# 282 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday January 30, 2006 01:18PM

KEY WEST RACE WEEK Tuesday Toppled Cash Flow and Wairere Hopes.  High winds - more than 30  knots according to unofficial reports - and choppy seas, contributed to a short event for two North Carolina boats at 2006 KWRW.  After getting off to a great start on Day One with a 1st and a 6th in the PHRF 3 (15 boats) fleet, Lloyd Griffin's Hadley 40, Cash Flow, lost her mast in Race 3 on Day 2 of the event.  In the same race on the same day  Peter Hunter's Thompson 30, Wairere (PHRF 2 (8 boats) fleet lost her stick.   Neither boat was able to make repairs to continue racing later in the week.  Meanwhile, a third North Carolina boat,  Frank Silver's Phantom (B-25), finished 9th in PHRF 7 (13 boats) for the week.   Two northern Bay boats that have competed in southern Bay events in recent years did particularly well:  Bruce Gardner's L'Outrage, Bene 10M, took 1st place in the PHRF 5 fleet and John and Linda Edwards'  Rhumb Punch (J29), finished 3rd in the 12 boat PHRF 6 fleet.
 
$$$ - Some of Your Fuel Tax Money is Coming Back to the southern Chesapeake Bay:  Part of the BIG (Boating Infrastructure Grant) funds are coming back to projects in the southern Bay.  In November the US Fish and Wildlife Service, administrator of the program, awarded some of the $5 million to be shared in 8 states to Nauticus Marina in Norfolk.  The idea behind the funding is to help improve facilities used by transient boaters (and, therefore, benefit local  waterfronts).  For detailed info, check out page 22 of the January  issue of  BoatUS Magazine, "BIG Returns on Fuel Tax", by Ryck Lydecker.
 
US SAILING Race Management Course - February 18 - 19, 2006 - two half-day sessions (0900-1300), at Hampton Yacht Club in Hampton, Virginia.  This course is designed for those with some race management experience as well as newcomers.  It meets the course requirement for certification as a US SAILING Club Race Officer.  The certification test will be given at the conclusion of the course; taking this test is optional for any participant.  Presented by John McCarthy and Glenn Giles.  For detailed information and/or to register, you may go to  www.USSAILING.org/racemgt/Seminars   or call John or Lin at (757) 850-4225.  Register now to guarantee your seat and to receive the pre-seminar information package.  Don't get caught out in the cold - this course is already two-thirds full. 
 
Dave Revill  recently returned to his position on Feather's crew after a two year stint in China.  Phil Briggs, skipper/owner of the blue J/36, said David told him that one of the things he missed most while in China was sailing in the  SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE REGATTA.  Phil says count on it - Feather will be at SCREWPILE 2006!  David, by the way, is a former England 5o5 National Champion!
 
If you plan to travel NC Route 32 between Suffolk and Edenton, NC, anytime soon, check out the Sunrise Country Market at Hobsville.  Former southern Bay racer, Chris Pope (Sugar Bear and WoolyBully bowman), has opened (previous owner closed it in 2003) the store and says they make the best real milkshakes south of the Arctic Circle. 
 
The skipper and crew on Cash Flow at KWRW  are known for their ability to find silver linings in adversity.  However, friends reported that the dismasting on last Tuesday tested the Green Machine Team's resolve.  "They said that  [after the mast fell down]  they discovered it was even too rough to fish!"  friends said.
 
Changing Face of Willoughby Spit:  The stuff in the restaurant at the tip end of The Spit has been auctioned off and the plywood is up on the motel windows.  Dave Baxter Sailmaker has moved to Ocean View proper.  He's on West Ocean View Avenue (2nd floor, corner of West OV Ave and First View), over The Dollar General Store, across the street from Greenies.  Word is the dry storage boat shed on the tip end of Willoughby will be coming down soon and everything will be replaced with condos and townhomes.
 
Another J24 soon to join Fleet 71:  Dave Taylor plans to bring his "new to him"  J24  from Maryland within a couple of weeks.  Dave found Hull #3800 (circa 1984) in excellent condition just waiting to go racing.  He says that with only a little bit of "primping" she will be ready to go in  the Fleet 71 Spring Regatta on April 1st.   Matt Haskell is expected to take on full ownership-skippership of  @#$%&!!!, aka Punctuation, the boat he and Dave co-owner in 2005.
 
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK 2006 Notice of Race and Entry Form is posted at the official website.  Check out www.blacksealcup.com   There is a very nice special incentive for early entries that will cut costs and increase fun per capita !  Early Bird Entries  (received by April 15th) get 10 FREE regatta beverage tickets.
 
Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use  RACING RULES SEMINAR, scheduled for this coming Saturday, January 28, at HYC, is SOLD OUT.  Thank  you all for your wonderful response.    And, a reminder to those who plan to attend the US SAILING RACE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, February 18-19, also hosted by HYC in Hampton, Virginia - don't wait to register.  The course is already two-thirds full.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:   Back in the day, when the sails were  made of canvasgreat-grandfather Murphster raced at  KWRW  in Force 7 winds.   His legend has it that he bent on a larger main and lapped spilled grog while trimming the chute on a power reach!   /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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