#260 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday August 8, 2005 03:56PM
2005 Virginia Governor's Cup winner is Trevor
Pardee. Trevor (Virginia Beach) won the prestigious trophy
by winning the Hampton One Design class at the 41st running of the
regatta, which was hosted by Ware River Yacht Club. The Cup goes to the
winner of the class that has the most starts during the regatta.
Other class winners are: Laser, Jon
Deutsch (Richmond); Mobjack, Jerry Desvernine
Glen Allen); Moth, Mike Parsons ;
Mutineer, Al Whitener (Chesapeake); Albacore North
American Champion, Bob Robinson (Columbia, MD), 420
(juniors) Hollis Allen (Hayes); Laser (juniors)
Nikolas Osvald (Charlottesville).
One Design (small boats) will gather at the 66th
Annual Fishing Bay YC Regatta, August 13 -14. Invited classes are
420, Albacore, Byte, HOD, Flying Scot, Front Runner, Laser, Laser Radial,
Mobjack, and Optimist. For info, contact the event chairman, Lud Kimbrough
at (804) 514-5858. This is a traditional happening for the
small boat racers. Following hard on the heels of this past weekend's Governor's
Cup, there probably are scores to be evened!
CCV FOUNDERS RACE, this coming Sunday, August
14! This is a CCV High Point Awards Race, as well as a CBYRA
sanctioned race. Here's the important info: The race will be run off
Ocean View (Willoughby Bank) - in the same vicinity as Southern Bay Race
Week. The first warning is set for 1100. Racers who have a CCV
Racing Membership are automatically entered; all others must submit appropriate
entry forms and fees. Deadline for entries is 1300 hours on Saturday,
August 13 (the day before race day). For additional info, contact John
McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.
Virginia H, Andy Armstrong's Soverel
30, Earns Spot in National Hospice Alliance Championship Regatta.
Light air plagued another Hampton Roads regatta yesterday, but 14 of
the 18 racing toughed it out and escaped the dreaded DNF (did not finish)
designation on the score sheet for the eleventh annual [Greater Hampton Roads]
Hospice Regatta. Andy and his crew are eligible to represent the
Hampton Roads area in this coming spring's NHA championship regatta by virtue of
having the fastest corrected time over the course.
RESULTS: PHRF A (5 boats) 1.Christian
Schaumloffel, Mirage, Hobie 33; 2.Chuck
Monsees, Rockette, J/29; 3.Phil Briggs,
Feather, J/36. PHRF B (3 boats) 1.Frank
Silver, Phantom, B/25; PHRF C (6 boats) 1.Louie
Lewis, Incentive, O'Day 27; 2.Ben Cuker,
Callinectes, Cal 30-3; 3.Brenden Drinkwater;
Roswell, Kirby 25. PHRF Non-Spin (4 boats - 1 finisher)
1.Andy Armstrong, Virginia H, Soverel 30. PRO:
Glenn Giles; Official Scorer: Dick Boykin
Mike Veraldi's J/24 Quicky Wins Little Creek
Cup, aka Jack Schrader Cup (overall winner of the racing
fleet); Booty Baker on his O'Day 39, Klimax, led
the cruising fleet. The Little Creek Cup regatta is a non-sanctioned race,
the proceeds of which go to help support the St. Judes Childrens' Research
Hospital. A total of 18 race boats turned out to race in the
combined spinnaker and the non-spinnaker fleets. Thirteen cruisers
mustered for the cruising fleet. All 31 boats raced an 11 mile
course. RESULTS: Combined Spinnaker (6
boats): 1.Mike Veraldi, Quicky (overall
racing fleet winner); 2.Mike Nestor, Glory Days;
3.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow. Non-Spinnaker (12
boats): 1.Walter Boatwright, Puff
Card; 2.John Bergman, Bay Dreamer; 3.Doug
Rose, Mariah. Cruising (13 boats):
1.Booty Baker, Klimax; 2.Sergio
Diehl, Life is Good; 3.Stan Mason, Beck
'n' Call. Broad Bay Sailing Association
administered the race; Bill Mellen was principal race officer.
The Formula 18 North American Championships
are being sailed this week off Buckroe Beach. Racing begins today and
concludes Friday. These are serious catamaran racers on Hobie Tigers and
Nacra 18s. One clever devil has painted the starboard side of each hull
white and the port side of each hull yellow ... to avoid being too noticeable on
the starting line. Probably to drive his competitors a little bit crazy
too.
There is a knack to light air sailing.
Some skippers believe in the time honored practice of "stacking the
crew over the keel" to lower the boat's center of gravity and minimize
pitch. Legend has it that one such skipper actually gave his crew felt tip
pens before sending them below and invited them to write graffiti on the
interior of the hull.
The Space Shuttle Discovery return has been
delayed until tomorrow. Yuck. Another day with all that dirty
laundry from the space station. Lucky for them it's not damp foulies
!
If you are going to do the Admiral's Cup Regatta, this
coming Saturday, administered by York River Yacht Club and Seaford
Yacht Club, organizers would like for you to submit you entry prior to August
10th (Wednesday). The actual entry deadline, however, is race day at
1100 hours at the Seaford Yacht Club dock.This is a CBYRA sanctioned
regatta. For info contact Steve Bowen at (804) 642-4746 or Chuck Eldred at
(757) 898-1025.
Tyler Moore is the newly crowned 5o5 North American
Champion. Tyler picked up his new head gear in Kingston, Ontario,
this past weekend. Tyler's crew was Jeff Nelson. Other southern Bay
homies sailing in the 37 boat regatta were Henry and Doug
Amthor (10th) and Chris Behm (14th).
2005 Tom Brady Masters Race is this
Saturday. This is the one where everyone on the boat must be at
last 55 years old and the boat itself has to be at least 10. No spinnakers
and no double headsails. This is not a sanctioned event, but the race and
the post-race activities usually do qualify as a legitimate HOOT! The
skippers meeting is at noon at HYC on race day - entries are due at 1100 on race
day. For info contact Malcolm or Kathy Brady at 723-3244.
MURPHY'S LAW: You know
it is hot when crew is more interested in the bottled water supply than the beer
count. /S/ Murphy the Racing
Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.