#501 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday July 26, 2010 08:48AM
SOME OF THE 50+ COACH BOATS RAFTED AT DELTAVILLE MARITIME MUSEUM DOCK!
They did a great job. Both the Screwpile and the
Opti Nationals organizing committees may have some valuable advice on
controlling chaos and managing mayhem that would be useful all over the
place - the Gulf, Afghanistan, even the Macy's back-to-school
sale!!
Another great SCREWPILE REGATTA:
MERIDIAN and MIDNIGHT MISTRESS
win their fleets. The 16th Chesapeake Bay classic event came
off as planned - racers raced, rum flowed, and trophies are now happily
displayed in conspicuous places. LG Raley and his band of relentless
volunteers have done it again. One hundred and twenty (120)boats entered
the 2010 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge Regatta at Solomons,
MD, and they raced and partied from Saturday night through Tuesday
afternoon. Light air on the opening day tested everyone's mettle, but Day
Two brought a great, rock steady, 10 knot SW breeze and racers left the courses
exhausted and happy. Race officials took advantage of 6-8 knot
breezes on Day 3, and then wrapped up the racing when wind began to die
out. Every fleet got in at least 6 good races and most got in
7. In addition to fleet winners Sledd Shelhorse
(Meridian in PHRF A0) and Jake and Pat Brodersen
(Midnight Mistress in PHRF NS), other southern Bay
racers also stood on the Screwpile podium: Leroi
Lissenden, Voodoo 2, finished 3rd in the 15 boat PHRF A1 fleet
and Justin Morris, The Hunter, beat out southern
Bay expatriate Jonathan Phillips, Fine, for the third
place trophy in the 15 boat PHRF C/D fleet. Another southern Bay
expatriate, Sanford Richardson, Kahuna, finished
3rd in PHRF A0. Also carrying the southern Bay banner at 2010 SPLC
were: Pete Hunter, Wairere (5th A0);
Cal Huge, Jubilee (6th A0); Sam
Mitchener, Double Eagle (5th A1); John and
Beverly Blais, Stardancer (7th Bene 36.7); David
Clark, Corryvreckan (7th J/105); Greg
Cutter, Gremlin (7th Sport Boat); Dennis Hannick,
Goin' (6th B); Brad Miller,
Schiehallion (7th C/D); Brendan Drinkwater,
Number Two (10th C/D); MD Riley, Turbo's
Tub (13th C/D); Bob Hausmann Bobinski
(15th, C/D); Leo Wardrup, Black Widow (5th
Non-Spin); Tony Thornton, TL Sea (6th
Non-Spin); Bob Howell, CYMRU (11th,
Non-Spin).
Opti National Championships at Fishing Bay -
Southern Bay Bullets:
*KUDOS! in capital letters to the
team of volunteers, shore-side and on-the-water, who worked on this
10 day regatta for many, many months. The friendly,
yet professional, manner in which situations - yep, the heat index did go
above 100 degrees on numerous days - were handled throughout the event,
make this a most memorable effort on behalf of youth sailing.
Key people for the Opti 2010 National Championship Regatta, Noel
Clinard, Ric Bauer, and Jay Buhl, should get, if there
is such a thing, "golden Optis" for the time and effort they and
their volunteer teams logged for this outstanding event and for youth
sailing. Strother Scott and Jon Deutsch kept information
flowing through the website http://optinationals2010.org
*Outstanding among the 17 southern
Bay Opti racers on the Championship course were: Alexander
Hanna - HYC (17th in 70 boat Gold Fleet); Kendall
Swenson - FBYC (24th in 70 boat Gold Fleet); Will
Whitmore - FBYC (19th in the 68 boat Silver Fleet); Jed
Londrey - FBYC (1st in 66 boat Bronze Fleet);
Hannah Steadman - FBYC (6th in 66 boat Bronze Fleet);
Gray Kiger - NY&CC (22nd in 66 boat Bronze Fleet);
and, Stephen Streater - NY&CC (4th in 58 boat Pearl
Fleet).
*In the Team Nationals, one of the southern
Bay entries, Fishing Bay Yacht Club (#1), took 7th place overall out
of 24 entries.
