Tomorrow is President
George Washington's birthday. He was our first President. He was
also our first racing bowman - picture him standing in the bow while crossing
the Delaware.
MIRAGE finishes
2nd in class at the St. Pete NOOD: Christian Schaumloffel and the
crew of Mirage, finished 2nd in the 7 boat Hobie 33 one design class
racing this past weekend at the St Petersburg NOOD Regatta. Over the three
days of racing, our homies amassed a string of 2-2-2-2 (day 1), 1-5 (day 2), and
5-5 (day 3). Juan Mauri (Texas) dominated the Hobie 33 fleet with 7
bullets and one 2nd place - the blemish on his near perfect string
came from our homies …
TODAY IS VALENTINES
DAY! If you have not already, call the florist and hope he or she
will have sympathy for a racer whose brain simply froze up due to lack of use
during the off season!
When the Rolex Trans
Atlantic Race starts May 21st from Sandy Hook, there will be at
least 2 southern Bay homies on board one of the entries. Pat
Patterson, owner/skipper of Orion and Jim
Rogers, owner/skipper of Firebrand , will be on
the Stad Amsterdam, the Netherlands sail training vessel. The race
finishes in Cowes and the goal is to beat the Schooner Atlantic's race
record. Pat says that as of now, there are about 20 entries …
At the CBYRA Region 4 Dinner and Awards Presentation dinner at FBYC last Saturday night, outgoing CBYRA President John Dodge presented the President's Award to Noel Clinard of FBYC in recognition of the excellent 2004 Optimist Atlantic Coast Championships hosted by FBYC in October 2004.
A second award was presented to David Hazlehurst Commodore of FBYC in recognition of FBYC's efforts on the event.
More than 70 racers and friends
attended the CBYRA Region 4 Dinner and Awards
Presentation Saturday evening hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht
Club. CBYRA Vice President for Region 4, Tom Roberts,
made the presentations with an able assist from immediate past (2004)
CBYRA President John Dodge. On hand to receive
first place awards in their fleets for 2004 were
Leroi Lissenden, VooDoo Chile, for PHRF A North,
Allan Heyward, La Maga, for PHRF B North,
Bob Archer, About Time, for PHRF C South, and
Jake Brodersen, Midnight Mistress, PHRF Non-Spin
South. Also, at the soiree to pick up silver were Strother
Scott, Loose Cannon, 2nd in PHRF A North …
HEY!!
Wednesday, February 2, is Groundhog Day. Make sure your GH
does not see his shadow, become frightened and retreat to his hole, and,
therefore, extend winter by another 6 weeks! It's on every racer to do all
he or she can to bring in an early spring!
THIS
WEEK: Wednesday, February 2nd is the deadline to make reservations for the
CBYRA Region 4 High Point Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February
5, at Fishing Bay YC. $15 per person is all inclusive.
Social begins at 5PM, dinner at 6PM, and awards presentation at 6:45PM.
This is a great gathering for southern Bay racers, families, and friends. …
CBYRA Region 4 High Point Awards Ceremony is
all set for Saturday, February 5, 5:00 PM at Fishing Bay Yacht Club.
This is a great event - a chance to socialize, enjoy the sunset by the
FBYC fireplaces, and share in honoring southern Bay racers who excelled in their
fleet in 2004. Skippers, crew, friends, and family are all welcome.
Refreshments at 5PM, dinner at 6PM, and the awards presentation begins at
6:45PM. All inclusive cost is $15 @ person. Contact Region
4 Vice President Tom Roberts at (804) 843-2782 or email at Mobjack@crosslink.net - or even better - Register on line at
Sign Up for CBYRA and Bermuda High
Do it now
- the deadline …
Taking a look at
Key West Results
shows that our own Mike Karn and crew on Insatiable are tied for second place in PHRF-Class 7 after five races at Key West Race Week.
Word is that among the crew are our Commodore Jay Buhl and our Treasurer, Paul Howle. We will be checking in and looking for the pictures soon.
