# 441 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday April 27, 2009 10:41AM
USA-90 wins J/30 fleet at Annapolis NOOD
and BOWMOVEMENT finishes 2nd in Catalina 27
fleet. Dave McConaughy and several of
his friends from Hampton including North sailmaker Kenny
Saylor, finished in the # 1 spot after 3 days of racing at the
National Off-Shore One-Design (NOOD) Regatta held this weekend in
Annapolis. USA-90 beat 11 other boats in his fleet.
Meanwhile, Martin Casey and his crew aboard Bowmovement
finished 2nd in the 6 boat Catalina 27 NOOD fleet. Will
Crump from Fishing Bay sailed his J/105 to 6th place in the 30 boat
J/105 fleet. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! (NOTE: These
results are preliminary; see event website for final report
www.sailingworld.com
MORE SOUTHERN BAY SAILING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
YOUNGSTERS THIS SUMMER:
Premiere Sailing at Tides Inn
(Irvington, VA) (Phil and Arabella Denvir) offers courses for
Young Sailors (age 6-18) from early June through late
August. On July 20-24 Premier runs a Race Training
Course that finishes up at the Rappahannock River Yacht Club Junior Regatta
on the last day of the course. And, special for teenagers, there is a
J/24 course including spinnaker handling scheduled throughout the
summer. The Williamsburg Premier Sailing base is in Governors Land
(Two Rivers Yacht Club) and runs courses (open to the public) from the
marina and the beach on June 15-19, June 22-26, and July 13-17. For
details please contact Premier Sailing at (804) 438-9300.
List of Southern Bay Yacht Club Junior Programs
Contacts:
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club - David Tunnicliff, Sail
Program Manager, (757) 423-4500, x-180, (757) 580-2991 www.opitmistteam.com
Hampton Yacht Club - David Revill, Junior Program Coordinator,
(757) 868-3457, www.hamptonyc.com
Fishing Bay Yacht Club (Deltaville) - Jay Buhl, Junior
Division Commander, (804) 360-0760, (804) 201-4227, www.fbyc.net
DOWN THE BAY RACE: Save money on
your entry fee - after this coming Friday, May 1, the $50 entry late fee
kicks in. (No entries are accepted after May 20) Entry
forms are available at the event website www.hamptonyc.com;
just click on the event logo, info and details are there, OR contact co-chairmen
of the event Vince Behm (757) 876-7778 or Wayne Bretsch (301)
332-6773. Mail entries and fees to Hampton Yacht
Club, 4707 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA 23669. Be part of
the 60th DOWN THE BAY RACE for the VIRGINIA CRUISING CUP; it is time to
"git 'er done!"
CASH FLOW, ROCKETTE, ROUNDABOUT,
and KINGFISHER lead their fleets on the "tour of the harbor"
race. CCV Spring Series Race #3 is scheduled as a race
around various Hampton Roads Harbor marks stretching from Middle
Ground Light to the mouth of Hampton River. Yesterday's light, but
sufficient, breeze was good enough for a few good hours of racing. The
race was shortened as the breeze began to die and all of the 33 boats
finished in time to partake of the post-race awards party.
RESULTS: PHRF A - 1.Lloyd Griffin, Cash
Flow; 2.Leroi Lissenden, Voodoo 2;
3.David Eberwine, Sea Star. PHRF B
- 1.Chuck Monsees, Rockette; 2.Greg
Cutter, Gremlyn; 3.Bob Archer, Bad
Habit. PHRF C - 1.Alan Bomar,
Roundabout; 2.Bumps Eberwine,
Spray; 3.Justin Morris, The
Hunter. PHRF Non-Spin - 1.Dixon Wilde,
Kingfisher; 2.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow;
3.Mike Nestor, Tell Tales. Principal Race
Officer - John McCarthy; Official Scorer - John Ritter
CCV Spring Series (Day 3) - same time and same
place this coming Sunday, May 3. OPEN TO
ALL. Race #4 and Race #5 will wrap up the Spring
Series. Drop mark courses. Warning signal for the first start will
be at 1030. Starts are offered for all PHRF Classes. These
are sanctioned races and require a valid PHRF rating
certificate. For information contact John McCarthy at (757)
850-4225.
Need a slip for SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK?
You might want to call Downtown Hampton's dockmaster, Greg Harrison at
1-866-556-9631. The slips are within site of and a very brief
walk from Hampton Yacht Club, SBRW Event Headquarters. Greg says he'll
take real good care of the racers who decide to stay at his facility (located
right next door to the Crown Plaza waterfront hotel (previously the Hampton
Radisson), and... this year he guarantees no "harassment" by
pirates!!! The Hampton Annual Pirate Festival is the weekend
after SBRW this year and the good side of that is more el primo
slips available for SBRW racers.
York River Yacht Club is having a special
blessing of the fleet festival, May 8 - May 9 (Friday and Saturday), at
Crown Pointe Marina to raise money for the Abington Volunteer Fire
Department. OPEN TO ALL boaters, watermen, and those with an interest
in the sea. The Festival opens at 4:30 on Friday, May 8 and a full day of
activities begin with breakfast on Saturday, May 9. Advance registration is
required and tickets are limited. For more information and to purchase
tickets, visit www.yryc.org or
call 804/684-2492.
IAN STOKES wows at Lake Garda Opti Regatta - Norfolk Yacht & Country Club Opti racer, Ian Stokes, qualified for the elite Gold Fleet at the 27th Annual Lake Garda Opti Meeting regatta (Lake Garda, Italy) and finished 13th among 891 (yep - that's eight hundred and ninety-one) Opti competitors. Also sailing on Team USA at Lake Garda was Anderson Granger, also from NY&CC. Southern Bay youngsters can sail - get your budding racer-sailor out there this summer!
