#251 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday May 30, 2005 08:38AM

6 great races - 3 great parties
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK IS HERE!  Racing is this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!   The early birds have registered - check out the website to see who is in which fleet. It you have not yet entered, get on it NOW!  Contact event chairman, Leigh Morgan at (757) 726-9640  The website address is  www.hamptonyc.com  - click on the SBRW logo at the center of the page. 
SBRW Important Reminders:    (1)  Go to the website and check your entry information (fleet, rating, etc.);  (2)  Opening Night registration and Skippers Meeting is Thursday evening at Regatta Headquarters, HYC, Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA  (6pm - 9pm).  Skippers Meeting begins at 7pm.
 
Portsmouth Boat Club hosted their annual Merrimac Memorial Day  Regatta Saturday, and welcomed 42 boats to the growing affair (13 last year). Saturday's gloomy weather and T-boomer predictions limited the racing to morning competition, but lunch on the grounds of PBC under 7 tents made up for the shortened time on the course.  Event chairman, Jack Herbert, said competitors included southern Bay homies and out of staters (NJ,SC,NC,MD, and PA) as well as one from out of the country (Denmark).  RESULTS:  Monohull (open) (12 boats):  1.Cary Bonenberger, El Toro; 2.Steve Spratt, Capri 14.2;  3.Jack Clayton, Mixer.  Moth (8 boats): 1.Mark Saunders, 2.Susan Bousquet; 3.Mike Parsons. Mutineer (6 boats): 1.Al Whitner; 2.Jerry Thompson; 3.Don Beck.  Force 5 (5 boats):  1.Byron Hicks; 2.Mike Austin; 3.Cliff Bateman.  Laser (6 boats):  1.Richardo de la Puente; 2.Cameron Barclift; 3.Trent Robert Silkey.  Multihull (5 boats): Chris Merrel (Hobie 16); 2. Jim Basnight (18 HT); 3.Jim Shook (Shark).
 
Dock rumors have been rampant about the whereabouts of Sanford Richardson's big red boat, Kahuna. Here's the "real deal" straight from the owner himself.   Kahuna is on the hard in Wilmington, North Carolina, having repairs made to damage that occurred while she was in Florida in January.  Since she is up, Sanford plans to have a new red paint job done, including candyappling her with 3 or 4 clear coats.  If all goes well, she should be back home around the end of July.
 
Small boat One Design Notables in the area:  At the recent Trapeze Regatta (hosted by HYC), event chairman, Tyler Moore, brought in California Olympic Coach and sailmaker "Jay Gaser" and former ODU standout Mike Martin, also from California, to share go-fast info and advice with the regatta participants. 
 
AKKKK!  Yes, CALLINECTES, you did win PHRF C  in the Cape Henry Cup race.  Hope the error did not make you too crabby.  "Sorry for the partial oversight" in issue #250 from SBRNYCU  to skipper Ben Cuker and crew.  (issue #250 - Callinectes was shown correctly in fleet results, but inadvertently left off intro line).
 
Media Watch:  Every racing sailor in the southern Bay will want to give a big thumbs up to Daily Press sports writer Darryl Slater for his article on racing in the Sunday, May 29, Sports Section.  Racers are saying it is the best, without exception, racing piece written in any daily in our area in recent memory.  Michael Sean Walsh did the illustrations for the center fold and photographer Joe Fudge took the picture on page 1 of the sports section.  Joe got the shot at last fall's J29 National Championships that were hosted in Hampton. 
 
When Norfolk Navy Sailing Center junior sailing guru, Henly Ervin, packed up a number of her juniors for the Merrimac Memorial Regatta, she had no idea she would need a truck to bring home their trophies.  The Navy kids swept the Laser class.  Good job!
 
One last time - SBRW reminder: Check out your entry/registration information for Southern Bay Race Week.  The SBRW preliminary scratch list is posted and was updated last night.  If you find an error, please do contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.  Go to the Southern Bay Race Week web site at www.hamptonyc.com  and click on the SBRW logo at the center of the page. 
 
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 published early in the season.
 
To Fiddlers Green:  Earlier this month, the Chesapeake Bay racing community lost a bright, tireless, and devoted supporter.  Ham Palmer, 90, passed on May 5th.  Ham was a certified Judge and Race Management Official, past president of CBYRA, and sailed and raced a number of boats of all sizes among many, many other efforts he undertook during his 50-some years of service to the racing scene on the Bay.  As a young man, Mr. Palmer lived and worked on the Peninsula at the Newport News Shipyard.  At the time of his passing, he made his home in Annapolis.
 
 The schooner Virginia will make her public debut at Norfolk's Harbor Fest (June 10-11-12).  Be sure to check this beauty out.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  SBRW!  6 great races - 3 great parties.  And, all in 3 days. Now, that's a good ratio!    /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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