Try sailing - it's NOT easy! - Bill Schanen, SAILING Magazine
We say , "We will never forget."   And, we have not forgotten.   Today is September 12, 2011.
Hampton Annual Middle Ground Light Race circles the light one more time!  Thirty-two (32) race boats raced around Hampton Roads harbor and  Middle Ground Light Saturday in one of the annual events sponsored by Hampton Yacht Club for keel boats.   The racers had a beautiful and challenging day - light to moderate air and ripping current - to negotiate the harbor course.  Everyone finished by mid afternoon with plenty of time to partake of the Hampton Bay Days Festival and watch the great Saturday night fireworks show.  RESULTS:  PHRF A (5 boats): 1.Dave Eberwine, Sea Star;  2.Phil Briggs, Feather;  3.Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage.   PHRF B (8 boats): 1.David Taylor, Wham Bam;  2.Greg Cutter, Gremlin;  3.Rusty Burshell, Cool Change.  PHRF C (9 boats): 1.Bumps Eberwine, Spray;  2.Kathy Barber, Figaro; 3.Alan Bomar, roundabout.  PHRF Non-Spin (10 boats): 1.Lewie Louis, Incentive+;  2.Andy Armstrong, Virginia H;  3.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow.  Principal Race Officer - John McCarthy.
WOLF TRAP RACE bitten by air and current.  The annual Wolf Trap Race, billed as a distance (25 nm) by organizer Fishing Bay Yacht Club,  had to be shortened (twice - once before the start and again during the race) Saturday because wind, some wind, is essential to sailboat racing.  Reports say the race was shortened to around 10 nm and that the Shrimp Boil at the post-race party were deeeeelicious.   Preliminary Results: PHRF A (7 boats) - 1.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle; 2.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 3.Glenn Doncaster, Nanuq.  PHRF B (5 boats) - 1.Allan Heyward, La Maga; 2.Miles Booth, Shenanigans.  PHRF C (4 boats) - 1.Bob Fleck, Horizon;Russ Collins, Morningtide.  PHRF Non-Spin (1 boat) - 1.Doug Anderson, Red Sky.  Principal Race Officer - Brooks Zerkel 2.  
CCV FALL SERIES opens this Sunday, September 18.    Races #1 and #2 of the  3-day, 5-race Series take place in Hampton Roads harbor.  Racers who hold a CCV Racing Membership are entered automatically; all others must enter no later than Saturday, September 17.  Entries will be accepted for a single day of racing or for the entire Series.  For details, contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.   Day 2 (Race #3) of the Series is scheduled for Sunday, October 2.   Day 3 (Races #4 and #5) is scheduled for Sunday, October 16,  All are sanctioned races and all racing is in Hampton Roads harbor.
HOSPICE TURKEY SHOOT REGATTA -  NEW  2011 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS POSTED AT   http://turkeyshootregatta.org  These Sailing Instructions apply to next month's regatta which opens (welcome and check-in) on Friday, October 7 with racing on Saturday,October 8 and Sunday, October 9.  Yankee Point Marina is the regatta host.  Details regarding accommodations, registration, entry, etc. are available at http://turkeyshootregatta.org. Event Chairman: Karen Knull;   Principal Race Officer: John McCarthy     Turkey Shoot Regatta is an official HOSPICE REGATTA. 
Dave McConaughy and crew of USA-90  take 2nd in J30 Fleet at Annapolis Race Week.  Dave's J30, aka  White Boat,  from Hampton was mid fleet the first part of the three-day CBYRA Annapolis Race Week, but came on strong to take bullets in the final 3 races (4-4-2-3-2-1-1-1).  The southern Bay boat finished 5 points out of first behind Bob Rutsch and Mike Costello in Bebop.  Pete Hunter's Wairere (Kill Devil Hills, NC), racing in the PHRF A1 fleet, finished 5th.  There were several familiar faces in the ARW fleet, familiar from having been in the southern Bay at key regattas earlier in the season.  Complete results are available at the www.cbyra.org , click on the event at the left column, and then "news" and follow the prompts for "results".  This coming weekend  Dave McConaughy and his team take on the competition in the J30 North Americans in Annapolis - stay tuned!
2011 Tri Services Regatta is this coming Saturday, September 17.  And, while all competing boats must  belong to "members of Langley Yacht Club, Norfolk Naval Sailing Association, [or] Old Point Comfort Yacht Club, all crewbies and supporters are welcome in this regatta. So, find your racing friends who most likely have military ties, and therefore likely have a stake in one of these clubs, and enjoy the day.  For info contact Tom Dull at (757) 615-2985 or go to www.norfolknavalsailing.org    Norfolk Naval Sailing Association is the host of the Tri-Services this year.  Racing is in the Bay off the Buckroe Beach area.
Also, on Saturday, September 17:
Rappahannock River Yacht Club COMMODORE'S CUP
Fishing Bay Yacht Club FALL SERIES www.fbyc.net
A  LITTLE BIT DINGHY -  A  LITTLE BIT ROCK AND ROLL.    2011 HAMPTON ROADS SUNFISH CHALLENGE & DINGHY DISTANCE RACE is coming on Saturday, September 24.   This is the vision of dinghy guys Jonathan Romero and Jimmy Schools, who have put mental and physical effort for the past three years into making this a true happening.  Picture more than 100 dinghies of all stripes racing out of Willoughby Bay, along the big ship channel of the Elizabeth River, and hanging a left at the mouth of the Lafayette River to the finish line at the ODU Sailing Center.  Now, picture yourself at the head of the fleet!  Supported by Portsmouth Boat Club,  this is the third annual rendition of the event.  It is well organized, great fun, and attended by folks from all over the Bay and far beyond.  Go to http://mysite.verizon.net/vze12qukq  for details and to register. Contact event co-chairmen:  Jonathan Romero and Rodney Paice at (757) 285-6017 or email romeroarms@cox.net   Get you dinghy and get it now. 
MURPHY'S LAW:  Through the miracle of the internet  Yrs Truly, the Racing Beagle,  has had the good fortune to come upon  another  racing beagle.  Devil Dog sails with Frank Patch and crew down  on the sound waters around Elizabeth City, North Carolina.    DD, to friends, has all the combined attributes expected of one of such fine circumstances and breeding!  Ooooo-la-la!   A virtual beauty who races too!   /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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