#493 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday May 17, 2010 02:49PM
SBRW 2010 - Three (3) SBRW fleets, including
PHRF C, WILL BE SPLIT for racing at this year's
event. The PHRF A, PHRF B, and
PHRF C fleets each will be split to improve the
quality of racing. Organizers will announce the splits (fleets scratch
sheet) on this coming Wednesday, May 19. www.blacksealcup.com
click on Fleet Scratch Sheet .
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK - YIKES! the entry deadline to
avoid the "Late Fee" is upon us! Don't get hit
by the $50 late fee - enter no later than Monday, May
24. Save the moolah for regatta drinks and food, SBRW
T-Shirts from CORAL REEF SAILING APPAREL, pics for PHOTOBOAT, and to
celebrate the great time you are going to have with crew, friends, and
family!! www.blacksealcup.com
or (757) 850-4225, Lin McCarthy.
BLACK WIDOW wins the CAPE HENRY CUP!
Thirty-two (32) boats raced Saturday for the Cape Henry Cup in
conditions that were indicative of a more genteel brand of sailing,
i.e., "Gentlemen do not sail upwind!". The winds were moderate
and dictated to almost the entire fleet that headsail reaching was the order of
the day. It was a great day to get to know your fellow crewbies
- no tacks to interrupt conversation! Leo Wardrup,
BLACK WIDOW, won the Cape Henry Cup by pasting
the rest of the PHRF Non-Spin fleet by 11 minutes and 41 seconds
(corrected). RESULTS: PHRF A (8 boats) - 1.Christian
Schaumloffel, Mirage (Hobie 33); 2.Jim
Williams/Will Roberts, Treaty of Ghent (Hobie 33);
3.Phil Briggs, Feather(J/36). PHRF B
(10 boats) - 1.Harry Tenney, Margarita (Roberts
40); 2.Greg Cutter, Gremlin (Elliott
770); 3.Graham Field, Independence (Islander
36). PHRF C (5 boats) - 1.Bumps Eberwine,
Spray (Olson 25); 2.Jack Clayton,
Melantho (Cal 31); 3.Justin Morris, The
Hunter (Hunter 26.5). PHRF Non-Spin (6 boats) -
1.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow (Irwin 38), also winner of
Cape Henry Cup; 2.Kathy Barber, Figaro (Merit
25); 3.David Hughes, Jammin' (C&C
34). Cruising (3 boats) - 1.Jim Forrester,
Anjalei (Catalina 387); 2.Lester Knight,
Vagabon-De (O'Day 34); Gary Prizzia, Outpost
(Beneteau 423). Principal Race Officer - Scott
Almond This event was run for the umpteenth year by Broad Bay
Sailing Association. This is a race around marks in the mouth of the
Chesapeake Bay. The A Fleet sailed 27 miles and the other fleets sailed 20
miles.
HOSPICE REGATTA for Greater Hampton Roads
- THIS COMING Saturday, May 22nd. Hampton Yacht Club
runs this annual regatta and offers all PHRF classes as well as a
Hospice fleet. The course is multiple lap windward-leeward, sailed in
Hampton Roads Harbor. Post-race festivities include a keg and steamed
crabs at the HYC docks for all competitors. The proceeds from this regatta
are donated to Hospice Regatta of Greater Hampton Roads. For
information, please contact regatta chairman, Glenn Giles, (757)
851-9690.
MOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You do not have to go
to Espana - The Mariners' Museum is hosting the
Chick-fil-a RUNNING OF THE COWS - part of the annual
Chick-fil-a 5K, the RUNNING OF THE COWS is a half-mile Family Run that starts at
0800 on Saturday, May 29. Register for the 5K and the Running of the
Cows at www.cfa5k.com NOTE:
These are Chick-fil-a Cows - you can leave your El Toro capes at
home!
The Finish Line for the 61st running of the DOWN THE
BAY RACE will be manned by official race committee members on the
Fort Monroe Seawall. The race starts on Friday morning, May 28th in
Annapolis and boats should finish in Hampton sometime Saturday, May
29th. The awards presentation is at HYC at 6pm on
Saturday. Spectators, of course, are welcome on the Seawall.
Follow normal procedures at the Fort Monroe main gate for admission
to post. You will need a picture ID and valid registration for your
vehicle. There are 34 boats already registered for the race, the
famous "dash down the Bay"! www.hamptonyc.com ,
click on the DTB logo.
