#271 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday October 24, 2005 12:47PM
FALL BACK! EASTERN STANDARD TIME returns -
Sunday, October 30th. - Sleepy heads get an extra hour of ZZZZZZZs
before heading out for Frost Bite racing on Sunday.
FBYC Fall Series Standings as of
Sunday: At the top of the posted, preliminary series standings
are: PHRF A - Wavelength, Rob Whittet;
PHRF B/C - Shenanigan, Miles Booth; PHRF
Non-Spin - Checko, Barfield/Smith;
MORC - Mojo, Mark Wensell.
Rhumb Punch, John and Linda Edwards, won the
FBYC Annual J/29 Invitational. Case Whittemore's
Patriot took 2nd and Paul Andersen's
Titillation finished 3rd. The Edwards are from Solomons, MD,
and both Patriot and Titillation are southern Bay homies from
Fishing Bay. The fleet of 6 got in 10 races over the 3-day event. Winds
ranged from 12 to 21 knots. Twenty-one knots may be
conservative for the wind-o-meter reading on the third day. Other fleets
reported gusts into the 30 knot range. But, then too, those J/29s love a
blow! West Marine was a sponsor of the 2005 J/29 Invitational
Regatta.
FEATHER Wins 'Round the Lights Overall -
Phil Briggs and the Feather crew were last to start and first
to finish the "staggered start" 'Round the Lights Race run Saturday by Old
Point Comfort Yacht Club. Thirty-eight boats headed out Saturday
morning, choosing which way to go first - Thimble Shoal Light (the favored way)
or Middle Ground Light. Of the 38, 13 boats "marched to a different
drummer" to Middle Ground and ended up finishing in the last 13 spots
overall. Any injured personal esteem levels were cured by the Champaign
splits given as awards to all. Champaign and pizza make up the
traditional post-race party menu. RESULTS: PHRF A (6
boats): 1.Phil Briggs, Feather [1st overall];
2.Craig Olson, Namesake [3rd]; 3.R.
Taylor, Glory Days [11th]; PHRF B (3
boats)1.Archer/Beahr, Bad Habit [2nd]
PHRF C (5 boats): 1.Roger Worthen, Calamity
[5th]; 2.John Blais, Stardancer
[7th]. PHRF Non-Spin 1 (6 boats):
1.Andy Armstrong, Virginia H [6th]; 2.Tom
Peddy, Impulse [12th]; 3.Jerry Lotz;
Faith [13th]. PHRF Non-Spin 2 (6 boats):
1.Bob Wagner, Sea Slipper [15th]; 2.Steve
Ritz; Excelsior [19th]; 3.Miner/Lunsford,
Joy [20th]. Cruising 1 (6 boats):1. Michael
Turner, Cats' Paws [22nd]; 2.Kirt Schuldt
[24th]; 3.Gordon Johnson, Didi Mau [25th]. Cruising 2 (6
boats): 1.Jack Clayton, Egia [21st];
2.Mile Hollsten, Sailavie [23rd]; 3.Ron
Leta, Coorain [29th]. Race Chairman, Bob Williamson;
Scorer, Jeff Rogers.
Wind down or Tune up - 2005 FROSTBITE
SERIES OPENS THIS COMING SUNDAY, October
30. Hampton Yacht Club sponsored, non-sanctioned series runs for
5 consecutive Sundays, ending on November 27. All the races are in
Hampton Roads harbor and are around fixed marks. Starting time is
very civilized - high NOON for first warning. PHRF fleets as well as
a Cruising class. HYC offers free dockage on a first come first served
basis to boats from outside the Hampton Roads area only. Contact HYC at
(757) 722-0711 concerning dockage. For race info and entry
contact Dick Boykin at (757) 890-0093. This series is a perfect
opportunity to extend your racing season!
ROCKETTE Bound for the National Hospice in
2006! Chuck Monsees' J/29 Rockette Team is bound for the
National Hospice Alliance Regatta in Annapolis, in Spring of 2006. The
Rockette Team won the right by winning the Pamlico Cup Hospice Regatta held in
Bath, North Carolina. At the PCHR, Rockette won two of three
races and finished third in the 2nd race of the regatta.
Congratulations!
More about Team Trouble, 2005 Hinman Trophy / U.S.
Team Racing Champions: Everyone, except for one crew (Tim
Cain) on Team Trouble, has Old Dominion University
ties. What a feather in the University's, the program coaches' and
sailors', and head sailing coach, Mitch
Brindley's, sailing caps! Matt Allen , Mark
Zagol, Heather Pescatello, Anna Tunnicliff, and Brad
Funk bleed ODU blue.
