April 6, 2004 - Tuesday evening (6:30) - CCV Annual Racing Rules Seminar at The Mariners' Museum. Well known racer and rules clinician Tucker Thompson will return to the area to give his new presentation on tactics and strategy and the related rules. There will be a brief on the updates in the General Sailing Instruction as well as the CCV Race Instruction. 2004 CCV Racing Guide will be distributed. The seminar is FREE and OPEN TO ALL. For info contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.
Floatline.com - Chesapeake
Bay News is Launched: http://www.floatline.com A new
web site that is designed to be a clearing house on news items and sources
specific to the Chesapeake Bay. You'll be able to find information on
special events, environmental and political issues as well as other news and
information that relates to our Bay. The site is the creation
of the same fine folks, Mary Ewenson and Dave
Gendell, who created, developed, and administer
SpinSheet Magazine. Site managers say it will be
up dated regularly and they encourage any webmaster who might be interested in
establishing a link to the site to contact them. For additional
information contact Dave …
The USSAILING Advanced Race Management Seminar, hosted by Hampton Yacht Club, concluded Sunday afternoon. Mark Murphy, Area C Race Officer, presented the seminar and guided the participants through the extensive and detailed curriculum. Wayne Bretsch was among the participants; he attended to update his extensive certifications. Many southern Bay racers will recognize Wayne as one of the 4 Key West Race Week PROs recently mentioned in the current Sailing World. Bob Thomas organized the gathering of 17 participants, the majority of which came from the southern Bay including eight from Fishing Bay Yacht Club along with two from North Carolina and one from New York.
The following members are out to make FBYC the top club in race management in …
CCV - HYC Race Management Workshop - Saturday, March 27, 2004, 9:00 am
- 2:00 pm at Hampton Yacht Club, 4707 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton. Each
participant will receive a copy of the 2004 CCV Race Management
Handbook. To be guaranteed of receiving your Handbook at registration
the day of the Workshop, call (757) 850-4225 prior to Monday, March
22, and pre-register. This is a great Workshop for everyone who may
be involved in Race Management during the coming season; a good
refresher for "old" hands, a great introduction for first timers, and
appropriate for all those in between. This event is offered at NO
CHARGE and it is OPEN TO ALL. For information and/or …
The latest issue of Southern Bay Racing News you can use reminds us of wind readings on both the Beaufort scale and by some more colloquial definitions.
Traditionally March is the Month of the Spring Winds - "...comes in like a lion, goes
out like a lamb...." etc. Good time to practice your knowledge of wind force levels The Beaufort Scale in mph: Force 1 = 1-3; Force 2 = 4-7 mph; Force 3 = 8-12 mph; Force 4 = 13-18 mph; Force 5 = 19-24 mph; Force 6 = 25-31; Force 7 = 32 - 38; Force 8 = 39-46; Force 9 = 47-54; Force 10 = 55-63; Force 11 = 64-73; Force 12 = 74-82.
Some racers have a special scale based, kind of, on the Beaufort Scale. Beaufort 1-2 = WHINE Level …
It is MARCH! There
are pre-season things ya gotta do! (1) Tend to your
alphabet paperwork, i.e. apply for your PHRF rating (new or
renewal); join CBYRA and join CCV (ya gotta be a member of each to compete
for their annual High Point awards); join US SAILING 'cause it's the
right thing to do. (2) Find or order from your sailmaker your
set of class flags. (3) Dig out your foulies, burn your
socks, and make the final payments to the boat yard, the sailmaker, and
the insurance guy.