*Three FBYC girls competed in the Girls
Nationals against 77 others: Kendall Swenson (21st); Claire Lennarz
(40th); Hannah Steadman (43rd).
*Every adult who spent long hours
in the broiling heat on the water and the shore, so that Opti's
could race - to each of you goes a special pair of golden wings for
use in sailor heaven.
MOONLIGHT TRIANGLE: FEATHER, BAD
HABIT, ROUNDABOUT, and BLACK WIDOW win PHRF
Fleets; Vagabon-de is 1st in
Cruising. The moon was a-shinin' and the wind was a-blowin',
except when parts of the A and B fleets ran
out of wind at York Spit Light until the new wind brought the rest of the fleet
up to them. All's well that ends well, though. After six and one-half
hours of racing over a 30 mile course, Phil Briggs' J36,
Feather, took the long course line honors and held her
correction to claim first in PHRF A. Things were a little
closer in PHRF B, where Bob Archer's Bad Habit,
Pearson Flyer, finished ahead of the second place boat by one minute and 45
seconds (corrected) , also over the 30 mile course. The PHRF B fleet
was by far the largest fleet (10 boats), while PHRF A , C, and Non-Spin turned
out 4 each. PHRF C, PHRF Non-Spin, and the Cruising Fleet sailed
a 20.9 mile course. There were 3 Cruising boats in the race.
RESULTS: PHRF A - 1.Phil Briggs,
Feather; 2.Jim Williams, Treaty of
Ghent. PHRF B - 1.Bob Archer, Bad
Habit; 2.Rusty Burshell, Cool Change;
3.Harry Tenney, Margarita. PHRF C -
1.Alan Bomar, Roundabout; 2.Steven
Taylor, Insolvent. PHRF Non-Spin - 1.Leo
Wardrup, Black Widow; 2.Bob Howell,
CYMRU. Winner of the Cruising fleet was Lester
Knight, Vagabon-de. Race Chairman - Tom
Peddy
"Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the
noonday sun . . . " or words to that effect from the classic
ditty. Add the Fins Up crew and friends to the
canines and Brits. This hearty bunch spent Saturday afternoon in 105
degree temperatures rigging their boat for spinnaker competition. It
might have been easier if they could have pulled the boat up under one of the
shady oak trees that rim Bob Nunn's marina in Hampton. No matter,
they took a break to do the Moonlight Triangle sailing non-spin.
HYC brings home to the southern Bay the Battle of the Chesapeake Trophy: At the Screwpile Regatta, in addition to competition for individual awards in the 11 fleets, there is a competition that tallies the boats’ regatta scores grouped by yacht club. The yacht club with the best cumulative score wins the coveted Battle of the Chesapeake Trophy. This year, Hampton Yacht Club racers had the best total score at the regatta, beating second place and defending winner Annapolis Yacht Club by a hair, less than one point.
Little Bay Challenge: This annual
main-and-jib-only race is sponsored by Broad Bay Sailing
Association (the race) and Portsmouth Boat Club (the party),
traditionally on the same Saturday as Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta
and especially for those who cannot make SPLC. Racing was good
in pleasant breezes, a summer thunderstorm was avoided, and calm
was restored in time for the post-race party. Thirty-seven
(37) boats raced in Norfolk's Little Bay (Willoughby Bay)
to decide individual fleet winners as well as the best yacht club group.
Hampton Yacht Club evidently had enough good racers to mount cup challenges
simultaneously in Norfolk as well as Solomons, MD. HYC racers won the
Little Bay Challenge, Old Point Comfort was 2nd, Portsmouth Boat Club was
3rd and the BBSA Willoughby Racers were 4th. Little Bay
Challenge fleet leaders: Fleet 1 (9 boats) -
1.Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage; 2.Louie
Lewis, Incentive+; 3. Andy Armstrong,
Virginia H. Fleet 2 (9 boats) - 1.Bob
Archer, Bad Habit; 2.Harry Tenney,
Margarita; 3.Don DeLoatch, Stingray.
