#489 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday April 19, 2010 11:53AM
GARY JOBSON will help kick off The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society 12th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup season on
May 6th in Richmond. Jobson, a world class sailor,
television commentator, and author, titles his presentation "Sailing: Speed and
Passion." This event is open to the public on Thursday, May 6,
6:00 PM, at the Sun Trust Corporate Office at 919 E. Main Street, 24th Floor, in
downtown Richmond. Free parking in the SunTrust parking garage is
available. Admission is $25 per person and includes wine, beer, and heavy hors
d'oeuvres. Please RSVP by contacting Laura Boone at 804.627.0400 or laura.boone@lls.org. Advance reservations
are strongly recommended.
Try sailing - it's NOT easy! -
Bill Schanen, SAILING
Magazine
CCV SPRING SERIES OPENS WITH A BEAUTIFUL
BANG! TREATY OF GHENT (tied with SEA
STAR), COOL CHANGE, ROUNDABOUT, and OLD
SCHOOL win the day in their fleets. Thirty-eight (38) skippers and
crew brought their boats to the starting line yesterday in Hampton Roads.
Ample wind (12-15 knots with gusts in the low 20's), sunshine, and friendly seas
(2-3 feet) held throughout both races. Some spinnakers did wrap, there was
some shrimping, there were some tight mark roundings. All in all, the
fleet did fine. Crews got a workout and new sails proved their
worth. It was racing and it was grand! RESULTS: PHRF
A - 1.Treaty of Ghent, Hobie 33 (2-1), Will Roberts / Jim
Williams; 2.Sea Star, J/36 (1-2), David
Eberwine; 3.Cyrano, Frers 36 (4-3), Bob
Mosby. PHRF B - 1.Cool Change, J/30 (2-1),
Rusty Burshell; 2.Bad Habit, Pearson Flyer (1-3),
Bob Archer; 3.Independence, Islander 36 (4-2),
Graham Field. PHRF C - 1.Roundabout, J/24
(2-1), Alan Bomar; 2.Quicky, J/24 (4-2), Mike
Veraldi; 3.The Hunter, Hunter 26.5 (3-4), Justin
Morris; PHRF-NS - 1.Old School, S2 7.9 (1-3),
Mitch Doughtie; 2.Checko, Macgregor 26 (2-2),
Don Barfield / Steve Smith; 3.Black Widow, Irwin 38
(5-1), Leo Wardrup. Race Committee: Principal Race
Officer, John McCarthy; Mark Boats: Bill and Dave Gibbings; Tom and Jane
Fowler.
CCV Spring Series Race #3 - Sunday, April 25.
This is a one-race day for CCV. The race will be sailed in
Hampton Roads harbor, will be around fixed marks, and, conditions permitting,
will be a middle distance race. For this race, all classes also
will be scored for the 2010 Chesapeake Bay Distance Racing
Series (sponsored by Broad Bay Sailing Association). Racers will
need to be familiar with the 2010 CCV Sailing Instruction and will have to refer
to the CCV Marks List. Entries (including any CCV fleet changes) are due
no later than Saturday, April 24. Racers who have a CCV Racing
Membership are automatically entered. Remember, the CCV
on-the-water check-in procedure is required by the
Sailing Instruction - it won't hurt a bit and it makes for better, safer
racing. Cowboy up! Let's go racing! For information, please
contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.
NOTE: The CCV 2010 Racing Guide is available at the
Hampton Yacht Club office during business hours. The Guide
is included in your CCV membership; if you have not already, you may join when
you pick up your book.
Delayed CONGRATULATIONS are in order for skipper
Bob Fleck and the crew of HORIZON, S2 7.9. Seems there was
an error in the scoring of a tie and the Hardyville Boat Boys finished
first in PHRF E at Charleston Race Week. Extra
special CONGRATULATIONS!
Watch your P s [and Q s]. It's a
PHRF rating thing that is important to everyone, especially southern Bay
racers. Most southern Bay events require that boats meet
Equipment Category 4P. This is self-certification
of compliance. When you apply for a PHRF rating, you indicate which EC
level you meet (top, center of application form). You can review the
4P requirements at the PHRF website, www.phrfchesbay.com . If you
are not rated 4P, and you meet the requirements (or a specific exception,
e.g. no lifelines, applies), contact PHRF at (410) 414-3270, Stew Buckler, will
help you get straight.
'Tis crabpot season. The crabpots are on
Hampton Bar and in other warmer, thin water on the Bay. They will be there until
the crabs move to deeper waters. It's a Mother Nature thing.
Crabbers and racers have shared the same water for a long, long
time. So, keep a watch for the pot floats and beware that
there are some well camouflaged, tough-to-see black floats out there.
Think CRABCAKES, and race on!
