#268 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Sunday October 9, 2005 10:48AM
TURKEY SHOOT OVERALL WINNER IS....LEE
WILLIAMS, POE BIRD, a Raven 24. Lee is the first
skipper to win the Turkey Shoot three times. Lee, along with his crew,
will compete in the National Hospice Alliance Championship Regatta in Annapolis
this coming Spring. Two glorious autumn days of racing on the southern
Chesapeake Bay. Eighty - five classy classic boats and wooden boats and
unusual boats filled the Rappahannock River between the Corrotoman and Carter's
Creek. And, the 2005 regatta raised more than $30,000 for northern neck
hospice services on both sides of the River.
Turkey Shoot Sightings: Rob Powell,
formerly manager of the Norfolk Boat Works, was there. All is
well - he is managing a yard in the Rappahannock area, his kidhood stomping
grounds. Four junior sailors from Indian Creek
Country Club won their fleet and took 3rd overall in
Jaqueline, a Borg Borrenson. Matt Guthrie, in
his first year at Virginia Tech, skippered the ICCC
effort. Phil and Arabella Denvir entered one of
their match racing program J/24's in the regatta. They will
be expanding their sailing school operation to Virginia Beach next
season. Frank Miller, who won the Cruising Fleet at
Southern Bay Race Week this past June, was sailing out of his new
home in Irvington on his Ericson 38,
Windblown. Buddy, a 4-pawed racing
cohort of Murphy The Racing Beagle, was
"pitman" or "pitdog" on
Yonder. Desparado, a Hinckley Owens Cutter 41
owned and skippered by Ric Bauer (Aylett, Virginia), was
selected prettiest boat. Desparado won the hearts of the more
than 100 spectators on the official spectator boat, The Tides Inn's 124 foot
Miss Ann.
BOAT SHOW WEEK - Annapolis - VIP/Trade/Opening
Day = Thursday, October 6. Closing Day, Monday, October 10. You
gotta be there and check out the boats, the gear tents, and the social
opportunities. All within easy striking distance! For info:
(410) 267-6711
Coming Up on Columbus Day Weekend (OCTOBER 8 -
9):
CCV FALL SERIES Races #3 and #4, Sunday, Oct. 9.
Two races in the Harbor. WARNING for Race # 3 is 1000
hours - Race #4 to begin as soon as possible after Race #3. In
addition to being the last two races of the Fall Series, these are the last two
races of the 11 race, season long CCV High Point Championship Series, and they
count toward CBYRA standings. Get ready, get set and GO!
Contact: John McCarthy, (757) 850-4225.
RRYC Fall Regatta, Saturday, Oct 9.
Contact Tom Norris at (804) 435-2882
FBYC Indian Summer Regatta, Oct 8-9.
420s, JY-15, Laser, Byte, Flying Scot, Front Runner, Mobjack, Hampton One
Design, and Opti. Contact: A. Heyward at (804)
747-4500.
US SAILING MAKES IT OFFICIAL - Sledd
Shelhorse and the crew of Meridian have
been selected as one of only 11 teams in the country to compete for the
national offshore championship in Annapolis, October 27 - 30. In
less than 4 weeks, the Meridian team will be putting it on the line for
three days of intense competition in the Navy 44s. Several of the same
racers were among the team that won the 1993 Lloyd Phoenix
Championship Regatta for this prestigious title.
Meridian is the 2005 Southern Bay Race Week Boat of the Week and won
her fleet at Screwpile this year. Here's who's aboard for the 2005 assault
for the title: Sledd Shelhorse (skipper/driver), Mark Wheeler
(tactician), Ron McLean (trimmer), Jim Miller (trimmer), Dan Gilbreath (pit),
Brendon Drinkwater (mast), Ric Bushey (grinder), Graham Garrenton (bow).
Regatta rules stipulate that each boat must have a USNA Midshipman
(from the varsity offshore team) aboard and the 11th team must come
from the US Naval Academy.
Sunday was perfect for the HYC Annual Single-handed
Race. Fourteen skippers sailed sans crew, but wearing
PFD's, around Hampton Bar on the 6.33 mile course. Andy
Armstrong, won the race on his Soverel 30, Virginia H;
Brandon Drinkwater finished 2nd on his Kirby 25,
Roswell; and, Phil Briggs finished 3rd in his J/36,
Feather. PRO: Kathy Brady
Twenty boats did the 2005 Neptune Atlantic Race,
run by Broad Bay Sailing Association in conjunction with the City of
Virginia Beach Annual Neptune Festival. The 15 mile pursuit race ran from
Norfolk's Little Creek to the finish line off the Old Coast Guard Station at
24th Street and the Ocean. RESULTS: PHRF A (2 boats) 1.
Mirage, Christian Schaumloffel. PHRF B (0
boats). PHRF C (6 boats) 1.Callinectes, Ben
Cuker; 2.Aria, Jay Wright; 3.Small
Potato, Butch Patterson. PHRF Non-Spin (7 boats)
1.Black Widow, Leo Wardrup;
2.Checks-in-the-Mail, Jim Williams;
3.DreamTime, Jim Borberg. Cruising (5
boats) 1.Klimax, Booty Baker; 2.Cygnet,
Leland Simmons; 3.Outward Bound, Dave
Wilbar. Race Committee Chairman: Scott
Almond
Southern Bay Homie in Championship
Event: Julie (nee Younger) Sitzman
finished 8th in the Rolex International Women's Keelboat
Championships week before last in Annapolis. Julie, daughter of
Bill and Judy Younger (Hampton), brought to 3 the number of
homies finishing in the top 10 of this prestigious event - A. Tunnicliffe
(9th) and D.Anderson (10th)
YPYC Fall Series Update: Dwight Timm's
(YPYC) Silver Fox took 1st in the PHRF Spinnaker Fleet and
Peter Knight's (RRYC) Salute took 1st in
the PHRF Non-Spin fleet in in Yankee Point Yacht Club's Fall Series racing
weekend before this past.
The Schooner Virginia will travel to
Baltimore this week in order to race back down the Bay in the Great
Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, October 13 - 14. Jimmie
Mock, who trims the sails on Phil Briggs'
Feather, in the PHRF A fleet, will be aboard for the delivery
up.
The USCG "Operator of Uninspected Passenger Limited
Vessel (OUPV) License Course" will be available at Hampton Yacht
Club. This is a 40 hour course that may be used in lieu of the Coast
Guard exam for the license. Classes start the second week in
October. The classes are primarily on the water and are very
hands-on. For info contact Joe DeRyder at (757) 851-7443 or (757)
719-5492. Do it now - the sessions are cranking up and enrollment is on a
first come, first served basis.
Yankee Point Yacht Club has changed their mailing
address to: PO Box 246, Mollusk, VA 22517.
MURPHY'S LAW: One
question for those single-handed racers: What do
they do when there is no crew to bark at? And, a follow-on
question: Can you pick a bone with yourself at your post-race
eval session? /S/ Murphy the Racing
Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
ADVERTISEMENT:
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repair of small marine diesel engines and is a Yanmar dealer. Call DIESEL
DAWG at 651-1315.