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BoatU.S. Rents Newest 406 MHz
Beacons for Offshore Passages
ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 27, 2009 - For boaters cruising offshore, having
a way to summon help in an emergency is critical. For years cruisers and racers
making offshore passages relied upon EPIRBs (Emergency Position Indicating Radio
Beacons) utilizing the 121 MHz radio frequency. However, with better technology
available in the newer 406 MHz EPIRBs, the U.S. Coast Guard will cease …
DOWN THE BAY RACE BUZZZZZZZZZZZ: Early
information on the re-instituted DOWN THE BAY RACE FOR THE VIRGINIA CRUISING
CUP (May 22 start date) is buzzing around. This will be the
60th rendition of this old, old event where racers will
compete non-stop from just below the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Hampton
Roads. The course will cover the 120 mile distance from
Annapolis to Hampton on the Chesapeake Bay. Classes include IRC, PHRF
A,B,C, Non-Spinnaker (double headsail), and any one-design classes with 5 or
more boats entered. The first warning signal will be at 1030, Friday, May
22, 2009. The website is building at www.hamptonyc.com/downthebay
Hampton Yacht Club and Storm Trysail -Chesapeake
Station are administering this …
CBYRA Region 4 official scorer, Tom Roberts
has been burning the midnight oil. Here are the CBYRA Region 4
High Point "top dogs" in both the North and South
Divisions. Region 4, South Division: PHRF A (10 qualifiers):
1.Cash Flow, Lloyd Griffin; 2.Feather,
Phil Briggs; 3.Sea Star, Dave
Eberwine. PHRF B (10 qualifiers): 1.Bad Habit,
Bob Archer; 2.Gremlyn, Greg Cutter;
3.Callinectes, Ben Cuker. PHRF C (10
qualifiers): 1.It's White, Batchelor, Winters,
Piccillo; 2.Spray, Bumps Eberwine;
3.Roundabout, Alan Bomar. PHRF Non-Spin (9
qualifiers): 1.Virginia H, Andy Armstrong;
2.Midnight Mistress, Jake Brodersen;
3.Impulse, Tom Peddy. Region 4, North Division: PHRF A …
MURPHY RULES - 2009, January 24th seminar at
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club is full to capacity and registration is
closed. HOWEVER, due to the overwhelming response, plans are underway to
hold an identical second session, on a Saturday sometime in
March. Watch future issues of SBRNYCU for the specific date
and place for "MURPHY 2" once plans are finalized. For additional
information now, please call Lin at (757) 850-4225 or email mcbear@earthlink.net
ONE-DESIGN (small boats) SCHEDULE for
CBYRA: The "Honcho" of the One-Design Schedule for the small
boats for the entire Bay is our very own Tom Roberts at tjroberts2@cox.net
. Club and One-Design Class reps should be sending their
one-design …
The second is an article entitled
The Flying Scot North American Championships published in the recent issue of The Virginia Sportsman, written by Lud Kimbrough about his experince at Toms River Yacht Club this past summer racing with his son Blake. The article has good event photos taken by David Neff.
Southern Bay clubs' racing and event officials have been at
work since October on the 2009 CBYRA Region 4, "big boat" racing schedule.
The official Southern Bay Racing Schedule (CBYRA Region
4,Handicap Fleets (Big Boats) will be ready for
official publication in early January. Watch for announcement in
SBRNYCU. Now, efforts are being directed at
Junior and One-Design schedules - point of contact is Tom
Roberts at tjroberts2@cox.net
These weeks immediately before and during the holidays are
busy for everyone. Here's how Captain Joshua Slocum
reported that he spent his in December 1895. He had departed Boston,
on April 24, 1895, beginning his epic voyage.
PHRF Class Splits of Region 4 (Southern Chesapeake
Bay) for 2009 - announced as follows:
REGION 4 - SOUTH DIVISION: A - Up to
109; B - 110 to 163; C - 164 and Up;
Non-Spin - all
REGION 4 - NORTH DIVISION: A - Up to
112; B - 113 to 166; C - 167 and Up;
Non-Spin - all
There is NO Change from the 2008 class splits.
PHRF elected new officers for 2009 in
November and those with southern Bay responsibilities are:
Mike Dale, VP for Region 4 and Christian Schaumloffel,
Chief handicapper for Region 4. The new president of PHRF of the
Chesapeake is Bruce Bingman and the Secretary-Treasurer is Bob Thomas.
Stewart Buckler continues as …
The FBYC Store will be open for your holiday shopping convenience in December at Noel Clinard's home, by appointment, until the Clinard horde arrives for the holidays. Call Noel at 804 788 8594 (O) or 804 338 4066 (C) for appointment or email Noel. Orders can be taken by telephone and pickup or mail delivery arranged at slight additional cost.
Appropriate holiday gift items are available at substantially reduced prices, including long ties (bows are sold out), 12 oz. and 16 oz. Tervis Tumblers, belts, caps, polos, cups, wicking shirts for adults and juniors, and numerous other items. All products bear the FBYC Burgee Logo. All proceeds of sales support Club programs.