One last reminder, the USSAILING Advanced Race
Management Seminar is this coming weekend ' hosted …
Time
to register if you plan to attend the USSAILING Advanced Race Management
Seminar, March 6-7, Hampton (HYC), Virginia. $65. Be
sure to check the US SAILING web site for the materials you should bring and for
the study questions - www.ussailing.org/racemgt
Seminar instructor is Mark Murphy, USSA certified National and
International Race Officer. For info contact Bob Thomas at (757) 898-9407
or (757) 864-3913. The NORTH U Racing
Tactics Seminar is also March 6-7, at the Old Dominion University
Sailing Center off Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk. For info check out
the web site at http://www.northu.com
President George
Washington was born on February 22, 1732, 272 years …
Registration and class information for the US Sailing Advanced Race Management Seminar, Mar. 6 and 7, at Hampton Yacht Club is available in the attached file. The seminar is part of US Sailing's Race Officer Training and Certification Program and is designed for people who have some race committee experience, but newcomers are, also, welcome. Registration, $65, is requested by this Friday, Feb. 20. Class size is limited to 25.
St Pete NOOD:
Mirage, Fast Lane, and Radio Flyer Do St
Petersburg. At the National Offshore One Design (NOOD)
Regatta this past weekend, three southern Bay boats did well in their
respective classes. Christian Schaumloffel brought his
Hobie 33 back from a shaky start to 2nd place in the 7 boat fleet;
Mirage posted a string of 6-6-1-1-2 (16). In the 10 boat J/29
fleet, Jay McArdle, Fast Lane, finished 3rd
overall, 7-2-3-7-3 (22). Among the 6 Tripp 26s at the NOOD,
Dennis Hannick brought Radio Flyer in 3rd with
4-3-3-2 (12). Other southern Bay teams at St. Pete included J/29s
Killshot, Wardwell - 5th; Patriot, Whittemore - 6th;
and, Rockette, Monsees …
As noted earlier - FBYC friend Linda Liles has become famous as regards her relationship with the Beatles on their visit to the US 40 years ago this week. On Tuesday, she appeared briefly in a segment on ABC World News Tonite where she disclosed Ringo had proposed to her - she, then age 8 (not 9 as quoted) declined. We will provide the video when available.
Yesterday the London Observer ran an article entitled I kissed a Beatle and it is copied in full under Read More. Photos also attached from the NY Daily News from February 11.David (l.) and Albert Maysles were tapped to record the Fab Fours arrival at Kennedy Airport.
This coming Friday, February 13, marks the opening day of the
St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta which runs through February 15. Cross your
fingers for southern Bay sailors Christian Schaumloffel,
Mirage, in the Hobie 33 class, and Dennis Hannick,
Radio Flyer, in the Tripp 26's.
and FBYC sailor Skip Hope, Thin Ice in the J-24 class.
Several southern Bay racers interested in the race management
side of the house attended the annual CBYRA Race Management
Seminar at Annapolis YC this past weekend. Louis Vitton
Challengers Cup [for the America's Cup] and NOOD Regattas' guru
Peter Reggio was the keynote speaker and stayed the entire
day, chatting informally with attendees. Our own John
McCarthy presented one of the concurrent …
REGION 4 RACERS PICK UP CBYRA
SILVER! More than 75racers and racer
groupies (friends, families, and interested parties) congratulated,
cheered, and toasted the recipients of the CBYRA High Point Awards
presented Saturday night at host Hampton Yacht Club. Receiving awards for
the 2003 racing year were: NORTH DIVISION PHRF SPINNAKER: 1.
Mike Karn, Insatiable; 2. Allan
Heyward, La Maga; 3. Leroi Lissenden,
Voodoo Chile. SOUTH DIVISION PHRF A: 1.
Vernon and Dave Eberwine, Sea Star; 2.
Bob Mosby, Cyrano; 3. Phil
Briggs, Feather. SOUTH DIVISION PHRF B: 1.
Rusty Burshell, Cool Change; 2. Ben
Weeks, Cheryl Lea; 3. Bill Chandler,
Rhumb Line. …
A reminder from Australia, where it's summer right now. And where,as I found out while visiting Sydney in 1999, you can watch the Super Bowl live on a Monday morning. Read on.
As all you northern hemisphere sailors sit out the winter or brave the
frostbiting series and dream of the warm, tropical weather in places like
Queensland, Australia, spare a thought for this poor laser sailor and maybe
you won't feel so bad....