There are 2 Virginia and 6 North Carolina
homeported boats at Key West Race Week: Mike
Karn's G&S 27, Insatiable, (Deltaville) and
Sanford Richardson's Farr 395, Kahuna (Hampton)
make up the small Virginia contingent. Registered from the Tarheel
state are Walter Kennedy's Henderson 30, Savannah;
Lloyd Griffin's Hadley 40, Cash Flow;
McAllister and Silver's JS 9000, A Lil Tipsy;
Peter Hunter's Thompson 30, Wairere; the Robin
Team J/80 Sweet Baby J; and Worth Harris'
J/105, Rum at Six. From a "sort of reliable" source (the
check-in parties had begun) comes a report (unconfirmed) that Cash
Flow suffered some hurt during transport (via land) and that repairs
were being assessed. Keep your fingers crossed …
The NA Laser Class District 11 has launched a new website - www.laserdistrict11.org. The site covers all of the Laser sailing in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia including all of the events at FBYC. Check it out today!
RACING DATES to keep in mind when
you begin "negotiations" with your boatyard work
scheduler:
Here are some early Southern Bay 2005 Racing
Dates: CCV Racing Tune-up races are set for
Sunday, April 10th. The CCV Spring Series dates are April 17 (Race #1);
April 24 (Race #2); and May 15 (Races #3 and #4). All the CCV racing is on
a Sunday. In the Region 4 Northern Division, spring
activity at Fishing Bay YC begins on April 23 -24 (Opening Day
and Spring Series 1); FBYC Spring Series continues with Spring 2 (May 1); Spring
3 (May 14); and, Spring 4 (May 21). Rappahannock River RC runs their
Spring Regatta 1 on April 30 and the …
FBYC member Parke Smith, of Weapons Company (3rd Battalian - 4th Marines) has been dispatched for his second deployment in Iraq. Parke has helped out countless times with Race Committee and other FBYC duties, and was sorely missed last summer while he was in Iraq.
We can do two things for Parke's Company, which is dreadfully short on the supplies they need. First, we can help them buy the supplies they need by contributing to SuppliedToSurvive, a Texas organization started by the father of one of the men in Parke's company. Contributions made to Supplied To Survive may be sent via FBYC member Preston Smith or directly to 317 S FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD , TX 775465, Phone: (281) 992-1500, Toll …
Kudos to
Southern Bay Junior Programs: Just nice to note that the southern
Bay is hosting significant USODA (Opti) events. How about this: The
second USODA National Championship in the southern Chesapeake
will be hosted this coming July at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. The
first was hosted by Hampton Yacht Club when the 1999 Opti Nationals were sailed
right off Strawberry Banks. And, Fishing Bay Yacht Club, just this past
October, hosted the Atlantic Coast Championships for the
Optis. Three major events in 6 years - not bad! Kudos to all those
parents, friends and hard working volunteers who are steering our southern Bay …
The Sailing Events Committee has been busy working on the 2005 Sailing Schedule and are now preparing the Sailing Instructions to go in the Sailing Events Book. A draft of the 2005 schedule is available
to Members in PDF format and I have also added the proposed events to the web site. The Link to Sailing Events now takes you to 2005, and you can see the
The Complete Schedule or just your favorite Division:
Offshore ,
One-Design or
Junior Division. Please note that some events are marked with a "maybe" and these will be modified as the final decisions are made.
We do not yet have the dates of all the Cruising Events, they are very polite and develop their …
Membership in USSA, the US Sailing Association, offers a choice of a current Rule Book or a copy of Safety Recommendations for Cruising Boats. Details on membership, including the annual cost can be found on www.ussailing.org. Along with a membership card applicants usually receive a credit of $25 or more for purchases at West Marine, and a discount on registration fees at most regattas. Both the December Log and the December 13 issue of Southern Bay Racing News you can use that is posted each week on the club web site contain information on Rules Seminars that are being sponsored by clubs on the Southern Bay early in 2005. You can also buy a Rule Book from US …
The schooner Virginia
was launched and christened last week in Norfolk. A heart
warming presence among the notables attending was Gary
Jobson, one of the special invited guests at the christening.
