# 367 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday October 29, 2007 01:50PM
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS THIS COMING SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER
4th, AT 2AM. Set your clock for Eastern Standard Time -
fall back one hour. Racing Sleepyheads ...
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz!
The Caribbean 1500 fleet, currently
gathering in Hampton, will head for Tortola, BVI, Sunday, November
4. The start of the race / cruise is planned for just east of Thimble
Shoal Light around mid-morning / noon-ish on Sunday. Check at
www.carib1500.com for specifics and
definite times. This looks to be a record setting number of boats - each
one beautiful. Most are berthed at Bluewater Yachting Center (Sunset Creek
- Hampton River, Hampton) and at other facilities on Hampton River.
Get spooked! Halloween is this coming
Wednesday, October 31.
FROSTBITE #1: VOODOO 2, COOL CHANGE,
APRIL TIDE, and VALKYRIE open with
wins. Blustery?? And, chilly?? What the...?
Twenty-two (of 25 entered) boats raced yesterday, undeterred by cool temps and
hefty breezes that started out near 20 kts and eventually tapered off to
10-12. It was cool enough on the water for sets of foulies to be hauled
from the bottoms of the sailing bags, but not too bad. RESULTS:
PHRF A (7 boats) - 1.Voodoo 2. Leroi Lissenden;
2.Feather, Phil Briggs; 3.Flying Colors,
Richard Payne. PHRF B (8 boats) - 1.Cool
Change, Rusty Burshell; 2.Strega, Neal
Garrett; 3.Independence, Graham
Field. PHRF C (3 boats) - 1.April Tide,
Tim Ketten; 2.Lona B, Carey
Hardesty. PHRF non-Spin (4 boats) - 1.Valkyrie,
Karl Petersen; Treaty of Ghent, Jim Williams /
Will Roberts. PRO - Dick Boykin.
Hot Buttered Rum Race set for Saturday, November
3. Sponsored by BBSA Willoughby Racers. Racing takes place
in Norfolk's Willoughby Bay (aka Little Bay). For details on fleets and
entry process contact Scott Almond at
(757) 471-2663.
FROSTBITE #2 - Sunday, November 4 - same time
(set your clocks to Eastern Standard Time); same place; same plan. For
info or to enter, call Dick Boykin at (757)
890-0093. Remember, you can enter the entire series or one race
at a time. There are a total of 5 races, all on consecutive Sundays and
all in Hampton Roads harbor.
SEAFOOD! Eat it . . . for the good of the
Christopher Newport University Sailing Team! This
coming Saturday, November 3rd, at
5:30pm, be at the Oyster Roast for CNU sailing.
The seafood-a-thon at James River Marina (located at the
end of Deep Creek Road in Newport News) is a deal!
$20 gets you oysters, crab soup, and other kinds of water
critters and side dishes and soft drinks or brewskis. All proceeds go to
the CNU intercollegiate Sailing Team. For info and/or directions to
James River Marina, contact Marty at (757) 930-1909 at JRM or Jim White (CNU
assistant sailing coach) at (757) 249-8758. (NOTE: you can pay at the
door.)
Spray tops and sweaters - get 'em on! Here's
the November-December southern Bay schedule:
November 3
Saturday Hot Buttered Rum Race - BBSA/Willoughby
Racers, Scott Almond (757) 471-2663
November 4
Sunday Frostbite #2 - HYC,
Dick Boykin (757) 890-0093
November 4
Sunday START of Caribbean 1500 - www.carib1500.com
November 9
Friday CCV Awards Party and Year
End Bash - CCV, Karl Petersen (757) 271-2869
November 11 Sunday
Frostbite #3 - HYC, Dick Boykin (757) 890-0093
November
18 Sunday Frostbite #4 -
HYC, Dick Boykin (757) 890-0093
November 25 Sunday
Frostbite #5 - HYC, Dick Boykin (757) 890-0093
December 2 Sunday
- Gaboon Race - HYC, Phil Briggs (757)
244-5477
Pocket Plotter. Weems & Plath has
come out with a neat-o parallel ruler. The W&P gizmo is
7.25 inches long and has all the features of a standard parallel ruler and a
protractor, mileage scale, and innovative locking knob. The Paralock
Plotter@ goes for $24. Call (800) 638-0428.
Bluewater racers: As the 2008 season
gets underway there will be bluewater races, like the Lauderdale to Miami, the
Newport Bermuda, and others, that southern Bay racers are
considering. Here's one way to save a little bit of money while equipping
the boat to go "out of sight of land". BoatUS RENTS 406-MHz
Emergency Position Indicating Beacons (EPIRB). The cost is $40
per week for a maximum rental of six weeks. For info call
BoatUS at 1-888-66-EPIRB (37472).
MURPHY'S LAW: You do
not have to go offshore to put an EPIRB to good use. Yrs Truly,
The Racing Beagle is seriously considering renting one next year for
major regatta parties. Imagine, you could set it off when it was
time to go home and your friends could find you easily underneath the beer
truck, in the wrong restroom at the marina on the Eastern Shore, or
wherever.... /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing
spirit in us all.