BoatingOZ.com.au
January 26, 2004 Lightning smashes into Laser dinghy, sailor in hospital.
Gosford sailor Chris Meech is recovering in Gosford Hospital after his Laser
dinghy was literally blown apart by a bolt of lightning while he was sailing
on Brisbane Waters …
If you take a look at today's Washington Post - Weekend Edition,
you will see a long article about the Beatles first concert 40 years ago in DC.
Part 1
and
Part 2.
Toward the end of the article in
Part 3
are references to a new documentary film made by Maysles Films . The documentary includes footage of the Beatles train trip from NYC to DC. On that train a little 8 year old girl, who was returning from NYC to Richmond with her family, was allowed to visit with all 4 Beatles in their private railroad car. She was photographed in the original documentary, she is pictured on the bottom right hand corner of The Beatles First US Trip …
Terry Quinn passed away last weekend. Terry was my friend and I will miss him very much. I met Terry though the Richmond Triumph Club and I was immediately attracted to his zest for life. Terry was the type of guy who was always upbeat and always greeted friends with a boisterous hello young fellow!!
Terry was an institutional equity trader at Davenport Company, an occupation that was especially fitting for him as he was always trying to get in the middle of things and find out where the true market was. He bought and sold several cars while I knew him and had a knack for finding car parts (which are frequently hard to find for our ancient little …
REGION CBYRA HIGH POINT
AWARDS! This Saturday, January 31, CBYRA
Region 4 Dinner and High Point Awards Presentation - Hosted by
Hampton Yacht Club - Social Hour begins at 5:30pm, a buffet
dinner follows, and the awards will be presented immediately after dinner.
Awards to Region 4 racers for PHRF Classes, the Mobjack Class, the Hampton One
Design Class, Lasers, and Juniors will be presented. The event is open to
everyone; to make arrangements to attend call HYC directly at (757)
722-0711. For additional information contact Lin McCarthy at (757)
850-4225.
SPECIAL KEY WEST KUDOS TO FLEET WINNER
PHANTOM: Frank Silver, from Kill Devil Hills, North
Carolina, in his B-25 with local guru Ken Saylor, won …
In the February issue of Chesapeake Bay Magazine there is an article about sailing from Smith Point up the Pinkatank River. An insert headed "Powhatan's Domain" describes the river as being 21 miles long from it's headwaters in Dragon Run swamp. The article goes on to report that the river's name is derived from Native American language and roughly translated it means "wiggly bugger protected by many crab pots". More seriously, the article reports, the river was named by Chief Powhatan in the late 1500's. "Tank" comes from the Indian meaning water and "Pianka" means winding or crooked. And crab pots didn't show until several hundred years later. If you want to read more you …
ALPHABET SOUP FOR SOUTHERN
BAY RACERS: One of the important parts of being race
ready involves having your paperwork up to snuff. Here's a
checklist of things best done now, not the morning of the day before the
regatta.
USSA: US Sailing - These are the grand Pooh-Bahs of
racing. This organization, among other things, represents our nation in
the world of sailboat racing. Their services and programs are best
seen at their web site www.ussailing.org For membership
info you may call 1-800-US SAIL.
CBYRA:
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association - Among other services,
provides oversight for sanctioned racing on the Chesapeake Bay - also, sponsors
ever …
As noted earlier - FBYC friend Linda Liles has become famous as regards her relationship with the Beatles on their visit to the US 40 years ago this week. On Tuesday, she appeared briefly in a segment on ABC World News Tonite where she disclosed Ringo had proposed to her - she, then age 8 (not 9 as quoted) declined. We will provide the video when available.
David (l.) and Albert Maysles were tapped to record the Fab Fours arrival at Kennedy Airport.
Albert Maysles is flanked by Linda …
Thanks to Bob Kates for this submission of an early 1950s postcard showing a
regatta scene at FBYC found at the Deltaville Museum.
If you take a look at today's Washington Post - Weekend Edition,
you will see a long article about the Beatles first concert 40 years ago in DC.