J/24 Fleet 71: Depleted by late
Saturday " I-can't-make-its", 3 J/24s spent Sunday racing on one of
the best fall days in Hampton Roads. Quicky, Mike
Veraldi, @#$%&*!!!, Dave Taylor, and
roundabout, Alan Bomar, did four races in wind from
various directions. Alan Bomar and the
roundabout team won the day with 1-1-3-1. PRO, John McCarthy;
Official Scorer, Dick Boykin; and Mark Boat, Bill Gibbings. The Fleet
71 season long series awards will be presented at the CCV Awards Party on
November 11th.
This Friday, October 27, through Sunday, October 30,
Sledd Shelhorse and the Meridian crew will be sailing
for the US SAILING OffShore Championship, The Lloyd Phoenix
Trophy. Cross your southern Bay fingers and toes for our
homies!
Overheard on the VHF racing channel:
"Race Committee, I've broken my sheet and my jib's too short. My crew is
filing for divorce. I'm retiring from the race. I'm going to take
the boat home and burn it."
THIS WEEK - IMPORTANT REGION IV (Southern
Bay) PHRF MEETING - Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 6 - 8 PM, Hampton Library
(main Branch), 4207 Victoria Blvd. This is
where members of PHRF in the southern Bay have a chance at input on fleet
splits for 2006, time-on-time scoring, policy changes, etc. and let delegates
know opinions and comments. This is not where individual ratings
are discussed; that is strictly for the handicappers. The Region IV input
goes forward to the 2005 Annual Meeting of PHRF Delegates from all over the Bay
(Annapolis, November 19, 2005). For info contact: John Blais, VP
PHRF Region IV, (cell phone) 503-3443.
NOVEMBER RACING CALENDAR - If you are
lucky enough to race on the southern Chesapeake, you may be lucky enough.
Stretch your luck - race some more!
October 29 Closing
Day FBYC
Sailing Office, (804) 776-7716
October 30 Frost Bite Series
#1 HYC Dick Boykin, 757-890-0093
November 5 Willoughby Hot Buttered Rum
Race BBSA Scott Almond, (757) 471-2663
November 6 Frost Bite Series
#2 HYC Dick Boykin, 757-890-0093
November 6 Autumn Races FBYC Sailing Office (804)
776-7716
November 7 CARIBBEAN 1500 start www.carib1500.com
November 11 CCV HIGH POINT AWARDS and YEAR END PARTY Karl
Petersen, (757) 440-8772
November 12 Autumn Races FBYC Sailing Office at (804)
776-7716
November 12 CBYRA Jr. Division Town Hall Meeting (see note
below)
November 12-13 5o5 Fall Regatta HYC T.Moore,
726-2130
November 13 Frost Bite Series #3
HYC Dick Boykin, 757-890-0093
November 20 Frost Bite Series
#4 HYC Dick Boykin, 757-890-0093
November 27 Frost Bite Series
#5 HYC Dick Boykin, 757-890-0093
December 4 Gaboon Race HYC
Phil Briggs, (757) 244-5477
CBYRA JUNIOR DIVISION honcho, David McClatchy, Jr.
announced a division town hall meeting scheduled for Saturday, November 12
(0900-1200), at Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford, MD. Parents (or
caregivers) of current CBYRA junior members, club reps, junior instructors, and
directors are invited. Pass the word among the folks who make your local
junior programs run. For info contact http://www.tayc.com
45 Racers from Armed Services Clubs Sailed in the
Tri-Services Regatta: Norfolk Navy Sailing Association hosted the
annual Tri-Services Regatta along with Old Point Comfort Yacht Club (Army) and
Langley Yacht Club (Air Force). Race chairman, Dave
Nichol (NNSA) reported the fleet was broken into 4 classes, 2
racing and 2 cruising, and sailed an 8.75 course in 12 to 18 knots.
RESULTS: Racing 1: 1.Dave Nichol,
Pelican (Cal 33-2); 2.Leo Wardrup, Black
Widow (Irwin 38); 3.Steve Lunsford, Joy (Catalina
320). Racing 2: 1.Bob Wagner, Sea Slipper
(Catalina 25; 2.Jeff Rogers, Halaha (Columbia 28);
3.Steven Ritz, Excelsior (Cal 2-30). Cruising 1:
1.Juan Diaz, Sur Le Vent (Beneteau 351);
2.John Lones, Ali-Ru (Morgan 36); 3.David
Arnold, Decision (Catalina 30). Cruising 2:
1.Basil Roland, Blue Jay (Cal 20); 2.Raleigh
Martin, Second Wind (Ericson 27); 3.Jim
Gordon, Allegory (Morgan 30-1). The Army, Old Point
Comfort Yacht Club, won the Tri-Services Perpetual Trophy.
MURPHY'S LAW: "A dirty
dog and no sailor" is a nautical expression describing a scamp or a
rascal. Your Racing Beagle takes exception with the compound
term. I contend that laying drunk and dirty under a beer
truck diminishes racing prowess in no way! Let's drop the "no sailor"
bit! /S/ Murphy the
Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.