# 419 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday November 10, 2008 10:17AM

SBRNYCU   MURPHY RULES - 2009:   January 24, 2009, Saturday,  0900 - 1545, at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club.   All you never thought you could know about the rules!  The focus of the clinic will be an interactive discussion of the racing rules with special emphasis on the rules changes that become effective this January.  Course instructor John McCarthy will explain all the important changes and work them into the "rules made easy format" he has used in the past, stressing understanding concepts rather than memorizing rules.
Topics will include:
*Basic Right-of-Way Rules,
*Total Re-write of Rule 18 (Mark Roundings),
*Additions to Rules on Obstructions,
*New Definitions, and a
*Special Section on Collisions, Protests, and Liability. 
The fee, if received prior to January 1,  is $40 ( $35 for attendee's family member); after January 1st, it will be $45 per person.  Your registration fee includes morning refreshments, lunch, and course materials.  PRE-register by calling (757) 850-4225 or by email to mcbear@earthlink.net (include your name, address, and phone number and on the subject line put  MURPHY RULES).   This is an ideal opportunity for both skippers and people who crew.  It's not too soon to register - as of last week,  more than one-third of the available seats are gone.
 
CCV HIGH POINT CHAMPIONS for 2008:   CASH FLOW (Lloyd Griffin),  COOL CHANGE (Rusty Burshell),  SPRAY (Bumps Eberwine),  VIRGINIA H (Andy Armstrong).   The race for the PHRF A  CCV High Point  went down to the very last race of the season to break the tie between Cash Flow and Sea Star (David Eberwine).  In PHRF C, Alan Bomar and the Roundabout crew were second by a mere 2 points after a season of racing, and in the PHRF Non-Spin fleet, Harry Tenney and the Margarita  crew finished 3.5 points behind the fleet winner.  Racing was close in 3 of the 4 fleets while Cool Change, with 7 first place finishes trounced the PHRF B fleet.   To qualify for consideration for the CCV HP, racers had to race in a minimum of 7 of the season's 10 races.  The 7 best finishes (of 10 races) in the season-spanning series were counted to determine the CCV High Point Award winners.  HIGH POINT AWARD WINNERS:  PHRF A (7 qualifiers, 13 competitors) - 1.Lloyd Griffin (Elizabeth City, NC), Cash Flow (9 pts); 2.David Eberwine (Suffolk), Sea Star (9 pts); 3.Bob Mosby (Virginia Beach), Cyrano (21 pts).  PHRF B (7 qualifiers, 12 competitors)) - 1.Rusty Burshell (Yorktown), Cool Change (7 pts); 2.Bob Archer (Norfolk), Bad Habit (13 pts); 3.Larry Preddy (Portsmouth),  PF Flyer (25 pts).  PHRF C (5 qualifiers, 17 competitors) - 1.Bumps Eberwine (Suffolk), Spray (14 pts); 2.Alan Bomar (Williamsburg), Roundabout (16 pts); 3.Justin Morris (Virginia Beach), The Hunter (31 pts).  PHRF Non-Spin (4 qualifiers, 7 competitors) - 1.Andy Armstrong (Hampton), Virginia H (8.5 pts); 2.Harry Tenney (Norfolk), Margarita (11.5 pts); 3.Tom Peddy (Portsmouth), Impulse (20 pts).
 
FROSTBITE RACE #2 - Officials abandon due to lack of wind.  FROSTBITE SERIES races happen every Sunday in November, same time and place. Yep, even the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. The first warning signal is at a "very civilized" noon, 1200.  For info and to enter contact Brian Deibler at (757) 224-4272 or (757) 715-8977.    Hampton Yacht Club sponsors this Series, which is OPEN TO ALL. 
 
Lightnings, 420/FJs and the 5o5 Region II Championship:   Fall Fling racers got in 4 races on a pretty damp and chilly Saturday.  Sunday was beautiful in the morning and they got in 3 more.  Augie Diaz (Miami), walked away with the top spot among the eleven  5o5s  with  5 firsts places in the 7 races, followed by  Henry Amthor (2nd) and Chris Behm (3rd), both from Hampton.   Eleven boats raced in the FJ - 420 fleet and the top 3, when all was said and done, were 1. Patrick O'Bryan; 2. Samantha Fickman; and 3.James Gardner.   Five Lightnings came out to play and the top 3 were: 1.Joan Hurbin, 2.Trevor Prior, and 3.Starling Mikell.   A lot of readers will recognize Sam Fickman (2nd in FJ/420) as the head sailing coach at Hampton University.  Race chairmen - Malcolm and Kathy Brady.  The Fall Fling was hosted by Hampton Yacht Club with sailing in the vicinity of Hampton Flats.
 
VIPERS coming to Hampton:  Word is that Rondar Boats , having been named an official builder of the Viper 640 is bringing a couple of Vipers to Hampton.  Vipers are 21-foot keelboats, sailed with a crew of 3.  There is currently one rated by PHRF of the Chesapeake - Slithering  carries a rating of 96 ODR  on the current PHRF valid list.   For info, demos, etc, contact Brian Bennett at  Brian@rondarboats.com .  You can learn more about the VIPER 640 at  www.rondarboats.com   or by emailing py@rondarboats.com.   Another source of info on Rondar Boats can be our local 505 sailors - Rondar builds the 505 too.
 
The 2008 NOOD (National Off-Shore One Design) Series is determining its "champion of champions" in the British Virgin Islands.  The winners (or designated reps) of the 9 national NOOD Regattas are competing in Sunsail 39s in the BVI.  Racing began Saturday, November 8, and finishes up tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11.  Southern Bay racer Christian Schaumloffel is there representing the St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta.  Keep your fingers crossed for our guys.
 
CCV Special Awards:  This year the CCV Commodore's Award was presented to John Ritter, who stepped forward to handle duties as CCV Official Scorer on the CCV Race Committee when Dickie Boykin experienced unexpected health problems.   John is also the Race Captain for  Langley Yacht Club and participates in racing and managing races at a Washington, DC, area club during the week, where his official duties usually have him at mid-week.  The CCV Sportsmanship Award was presented to Tom Connors, a CCV PHRF Non-Spinnaker racer who sailed his  Fins Up  in all 10 of the CCV season long races in addition to a number of other southern Bay clubs' events.  Tom maintains dual members in CCV and Langley YC.  CCV recognized the core members of their faithful race committee, led by Principal Race Officer John McCarthy, along with  John Ritter, Buc Lawrence, Lin McCarthy, Bill Gibbings, Dickie Boykin, and Glenn Giles. 
   
2009 CCV Board of Directors:  Tom Peddy (Commodore); Jake Brodersen (Vice-Commodore);   Joe Frederico (Treasurer);   Dave Taylor (immediate past-Commodore);   John McCarthy (Race Chairman);  Christian Schaumloffel;  Bob Thomas;  Karl Petersen;  Rodney Paice;  Dave McConnaughy; and  Barbara Lewis.
 
Southern Bay racer  Bob Archer (Bad Habit, PHRF B fleet) will be among the "guest crew" gang on schooner Virginia  when she leaves Norfolk next weekend for Bermuda.  We'll have to watch to see if Bob orders a set of belaying pins for Bad Habit  next Spring.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  Yrs Truly, the racing Beagle  is into college football, mainly because UGA, the University of Georgia official mascot, is a close cousin.  UGA is a bulldog, so he is not the most nimble of racing crew..., but he is a great grinder on a big boat!    /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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