# 446 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Tuesday June 2, 2009 12:01PM
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK WRAP-UP:
BLACK SEAL CUP WINNER:
WAIRERE, Pete Hunter, Kill Devil Hills, North
Carolina
Boats of the Day:
Day #1 (Sponsored by Winters Sail
Loft): Ocean View
Course -
WAIRERE (Hunter) Buckroe
Course - PUFF CARD (Boatwright)
Day #2 (Sponsored by North Sails, Hampton): Ocean
View Course - #999 (White/Ballard)
Buckroe Course - WIKI WIKI (Paice)
Day #3 (Sponsored by Doyle Sails,
Hampton): Ocean View Course - INEVITABLE
(Karn) Buckroe Course - USA !93 (Behm)
On the OCEAN VIEW COURSE: Day 1, three races
sailed; Day 2, one race sailed; and Day 3, three races
sailed.
Boats racing in each fleet: PHRF A1 -
5; PHRF A2 - 9; J-105 - 5 PHRF B1 -
12; PHRF B2 - 10
WAIRERE, Pete
Hunter's Thompson 30 from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, sailed
great throughout the regatta and took home the top overall award, the Gosling's
Black Seal Cup. The team in the red shirts finished
with a string of 2-1-1-1-1-2-3 over 7 races in PHRF A1 to win their
fleet, holding off hard charging, locally based Meridian 2,
Sledd Shelhorse, (Hampton, VA Beach) who won Day 3 in their
fleet by one point, but could not overcome Wairere's overall
lead.
Sea Star, Dave Eberwine's J36,
(Hampton/Suffolk) and John White's and Tom Ballard's
(Annapolis, MD) purple hull #999 Beneteau FC10 went at it hammer
and tong all three days of racing, . The two teams did a masterful job
of employing match-racing tactics within the PHRF A2
fleet, exchanging the lead throughout the event. When all was
said and done, Sea Star sailed their best in the first race of Day 3
(Race 5) to take a bullet that turned out to be the linchpin for the top spot in
PHRF A2.
In the J105 one-design fleet, Mike
Karn (Fishing Bay/Richmond) and the Inevitable team
hammered the fleet on Day 3 with 3 bullets to take the top spot from
David Clark's (Fishing Bay/Mechanicsville,
VA) Corryvreckan, who had held big dog position for the first two
days of the regatta.
In PHRF B1 one of two Tripp 26's, A
Parent Tripp, Brett Harrison and John
Yeigh from Annapolis, MD, gained the lead in the first
race (#5) of Day 3 and kept their hold on first over Dennis
Hannick, Goin' ,Tripp 26 (King George, VA), and Ben
Week's and Michele Cochran's J29, Rumble (Yorktown,
VA). Rumble had a brilliant first day (1-2-1) and
was only one point out of the lead after Day 2, but A Parent
Tripp put together a consistent performance on Day 3 to keep the top
spot and win the fleet.
Cool Change, J30, Rusty Burshell
(Hampton/Yorktown) and Strega. S2 9.1, Neal
Garrett (Hampton, Yorktown) were tied for the lead in PHRF B2 going into
Day 3, when a protest at the start of Race 5 cost Strega a DSQ and
eventually bumped her to 3rd in the final standings.
On the BUCKROE COURSE: Day 1, three races
sailed; Day 2, one race sailed; and Day 3, two races
sailed.
Boats racing in each fleet: J24 - 6; PHRF C -
10; PHRF NS-2 (double headsail) - 9; PHRF NS-1 (single headsail) -
5; Cruising - 5
Among the J24 one-design fleet, Tripp Behm (Hampton) and crew
aboard #193 did what they had to do, win both races on the
final day of the regatta, to take the first place spot away from leader
Quicky, Mike Veraldi (Virginia
Beach).
In PHRF C, the top two contenders flip-flopped the lead after
each of the first two days of racing, and a first in the first race of the final
day of racing gained the overall win for Bumps Eberwine's
(Hampton/Suffolk), Spray, Olson 25, over Greg Miller
(Washington, North Carolina) and his tough team on Essobee, Lindenberg
26.
In the PHRF NS-2 fleet (double headsail allowed),
Incentive +, Olson 30, Lewie Lewis (Hampton) won each
of the first two days and tied on the third with second place overall
finisher Leo Wardrup (Virginia
Beach), Black Widow, Irwin 38-1.
Puff Card, Tartan 37-2, sailed by Walter
Boatwright (Norfolk, Newport News) and crew, dominated the PHRF
NS-1 (single headsail only) fleet by winning 5 of the 6 races. The
Edge, C&C 35-2, skippered by Mark Baldridge from Surf
City, North Carolina, took a first in Race 4 and finished a strong second
overall in the regatta.
