# 459 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Tuesday September 8, 2009 04:40PM
BATTLEWAGON Wins
Halsey Trophy at
Stingray. Paul
Cross' Battlewagon swept the PHRF Non-Spin
Division at the 2009 Stingray Point Regatta - five bullets in
five races over two days of racing. A total of 35 boats were
at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club annual Labor Day weekend regatta, got in some
nice racing on Saturday and Sunday and, those who had deliveries to accomplish,
dodged gentle rain showers on Monday on the way home. Here's how things
shook out when all was said and done: RESULTS:
PHRF A (9 boats) - 1.Leroi Lissenden, Voodoo
2; 2.Bob Mosby, Cyrano; 3.Sam
Mitchener, Double Eagle. J/105 One Design
(6 boats) - 1.Brad Davis, Blade Runner;
2.Scott Strother, Loose Cannon; 3.David
Clark, Corryvrecken. PHRF B (10
boats) - 1.Dennis Hannick, Goin';
2.Bob Archer, Bad Habit; 3.Robert
Bowles, Strokin'. PHRF C (5 boats) -
1.Sam Marshall, Play It Again; 2.Drake
Johnstone, Cat's Pajamas; 3.Hunter Davidson,
Gray Ghost. PHRF Non-Spin (5 boats) -
1.Paul Cross, Battlewagon; 2.Glenn
Doncaster, Nanuq; 3.Frederick
Petzinger, Shinola. Hampton Yacht Club,
represented by Voodoo 2, Cyrano, and Bad Habit,
won the Potts Southern Bay Challenge Cup , a team
competition among clubs. Principal Race Officer - David Lee
Racing Genes: The top Opti
skipper at the NYCC Annual Regatta Saturday was Graeme
Alderman; Graeme finished 1st overall among the 9 boats with a
string of 1-2-1-1-[6]-1. Taking the 2nd and 3th overall spots
were juniors with direct family ties to well know big boat racers of the
southern Bay and beyond. Alexander Hanna was second
and Gray Kiger was third.
BOWMOVEMENT Wins Catalina 27 National
Championship and WAIRERE Dominates PHRF A1 Division at Annapolis
Race Week. Two southern Bay boats came away from Annapolis Race
Week with heavy-heavy silver. Martin Casey's
Bowmovement, won the 12 boat Catalina 27 one design fleet and the
2009 Catalina 27 National Championship. "The
Movement", as the crew refers to their trusty craft, was in second place at
the start of the final day of racing, but they did what they had to do, and
finished the regatta two points ahead of the second place boat. Their
string of finishes over the three days of racing was 7-1-1-3-1-4/20%-1 for a
total of 18 points. Meanwhile, Peter Hunter and the
Wairere crew were busy whuppin' up on the 9 boat PHRF A1 Division for
the entire regatta. Wairere won 6 of 7 races. Sanford
Richardson's Kahuna was the only boat to beat Wairere (in
the third race), and finished second overall with 13 points
(2-2-1-2-2-2-2) well ahead of the rest of the Division. Jim
Baldwin and the Pterobyte crew made the trip to AWR and
finished 9th in the PHRF A3 Division.
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club hosts boats of all
sizes for the DINK VAIL 9th Annual Race and the NYCC LABOR DAY
REGATTA. Thirty-eight (38) small boats raced in 4 classes
(while 9 juniors in Opti's got in 6 races too) and 15 big boats broke into
three fleets for the 9th Annual Dink Vail at NYCC on Saturday. It was a
nice day to race and the small boats got in 5 or 6 races while the biggies
sailed 11 or 9 miles, depending on the fleet, in the harbor. RESULTS:
NYCC Annual: FJ (11 boats) - 1.Alan Alkins / Jessica Milligan;
2.Charles Higgins / Emily Reich; 3.Mike Komar / Katie Harris. HAMPTON ONE DESIGN (7 boats): - 1.Mark Wheeler / Kathy Wheeler;
2.Eddie Wolcott / Rachel Blake; 3.Charlie McCoy / Charles McCoy. LASER
(14 boats) - 1.Kevin Shockey; 2.Drew Hall; 3.Bill Fredericks. MOTH
(6 boats) - 1.Mike Parsons; 2.Joe Bousquet; 3.Mark Saunders. Race
Officer - Ed Whitemore. Dink Vail: The
big boat fleet broke into three groups. Combined A, B, & C Spinnaker
(4 boats) - 1.David McConaughy, White Boat - also, won the Dink
Vail Trophy, greatest margin over next boat; 2.John Blais,
Stardancer. Non-Spinnaker (5 boats) - 1.Harry Tenney,
Margarita; 2.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow; 3.Jerry Lotz,
Faith. Cruising (6 boats) - 1.Jim Forrester,
Anjalei; 2.Bob Howell, CYMRU; 3.Doc Foster,
Bluejacket. Principal Race Officer - Carl Bryant;
Event Scorer - Lauren Wolcott.
From "Far Flung" Southern Bay
Racers: Jimmie Mock, currently
residing in Ohio, is racing on a J29 on Lake St. Clair.
Jimmie drives about an hour and one-half to go racing near Detroit.