Southern Bay Players in the
Volvo Racing Game:Here are some of our
southern Bay racers who are "sailing" in the Volvo Ocean Race Game -
roundabout, Bluie and the boys roundabout -
Alan,Abby and
William Bomar; ANEJO - Scott Almond;
Modus Vivendi - Sergio Diehl;
barnestrouble - Bill Barnes;
troublebarnes - Bill Barnes' friend, and
NTrouble - one of Bill Barnes' crew;
Seminole Wind - Jay Thompson;
Bella Vento - Jay Thompson's
friend ; Sloop 2 - Dave
Miller; Arete Roy - Roy
Weisert; and Sur Le Vent - Rick
Carroll. To enter the Volvo Ocean Race Game
go to http://www.volvooceanracegame.org/play
Or, you can join the actual racers when they
stopover in Ireland. …
SBRNYCU
MURPHY RULES - 2009: January 24, 2009, Saturday, 0900 -
1545, at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. All you never thought
you could know about the rules! The focus of the clinic will be
an interactive discussion of the racing rules with special emphasis on the
rules changes that become effective in six (6)
weeks. Course instructor John McCarthy will explain all the
important changes and work them into the "rules made easy format" he has used in
the past, stressing understanding concepts rather than memorizing
rules. The fee, if
received prior to January 1, is $40 ( $35 for attendee's family
member); after January 1st, it will be $45 per person. Registration fee
includes …
So, you want to be on the Race Committee team
- here's a great way to get ready and it's going to happen right here in the
southern Chesapeake Bay. The US SAILING Basic Race Management
Seminar will be hosted by Hampton Yacht Club in two, half-day sessions, February
14-15, 2009. Cost is $50 for US SAILING members and $60 for
non-members. This is a great course for those with race committee
experience as well as those who are considering becoming involved. John
McCarthy, advanced Race Officer and certified Judge, will be lead instructor and
will be assisted by certified Club Race Officer Glenn Giles. For
additional information and/or to register, contact Lin …
SBRNYCU
MURPHY RULES - 2009: January 24, 2009, Saturday, 0900 -
1545, at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. All you never thought
you could know about the rules! The focus of the clinic will be
an interactive discussion of the racing rules with special emphasis on the
rules changes that become effective this January.
Course instructor John McCarthy will explain all the important changes and work
them into the "rules made easy format" he has used in the past, stressing
understanding concepts rather than memorizing rules.
Topics will include:
*Basic Right-of-Way Rules,
*Total Re-write of Rule 18 (Mark Roundings),
*Additions to Rules on Obstructions,
*New Definitions, and a
*Special Section on Collisions, Protests, and
Liability.
FBYC FALL CLEAN-UP DAY
On Saturday, November 15, at 9:00 a.m., well need as many volunteers as possible to spruce up FBYCs grounds. Well be raking leaves, spreading mulch, and various other tasks so please bring your rakes and shovels. Coffee will be provided to get you started and well end the mornings work with pizza and beer.
In the event of rain, well reschedule and Ill let you know by email. If you can find time on the 15th to help out, please let me know by calling me at 804-794-5888 ext. 18 or email me at c.lytton@woolfolkproperties.com.
Thanks,
Charles Lytton, Grounds Chair
PHRF OF THE CHESAPEAKE
annual Board of Delegates Meeting, Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Annapolis
Yacht Club. If you have questions, Executive Secretary Stewart
Buckler asks that you contact him at (410) 414-3270. Delegate check-in
begins at 0900 and meeting at 1000. If you have specific concerns, you
should let your club's delegate to PHRF or the Region 4 VP (Mike
Dale) know immediately. You can check out the meeting agenda
at www.phrfchesbay.com
Remember, this is where PHRF class policies and procedures (equipment
requirements, fleet splits, etc.) are determined; it is not the place for
individual boat handicap issues - the PHRF Handicappers resolve
those.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club Frost Bite
Regatta was yesterday. Brad …
Last Saturday October 25, fourteen Offshore and Cruising boats had a wonderful pursuit race in 25-30 knot Southeast wind conditions. At the skippers meeting we decided it would be best to race inside Fishing Bay again, hoping to find some lee shores to protect the fleet. Because Mr. Roberts was already docked on the Fishing Bay side of FBYC, we decided to motor up the Piankitank River and set an orange mark in the middle of the Piankitank River just South of Bland Point. The skippers were told to expect a course with Mark Y which would be the orange mark in the Piankitank River and that they should go around Stove Point respecting all government marks both to …
THIS COMING SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2nd, AT
2:00 AM, 0200, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS - SNOOZE AN EXTRA HOUR
!!! Set your clocks BACK one hour before your get under your blankie on
Saturday night!
New Rule Books are coming
soon! This past week the new Racing
Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012 was unveiled at the US
SAILING Annual General Meeting in St. Petersburg, FL. There are a
number of significant changes, all of which will be covered in detail at
the MURPHY RULES clinic, set for January 24, 2009, at Norfolk Yacht and
Country Club (see information below). US SAILING members should look
for their copies of the new rule …
I am now entering my fourth year as Race Chair for the Staggered Start Race. The first two years I had laid out many alternative courses, but then lost the notebook with the courses, and in 2007 we had a slightly revised system, which will be used again this year.
At the Skippers meeting to occur at the Flagpole at 9:30am on Saturday Ocober 25, 2008, I will hand out printed copies of
this Spreadsheet. Please note it has 2 pages - one sheet is to be used if we start on time, the other if the start is to be delayed. The spreadsheet forces me to set courses with a length on exactly X miles - i.e. no fractions …
Two recent articles about the Flying Scot have recently been published - both are available for download as PDFs at 
The FBYC Store will be open for your holiday shopping convenience in December at Noel Clinard's home, by appointment, until the Clinard horde arrives for the holidays. Call Noel at 804 788 8594 (O) or 804 338 4066 (C) for appointment or email Noel. Orders can be taken by telephone and pickup or mail delivery arranged at slight additional cost.
