#255 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy 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 2005Alex 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! 
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