He is also working on a book; the topic is wrapped around his professional
involvement with the computer-ization of traffic flow and control, etc. He
will be in the Hampton Roads area for a few weeks from September
22nd to mid October. Jimmie trimmed on PHRF A boats Feather
and Sugar Bear when he resided on the southern Bay.
Richard Sears, currently residing in Colorado,
visited our waters during the HOD 75th Nationals, and now he is back
home and sends along some Dark 'n' Stormy info " for the east
coasters who travel through the Rockies on I 70 to west coast
regattas... try Pug Ryan's Tiki Bar on Lake Dillon, CO, for Gosling spiked
Dark 'n' Stormies as well as their Rum Runners...."
GOOD STUFF COMING UP THIS
WEEKEND:
HAMPTON ANNUAL - MIDDLE GROUND
LIGHT RACE - Saturday, September 12. This
race is administered by Hampton Yacht Club and the start is the morning of
the City of Hampton's Bay Days Festival weekend. The warning signal for
the first fleet is 1030. Racing takes place in Hampton Roads Harbor and is
around fixed marks, one of which will be Middle Ground Light. This race is
OPEN TO ALL. Racers must have a valid 2009 PHRF Rating Certificate.
There is a post-race social (keg and refreshments) on the HYC dock. Actual
awards will be presented at the annual HYC Awards Night (December 8th).
There will be an action photograph of each participating boat for presentation
at the awards ceremony. The deadline for entries is THIS Friday,
September 11th at noon. For info contact John McCarthy
at (757) 850-4225.
FBYC WOLF TRAP RACE, Saturday,
September 12th. This is one of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Long
Distance Series races. For info check out the FBYC website at www.fbyc.net
CCV FALL SERIES OPENS SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 13th. Races #1 & #2 of this three consecutive
Sundays, 5 race series are set for THIS Sunday in Hampton Roads
Harbor. Warning for the first fleet start is set of 1030. These two
races are planned as drop mark courses. A valid 2009 PHRF Rating
Certificate with 4P Equipment Category is required. Racers who have
CCV Racing Memberships are automatically entered in the Series; all
others must enter and pay appropriate fees not later than the day prior to race
day. For info, please contact John McCarthy at (757)
850-4225. This Series is the last of the races that count toward
the Annual CCV High Point Series. Of course, there will be a
post-race social with free hot dogs, sodas, and brewskis on the HYC
docks.
Mike Martin, who won the 505 Worlds a couple
of weeks ago, has been recalled by a lot of southern Bay racers who
track him back to his roots on the Chesapeake, racing out of Alexandria,
Virginia, and as an outstanding sailor at Old Dominion
University in the 1980s. And, Frank Murphy noted that
Mike "...is also the only person to win the 505 Worlds as a skipper and
crew."
All is NOT quiet on the Rapp
River: Here come a couple of Rapp River events of
interest:
*The Rappahannock River Yacht Club will be
hosting the RRYC COMMODORE'S CUP regatta (two races) on Saturday,
September 26th. This is a sanctioned regatta OPEN TO
ALL. RRYC offers PHRF spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes. The
racing will be on drop mark courses on the Rappahannock River between the
Rappahannock River Bridge and Towles Point. Awards and refreshments at the
RRYC clubhouse (Irvington, VA) following the racing. A valid 2009 PHRF
Rating Certificate is required to enter. For info
please contact Ron Mihills at (804) 438-6111.
*They don't actually shoot the turkey,
but they do have a great time. Here's a special invitation to only
the classiest classic sailboat captains and crew. Don't forget to
register now for the 14th ANNUAL HOSPICE TURKEY SHOOT REGATTA,
for monohulls with a design 25 years or older, Oct 9-11, on the
Rappahannock. Voted the place to be and the "Best of the Bay" in 2008 by
Chesapeake Magazine. Go to www.hospiceturkeyshootregatta.com
for details. Here's and update gobble-gobble from the head Turkey
- there are already 89 boats entered and event officials have arranged for
the 100' stern-wheel New Orleans Riverboat Vivian
Hannah to serve as a spectator boat.
Going to the
US
Sailboat Show in Annapolis in
October? Here's a special
invitation to meet and hear Gary Jobson.
Eastport Yacht Club (EYC) invites you to join them on Saturday, October 10th from 6 – 11 PM for the Best Party in Annapolis and it’s a benefit for Annapolis Community Sailing and the EYC Foundation! Gary Jobson will present Sailing: Speed and Passion in a quiet area with chairs and two great bands will be playing all evening on the waterfront side. There will be wide variety of food and beverage for sale. Visit the Bash website, www.eycbash.com Questions? Please email eycbash@gmail.com or leave a message on the EYC Hotline 410-263-0415.
MURPHY'S LAW: These
multiple day regattas can wear down any crew dog. Yrs Truly, the
Racing Beagle, has a suggestion for a new position on race
boats. The time has come for a Sailing Sherpa! Mainsail
trimmer starts to lose concentration, give the mainsheet to the Sherpa;
catch the navigator dozing at the chart stand, call in the
Sherpa; lose your bowman in the tangled spinnaker below
decks, the Sherpa can find him. Etc, etc.
/S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the
sailing spirit in us all.