# 349 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday June 11, 2007 11:40AM
NEW on the Racing Schedule: 1st Annual Sail
Against SIDS, Saturday, June 30 at Fishing
Bay. Proceeds from this event will go toward research and
prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). FBYC is hosting
this annual event. Invited classes include Optis, 420s, Lasers, Mobjacks,
Frontrunners, Flying Scots, and others with a Portsmouth Yardstick
D-PN. Also, there will be a Team Racing Clinic and family cruises and
moonlight racing is planned for the evening. The regatta is OPEN TO
ALL. Prizes, food, refreshments, more food (BBQ Buffet served
continuously from 6:00pm to 9:00pm) and evening activities. Planned
as a "sail yourself silly" day long regatta. For info and to register,
contact Event Chairman Matt Braun at (804) 640-3184 or go on line
at www.fbyc.net. A new
happening for dinghy sailors.
SBRW detritus: Leroi
Lissenden and the Voodoo Kroo came close to becoming detritus
themselves on their delivery home from SBRW. The Voodoo 2
gang decided to leave Saturday night, bound for Fishing Bay, to avoid the
arrival of party - crashing Tropical Storm Barry. They fairly flew up the
Bay, 15 knots out of the SE. Just as they got to the entrance of Jackson
Creek, their faithful 18 year old diesel suffered a setback. But, Leroi
said, "...the remaining 2 cylinders took us to the dock like a faithful horse
carrying it's wounded rider back to the barn." Sounds like arrival
in fine African Queen-esque fashion!
Tenney Turns HOMETOWNE REGATTA into Margarita
ville: Harry Tenney and crew on the big, yellow Roberts 43,
Margarita, rolled downwind under double headsail Saturday to win
PHRF Non-Spin I and the Culpepper Cup, which was awarded to the boat
that wins her fleet by the largest corrected margin. The
Harborfest Hometowne Regatta was blessed with a steady and
continuous 17-20 knot breeze out of the North. The event continued
its steady growth pattern with 36 entries this year. And, as advertised,
the host, Portsmouth Boat Club, provided a home-y social
touch and great competition - as they say, it's truly the
regatta with a "down-home" hometown soul. RESULTS: PHRF
A: 1.Phil Briggs, Feather, J36;
2.Mike Nestor, Glory Days, Cal 39. PHRF
B: 1.Bob Archer, Bad Habit, Pearson Flyer;
2.Neal Garrett, Strega, S2 9.2; 3.Graham
Field, Independence, Islander 36. PHRF C:
1.Ron Lewis, Incentive, O'Day 27; 2.Bumps
Eberwine, Spray, Olson 25; 3.Rodney Paice,
Wiki Wiki, Pearson 26. PHRF Non-Spin 1:
1.Harry Tenney, Margarita, Roberts 43; 2.Ron
Primm, Echo, Ericson 38; 3.Robert Burnell,
Solace; O'Day 39. PHRF Non-Spin 2: 1.Doc
Harbour, Slice, O'Day 34; 2.Leo Wardrup,
Black Widow, Irwin 38; 3.Steve Waters / Fred Scarlott,
Scarlott Waters, Catalina 27. Cruising:
1.Tony Thornton, Verano, Cal 31; 2.Dave
Washbourne, Valcour, Catalina 310; 3.Ron
Peterman, Content, Columbia 28. Event Chair: Larry
Bryant; PRO: John McCarthy; Official Timer/Scorer: Dick Boykin
YORK RIVER CUP, Saturday, June 16, to benefit
THE WATERMEN'S MUSEUM. This is a CBYRA sanctioned event.
Starts are offered for all PHRF Classes and a J-30 One-Design fleet, and a
non-PHRF Cruising Fleet, too. Sponsor York River Yacht Club is hosting
this event and has stepped up the level. There will be prizes, food, and
raffles after the race. Racing takes place near the mouth of the York
River, and, here's the "something different" part, the post-race party
and dinner will take place on the water at the Watermen's Museum
(riverfront Yorktown). Entry fee is $50 ( $55 for non-USSA
members).
John Hanna says there's room at the
Watermen’s Museum for several race boats to spend the Friday night before
the race free of charge. Interested racers should
contact Dan Fox, Race Captain, directly at (757)
561-3636, if they would like to take advantage of this free
dockage. Dan’s doing it on a first come first serve basis. This is a
great weekend opportunity - The York River is midway between Hampton Roads and
the Rappahannock River areas. Here's an opportunity for southern Bay
racers to "meet in the middle." For info contact Dan
Fox at (757) 561-3636 or George Jones at (757) 784-3347.
Media Watch: Sailing
World, June issue, has a big section entitled "2007 College
Sailing Guide". Hampton University's sailing program is
featured (page 34), including nice pictures and info put together by
Ben Cuker. Ben teaches at HU and is an active PHRF racer
too. He races his Cal 30-3, Callinectes in the southern Bay's PHRF B
fleet.
Saturday was a pretty blustery day for small boats.
Seven showed up for the BBSA Small Boat Regatta hosted at the ODU Sailing
Center. Emory and Caitlin Nemeth sailed away with the
open fleet title in their Tazer (1-1-3-3) and Jerry Pattenaude and
Christina Couch were the best of the two Sharks sailing, winning all
four races. Charles McCoy and son Charles III
finished 2nd in the open fleet and Gordon Stokes and his crew
took 3rd. Both McCoy and Stokes sailed in Hampton One Designs.
PRO: Bill Mellen.
HOSPICE REGATTA XIII is this coming
Saturday, June 16. This is a CBYRA sanctioned event, featuring
starts for all PHRF classes as well as a Hospice (Cruising) Fleet.
Racing is in Hampton Roads Harbor. The first warning is at 1100
hours. Proceeds from this event go to the help support
hospices in the Greater Hampton Roads area. For entry info contact
Glenn Giles at (757) 851-9690 or the office at Hampton Yacht Club (757)
722-0711), host for the event. Remember, this race is a
qualifier for the annual National Hospice Regatta Championship sailed in
Annapolis each spring. This past spring Mike Veraldi
represented the Hampton Roads area. Mike races his J24, Quicky,
in the southern Bay fleet.
Spain has "The Running of the
Bulls". And, Hampton almost had "The Running of the
Crabs". There was to be a 15K "Crab Run " foot race on
Saturday morning of SBRW. A problem came to light when folks realized
the race was to take place at the same time SBRW racers would be arriving at
race headquarters (and boats) on Day Two of the regatta. Oh, yeah,
and the course would have closed off the entire neighborhood surrounding race
headquarters! The issue became moot when it became apparent that the
number of crazy people who race sailboats far out number the number who
want to race on foot at that hour of the morning!
David Gibbings got some good pics
of SBRW racers "at work" on Venue 1. If you want to take a look, go
to http://thomassailing.spaces.live.com
20th ANNUAL COCK ISLAND RACE - June 22-23. To
enter call City of Portsmouth at (757) 393-8481. Do it
now - they are getting those skippers bags ready and setting up plans for the
usual mega parties! This is an annual "reunion" event! And, don't
forget to dig out that Cock Island Chicken-man suit you wore back in
1990!
MURPHY'S LAW: For
years, Sunday night after Sunday night, Yrs Truly, The Racing
Beagle, has been watching "The Sopranos". Then, last night, they
let a cat in ...and what happens? Finished, toasted, done - end of
series! Thinkaboutit!!! /S/ Murphy the Racing
Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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