The MUSIC of SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK: Event
organizers have arranged for tunes to tickle your racing bones every day of
SBRW! There will be live music by SOJORN at the Friday
night tent party (rum, beer, and dinner available too). On Saturday night,
sponsor Gosling's Rum is in the spotlight and live band TAKE 30,
sponsored by TowneBank, guarantees to get you dancin'! (rum,
beer, and dinner available too). Sunday night, trophy
presentation and regatta wrap-up, Doyle Sailmakers sponsors Doyle Dogs for
everyone and DINO SERETIS provides the tunes. Oh, and it all
kicks off with music by E. ERIC EMERSON at the Welcome, Check-in, and
Skippers Meeting on Opening Night (Thursday).
Southern Bay racer and sailmaker Kenny Saylor
(North Sails Hampton) was tactician on Bruce
Gardner's L'Outrage at Charleston Race
Week earlier this month. L'Outrage took 2nd in fleet.
Look for L'Outrage on the starting line for the 60th running of
Down the Bay (May 22) and in PHRF A at Southern Bay Race Week (May
29-31).
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK entries
continue to arrive including the latest two, one returnee and one
newcomer. Midnight Mistress (Jake and Pat
Brodersen, C&C 35-3) won a Boat of the Day award in
SBRW 2008 and will be moving into PHRF B this year. And, joining the
southern Bay PHRF A fleet is Gene Thayer's beautiful Evelyn 42,
Pterodactyl. Current entries are listed at the
event website www.blacksealcup.com
Media Watch: The
May issue of SAILING has an article on
Argentina's Beagle Channel, "The Snow-Covered Summer", by
Mariachristina Rapisardi with photographs by Giovanni Rapisardi. The
Rapisardis do the Channel in their Oyster 72, Billy Budd, during
Argentina's winter. It's a special piece, mainly because of the
topic and, as always with SAILING, the photographs. Those
southern Bay racers who a couple of months ago enjoyed
John Martin's
presentation on sailing the same Argentina waters en route to rounding Cape
Horn, will be familiar with the subject. Murphy, the Racing
Beagle, personally recommends the article and also that you keep a copy to
read again while warming on our Bay in
mid-August!
Shutterbugs! If you've got a good shot
you'd like to share (without expectation of monetary compensation), send
it to Jake Brodersen, Editor of the CCV Racing
Guide at patandjake@cox.net. Please include the words "CCV Photo" in the subject line.
Jake can't use everything you send, but good composition and action shots have a
great chance to appear in the pages of the next CCV Racing
Guide. By submitting photos, you agree to their use and publication
by CCV, either in the CCV Racing Guide or on the CCV web page. Be
sure to include identifying information regarding the shot and your name and
contact info. Jake will take 'em at any time during the year.
May brings spring flowers and racing by the
bunches! Pick some!
May 1
Friday Down the Bay
Race entries due - save yourself the $ 50 late entry fee!!!
May 2
Saturday FBYC Spring Series Day 3, Mike
Chesser
May 3
Sunday CCV Spring Series Races #4 & #5,
John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
May 3
Sunday FBYC Salsa Bowl (one design) -
Spring Series 2, Rob Whittet
May 8-9
Fri-Sat YRYC Blessing of
the Fleet Festival (804) 684-2492
May 9
Saturday FBYC Spring Series Day 4, Tom O'Connell,
(804)
May 10
Sunday Mother's Day
May 16
Saturday BBSA Cape Henry Cup Race, Scott Almond (757)
471-2663
May 16/17 Sat-Sun
HYC Trapeze Regatta,
May 16
Saturday RRYC Spring Regatta
May 17
Sunday HYC Spring J24 Spring Regatta
(Hampton Fleet 71)
May 17
Sunday FBYC Piankatank Regatta
(one-design), Mike Dale
May
22-23 Fri-Sat 60th
DOWN THE BAY for the VIRGINIA CRUISING CUP,
Vince Behm (757) 876-7778 or Wayne Bretsch (301) 332-6773
May 22
Friday SOUTHERN BAY RACE
WEEK entries deadline - Save yourself the late entry fee!!
May 23
Saturday FBYC Urbanna Race, Brooks Zerkel, (804)
272-7846
May 23
Saturday PBC Merrimac Memorial Regatta (dinghies),
Rodney Paice (757) 971-0202
May 24
Sun
RRYC-FBYC River Races
May 25
Monday Memorial Day
Holiday
May 29-31
Fri-Sun SOUTHERN BAY
RACE WEEK (Hampton, VA), info-Lin McCarthy (757) 850-4225
May 30
Saturday FBYC Margaritaville Regatta (one-design), Pete
Alcorn
So... you want to be part of the Regatta Team
for Southern Bay Race Week - sign on as a
volunteer. Please do call Woody Woodcock at (757)
723-0818 to help with raising and/or striking the event
headquarters regatta tent. If learning or refining bartending
skills is up your alley, contact Suzanne Hamilton at suzanneshamilton@gmail.com.
Come on and get involved - consider yourself invited to
help! Be part of the magic that makes tents appear
and then disappear and/or help with the party libations. You
can do either or both and still race and party your brains out!
MURPHY'S LAW: Yrs
Truly, the Racing Beagle has noticed a plethora of advertisements for
new, improved, and grand FLOATING WINCH HANDLES. If floating winch handles
are the end all to save all, why, the Murphster asks, don't we all
just head out to the racing grounds and pick up a few with a trusty
crab net? /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the
sailing spirit in us all.
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