#255 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Wednesday June 29, 2005 12:37PM
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Don't let the 7th
ANNUAL SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA slip by you.
All set to go for Saturday, July 9th, this event includes a
skippers' breakfast, CBYRA sanctioned racing, and a Grand Gala & Awards
Ceremony after the day's racing. Entry deadline is Wednesday, July
6th. This is an event that is certainly for a worthy cause. It is
also perfectly positioned on the racing calendar, so that racers traveling from
the "far southern" part of Bay can use it as a weekend stop before jumping off
to Screwpile in Solomons the following weekend. For info contact event
chairman Judy Buis at (804) 358-9475 or (804) 725-0218 Hosted by
Fishing Bay Yacht Club and Stingray Harbor Marina.
Keep racing on your holiday weekend menu - DINK VAIL
REGATTA, this Saturday, July 2nd, sponsored by Norfolk Yacht and Country
Club. Racing venue - drop marks in Hampton Roads harbor.
CBYRA sanctioned event - counts toward CBYRA high point awards. All PHRF
classes as well as a non-sanctioned Cruising class. Warning for first
fleet start is scheduled for 1100 hours. Special post-race party
activities have become a trademark of the Dink Vail Regatta. This weekend,
NY&CC will host a keg tapping and corks popping social beginning at 5
pm and a buffet dinner beginning at 6 pm followed by trophy
presentations. You need to enter by THIS WEDNESDAY, June 29th.
For info contact event chairman J.D. Scott at (757) 572-6830, or PRO John
McCarthy at (757) 850-4225. Those who wish to have their boats at
NY&CC over Friday and/or Saturday nights, should contact NY&CC dock
master, Dino, at (757) 286-1752 to make arrangements. Great racing, great
post-race party, great long holiday weekend fun!
Remember, be a SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE
early bird - save the $50 late fee by getting your entry submitted by this
Wednesday, June 29th. Use the fifty bucks at the Tiki
Bar!
For entry forms and info call (301) 862-3100 or go to
the website at www.screwpile.com
COCK ISLAND RACE #18: Bedeviled by
fluky winds and foul currents, 5 of 129 registered racers beat the 3:00 pm
time limit and collected trophies presented at the post-race party. Those
finishing the race and collecting trophies were: PHRF B: 1.Wham
Bam, Bill Bounds; PHRF Non-Spin 2: 1.Wiki
Wiki, Rodney Paice; 2.Dog Day Afternoon,
Mike and Natalie Butler; 3.Pandora, Dave
Washbourne. CRUISING 2: 1. Celerity, Bruce
Clarke. Race Committee Chairman: Tom Ryan.
Orange Blossom Special (OBS):
Rick Sills says one of his crew members, Mark
Wolfe, on Windblown, is the new owner of OBS.
Good to know she is still in her home waters.
There is a new sailing shoe on the market
from Sebago. It is made of sailcloth. Owning it will confirm your
status as a racing gear-hog. The shoe features waterproofing, air mesh
linings, hidden webbing eyelet lacing, stretch collars, rear loop pulls and
yadayada. Most important, it is decorated with sail numbers to convince
newbies to our sport that you actually have shoes made from your old racing
sails! Too cool !!
There are already 112 entries from 31 different clubs
in SCREWPILE 2005: Alex Alvis'
Chilcoot, David Kelsey's Pegasus, and
Brad Davis' Blade Runner have joined the
Southern Bay Brigade going to Screwpile - bringing this
morning's number to 21. Southern Bay racers already entered come for
6 Virginia (and beyond) clubs. Fishing Bay YC, Hampton
YC, Broad Bay SA, CCV Racing (Cruising Club of Virginia),
Dahlgren YC, and Outer Banks SA.
After winning the PHRF B fleet and being the only boat to
finish the longer course (11.2 nm) at Cock Island, the Wham Bam team
headed to Annapolis yesterday to help crewbie Pete DeWolfe and his wife
Bonnie deliver home their "newly acquired" 1998 Hunter 31,
Sunseeker.
Battle for the BATTLE OF THE CHESAPEAKE
TROPHY: Six Bay yacht clubs and sailing associations have already
declared their intentions to go after the SCREWPILE 2005 BATTLE OF THE
CHESAPEAKE TROPHY: Annapolis Yacht Club, the 2004 winner,
Eastport Yacht Club, Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Hampton Yacht
Club, Southern Maryland Sailing Association, and West River
Sailing Club are all eligible to compete for the coveted award.
To be eligible, a club must have 5 or more members' boats entered and racing in
July's SCREWPILE 2005 (July 17, 18, 19) in Solomons, MD.
77th HYC Annual Regatta for Laser, 420,
Hampton One Design, and Opti classes - this coming weekend, July
2-3, Saturday and Sunday. For info contact Jane and Tyler Moore at (757)
726-2130 or check out the website at www.hamptonyc.com
MURPHY'S LAW: I, of
course, being the benchmark racing gear dog, have to have those new
sailcloth racing shoes. Only trouble is, I have to buy my foot gear by the
set, not the pair. In looking at the pricing ($90 per pair), a full
set is going to cost me more than 4 new tires for the
family vehicle. That's OK though - it's a priority
thing! /S/ Murphy the Racing
Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
Dear
Readers - Please note: Next week SBRNYCU will take
a holiday break. Issue #
256 will be published Monday, July 11, 2005. Happy Independence Day!