In the Cruising Division, Tom
Pantelides' (Hampton) Mazi, Sabre 34, won
both races on Day 3 to bump Rick Carroll's (Virginia Beach)
Sur Le Vent, Beneteau Oceans 351, to second overall by one point.
Wind Conditions during the
regatta: Day #1 great racing, moderate winds across both
courses throughout the day. Day #2 proved especially challenging to
all as fluky and light stuff tested everyone's patience, but one race was
completed on each course when a sea "breezette" came in late in the
day. Day #3 was absolutely glorious for racing! The
fleet delayed departure from the harbor for approximately 30 minutes as a
front passed through and broke up just a couple of miles north of Hampton
Roads. Racing began in 8 - 12 knots, then was favored by a beautiful 12
to 15 knots for the remainder of the day. At the
conclusion of the racing there was plenty of wind left for a parting day sail
back to regatta headquarters.
Top 3 Overall by Fleet:
PHRF A1: 1. Wairere, Thompson 30,
Pete Hunter; 2. Meridian 2, Farr 36, Sledd Shelhorse; 3.
Cash Flow, Hadley 40, Lloyd Griffin
PHRF A2: 1. Sea Star, J36, Dave
Eberwine; 2. #999, Bene FC10, John White and Tom Ballard; 3.
Afterthought, J109, Craig Wright.
J105-OD: 1. Inevitable, Mike
Karn; 2. Corryvreckan, David Clark; 3.
Bladerunner, Brad Davis
PHRF B1: 1. A Parent Tripp, Tripp
26, Brett Harrison and John Yeigh; 2. Goin', Tripp 26, Dennis
Hannick; 3. Rumble, J29, Ben Weeks and Michele
Cochran.
PHRF B2: 1. Cool
Change, J30, Rusty Burshell; 2. Bad Habit, Pearson Flyer,
Bob Archer; 3. Strega, S2 9.1, Neal Garrett.
J24-OD: 1. USA
193, Tripp Behm; 2. Quicky, Mike Veraldi; 3.
Bash, Ron Medlin.
PHRF C: 1. Spray,
Olson 25, Bumps Eberwine; 2. Essobee, Lindenberg 26, Greg
Miller; 3. The Hunter, Hunter 26.5, Justin Morris.
PHRF N-2 1. Incentive+, Olson 30, Lewie
Lewis; 2.Black Widow, Irwin 38-1, Leo Wardrup; 3.
Excelsior, Steve Ritz, Cal 30-2
PHRF N-1 1. Puff Card, Tartan
37-2, Walter Boatwright; 2. The Edge, C&C 35-2, Mark
Baldridge; 3. Bobinski, Catalina 30, Bob Hausmann.
Cruising: 1. Mazi,
Sabre 34, Tom Pantalides; 2. Sur Le Vent, Bene Ocn 351, Rick
Carroll; 3. CYMRU, Bene 440, Robert Howell.
SBRW Event Chairman - Jack Pope; Event
Principal Race Officer and Ocean View Course - John McCarthy;
Buckroe Course Race Officer - Glenn Giles; Signal Boats -
Salty Dog (J. McCarthy) and Southern Branch (Brian
Deibler); Pin Boat (OV) - Christine (Nick Worth); Mark
Boats - Thomas (Bill Gibbings), Black Dog (Dave
Hamilton), Sellfish (Jerry Olson), and Kerry
Sue (Marshall Findley)
Complete Results are posted at www.hamptonyc.com - click
on Handicap Racing (left column) and click on SBRW Day-by-Day on
schedule.
AND, THE SOUTHERN BAY BEAT GOES ON THIS COMING
WEEKEND!
This coming weekend THE HOMETOWNE
REGATTA, organized by Portsmouth Boat Club goes off
on Saturday, June 6th, first warning set for
1000. For entry and event information please contact Larry Bryant (757)
472-5969 or Dave Bennett (757) 676-1047 or go to the PBC website at www.portsmouthboatclub.org
Racing is offered for all PHRF fleets and a Cruising Fleet. There is
a time limit on the race, but no time limit on the post-race party!
MANDATORY SKIPPERS MEETING is at 1900 (7pm) on Thursday, June 4, at the PBC
clubhouse, 20 Elm Street, Portsmouth.
Also on Saturday, Fishing Bay Yacht
Club's CUT CHANNEL RACE goes off on Saturday.
John Beery is the Race Chairman. For details and info check the FBYC
website at www.fbyc.net
MURPHY'S LAW:
YIKES! Raced so hard and danced to grand at SBRW, Yrs
Truly the Racing Beagle has gotta get the Chuck Taylors patched!
Whooo! What a weekend! Oh, and that TugTub@ floating hot
tub is all it promised to be! /S/ Murphy the Racing
Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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