# 433 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday March 2, 2009 05:06PM
It is MARCH! Finally - we are making
progress beyond the murky darkness of winter. We are only 17 days
away from the First Day of Spring, Friday, March 20! So,
what IS that white stuff doing here??!!
CBYRA Region 4 High Point Award Winners (2008)
received their trophies this past week at a gathering hosted at
Hampton Yacht Club. Past vice-president (and current Region 4 scorer)
Tom Roberts and current vice-president John
McCarthy presented the awards. For Region
4-SOUTH: PHRF A: 1. Cash Flow, Lloyd Griffin;
2.Feather, Phil Briggs; 3.Sea Star,
David Eberwine. PHRF B: 1.Bad Habit,
Bob Archer; 2.Gremlyn, Greg
Cutter; 3.Callinectes, Ben Cuker.
PHRF C: 1.It's White, Richard Winters, Scott Batchelor,
AJ Piccillo; 2.Spray, Bumps Eberwine;
3.Roundabout, Alan Bomar. PHRF Non-Spin:
1.Virginia H, Andy Armstrong; 2.Midnight
Mistress, Jake Brodersen; 3.Impulse, Tom
Peddy. For Region 4-NORTH: PHRF A:
1.Correyvrecken, David Clark;
2.Wavelength, Rob Whittet. PHRF B:
1.Schiehallion, Brad Miller. PHRF C:
1.Checko, Don Barfield and Steve Smith.
Sock Burning Time is drawing near: This
is a favorite spring ritual for racing sailors. So, gather up the entire
crew, families, children and even babies and get everyone to your club's
official sock burning. If your club does not have a sock burning
ceremony, take it upon yourself to get one started. In a pinch, a charcoal
grill and a cooler of beer will do. It is imperative that southern Bay
racers officially burn their socks during March - the racing deities demand
it!
The "Big Red Boat", Sanford and Alex
Richardson's KAHUNA (Farr 395) has entered the
DOWN THE BAY RACE for the Virginia Cruising Cup.
Kahuna currently sails out of Annapolis Yacht Club, but has spent many
years on the southern Chesapeake racing scene and maintains ties there.
Martin Casey has entered his Catalina 27,
BOWMOVEMENT in DTB. Martin will be sailing out of
Willoughby Bay in Norfolk., and is a Broad Bay Sailing Association
member. For info on DTB check
out the Hampton YC (event headquarters) website at www.hamptonyc.com and
click on the DTB logo, or contact co-chairmen of the event
Vince Behm (757) 876-7778 or Wayne Bretsch (301)
332-6773.
CCV Rules Clinic and 2009 Racing Guide
Distribution - The annual CCV spring gathering comes a bit
earlier than usual this year. On Tuesday, March 31,
6:30pm, CCV will hold their annual
Rules Clinic at the Mariners Museum (Newport News,
Virginia). At this gathering, CCV
members will receive the 2009 CCV Racing Guide.
The Guide is included in the price of the
membership. CCV will take membership applications at this clinic.
The clinic is OPEN TO ALL and it is FREE! For information contact:
Tom Peddy at (757)638-3358
REMEMBER - to use the new CCV mail address - CCV,
PO Box 62074, Virginia Beach, VA 23466 - when mailing in payment for your
dues.
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK update
- The Soverel 33, MIDNIGHT RIDER, owned
and skippered by John Haracivet, sailing out of York River
Yacht Club, is returning to SBRW. The Gloucesterman will be racing in PHRF
A. And, the Tripp 38, VOODOO 2, a PHRF A boat,
is back in the hunt for the Black Seal Cup.
Leroi Lissenden and Scott Birch have combined their efforts for
2009. For info on SBRW 2009 check
out the website at www.blacksealcup.com,
visit the Hampton YC (event headquarters) website at www.hamptonyc.com and
click on the SBRW logo, or contact Lin McCarthy at (757)
850-4225, email mcbear@earthlink.net
Buzzzzzzzzzz continues regarding competition
for the Down the Bay Race record. The record was set in
1974 by RUNNING TIDE, a 60-footer designed by Sparkman and Stevens and
owned by Al van Metre. The race is 120 miles non-stop from Annapolis
to Hampton. Legend has it that Running Tide holds the fastest
finish time and that it was "around thirteen (13) hours". The written
records have not been found.
MARCH Southern Bay Racers
Calendar:
Volvo Ocean racers continue on Leg 5 from Quingdao to
Rio de Janiero.
March 8
Sunday Daylight Saving
Time begins
March 14
Saturday Rappahannock River YC Rules
Clinic
March 17
Tuesday St Patrick's Day - wear
green!
March 18 Wednesday Fishing Bay YC Rules Clinic
(Richmond)
March 20
Friday First
Day of SPRING - rejoice!
March 21 Saturday
MURPHY RULES/MURPHY 2 at Hampton YC
March 29
Sunday Fishing Bay YC begins
"Crew Training Program"
March 31 Tuesday CCV
Rules Clinic and distribution of 2009 CCV Racing Guide
April
1 Wednesday Hampton YC Wednesday
Night Races begin
Remember, you can get your 2009 CBYRA Region 4 Racing
Schedule by emailing mcbear@earthlink.net
and putting on the subject line: I need my
schedule! It will come to you by reply email, courtesy of
Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use.
MURPHY RULES / MURPHY 2, Saturday, March
21, at Hampton Yacht Club, 0900 - 1530. 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.
There are a very limited number of spaces available, so call or email
right away. The revised Racing Rules of
Sailing (2009-2012) became official on January 1st.
Murphy says, "Ya can't play the game, if ya don't know the
rules!"
MURPHY'S LAW: Sock Burning
Day is one of best days in a racer's life. Gettin' those covers off
the feet and gettin' the paws limbered up for action is reassurance that the
first race of the season is very near. It's a grand moment - let those
toes breatheeeeeeeeeeeee! /S/ Murphy
the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.