Fleet 3 (9 boats) - 1.Steve Ritz, Excelsior;
2.Bumps Eberwine, Spray; 3.Cary
Hardesty, Lona. Fleet 4 (10 boats)
- 1.Jeff Rogers, Halaha; 2.Rodney
Paice, Wiki Wiki; 3.Rick Griffin,
Braker. Principal Race Officer - Scott Almond.
Complete results at www.screwpile.net
COMING UP SOON:
*The first Racing on Broad Bay
Tuesday Night Regatta came off just fine July 13. Seven boats,
mostly Lasers, showed up and they got in three great races.
Racing on Broad Bay will happen again TOMORROW, Tuesday, July
27th at 6:00PM. For information contact David Tunnicliffe
at david@tunnicliffeconsulting.com
*46th ANNUAL VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S CUP
REGATTA -
Saturday & Sunday, August 7-8, sponsored by Ware River Yacht Club.
ALL DINGHY CLASSES ARE INVITED. Albacore, Hampton One Design,
Mobjack, Buccaneer, Mutineer, 505, Flying Scot, Laser, Frontrunner are
expected. Classes with fewer than 5 race under the Portsmouth
system. Lot of good stuff going on at this long standing, much revered
regatta on the Ware River in Gloucester, Virginia. Event Chair: Clayton
Jones (757) 941-5200 and Race Chairman: Rick Klein (804) 693-5629. Get
your entry form at www.wareriveryachtclub.com
Registration fee ($30 single crew, $40 two or more crewed boats) includes
regatta T-shirt.
*ALBEMARLE HOSPICE REGATTA -
Saturday, August 7, sponsored by Albemarle Hospice. This is a one
day event sailing on the Pasquotank River. The Pasquotank River Yacht Club
hosts the Archer Farmer Cup at this event. Entry fee is $50. For
event details, please go to www.albemarlehospiceregatta.com
*TOM BRADY MASTERS RACE
- Saturday, August 7, sponsored by HYC. One
more time around the bar. . . and more! This is an annual favorite
especially for seasoned racers. Everyone on board MUST be at least 55
years old and the boat must be at least 10 years old. Only single headsail
(and no spinnakers) is allowed. Skippers meeting is 1200 hours on
race day at Hampton Yacht Club. Post-race social for awards
presentation. This race is OPEN TO ALL who meet the seasoning
requirements. Entries are due at HYC no later than 1100 on race
day. For info and to enter, please contact HYC, (757)
850-4225.
*ADMIRAL'S CUP REGATTA - Saturday,
August 7, sponsored by York River Yacht Club and Seaford Yacht
Club. Nice summer time event - race uses the SYC
mark list (see NOR) for the fixed mark courses. Classes - PHRF spinnakers,
PHRF Non-Spinnakers, as well as a Cruising Class. Organizers ask that you
enter prior to August 4 to facilitate planning for the event.
For info contact Steve Bowen (804) 642-4746, or Chuck Eldred (757)
898-1025. OPEN TO ALL, this is a sanctioned event and earns points
toward the CBYRA High Point standings. Free docking and
rafting is available for up to 5' draft vessels - call Chuck Eldred for
info (757) 898-1025. Live entertainment and dinner ($15) at the awards
party.
*FOUNDERS RACE - Sunday, August 8,
sponsored by CCV. Racing is ESE of Fort Wool over Willoughby Bank
(off Ocean View shore). A drop mark course is intended. First
warning is at 1100; there is a 4 and one-half hour time limit. Traditional
CCV hot dog, soda, and beer social follows the racing at the HYC flag deck where
race awards will be presented. For info and entry, please contact
Jake Brodersen at (757) 875-9797. NOTE: Racers with CCV Racing
Memberships are automatically entered.
Dear Readers and Racers,
Thank you all for the avalanche
of SBRNYCU 500th issue congratulations. You are the
best!
Murphy, Lin , and John
MURPHY'S LAW: Yrs truly,
the Racing Beagle, as often happens to sailors
at regattas, made a new friend at Screwpile. TW Grace has sleek
lab lines and spends a lot of her time keeping the Raley clan in tune. She
is just as lovely as anyone would expect , coming from the
southern Maryland area, you see! The
Murphster is quite smitten. /S/
Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.