# 344 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday May 7, 2007 04:34PM
MOTHER'S DAY is Sunday, May 13 - Invite her to
lunch, love her a bunch, and then..., take her sailing!
Brad Davis, Blade Runner,
took 1st in the 6th race of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Spring
Series on Saturday, but Rob Whittet,
Wavelength, kept his grip on 1st overall in the PHRF A fleet.
Allan Heyward stayed way out in front in the PHRF B/C fleet by
driving La Maga to another first, ahead of David
Hinckle's 2nd place Elancer. This FBYC series
finishes up this coming Saturday, May 12. PRO - Brooks Zerkel
SBRW-Black Seal Cup: Time is drawing
near for organizers to make fleet assignments, determine whether there will
be sub-splits in large fleets, set up scoring databases, order food,
drink, and trophies, and firm up arrangements for everything from docking to
dancing. Racers can help by submitting entry forms and fees now, instead
of waiting until the deadline. Entry form is available on the regatta
website at www.blacksealcup.com Remember, 6
great races and 4 great parties!
Yesterday it blew so hard it blew feathers off
ospreys and scales off fish. And, it blew away the
final two races of CCV Spring
Series. Morning wind readings of 33 knots gusting to 40
with the weather folk predicting higher as the day developed made the "no
racing" decision a no brainer. So, the 2007 Spring
Series standings stood as determined after 4 races. Here are the
Series finals: PHRF A: (16 entered/10 sailed) 1.
David Eberwine, Sea Star (1-2-2-1); 2.Lloyd
Griffin, Cash Flow (2-1-1-4); 3.Bob Mosby,
Cyrano (4-3-4-2). PHRF B: (11 entered/11 sailed)
1.Dave McConaughy, White Boat (1-3-1-1); 2.Bob
Archer/Chris Beahr, Bad Habit (2-1-3-3); 3.Rusty
Burshell, Cool Change (3-9-2-2). PHRF C: (9 entered/8
sailed) 1.Mike Veraldi, Quicky (2-1-2-3);
2.Alan Bomar, Roundabout (1-4-3-1); 3.Bumps
Eberwine, Spray (5-2-4-4). PHRF Non-Spin: (9
entered/5 sailed) 1.Rodney Paice, Wiki Wiki
(1-2-2-1; 2.Harry Tenney, Margarita (3-1-1-4);
3.Don Barfield/Steve Smith, Checko (2-4-4-2).
PRO - John McCarthy; Official Timer/Scorer - Dick Boykin; Mark Boats - Glenn
Giles, Tom and Jane Fowler, Bill Gibbings.
To Fiddler's Green: Teddy
Willcox was known to southern Bay racers for his
affection for his Hampton One-Design sailboat and the HOD class.
He competed in regattas for more than 50 years. Edward Roane Willcox, Jr,
79, passed on Wednesday, May 2, while in the hospital in Norfolk. He will
be missed and remembered by countless area racers whose lives he touched.
Gary Jobson taps two southern Bay racers for his AC
Dream Team: In Sailing World's special America's Cup
Guide 2007, Gary Jobson picks a dream team based on national criteria - like
it used to be. In other words, Americans on the American entry,
Italians on the Italian entry, etc. Several folks feel, and Jobson
is one of them, that the de-nationalizing of the competition is a large
part of the lack of excitement among the public regarding the AC.
So, Gary picked his dream team and on the team are a couple of southern Bay
homies. Anna Tunnicliff , former ODU
All-American, is his runner/pit assist and he tags Richmonder
Rob Erda as his bowman. Tyler Moore sailed with
Rob in college and remembers that Rob was "a quite good 505 crew and
sailed [in] a couple of Worlds with sailing legend Dave
Dyson". And, for skipper, Jobson picked someone
whose name is synonymous with heartbreak for those who supported,
financially and emotionally, the Hunt-Miller Olympic campaign in
470s. Paul Foerster just could not be overcome by the
younger Hunt-Miller team and Jobson says the 43 year old engineer
"...would be the perfect person to steer an America's Cup yacht."
RACERS AND THE RULES QUIZ: Where in the
rule book, The Racing Rules of Sailing, does it state which flags and
signal the race committee is required to use? (Answer below in this
issue)
What it was, was... bull
riding!! Well, if you tuned into the Versus Network
last Monday afternoon expecting to see a tape of the Louis Vuitton Cup
action, you got a surprise. Now ,a lot of us know more about
bull riding than we ever wanted to! Don't think there will be many
sailors cross over to bull riding, though, or to the Versus Network at this
rate. Hang in there, we are bound to see some sailing sooner or
later. Was the bull's name Louis, or were they donating his hide to
LV handbags when he passes on, or...?
"He floats through the air with the greatest of easy,
the daring young man on the flying trapeze..." Young men and
young women will be flying around the race course next weekend at the
HYC Annual Trapeze Regatta, May 12 and 13. This
event is for 505s and HODs. The HODs sail only on Saturday.
For info contact: Bob Thomas, (757) 898-9407
Another southern Bay sailing knot tied in
matrimony: Marty Steffens and Judy Moore (Riptide,
Colgate 26) were wed Saturday at HYC. The bride and
groom pledged their love on the bow of Buddy and
Dariene DeRyder's Surf Ryder at HYC before
more than 100 friends and family. Congratulations!
Join Omar the Tent Maker's Crew and Earn a Black
Seal Cup Hat: SBRW Event Chairman Leigh Morgan needs
volunteers on Wednesday, May 30, to help pitch the SBRW party tent and on
Monday, June 4, to take it down. Lots of people make it an
easier task. If you come on Monday you get a regatta hat, plus you can add
some diversity to your job skills resume! Call Leigh at (757) 726-9649 and
sign on.
Commenting on the Versus Network mess-up, showing bull riding
instead of sailboat racing, Roy Tate (Sunrise, Pearson
30), says he's pretty sure he knows the difference; "In one you get wet,
and in the other you get dirty."
Adding to the ranks of babes with racing roots, John William
Dasch has arrived! His proud poppa, John Dasch,
is foredeck emeritus of the Sugar Bear, J33, crew, circa mid to
late 90s.
CAPE HENRY CUP - Saturday, May 19. CBYRA sanctioned race and
the first race in the 2007 Chesapeake Bay Distance Racing Series.
Open to all PHRF spinnaker and non-spinnaker classes. And, there is a Cruising
class for non-PHRF racers. This is a great , day long race
in the southern Bay. The start area is off Buckroe Beach and the finish
area is off Fort Monroe . The main course takes racers out the
Chesapeake Channel entrance to the CBBT, rounds a mark off Lynnhaven Inlet, and
returns to Fort Monroe via the Thimble Shoal Channel opening (27.4
nm). In case of inclement weather, race officials have an alternate course
designed for Hampton Roads Harbor. For specific details, order of mark
roundings, etc., see the NOR and Sailing Instructions. Entry fee is
$25. BBSA is the organizing authority. For info on the
race, SI, and to enter, contact Scott Almond at (757)
471-2663. This is a change of pace race and has been a southern Bay
favorite for years.
Answer to RR Quiz Question: The inside
back cover of The Racing Rules of Sailing entitled "Race Signals" folds
out and shows all flags and signals the race committee is required to use (and
which the racers are required to follow) during a race. Here's another
good reason to have THE RULE BOOK on THE BOAT!