SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE ZAP FLASH July 18, 2006
on Wednesday July 19, 2006 12:27PM
SCREWPILE - SOUTHERN
BAY RACERS WRAP IT UP!!!
"Run to your homes Virginia girls, fix your hair with
pins..." The southern Bay boats are coming home, and they are flying proud
colors.
25 southern Bay boats traveled to Screwpile this year to
compete in 6 races over 3 days. 145 boats entered the event, which has
become a mid-summer favorite of PHRF and one-design racers on the
Chesapeake.
Preliminary results indicate the Southern Bay
Brigade packed and wrapped Screwpile 2006. No fewer than 7
southern Bay boats finished in the top three in their fleets with 3
winning their fleets outright.
Bringing home fleet champion titles
are: PHRF 4 - Bumps and David Eberwine,
Sea Star (1-1-1-2-3-2); J/30 One Design - Rusty Burshell,
Cool Change (1-1-2-1-2-1); and, PHRF Non-Spin - Jake Brodersen,
Midnight Mistress (2-1-6-1-2-1).
Also, bringing home "in the money" silverware are:
PHRF 1 - 2nd, Sledd Shelhorse, Meridian and 3rd, Sanford
Richardson, Kahuna; PHRF 2 - 2nd,
Lloyd Griffin, Jr, Cash Flow; PHRF
4 - 3rd, Phil Briggs, Feather.
Hampton Yacht Club won the BATTLE OF THE CHESAPEAKE
trophy. HYC finished tied with Annapolis YC, and won the
tie-breaker. Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge founder and chairman, L.G.
Raley, will travel to Hampton after the conclusion of the racing season to make
a formal presentation of the trophy.