River Yacht Club - contact fleet captain Tom Richardson at (804) 435-1181.
 
Word comes from temporarily-in-Florida southern Bay homie Buddy DeRyder (SurfRyder), that on June 1st, Annapolis Yacht Sales will open a branch office on The (Rappahannock) Rivah at the Deltaville Marina on Jackson Creek.  The office will be headed up by Jonathan and Anne Hutchings,  (804) 776-7575.  The new southern Bay location will add Beneteau Sailboats to the AYS repertoire which already includes Sabre, Elan, Wauquiez and Beneteau Power.
 
Race YOUR Sailboat Clinic - April 30 (Saturday) - CCV offers day-long, classroom and on-the-water, in your own boat, basic racing clinic for (non-spinnaker) beginners.  Skippers who want to start racing will get a brief session on the essential rules and paperwork, a lunch, and two hours on the water for drills and mini races.  A "seasoned" skipper will accompany the participant as he drives his own boat during the on-the-water session.  Cost is $15 for each skipper and $10 for each crew he or she brings.  For info contact:  Ben Cuker at  (757) 727-5884  or email  benjamin.cuker@hamptonu.edu  Deadline for registration - Tuesday, April 26.
 
Arrrrrgggh, me maties! Think seriously about bringing family and friends to Southern Bay Race Week, June 3-5.  The event coincides with the City of Hampton's annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival, on the Hampton River, in downtown historic Hampton, an easy walk (couple of blocks and within site of regatta headquarters) from HYC, the regatta host site.  Lots of fun shore-side stuff for non-racing boat groupies.
 
US SAILING has given special recognition to Chesapeake Bay race administration expert Ron Ward (Annapolis).  He received US SAILING's Harman Hawkins Trophy at the spring USSA meeting in Newport, RI, for his dedicated commitment to race administration.  During his 42 year membership in US SAILING, among other accomplishments,  he has served as a senior judge for 25 years, Chairman of the Umpire's Committee, and much more.  Congratulations and thanks from the southern Bay racing contingent  to Mr. Ward!
 
If you are a multihull racer, you probably wish you were in Long Beach, California at the US SAILING Multihull Championships at Alamitos Bay YC!  These folks will be trying to keep both hulls going in the same direction for 5 days - April 13 - 17.  The Hobie Alter Cup is up for grabs!
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  Being trapped in a boatyard when racing begins is a lot like being fenced in the backyard while the squirrels run wild.  The Murphster believes the time has come - pay the bill, kick out the jack stands, and splash her.  It she doesn't sink, go racing!    /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
 
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