TODAY is the final day for entries for CAPE CHARLES CUP, which is this coming weekend.

CAPE CHARLES CUP  (Saturday, Aug 20 - Sunday, Aug 21), the event where cruisers race and racers cruise [almost]  begins this Friday evening with the skippers meeting in Norfolk at Bay Point Marina, continues on Saturday with racing from Little Creek to Cape Charles, overnights (aka party) at Bay Creek Marina, and finishes with racing  from Cape Charles to Hampton (finish line off Buckroe area) on Sunday.   So, if point-to-point racing, a great party, great awards, T-shirts, hats, and all kinds of regatta stuff fits in your bag, the Cape Charles Cup is for you and your crew.  For details contact Scott Almond at (757) 471-2663 or CCCup@broadbaysailing.org   or check out www.CCCup.net    The final cut-off  for entries is 1500 hours TODAY, August 15th. 

72nd FBYC ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA  Mother Nature had her way with the FBYC Annual One-Design Regatta Saturday and Sunday.  There were 94 adult (individual or team) boats spread over 9 fleets.  Saturday was an especially challenging day for the classes racing on the outer course (Flying Scot, Frontrunner, HOD, San Juan 21 and Typhoon) with winds in the high teens to low twenties.  They got in one race on Saturday, and on Sunday, with t-storms threatening, only the Flying Scots and Frontrunners got in another race, before heading in.  On the inner course, somewhat protected from Saturday's high winds, the Albacores got in 4 races and the Lasers, Laser Radials, and Windmills recorded 3.  No classes in the inner course division got any racing done on Sunday.  Be that as it may, the racers took advantage of plentiful wind and were watchful of extreme conditions.  RESULTS:  Flying Scots (30 racing): 1.John Aras (1-1); 2.John Kreidler (2-2); 3.Robert Whittemore (6-4).  Frontrunners (9 racing): 1.Chris Rouzie (2-1); 2.Lee Farinholt (1-2); 3.Matt Braun (4-3).  Hampton One-Design (7 racing): 1.Ian Stokes (1); 2.Latane Montague (2); 3.Ian Twinn (3).   San Juan 21 (8 racing): 1.Hans Lessen (1); 2.Margaret Alexander (2);  3.Richard Dommel (3). Typhoons (9 racing): 1.Thomas Watkins (1); 2.Frank Birdsall (2); 3.Gary Hooper (3).  Albacores (6 racing) 1.Matthew Edwards (1-1-1-3); 2.Michael Heinsdorf (3-2-3-1); 3.Robert Bear (2-4-4-2).  Windmills (8 racing): 1.John Danneberger (1-1-1); 2.Roy Sherman (4-4-2); 3.Sandy Sponar (5-2-4).  Lasers (8 racing): 1.Jon Deutsch (1-1-1); 2.Jeffery Moore (3-2-5); 3.Michael Toms (2-7-3).  Laser Radials (9 racing): 1.Jeremy Herrin (2-1-1); 2.Condard Roos (1-3-3); 3.McKay Hanna (3-2-2).   Event and Outer Course PRO - Rick Klein; Inner Course Race Officer - Allan Heyward.   Complete results are at www.fbyc.net

JOHN ARAS (AYC) won the John R. Hawksworth Memorial Trophy  at the FBYC Annual One-Design Regatta.  The Hawksworth is presented to the clearest winner of the most competitive fleet at the regatta.  It is noteworthy that on Sunday John was one of only 10 in the Flying Scot class, out of the 30 who raced Saturday,  who returned to the course on Sunday.  He won both days.

TYLER MOORE (Hampton), sailing with Geoff Ewenson (Annapolis),  repeated as  505 EAST COAST CHAMPION at the title regatta sailed at the Buzzards Bay Regatta in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a week ago. Tyler and Geoff were next to unbeatable with a string of 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-[3]-2. Two other southern Chesapeake Bay racers competed in the 15 boat championship regatta.  Henry Amthor (Hampton) sailed with Dustin Romey (San Juan) and finished in 5th place overall.  Charles Smith (Hampton) sailed w/ his brother Jay Smith (Cary, NC) and finished in 11th place.   The first two days of the regatta featured moderate breezes, 5-10 on Friday, and 12-15 on Saturday.  Then came Sunday and perfect conditions for 505s - a blessed 32 knots!  All was well that ended well! 