Southern Bay sailmakers, NORTH (Ken Saylor), DOYLE
(Jimmy Miller and Eddie Williams), and WINTERS (Dan, Sam, and Brett
Winters), are all on board SBRW 2010 as sponsors of the
"Boat of the Day Awards", there is one each day for each
course, and Jimmy Miller will once again sponsor
complimentary Dolye Dogs at the final post-race party and
awards presentation on Sunday, June 6th.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (Friday, May 28 - Monday, May
31, 2010) - Lots of fun on the southern Bay racing
scene.
Friday - Saturday 61st DOWN THE
BAY RACE for the VIRGINIA CRUISING CUP - Graham Garrenton, (757) 478-2994
(HYC-STC)
Saturday
Merrimac Memorial Regatta - Jonathan Romero, (757) 285-6017 or Jimmy Schools,
(757) 802-2394 (PBC)
Saturday
Fishing Bay to Urbanna Race - www.fbyc.net (FBYC)
Sunday
The River Races - Ron Mihills, www.rryc.com (Rappahannock River Yacht
Club)
38 KNOTS!!?!
Holy flappin' cape, Batman! That's where a couple of gusts
were clocked Saturday before last in the Hampton Roads harbor as a valiant group
of 5o5's sailed and attempted to sail in winds mostly in
the mid to upper 20s. When you are getting ready for the 5o5 North
Americans in Chicago next month, you have to SAIL when
it's WINDY! The group of 6 boats got in 6 races over the
weekend. When all was said and done, finishing in the top half of the
fleet were: 1.Geoff Ewenson (SSA) / Tyler Moore(HYC);
2.Jesse Falsone(SSA) /Chris Behm (HYC); 3.Dustin Romey (LBVYC) / Henry
Amthor (HYC). Race Chairman: Bob Thomas; Mark Boat: Tom
Wood. NOTE: Southern Bay racers will be able to get a "close up and
personal" look at the 5o5s when HYC hosts the 5o5 East Coast Championships,
September 24-26.
Multi-tasking at it's finest - racing,
party-ing, tending bar, and . . . Crews
of FEATHER, INSOLVENT, THE
HUNTER, INDEPENDENCE, LIVELY LADY, CYRANO,
MIDNIGHT MISTRESS, BAD HABIT, COOL CHANGE,
STARDANCER, MIRAGE, WHAM BAM,
and PTERODACTYL and the Board of Directors
of regatta headquarters host club HYC all count as official
SBRW Hometown Heros - these racers (and friends of the
regatta) have volunteered to man the beer truck or the rum table or some
other station at the regatta. If you want to sign up for a one hour
shift during the regatta, please contact Suzanne Hamilton at
suzanneshamilton@gmail.com
or go to the event webpage, www.blacksealcup.com
and scroll down to and click on Volunteers Duties &
Schedule. This is fun and it will look great on your "work
experience" resume! It's a racers thing!
IF YOU HAVE ENTERED AN UPCOMING EVENT, be sure to
check the event website list of entries and make sure your info is
correct. It's more fun to be all squared away come check-in time
- more time for sociaizzzzzzzzzin'!
Southern Bay Racing In June - hot and heavy and
plenty of it!
June 4-6 SOUTHERN
BAY RACE WEEK 2010 - www.blacksealcup.com ,
or Lin McCarthy (757) 850-4225
June 12
Harborfest Hometowne Regatta - www.portsmouthboatclub.com or
Larry Bryant (757) 472-5969
June 12 Cut
Channel Race - www.fbyc.net
(FBYC)
June 12 Spring
Singlehanded Race - (YPYC)
June 18 Start
of Newport Bermuda Race 2010 - www.bermudarace.com
June 18-19 Cock Island Race - Portsmouth
Parks& Rec (757) 393-8481 or Larry Bryant (757) 472-5969
June 25 York
River Moonlight Race - Ben Weeks and/or Michele Cochran (757) 285-2127
(YRYC)
June 26
Moonlight Race (FBYC)
Get the jump on raisin' a ruckus
at SBRW - join the Tent Raising Team on Thursday, June 3.
Team Leader, Woody "Omar" Woodcock, needs strong backs
and those with "working supervisory" skills to get the regatta tents in
place Thursday morning. Contact Woody at (757) 810-7238
(cell). Folks are needed to strike the tents too, on Monday, June
7. First comes the tent, THEN comes the tent
party!!
MURPHY'S LAW: A racing acquaintance,
paraphrasing W.C. Fields, told Yrs Truly the Racing Beagle,
that he never drinks water because of what fish do in it. Just
more proof that beer is healthy and safe - never seen a fish at the
regatta beer truck, have ya? Well, I should say . . . !
/S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us
all.