#536 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday April 11, 2011 01:02PM

After suffering a mell of a hess last spring upon encountering  "an uncharted rock in the Baltimore Channel entrance of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. . . ",  Flying Colors, Richard Payne's J105,  is home and racing.  That's a good thing!
 
Try sailing - it's NOT easy! - Bill Schanen, SAILING Magazine
 
CCV Spring Series  opened yesterday to near perfect breezes and tolerable temperatures.  Twenty-eight (28) race boats, crews, and skippers took to the course and got in two races in Hampton Roads harbor.  While all five (5)  Spring Series races are scored separately for final Series awards, there are also daily awards for each of the three days of racing.  Award winners for Day 1 of Spring Series 2011:  PHRF A (8 boats) - 1.Sea Star, Dave Eberwine (2-1);  2.Treaty of Ghent, Jim Williams (1-4);  3.Cyrano, Bob Mosby (3-2).   PHRF B (8 boats) - 1.Wham Bam, Dave Taylor (1-2);  2.Bad Habit, Bob Archer (3-1);  3.Gremlin, Greg Cutter (2-4).    PHRF C (9 boats) - 1.Roundabout, Alan Bomar (1-1);  2.Quicky, Mike Veraldi (2-3);  3.The Hunter, Justin Morris (4-2).   PHRF Non-Spin (3 boats) - 1.Black Widow, Leo Wardrup (1-1);  2.Aquarius, Mike Tate (2-2).   Principal Race Officer - John McCarthy;  Mark Boats - Bill Gibbings, Tom Fowler;  Scorer-John Ritter.
 
CCV Spring Series Day 2 (Race #3), Sunday, April 17 - same time and place.  There will be one, middle distance race in the harbor around fixed marks.  The race will be scored also in the Chesapeake Bay Distance Racing Series.  For information and/or to enter, please contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or mcbear@earthlink.net.   Racers who have CCV Racing Memberships are automatically entered; all others must submit entry and fees no later than Saturday, April 16.   SPECIAL NOTE:  Pre-race breakfast buffet is available at the HYC Dockside Lounge for a modest cost - OPEN TO ALL racers and friends - buffet service begins at 0800.
 
More southern Bay racer wedding bells on the horizon - Rodney Paice and Beth Modlin are tying the knot in early July.  Rodney most recently has been sailing his Pearson 26, WiKi WiKi, in the PHRF C fleet.  Congratulations!
 
Early season williwaws of snafus struck yesterday - Ali-Ru (John Lones)  ". . .was all set to mix it up in her CCV debut….but while leaving the slip,  the propeller shaft went backwards faster than the boat.  Yep, first race of the year and the propeller shaft pulls out from the coupling.  No damage…but need to be reassembled and aligned."  The army of spring crabpots hit several boats, including one mark boat and also, one windward mark.  And,  then there was the winch that wouldn't, the steering cable that snapped,  the halyard that would not run, and the . . .   'TIS SPRING! 
 
Forgot to pick up your 2011 CCV Racing Guide?  The Guides are available to CCV Members from Hampton Yacht Club Manager Richard Ash in the HYC office.  If you wish to join CCV, please contact  Gina Mynes at (757) 244-6837.
 
Mike Veraldi, Quicky, practiced his MOB drill Sunday, by "rescuing"  a nice Musto regatta hat  someone had lost on the race course.  Call (757) 850-4225  to identify  and claim the hat.  Otherwise, it becomes salvage and Mike will be sporting it next Sunday.
 
Southern Bay and Beyond boats are Charleston bound:  Charleston Race Week gets cookin' this week (Apr 14-17) and boats with southern Bay ties will be there:  Mike Veraldi (Virginia Beach - HYC) and Chris Jankowski (Richmond -FBYC) will be in the 26 boat J/24 fleet.  Travis Weisleder (Richmond-FBYC) will race in the 52 boat Melges 24 fleet.  Dennis Hannick, Goin' - Tripp 26, from King George -DYC, will be racing in the PHRF D fleet.  Southern Bay expatriate John Dodge will be helping owner Wayne Jackson get a brand new J111, Velocity, out of the box, racing in PHRF B.   And, of course, Pete Hunter (Wairere) will be going from Kill Devil Hills to race in the PHRF S fleet.
 
Racers and newbies who were at the SpinSheet Crew Listing Party South weekend before this past can check out the short video picture at  http://www.spinsheet.com/game-on?a=1&c=1237  - they're racers for sure!  And, if you miss an issue of SBRNYCU, there is a link at www.SpinSheet.com , click on Southern Bay Racing.
 
This coming week (April 11-17):
    York River Yacht Club Wednesday Night Racing
    Portsmouth Boat Club Barnacle (Friday) Evening Racing
    Old Point Comfort Yacht Club Saturday Yankee Station Races
    Fishing Bay Yacht Club Opening Day on Saturday
    Fishing Bay Yacht Club Spring Series Opens on Sunday
    CCV Spring Series, Day 2 - Race #3
 
Even though it is NEXT summer, THINK OPSAIL 2012!   Virginia has been selected officially as an OpSail port - joining New Orleans, New York, Annapolis, Baltimore, Boston and New London. Planning for the event is well underway and OpSail 2012 Virginia® staff will be looking to the sailing community for assistance in the planning process.   Sailors may want to become involved as volunteers for the events and/or as participants in the parades of sail.  You can visit  www.opsail2012virginia.com  for details and preliminary info, and to leave your contact info if you think you might like to become involved.
 
Collegiate Update:  Hampton U finished undefeated at the William and Mary Team 2 on 2 Regatta this weekend. 1-HU( 5-0); 2-Salisbury (3-2); 3-CNU (3-2 *tie-break); 4-UVA (2-3); 5-WM (1-4);  6-Cornell (0-5).
 
MURPHY'S LAW:   The first week-end of full on racing - bow-WOW!  Yrs Truly, the Racing Beagle,  will be part of today's march to West Marine for Tethlon spray for boat fittings and CVS for a case of Mortin@ - Life is good!    /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
 
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