#535 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday April 4, 2011 12:13PM
Try sailing - it's NOT easy! -
Bill Schanen, SAILING
Magazine
PHRF SAYS YOU MUST HAVE A PHRF
RATING FOR THE PHRF FLEET IN WHICH YOU PLAN TO
RACE. That is to say, if you are racing PHRF
Non-Spin, you must have a PHRF Non-Spin rating (a PHRF Spinnaker
rating will not do!) If you are racing in a PHRF Spin fleet, you must have
a PHRF Spin rating (a PHRF Non-Spin rating will not do!) PHRF is very
clear about this. If you do not have the rating you need, call PHRF at
(410) 414-3270. Don't be left at the dock - get this straight now, time is
a' wasting!
THIS SATURDAY Race your
Scot right! The Flying Scot Clinic is set for
Saturday, April 9th (0900 'til mid-afternoon) at Fishing Bay Yacht
Club. The clinic will be conducted by Jerry
Latell of Ullman Sails Virginia & Latell Sailmakers and
David Neff from the Selby Bay Sailing Center. David
is the FS Capitol District Governor. Open to all, there is no charge
for the clinic itself. You may sign up for pizza and a drink for
lunch for $6, or you can pack and bring your lunch from home. For info
contact John Berry at (804) 769-2856. On-line sign up is
available at www.fbyc.net
CCV Tune-Up Races: Like Van Cliburn's
piano, they are TUNED! Fifteen (15) southern Bay racers took
advantage of the beautiful sunny and moderately breezy conditions yesterday to
do the CCV Tune-Up Races in Hampton Roads. At the gathering were Sea Star, Treaty of Ghent, Pterodactyl,
Incentive+, Gremlin, Bad Habit, Wham Bam, Independence, Stingray, Callinectes,
Roundabout, Insolvent, Figaro, Surprise, CYMRU. The race committee, headed by Tom Connors, who
usually is sailing Fins Up (Pearson 26), got in two races. So,
plenty of rust was shaken off and plenty of crew are feeling ready to
go!
CCV SPRING SERIES OPENS SUNDAY, APRIL
10th. Let's get ready to rummmmmmble! There
will be two races in Hampton Roads harbor - starting line in the vicinity of CCV
Mark H (Harbor). First Warning signal is set for 1030. Starts
offered for all PHRF fleets (PHRF Non-Spin allows double headsails) and a
Cruising Fleet (single headsail only). This is Day 1 of the Series - it is
a 2 race day. Daily awards will be based on combined scores of the
two races. Races #1 and #2 will be counted as individual scores for
overall Series standing. CCV Racing Members are automatically
entered. All others must submit entry and appropriate fee no later than
Saturday, April 9th. For information, please contact John McCarthy at
(757) 850-4225.
ENTRY DEADLINES - Do it now, get ahead of
life's curves!
April 25 (Monday) EARLY BIRD entry deadline for
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK - save $$$ and receive FREE regatta
drink tickets - contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or click on
www.blacksealcup.com
(Late Fee ($50) applies after May 25th)
May 6 (Friday)
Entry deadline for 62nd Down the Bay Race - avoid the $50 late fee - go
to www.hamptonyc.com and
click on DTB logo or call Graham Garrenton at (757) 478-2994 Entries will
be accepted until May 25 (Late Fee applies after May
6th).
BATTLEWAGON, aka GREY
EAGLE, the gray Pearson that tore up many a race course with
John Hanna at the helm, has another new owner.
Doug Savage now owns Grey Eagle. He, along with
Bob Fleck, skipper of Horizon, delivered her to
Alexandria on the chilly, chilly weekend before this past. Doug
previously owned and raced quite successfully his S2 10.3, Reprisal,
until she took a tumble from her jackstands and never returned to
action. It is reported that Doug is once again a happy man!
Several skippers will do the Down the Bay Race (May
27-28) as well as Southern Bay Race Week (June 3-5), but so far only one
will do the events in different boats. Bob Howell, will
sail his Beneteau 44, Cymru, in the DTB and then switch to his
"new-to-him" Pearson 30, Top Gun for SBRW.
TWO WEDNESDAY AND ONE THURSDAY EVENING SERIES OPEN
THIS WEEK - April 6 and 7:
Hampton Yacht Club Wednesday Night
Races are set to begin around Hampton Bar in Hampton Roads harbor. There is
NO ENTRY FEE, but you must submit and ENTRY FORM. For info call HYC at
757-722-0711 or click on www.hamptonyc.com
Broad Bay Sailing Association's Little
Creek Sailing Association begins their Wednesday Night Series near the
mouth of Little Creek, off East Ocean View beach. For info contact John
Bergman at (757) 362-3775 or click on www.broadbaysailing.org
Broad Bay Sailing Association's
Willoughby Racers Thursday Night Series begin in Norfolk's Willoughby
Bay, aka Little Bay. For information go to www.broadbaysailing.org
Racers' Vocabulary :
COURSE - The direction in which a skipper wishes to steer his boat and
from which the wind is blowing. Also, the language that results by not
being able to do so.
SBRW 2011 Fleet Update: The PHRF
C Fleet continues to build with 4 new entries: Tom
Connors, Fins Up (Pearson 26), Bumps
Eberwine, Spray (Olson 25), Kathy
Barber, Figaro (Merit 25), and Bob
Howell, Top Gun (Pearson 30). Also, completing their
entries this past week: Bruce Artman, Tracys
Landing, Md, is bringing his J35, T-Bone and Alan
Bomar his J24, Roundabout. And, Walt
Boatwright, Puff Card (Tartan 37) becomes the first
to enter the PHRF Non-Spin (Single Headsail) fleet.
Collegiate Update: The top three
finishers in the MAISA championship regatta this past weekend, UVA (1),
George Washington U(2), and Hampton U(3), have qualified for the America
Trophy. The America Trophy will be sailed at St. Mary's in
Maryland.
SAVE
$$$$, ORDER NOW! CORAL REEF SAILING APPAREL has Southern Bay Race Week 2011
stuff NOW - shirts, jackets, shorts, bags, and
anything else the well clad racing sailor needs - on display at the CRSA
website. Crews can personalize gear with boat name, number,
etc. Click here http://coralreefsailing.net/southern_bay_race_week or
go to www.blacksealcup.com
, click on the CRSA logo on the right, and place your
order. Orders received by May 20th get a 10%
discount - be sure to put the
SEAL10 discount code on your order. And, you
can save shipping by picking your advance ordered gear up at the regatta.
Save some moolah and be sure to get the size you want.
Remember, you want to look really good in the PHOTOBOAT regatta
pictures.
MURPHY'S LAW: Racers have
practiced, tuned-up, and done some informal racing. We are ready!
Sail to the howl of the Racing Beagle - Yow-oooooooooo! Let the
races begin! /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing
spirit in us all.
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USE, Lin McCarthy, Editor