# 413 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Tuesday September 30, 2008 10:02AM
The 13th ANNUAL HOSPICE TURKEY SHOOT REGATTA is
counting down to October 10-12 - on the Rappahannock River off Carter's Creek
and the Corrottoman River. This is a full blown regatta,
including welcoming Happy Hour with live music on Friday, drop
mark courses on Saturday, and a pursuit race (up the river and back) on
Sunday, pre-race breakfasting and post-race eating, drinking and
socializing, and, of course, grand awards. Last year, Turkey Shoot
was awarded "Best of the Bay" by Chesapeake Bay Magazine.
More than 100 boats are expected to join in the fun and race for a good
cause. Winner of the Lightning Division (PHRF racing), will be invited to
compete in the National Hospice Regatta in Spring of 2009. For info and to
enter, go to www.hospiceturkeyshootregatta.com
and/or call host Yankee Point Marina at (804)462-7018.
HIGH SCHOOL SAILING UPDATE: Over
the weekend, Christ Church School finished first
through 12 races, followed by Norfolk Collegiate and Smithfield in that
order. For details visit Sail VISA at http://www.sailvisa.com
CCV FALL
SERIES Races 4 & 5, on THIS coming Sunday,
October 5. Two sanctioned races in Hampton Roads
harbor. First warning at 1030 / 10:30AM. OPEN TO
ALL. Deadline for entries is 1300 / 1:00PM on Saturday, October 4. You may
enter all, one, or some of the races in this Series - entries are due at 1300
the day before the day of the race. For info contact John McCarthy at
(757) 850-4225. These two races are the final races in the
CCV Fall Series as well as the final CCV High Point Races which have extended
over the entire season.
As any golfer will tell you, it never rains on the golf
course, and according to those who raced on Saturday in the NEPTUNE
ATLANTIC RACE, neither does it rain on the race course! This was
a pursuit race which began just north of the entrance to Norfolk's Little
Creek and finished 15 miles later, off the Virginia Beach oceanfront at
the Old Coast Guard Station (24th and Atlantic). Sailing the day after a
nor'easter blew through the area, racers experienced light air at the
start, but things filled in to a moderate 10-12 knots before all was said and
done and only one of the 21 starters did not finish.
RESULTS: PHRF A (2 boats) - Christian
Schaumloffel, Mirage, took first in his fleet as well as
"first to finish" overall. PHRF B (4 boats) -
1.Ben Cuker, Callinectes; 2.Mike
Nestor, Glory Days. PHRF C (3 boats) -
1.Cary Hardesty, Lona B; 2.Martin
Casey, Bow Movement. PHRF Non-Spin (4 boats) -
1.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow; 2.Dixon
Wilde, Kingfisher. Cruising (8 boats) -
1.Jim Forrester, Anjalei; 2.Leland
Simmons, Cygnet; 3.Tom Pantalides,
Mazi. PRO - Scott Almond. Broad Bay
Sailing Association runs the Neptune Atlantic in coordination with the
annual Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.
Southern Bay Boats do NOT have to give up
their mid-week racing yet. Beginning this Wednesday night, the
new CCV October Race Series will begin. Cost is FREE, but
an ENTRY FORM IS REQUIRED. For more info or to enter, please
contact David Taylor at (757) 344-5292. Racing is
planned for every Wednesday evening in October.
ANDY ARMSTRONG and BEN CUKER
win Divisions in HYC Annual Singlehanded Race. Twenty (20)
"big boat" skippers took their babies out for a solo spin Sunday afternoon
around Hampton Bar in a light breeze under a gray sky. The group was
broken into two divisions, based on PHRF ratings and times were corrected
accordingly. RESULTS: Division 1 (7 boats):
1.Andy Armstrong (Virginia H); 2.Greg
Cutter (Gremlyn); 3.Craig Olsen
(Namesake). Division II (13 boats): 1.Ben
Cuker (Callinectes); 2.Jonathan Phillips
(Fine); 3.Dave Bettis (Boo
Nasty). Malcolm and Kathy Brady were Race
Chairmen.
5o5 East Coast Championships:
Twenty-two (22) teams got together for this showdown at West River Sailing Club
a weekend ago and our southern Bay 5o5-ers did great. Tyler Moore
(Hampton) with crew Jesse Falsone (Annapolis)
finished 2nd overall and Henry Amthor (Hampton) and
crew Dustin Romey (San Juan) took 4th.
Barney Harris (Arlington) and crew Clayton James (Gloucester) finished
10th. Also, there from Raleigh, NC, finishing 18th were
Dave Burchfield and Jay Smith.
Interested in helping your sport at the grassroots
level? CCV commodore Dave Taylor, says
CCV is looking for a volunteer to take on the club's Treasurer
duties. The job involves simple bookkeeping and use of Quickbooks.
Contact Dave at (757) 344-5292.
Two more 5o5-ers to join Hampton
fleet: Word is that Charles Smith (Norfolk)
and Christian Rasmussen (Hampton) have taken delivery on
brand new boats - imported from England - and will be racing with our southern
Bay fleet asap! That's great news!
From Barry Wickre, southern
Bay expatriate, currently with LaserSail in Miami - Barry says he has
420’s for charter for the Orange Bowl regatta in December.
The boats will be new and will be turn-key with all gear. The price is
$800 for the regatta. To reserve a boat just give Barry a call at
305.285.3442
With 4 races in the books, and more
coming up in October, Alex Alvis and the
Chilcoot team are leading the PHRF A fleet in the Fishing
Bay Fall Series with four first place finishes. In the PHRF
B/C fleet, David Hinckle, Elancer, and Allan
Heyward, La Maga, are tied for the lead. Tom O'Connell
is the series Race Chairman.
Help celebrate our schooner VIRGINIA on
THIS Friday, October 3rd, 6-9 PM, at The Pagoda Gardens and Tea Room
(downtown Norfolk). Silent auction, NOT silent Live Steel Drum
Music by the CalypsoNuts and heavy hors d'oeuvres!
Please call (757) 627-7400 for more information and to secure
a required invitation to the fund-raising
party.
Don't miss the opportunity to save money ($5) by
entering the annual 'ROUND THE LIGHTS RACE (scheduled for October
25) before October 18th. Send your entries to OPCYC, c/o
Dennis Moner, 205 Eric Nelson Run, Yorktown, VA 23693. Or, call Dennis at
(757) 867-1028.
MURPHY'S LAW:
BAILOUT! Why all the fuss?? Yrs Truly, the
Murphster, was involved in a complicated
bailout once. A bunch of us "bailed out " a stationary beer truck at a
post-race party. And, our buddies later "bailed us out" of the
local hoosegow. /S/
Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.