# 319 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday October 30, 2006 01:23PM
GHOSTS AND GOBLINS NIGHT IS TOMORROW! HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!
FROSTBITE #1 Gets Blown Off! Gusts of more than 30
knots brought a halt to the attempt to start the first race of the Frostbite
Series. The series runs for 5 consecutive Sundays in Hampton Roads Harbor.
Sponsored by Hampton Yacht Club. For info contact PRO Dick Boykin at
(757) 890-0093.
When and If belonged to
General George S. Patton; he had the 63 foot Alden schooner
built in Wiscasset, Maine, in 1939. He is quoted as having said,
"When the next war is over, and if I live through it, Bea and
I are going to sail her around the world." But, General Patton died in an
automobile accident in Europe shortly after World War II ended. The
National Sailing Hall of Fame is hosting When and If in Annapolis until
November 2. For info check out http://www.nationalsailinghalloffame.org
CCV AWARDS PARTY AND YEAR END BASH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
10th at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Hampton. Cocktail Party
starts at 7 pm. Heavy hors d'oeuvres (heavy enough for any self-respecting
racer to make a meal), free wine and beer as long as it lasts (get there early),
and cash bar. Live music - THE PHUN DOCTORS. Put the taps on your
boat shoes and go dancin'! If you have not yet made your ressies, call
Karl Petersen at (757) 440-8772.
Caribbean 1500 Comes to Town: The
annual gathering of bluewater racing cruisers and cruising racers is forming up
at Bluewater Yachting Center in Hampton on Sunset Creek. The formal
welcoming is Thursday, November 2, and the start of the race/passage is set for
Monday, November 6, 1100 (weather permitting). This is a great event run
by the Cruising Rally Association, which is run by our very own Steve
Black, who makes his home on the southern Bay (Hampton). This is
the 17th annual Caribbean 1500.
Gremlyn, Greg and Lynda Cutter's
Elliott, is taking a road trip. They are trailer-ing to Lake Lanier,
Georgia, for the Elliott North Americans - racing Saturday and Sunday, November
4-5. Good luck to the Gremmies.
When your reefing line breaks first thing, as one
of yesterday's Frostbiter's did, the message is, "Turn her around, and head
on in - now!"
Annual Meetings on the Calendar:
This coming Saturday, November 4, the PHRF Annual Delegates
Meeting (all regions), meets at the Annapolis Yacht
Club. Contact your delegate or Randy Pugh for information
and to express concerns or provide suggestions - (757)
301-2859. Saturday, December 2, is the
CBYRA Annual General Meeting, also at Annapolis Yacht
Club. All members are welcome - meeting convenes at 10am and ends at
1pm. For info contact office@cbyra.org
MURPHY'S LAW: Your
Racing Beagle, The Murphster, was once at a Halloween gathering of
ghosts. The spirited crowd got out of hand, and it became a
BOOHAHA ! OOOOOOooooooo! /S/ Murphy the
Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.