# 293 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Wednesday April 12, 2006 09:26AM

JAVARAMA:  Tom Roberts, CBYRA vice pres for Region 4, provided hands on assistance to  12+  scorers from area clubs on the ins and outs of JAVASCORE.  Participants had a chance to actually try the program on their own or borrowed computers and follow Tom's insightful instruction. 
 
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK Preliminary Sailing Instruction is posted at the official website - www.blacksealcup.com   Joining the Early Bird entries are  John Bergman, Bay Dreamer (Niagara 31); Dave Eberwine, Sea Star (J/36);  Graham Field, Independence (Islander 36); Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage (Hobie 33); John and Ben Ritger, Blew J (J/30); Mike Nestor, Glory Days (Cal 39); Justin Morris, The Hunter (Hunter 26.5);  Ron "Louie" Lewis, Incentive (O'Day 27); Doc Harbour, Slice (O'Day 34); John Moore, Lamour (CS 36), Lloyd Griffin, Cash Flow (Hadley 40), and Buddy DeRyder, SurfRyder, (Beneteau 423).  These bring the total of  "signed, sealed, and paid in full" entries to 35 as of today.   A number of those coming in 2006 are new to the event - the SBRW fleet is a'building!   Ya'll come!  6 great races and 3 great parties!
 
Come on, now - those of you still in the yards - you know who you are - get those babies in the water!   It is time to RACE!
 
IDES OF APRIL -   April 15th, Saturday   Remember, between 6 and 8 pm you absolutely MUST be at the SpinSheet Magazine Crew Listing Party - SOUTH, hosted at Marker 20 (downtown Hampton).  If you know what a sailboat is, wish you could get on one to be part of a crew, and/or you own one and are looking for crew people, you are qualified to attend.  This will be the inaugural event for the special SOUTH Bay edition of a long time traditional event hosted in Annapolis every spring.  See you there! 
 
SBRNYCU  Rules Quiz:  Does an extended bowsprit  (pole) on an asymmetrical chute boat count in determining whether or not there is an overlap?  (see answer  further in this issue)
 
CCV TUNE UP RACE DAY:  "Cold as a witch's...."  -   well, you know the saying.  It was bitter cold and very windy (22-26 gusting to 30 knots).  Of the 15-16 boats initially gathered, a dozen took on the conditions and zoomed around the course set inside Hampton Bar.  Then, they got their frozen selves in to enjoy the Sunday fare at the HYC lounge of Irish coffee, hot soup and  talk.  All in all a nice spring outing.  On the course, Christian Schaumloffel's Hobie 33, Mirage, took line honors, Marty Steffens' Colgate 26, Riptide, was the only PHRF B boat to race,  Ben Cuker's Callinectes was the first PHRF C boat to finish, and Tom Peddy's Impulse overcame an equipment snafu to lead the PHRF Non-Spin contingent to the finish line.  Polar Express, Pam Burdett's J/105,  tried out her new PHRF (as opposed to one-design) sail configuration and had a good romp in the heavy air.  Dave Taylor's "new to him" J24, Midmorning Buzz, finished 2nd across the line among the 4 PHRF C boats.   As is traditional, scores were not corrected for the Tune Up.     CCV SPRING SERIES Races #1 and #2 are all set for Sunday ,April 23rd.  For info contact:  John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225. 
 
The number of asymmetrical chute / bowsprit  boats on the southern Bay is growing.  Among those already announcing their intentions to campaign in the 2006 season are:  Meridian 2 ( previously known as Grins), Sledd Shelhorse;  Polar Express, Pam Burdett;  Rafiki, Jan Brandt;  Flying Colors, Richard Payne, Gremlyn, Greg Cutter; Kahuna, Sanford Richardson; and, a well established plethora of J105's in Fishing Bay.  So, be careful at those make roundings - don't want to end up with someone else's point-y end in your boat!
 
Check your PHRF certificate and make sure you have a 4P in the Equipment Category block.  Call Stew Buckler, Executive Secretary, if you need to get your certificate changed to 4P. Stew can be reached at (410) 414-3270.
 
At FBYC a number of skippers, crew and wannabe crewbies began their race boat Crew Training Sessions on a bleak and threatening Saturday.  David Hazlehurst, head honcho and organizer of this year's program, estimated they had about 60 folks involved - awesome.
 
April 15th (Saturday) Cometh:  Don't worry so much about Uncle Sam and your income tax deadline - SATURDAY is the deadline for your Southern Bay Race Week for the Black Seal Cup  EARLY BIRD ENTRY .  Get your free regatta drink tickets reward!  Do it now - send your entry form and fees ($90 for US Sailing members/ $100 for non-US Sailing members) to Leigh Morgan, 140 Meredith Avenue, Hampton, VA 23669.  Unlike the Tax Man, who only taketh away,  Leigh wants to give you something for FREE!
 
BBSA Mid-Week Seasons Begin:  Broad Bay Sailing Association opens its Wednesday Night Series at Little Creek  on April 12th, and the BBSA Willoughby Racers' start their first season series Thursday, April 13th, in Norfolk's Willoughby Bay.  For info on the Little Creek sailing, contact John Bergman (757) 362-3775 and  regarding the Willoughby Racers' Thursdays, call Scott Almond at (757)  471-2663.
 
Approximately 150 racers attended the annual CCV Racing Clinic hosted at The Mariners' Museum last week.  Organization officials dispensed info on the CCV Crew Training Program (Neal Garrett) and the New Racing Skipper Training Program (Ben Cuker).  John McCarthy  gave the main presentation on the "2006 General Sailing Instruction from a Racers' Perspective".  And, members picked up their personal copies of the newly published 2006 CCV Racing Guide.    The CCV Racing Guide now is available for member pick-up at the Hampton Yacht Club office.  Skippers and crew who wish to  join CCV  may do so at the HYC office - (757) 722-0711.  Membership includes a copy of the CCV Racing Guide and is the only way to obtain a copy of the Guide.
 
Rules Quiz Answer:   Only, if it is in its "normal" position, i.e. deployed while flying the spinnaker or as the boat is "about to round" a mark just prior to setting the chute.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  At the post- Tune Up Race (aka freeze-a-thon) gathering yesterday, I heard one of the skippers, who along with his crew, went out, but decided not to stay to race, say, "Yep, we looked around and saw that they already had enough crazy people, so we came on back in!"    /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all
 
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