2003 STINGRAY POINT REGATTA OVERALL CHAMPION IS TITILLATION - The red J/29, Paul Andersen's Titillation, with it's [almost] all women crew, has a long history of manhandling it's competition in regattas. The winners of this year's Stingray Point Regatta in Fishing Bay on Labor Day weekend showed their stuff by trouncing B fleet with a four race showing of 2-1-1-1. In so doing, Titillation won the coveted overall best boat and the Brent Halsey, Jr. Memorial Trophy. Scorching temperatures (97 degrees) on Saturday with moderate breezes from the southwest gave sailors two good races on opening day. After a whopper thunderstorm Saturday night, cooling conditions, but no rain, changed Sunday's race course entirely, and brought steady, cooling, easterly winds for two more races in 10 - 12 knots. FLEET RESULTS: PHRF A (14 boats): 1. Mirage (Hobie 33), Christian Schaumloffel; 2. Feather (J/36), Phil Briggs; 3. Woof (J/105), Skip Amory. PHRF B/C (13 Boats): 1. Titillation (J/29), Paul Andersen; 2. Insatiable (Mirah 27), Mike Karn; 3. Mike Nestor (Cal 39), Glory Days. J/24 (6 boats): 1. Satisfaction, Will Crump; 2. Thin Ice, Skip Hope; 3. Decorum, Joe Williams. J/105 (5 boats): 1. Woof, Skip Amory; 2. Loose Cannon; Strother Scott; 3. Blade Runner, Brad Davis. PHRF Non Spin (9 boats): 1. Morningtide (S2 7.9), Russ Collins; 2. Nereid (Tartan 40), Eric Powers; 3. Rancho Deluxe (C&C 34), John Rheem. PRO: John McCarthy Complete Results

POTTS TROPHY stays with HYC: Within the Stingray Point Regatta is a team challenge competition among clubs for the Potts Trophy. Graham Field (Independence), Skip Amory (Woof), and Bob Mosby (Cyrano) succesfully defended the trophy for HYC.

Coming up this weekend: 21st Annual EXECUTIVE CUP, Saturday, September 6 - Sponsored by the Christopher Newport Sailing Foundation. Entries are due NLT Thursday, September 4. All PHRF classes as well as Cruising class racers are welcome. Racing is in Hampton Roads Harbor. Mandatory skippers meeting: Thursday, September 4th (7:30pm) at Hampton YC. For info contact Dick Boykin at (757) 890-0093. This is a great event that coincides with Hampton's Bay Days Festival weekend.

Department of Corrections: AKKKKK! Chris KENNEDY (not Johnson) crewed for Latane Montague on the 2003 National Championship Hampton One Design Team. Latane said he'll really miss Chris later this fall when he, Chris, leaves the area for Navy fighter pilot school. Chris has roots in the NYCC junior program, both as a junior sailor and an instructor.

Annapolis Race Week as of yesterday: Southern Bay racers stood in good stead at the close of Sunday's racing in Annapolis. In the 15 boat J/30 fleet, Dave McConaughy was in first place, John Hanna and the Battlewagon crew were in 5th among 16 competitors in PHRF A2, and John Blais, Stardancer was 3rd in the 7 boat Pearson 30 fleet.

Olympic 470 Campaign Shifts into High Gear: Eben Russell is now sailing with Steven Hunt. Russell, an accomplished 470 sailor in his own right, has relocated to San Diego where he and Steven are practicing 6 days a week. They have already spent 10 days in Cadiz, Spain (site of the 2003 World Championships, September 10th-24th), at an international training camp. And, a one day one-on-one clinic with Dave Ullman was set for this past Friday. Ullman has three 470 world titles to his credit and is in the 470 Hall of Fame. New commitment, new energy - go get 'em, guys!

NYCC Labor Day Regatta: Saturday's race came off like a charm as 20 "Stay Homies" raced in the Hampton Roads harbor area. Norfolk Yacht & CC sponsored the event, which included sanctioned racing for PHRF and boats as well as a cruising class. RESULTS: PHRF Spin (C): 1. Incentive (O'Day 25), Louie Lewis; 2. Crescendo (Ranger 28), Larry Bryant. PHRF Non-Spin: 1. Prevail (Beneteau 42S7), Mark Shaw; 2. Evil Woman (Santana 25), John Hottendorf; 3. Solas (Tartan 37), Bobby Burnell. Cruising: 1. Celerity (Catalina 30), Bruce Clark; 2. Windswept (Beneteau), Mike Cummings; 3. Jubilee (Cape Dory 25), John Eppler. PRO: Dick Boykin.

On the Ri-vah Regatta: Rappahannock River Yacht Club is hosting the RRYC Fall Regatta on Saturday, September 27. Two sanctioned CBYRA races will be run with starts in each for a combined PHRF spinnaker (A/B/C) fleet and a PHRF Non-Spin fleet. Plans call for a windward-leeward drop mark course between the Rappahannock River Bridge and Towles Point. For information contact PRO Blaine Liner by email at liner@crosslink.net or check out the RRYC website at www.rryc.org For dockage call Kent White, RRYC dock master, at (804) 438-6650.

Frank Bush to skipper West Marine entry in Caribbean 1500: Randy Alley sends along word that Frank Bush has been designated as skipper of the West Marine racing entry, Babe (Swan 46), in this year's Caribbean 1500. The crew will be selected from among West Marine employees across the country. Frank manages of the Hampton WM store and is temporarily filling in as the district WM manager. He sails is own boat Hakuna Matata in local races.

Coming Up Soon: Weekend after this coming, September 13 (Saturday) - DINK VAIL REGATTA - Sponsored by NY&CC; CBYRA sanctioned PHRF fleets as well as cruising classes. Contact for info, Bill Wheary at (757) 423-2820. Also, on Saturday, the HYC Annual Serio Regatta for Hampton One Designs; for info contact, Leigh Morgan (757) 726-9640; and, YPYC Singlehand Race. On Sunday, September 14, HYC Singlehand Race, contact Kathy Brady at (757) 723-3244. Also, on Saturday and Sunday, FBYC Smith Point Race.

OPCYC Summer Series Complete: Old Point Comfort Yacht Club racers have finished their summer series. Winning the Spinnaker fleet, John Hardy, Wave Dancer, first in the Non-Spin fleet, Jeff Rogers, Halaha, and at the top of the Cruising fleet, Mark Brzozowski, Damn Yankee. The OPCYC Fall Series begins on September 13th.

MURPHY'S LAW: OK - Labor Day has come and gone. The "pupsters" are back in school and southern Bay racers are back in their home slips. Now, begins the Fall Series season. Lots of clubs in our region offer fall racing. Let's go do it! Living to race, racing to live. /s/ Murphy the Racing Beagle

For additional information contact: Lin McCarthy, Editor, (757) 850-4225
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