# 325 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday December 11, 2006 08:54AM
Remember! Murphy Goes Racing, the
annual SBRNYCU racing seminar is coming up fast
- Saturday, January 27, 2007. This year's interactive and
entertaining workshop is designed for all skippers and crew
interested in brushing up on racing fundamentals, to include sessions
on: boat prep, crew organization, sail trim, starting
techniques, and general tactics and strategy. This is a great opportunity
to re-activate your racing juices, bond with your racing buddies, and hob those
ever-important nobs. John McCarthy, US Sailing Advanced Race Officer,
Judge, and, first and foremost, racer and kindred spirit of those who race, will
conduct the workshop. This year Broad Bay Sailing Association will host the
one-day event at the Old Dominion University Sailing Center, on the Norfolk
campus. The $35 fee includes morning refreshments, lunch, and workshop
materials. For info and/or to register, call (757) 850-4225 or
email mcbear@earthlink.net
(subj: Murphy Goes Racing) Sign up now, as
space is not unlimited. Registrations will be taken on a first come, first
served basis. It's gonna be fun!
START THE 2007 RACING SEASON RIGHT -
THE NEW YEAR's MADNESS RACE - Monday, January 1, 2007! This is
usually a dilly of a race. It is also sandwiched between two great food-al
opportunities. Things get underway at Hampton Yacht Club, with a breakfast
buffet (opens at 0900) and skippers meeting at (1000). The buffet is
included in the entry fee for skippers and is available at a very nominal fee
for all others. First warning for the race is 1125. The race
is a chase, aka pursuit, aka staggered start format - slower boats go
first. Each boat's starting time will be available at the skippers
meeting. The race begins in Hampton Creek off the HYC
docks and finishes at Mill Creek off the OPCYC docks. The
post-race party always sets the standard for the coming race season. OPCYC
Super Chefs offer up plenty of holiday beverages and foods - food and libations
for skipper and crew are included in the entry fee. So, make good on your
New Year's resolution "to do every race in sight". For entries
received before 1700, December 23, the fee is $25, otherwise $35.
Open to all PHRF Classes and there is a special Cruising Class. For
info contact Steve Lunsford at (757) 875-0907, or Dennis Miner at (757)
867-1028.
Tuesday, The Battle of the Chesapeake Trophy
was personally delivered to the 2006 Screwpile winners at Hampton Yacht
Club by Screwpile Chairman, LG Raley. LG was
accompanied by Screwpile PRO Clarke McKinney, and Official
Scorer Don Behrens. The trophy is awarded based
essentially on the finishes of each club's racers for the entire regatta,
with bonus points for numbers participating. This year the scoring
went all the way to the third tie breaker as HYC edged out 2005
winner Annapolis Yacht Club. Southern Maryland Sailing Association, the
host club for Screwpile, finished third.
Screwpile Does Hampton: Those guys from
Screwpile are party experts! They closed the HYC Awards presentation
gathering and moved on to Goodfellas (downtown Hampton), where they conducted
research on a couple of the bands that were playing. Who knows, we might
see a southern Bay band at 2007 Screwpile.
The Race Boat Shuffle: John Wandling
says his J/27, Rebecca J , has a new owner. She'll
probably be sailing out of the Seaford area in 2007. John, meanwhile,
is on the hunt for a J/30.
Dear Readers,
It is that very special time of
year again, and Murphy and crew will be taking a break to enjoy the
season! Look for your next issue of Southern Bay Racing News You Can
Use on Tuesday, January 2, 2007! Until then, jingle your bells
like you mean it! Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year!
MURPHY'S LAW: This is a
great time of year for a party animal such as Yrs Truly, the
Murphster. My list to the Big Guy in the red suit is mailed,
I've put my paw mark on all the cards, and I have advised on all the baking
- Rum Hamburger Pie is my personal favorite. I'll look for
my racing friends under the mistletoe... or under the punch bowl.
/S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us
all.
BAY POINT GRILLE, "Where Friends Phlock", and
SailTime Virginia Beach, the World Leader in "Fractional
Sailing", invite you to our monthly Captain's Call Sailing
Social. Always @ 7pm and always
the second Wednesday of the month. Next two = Dec 13 and
Jan 10. Call Dave Wilbar (SailTime), 757-362-3002, or Di Ricks (BPG)
757-362-3455. [ADVERTISEMENT]