Also, adding special words and thoughts at the christening was Bill
Pinkney, former Master of the Amistad
America. There were several local racers at the christening
Friday, including, but not limited to, Larry Bryant, Don Wade, Ben
Cuker, and Thom Thornton. And, of course
Governor Mark Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, who actually christened the
Virginia, were top officials in attendance.
Racers' Financial
Advisory: Keep in mind that the beginning of the year is when you
want to get your 2005 dues and fees …
Schooner Virginia
christening set for this Friday, December 10, 11:45 am, Otter
Berth, next to Waterside at downtown Norfolk. The
Virginia has been under construction for just over two years, but the
progress from dream to vision to reality has taken a lot longer than that.
NOW SHE IS REAL. Governor Mark Warner and the State's First Lady Lisa
Collis will be in Norfolk along with Gary Jobson and Capt. Bill
Pinkney. You need to be at this historic event too. The
christening will be a traditional ceremony. There will be exhibits and
demonstrations Friday and Saturday. Visit our schooner. For detailed
info check the web site at www.schoonervirginia.org or call …
How are the southern Bay young'uns
doing? Preliminary CBYRA High Point Standings for
Juniors are posted at www.cbyra.org Among those listed at
the top of their fleets are homies Brett Baker and Michael
Brown (HYC) - 2nd in 420s; Taylor Gray (HYC) -
8th in 420s; Alex O'Toole (FBYC) - 11th in 420s;
Drew Johnson (NYCC) - 1st in Lasers; and, in the top 20
of the Opti Fleet are 5th Sam Stokes (NYCC); 10th
Gordon Wolcott (NYCC); 15th Chris
Klevan. Kudos to all who qualified for CBYRA High Point
competition and to all who raced this summer.
Three J/29s visited Hampton and raced in all
or part of the annual Frostbite …
Last year we had excellent participation and with some new blood this year we should do better. As many of you know this is a great venue and with the new facilities nearing completion I am sure this could be one of the best events yet. DIYC in Tampa, Florida, advises that they will be hosting the annual Fireball event, I would like to find out from the Frontrunner Fleet how many will be interested in attending March 4,5, & 6, 2005. As of now there are several that have voiced interest. It is time to get a better idea of who is going so that I can inform Davis Island Yacht Club of our intentions.
IMPORTANT SCHEDULING
MEETING FOR 2005 RACES: CBYRA Region 4 (south of Potomac River) yacht
clubs and sailing organizations who plan to hold events for handicap fleets
(PHRF/MORC, etc.) should have a representative at the Scheduling Meeting set for
DECEMBER 15, 2004, 7:00 pm at Hampton Yacht Club, 4707 Victoria Blvd,
Hampton, VA.
Each representative should
be prepared to present his or her organization's desired schedule for
2005. For info please contact Lin McCarthy, Region 4 Handicap Fleet
Scheduler, at (757) 850-4225 or email at mcbear@earthlink.net
PHRF Names 2005 Officers and confirms splits
recommendations from southern Bay Region:
Here are your PHRF Region 4 2005 Officials: VP
for Region 4 is John …
For the second year in a row, at the Leukemia and Lymphoma's National Leadership conference in Denver, Colorado, the Southern Bay Leukemia Cup Regatta, was named as one of the top six regattas in the country.
I was fortunate enough to be attending this conference and accept this award. There are 47 Regattas around the country. The Regattas are put in six regions, and the best Regatta in each region gets the award. We were competing with some very LARGE Yacht clubs!!!
Our regatta grossed $188,000 last year. An amazing amount for a small town and yacht club on the Chesapeake Bay!!!
I was constantly asked at the conference how a small yacht club and town, managed to …