PLANTATION LIGHT RACE proved to be a quiet, moonlight cruise on the Chesapeake Bay.  The small (8 boats) fleet left Hampton Roads harbor, left to starboard York Spit Light and then Cape Charles lighted buoy "1", before heading back across the Bay to finish at the mouth of Hampton River.  Everybody had completed the 46 nm course by 0345 Saturday.   RESULTS:  PHRF A (3 boats)- 1.Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage;  2.Gene Thayer, Pterodactyl;  3.Dixon Wilde, Kingfisher.   PHRF B (3 boats) - 1.Ben Cuker, Callinectes;  2.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow;  3.Greg Cutter, Gremlin.   PHRF C (1 boat)-1.Neil Ford, Rocket J;  PHRF Non-Spin (1 boat):  1.Bob Howell, Cymru.   Race Chairman - Bob Thomas.

When you encounter thin water that is too thin, remember what author Don Bamford said: "Only two sailors in my experience, never ran aground.  One never left port and the other was an atrocious liar." 

Sailboat racers are college football junkies too, and if you are an ODU  or Campbell University fan  and are doing the Dink Vail Regatta (Saturday, September 3), Norfolk Yacht and Country Club will allow you to tie up at their docks for the evening, pending available space.  This is ODU's opening game, so hiking from NYCC along Hampton Boulevard may be a very good alternative to having to park a car. 

LABOR DAY WEEKEND SOUTHERN BAY RACING OPTIONS:

** STINGRAY POINT REGATTA - Hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club - OPEN TO ALL.  Begins the weekend on Friday, September 2, with a middle distance race that does not count  in the final overall regatta standings.  There will be drop mark courses racing on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4.   Stingray Point traditionally leaves  Monday for return delivery home and/or family Labor Day celebrations.  There will be starts for  PHRF Spin, PHRF Non Spin, J105, and Cruising with daily awards Friday and Saturday.  On Sunday the class overall awards will be given along with the Brent Halsey Jr. Memorial Trophy and the Potts Southern Bay Challenge Cup.  Get regatta and logistics details, points of contact, and entry info by going to  stingraypointregatta.org.       In addition to the racing, there will be a full slate of social activity:  a poolside cocktail party Friday night, a buffet dinner and live entertainment; on Saturday racers will be served table side under the tent before daily awards and then enjoy a great band and dancing;  and, on Sunday, there will be the appropriate Labor Day Weekend Cookout and final awards ceremony.   A special reduced rate is offered on the Skippers Entry and Social Package, if entry is received prior to August 20.  Various social packages are available at the website stingraypointregatta.org

** DINK VAIL REGATTA - NOTE MAJOR CHANGE IN PREVIOUS YEARS RACE FORMAT.  Hosted by Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, on Saturday, September 3, 2011 - OPEN TO ALL.    There are starts for all PHRF Classes (A, B,C, and NS) as well a a Cruising fleet.  This is a sanctioned event which counts toward the BBSA Distance Racing Series and CBYRA high point standings.  Organizers anticipate a 12 mile mid-distance race that starts and finishes in the vicinity of Norfolk Harbor Reach R"10". There is a welcome reception at 1830 on Friday at NY&CC - Sailing Instructions will be distributed. There is a 1600 time limit.  Post-race festivities (reception and picnic buffet and awards presentation - $10) begin at 1800.  Entries are due by  1700, Thursday, September 1, 2011.    You can enter on-line at  www.norfolkyacht.com   The SI will be available at the Friday night skippers meeting and NYCC expects to put the Sailing Instructions at the website.  For information contact Richard Waters at (757) 489-0921.           

** CBYRA  Annapolis Race Week - Hosted by CBYRA in Annapolis, September 3, 4, & 5, 2011.  Three days of racing.  For complete regatta information and registration go to www.cbyra.org/arw.   Again this year the regatta parties and award presentations will be held under the big tent located at the Annapolis City Docks.  Southern Bay racers planning to go should get their ressies for accommodations and slips NOW!  Deadline for entries is 1500, Friday, September 2. 

COMING UP THIS COMING WEEKEND - Friday, Aug 19 - Sunday, Aug 21:

Hampton One-Design Nationals, Friday - Sunday at Hampton Yacht Club - HYC (757) 7220711

Cape Charles Cup, Saturday - Sunday  - BBSA, Scott Almond (757)471-2663

Smith Point Race, Saturday - FBYC  www.fbyc.net

Couples Race, Saturday - Yankee Point Racing and Cruising Club, Warren Ryan (804) 462-0022  www.yprcc.org

MURPHY'S LAW:   Yrs Truly, the Racing Beagle, is keenly award that it is already mid-August.  The racing season is flying by.  A good family friend, Bernie Moitessier once said, "Life is too short to splice wire rope."  Bernie was right - don't waste time, get to racing while we can!  Ahhhh-oooooooh!   /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.

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