# 316 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday October 9, 2006 11:41AM
The 2006 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta Winner is JOE
WATERS in Buckwheat. Joe Waters finished first in
Sunday's pursuit race at the 2006 Turkey Shoot and thereby earned the right to
represent Turkey Shoot at the 2007 National Hospice Championship Regatta in
Annapolis. 106 boats were entered in the regatta. Saturday's
racing was abandoned due to weather.
Even the intrepid Laser sailors were washed out on
Saturday. Jon Deutsch reports that half of the competitors could not reach
the site of the District 11 Laser Championship Regatta, Fishing
Bay Yacht Club, because of high water. They made up for the lost
time on Sunday, though, and 24 racers got in 6 races. Henry
Amthor (Hampton YC) won the event (3-1-2-2-3-[5]) and two Severn SA
members, Mike Waters and Ted Morgan finished 2nd and 3rd
respectively.SEA STAR, COOL CHANGE,
ROUNDABOUT, and IMPULSE - CCV FALL SERIES FLEET
WINNERS: First out on the Hampton Roads race course after the
Friday/Saturday Nor'easter of damaging proportions, CCV Fall Series racers
battled cloudy skies, winds in the 20 knots sustained range, and, once the
current began to ebb, square waves. Thirty-one boats and crews took on the
tough conditions to finish up the 15 race CCV season. When all was said
and done, most made it through both races without any busted gear or damaged
crew, although a masseuse would have done a brisk business at the post-race
party. SERIES RESULTS: PHRF A (15
boats) 1.David Eberwine, Sea Star;
2.Sledd Shelhorse, Meridian; 3.Sanford
Richardson, Kahuna. PHRF B (9 boats):
1.Rusty Burshell, Cool Change; 2.Dave
McConaughy, White Boat; 3.Larry Preddy,
PF Flyer. PHRF C (10 boats): 1.Alan
Bomar, Roundabout; 2.Ben Cuker,
Callinectes; 3.Dave Taylor, Midmorning
Buzz. PHRF Non-Spin (5 boats): 1.Tom Peddy,
Impulse; 2.Jake Brodersen, Midnight Mistress;
3.Rodney Paice, Wiki Wiki. PRO-John McCarthy;
Timer/Scorer-Dick Boykin; Mark Boats - Bill Gibbings and Malcolm
Brady.
Midmorning Buzz wins 2006 J/24 District 6
Championship Series: Dave Taylor and the Buzz
boys and gals won the J24 championship series, comprised of the Pink
Moon Regatta, Southern Bay Race Week, and Annapolis Race
Week, with a total points tally of 117 over 16 races (including 2
DNC's at ARW). Chris Crockett (Crockadero) was second
overall with 173.5, and Pat FitzGerald (Civil War) 3rd with
200.5. This is the first year that Fleet 71, Buzz 's home
fleet, has been included in the District 6 championship
standings. BZ (well done) to the Buzzers!
And, the winners of the "I'm goin' racing no matter
what!" Award are...Rodney Paice and the crew of Wiki Wiki.
Wiki Wiki sails out of Portsmouth Boat Club and the
Pearson 26 makes the trip (approximately 10 miles one-way) out the Elizabeth
River just to get to the race course in Hampton Roads. Yesterday, to
make that trip against a strong NorthEast breeze took a whole lot of
d-e-s-i-r-e!
Sea Star, the Eberwine J/36,
was tied for 2nd place in the CCV Fall Series at the beginning of yesterday's
racing. She took two firsts to capture the series title in PHRF A. At the
start of the day Meridian and Cash Flow were tied for 1st
with 10 points and Sea Star and Kahuna had 11.
3rd Annual Neptune's Atlantic Race:
Twenty-nine boats stuck their bows into the bluewater of the Atlantic
at Cape Henry and sailed along the oceanfront to the finish line in front of the
Old Coast Guard Station. The race is the spinoff of the old
Chesapeake-Atlantic Race that back in the day presented southern Bay racers a
chance to "sail in the ocean." The NAR is sponsored by Broad Bay Sailing
Association in conjunction with the City of Virginia Beach's Neptune
Festival. The 2006 version ran on Saturday, September 30.
RESULTS: PHRF A (5 boats): 1.Sledd Shelhorse,
Meridian 2; 2.Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage;
3.Jim Williams, Treaty of Ghent. PHRF C (6
boats): 1.Ben Cuker, Callinectes; 2.Dana
Dillon, Amarylyn; 3.Martin Casey,
Bowmovement. PHRF Non-Spin (11 boats): 1.Rodney
Paice, Wiki Wiki; 2.Sonny Smith, Restless
VIII; 3.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow.
Cruising (7 boats): 1.Tom Pantelides, Mazi;
2.J. Casazza, Miss Teak; 3.C. Porter,
Scroundel. PRO - Scott Almond.
HYC Singlehand Race (Sunday, October 1,
2006): Alone, but not alone. Sixteen skippers, 32 hands, 160 toes
(probably), cruised around the course in Hampton Roads on a balmy Sunday.
In addition to testing each skipper's versatility, the event tested each
one's frustration level - no crew to holler at or order around, you
see! There were two divisions and all boats sailed a 6.33 mile
course. Division 1 (5 boats): 1.Phil Briggs,
Feather; 2.Greg Cutter, Gremlyn;
3.Dixon Wilde, Kingfisher. Division 2 (11
boats): 1.Dave Bettis, Boo Nasty;
2.Dave Revill, Morning Calm; 3.Brendan
Drinkwater, Roswell. Race Chairmen - Malcolm and Kathy
Brady.
Here it comes - The 'ROUND THE LIGHTS RACE -
October 21, 2006 (Saturday). Sponsored by Old Point Comfort Yacht Club,
sanctioned by CBYRA (event #429). A pursuit race (slower boats start
first), and you go around both lighthouses, Thimble Shoal and Middle Ground, in
whichever order you choose. Great race, great fun, great post-race
sailor-socializing! Contact Dennis Miner (867-1028), or Steve Lunsford
(875-0907). Get registered now - the $20 entry fee goes up $5 after
1700, next Saturday, October 14.
Four southern Bay collegiate teams competed in Hampton Roads
(Sept 30 - Oct 1) at the Hampton Bay Days Regatta, hosted by
Hampton University. Fordham University won the event, but Old
Dominion (2nd), Christopher Newport (3rd), and
Hampton U (4th) were in the top half of the 9 team field.
William & Mary finished 7th.
MURPHY'S LAW: We
racers need one of our kind to become an official weatherperson.
Don't care about storm names, two hundred year old records,
or how many Motel 6's Jim Cantori had been stranded
in. We want the sailing wind forecast
,and we want it for the race course, not the airport!
/S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing
spirit in us all.