GENERAL YACHT SERVICES, owned by
Stuart Forrest , has signed on as a key sponsor for
the 2010 DOWN THE BAY RACE. "We are very
pleased to have GYS involved with and supporting the 61st running of the DTB
Race," said event co-chairman Graham Garrenton. Check out the GYS website
at www.gysannapolis.com
Also, of DTB note - Amendment #2 of the NOR as well as the Sailing
Instructions are now posted at the website (go to www.hamptonyc.com and click on DTB
logo)
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK
webmaster, Buddy DeRyder, has set up the entry form on
the website in such a way that the racer can complete the entry form at
the site, then print it down, sign it, and mail
it with the entry fee . So, click on www.blacksealcup.com
, click on Entry Form, and get it done. There is still time to save
some moolah! (see following item)
The number of entered boats for
SBRW 2010 (48) is well ahead of the same number at close of EB
last year. As a way to show appreciation to their
racers, SBRW has extended the
Early Bird Entry incentives for one week, until this coming
Saturday, April 24th. So, use the racer-friendly entry
form mentioned above, save at least 10 bucks ,and receive 10 free regatta
drink tickets - Early Bird! Tweet - tweet!
THIS COMING SATURDAY - SCHOONER
VIRGINIA - A chance to help put the wind back in her
sails. Schooner Virginia Spring Fling!
April 24th (noon to 6pm), at Rebel
Marina, Bayville Street, Norfolk (the tip-end of Willoughby Spit).
Joe Maniscalco, Bob Zentz, Elton Williams Steel Drum, and the
Tanners Creek Whalers will perform. Pig-picking
with all the trimmings, soft drinks and two beer tickets are included in the
ticket cost - $45 in advance, $50 at the door. Here's a
special message from "volunteer organizer" Sarah
Murphy, ". . .[this] fund raising
event has been organized by a handful of Schooner Virginia
volunteers. We have been organized since the laying of the keel; I have
been the volunteer coordinator since 2003. . . Because the
volunteers have a dream to have VIRGINIA sailing by
Summer, we have been renamed the "Dream Team" by Capt. Stefan
Edick!" For info and tickets, call (757) 339-8738 or visit
Skipjack Nautical Wares, #1 High Street, Portsmouth, VA. Raise some
funds to raise VIRGINIA's sails! http://skipjacksnauticalliving.blogspot.com/2010/04/help-put-wind-back-in-sails-of-schooner.html
What happens at SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK, stays at
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK! especially when you are talking about
shore-side activity. A lot of crews study "mixology"
and "brewology" from the semi-professional side by taking a
shift (one hour) at the beer truck or rum bar as a crew. Also, get to
socialize with all the other racers and friends on the property at the post-race
party. So, continue your crew tradition or start a new one - sign up with
Suzanne Hamilton at suzanneshamilton@gmail.com -
pick your hour to be in the spotlight! The best shifts go fast, so
get in touch with Suzanne quick.
America Trophy of Collegiate Sailing:
It was very cold and very windy at Cornell this past weekend, where eligible
college teams competed for the America Trophy and the chance to move on in the
national competition. Several Chesapeake Bay area teams were there:
St. Mary's College (Overall Winner); Georgetown University (2); US Naval Academy
(4); Washington College (6); Old Dominion University (7); University of Virginia
(12); George Washington University (15); Hampton University (17).
Congratulations to all who went for the America Trophy!
Coming up this weekend:
Saturday, April 24 - Azalea Festival
Regatta, keel boats only, entries are due by Friday, April 23rd, no
later than the Skippers meeting. Racing in Norfolk's Willoughby Bay.
Classes offered are a Combined Spinnaker Fleet, a Non-Spinnaker Fleet
(double headsail allowed), and a Cruising Fleet (single headsail only).
For information and to enter, please contact Mike or Kathy Barber at (757)
254-3174 or kebarber@cox.net. Entry form is
available at the host club, Norfolk Naval Sailing Assoc. website, www.norfolksailing.org.
Saturday, April 24 - Yankee Point Yacht Club
Women-on-the-Water Series begins
Sunday, April 25 - Fishing Bay Yacht
Club Spring Series Day 2.
Sunday, April 25 - CCV Spring Series
Race #3
SUMMER JOBS - here are a couple
SAILING-related: These are for the Norfolk Naval Sailing
Center, but do not confer Civil Service Status. Website: www.cnic.navy.mil/Norfolk contact:
NAF_HR_NORFOLK@NAFPERS.HRCOXMAIL.com or
(757) 440-5627 Don't wait - get your application in now!
ANNOUNCEMENT # NAF/SE 11-10A: Recreation Asst (Group Sailing Inst), NF-0189-02, $12.00 -$14.00 per hour. Must be 18 years of age. Must be a high school graduate or equivalent and have advanced knowledge in/and be able to teach Intermediate level I, Intermediate level II, Advanced and Night qualifications. Must have the ability to handle all boats in all weather conditions, be able to pass basic swim test. (Available at Norfolk)
ANNOUNCEMENT # NAF/SE 11-10B: Recreation Aid/Asst, (Be specific on position and location.)
Recreation Aid (Dock Attendant), NF-0189-01 $7.25-$8.25 per hour. Must be at least 16 years of age. Knowledge of the types, characteristics, and rigging procedures of the sailing craft, and safe outboard motor boat operation and basic boat maintenance techniques and procedures. (Available at Norfolk)
MURPHY'S LAW: How does one Racing
Beagle keep one's ears to the ground and nose in the wind?
OUCH! Call the chiropractor! /S/ Murphy the Racing
Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.