# 306 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday July 24, 2006 04:55PM

HUZZAH!  Bang the drum!  A special salute to all the southern Bay racers who met the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge last week in Solomons, Maryland.  They sailed into the waters "on the Far Side", raced their brains out, and several returned with heavy silverware.  Good on ya'll.  The Southern Bay Brigade consisted of  25 boats racing in the 145 boat Screwpile fleets in the 3 day, 6 race regatta.  Here's a summary of how each boat did in her fleet:  Meridian (Sledd Shelhorse), 2nd;  Kahuna (Sanford Richardson), 3rd;  Wairere (Peter Hunter), 8th;  Cash Flow (Lloyd Griffin, Jr), 2nd;  Liberty (Pete Morrison), 8th;  Double Eagle (Sam Mitchener), 9th;  Radio Flyer (Dennis Hannick), 11th;  Gremlyn (Greg Cutter), 13th;  Namesake (Craig Olsen), 15th;  Sea Star (Bumps and David Eberwine), 1st;  Feather (Phil Briggs), 3rd;   Voodoo Chile (Lissenden / Krushelnisky), 6th;  Chilcoot (Alex Alvis), 9th;  Blade Runner (Brad Davis), 16th;  Corryvreckan, David Clark, 18th;  Cyrano (Bob Mosby), 11th;  Valkyrie (Karl Petersen), 12th;  Cool Change (Rusty Burshell), 1st; Jezebel (Bob Old), 6th;  Schiehallion (Brad Miller), 9th;  Pegasus (David Kelsey), 5th;  Night Moose (Josh Colwell), 12th;  Midnight Mistress (Jake Brodersen), 1st;  Temptress (Robert DeJong), 6th;   Impulse (Tom Peddy), 8th.
 
NOT Smith Point Race, July 30:  THIS COMING SUNDAY! This is a mid-summer favorite for southern Bay racers.  The intent is to stage a middle distance race around southern Bay race marks.  It is part of the CCV High Point race program and counts in the CBYRA high point tally too. For info contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225. OPEN TO ALL. Starts for all PHRF classes. First warning set for 0900.  Must have a valid PHRF rating certificate, including 4P Equipment Category.  Deadline for entries is 1300 hours, Saturday, July 29.  Traditional CCV social (free hot dogs, soda, and brewskies) and awards presentation following the race.  Starting area is in the Bay off Buckroe.  [NOTE: Those holding a 2006 CCV Racing Membership are automatically entered and fees already paid.]
 
SBRNYCU  Rules Quiz:  A boat is several lengths across the line at the starting gun.  The race committee does not raise an "X" flag nor make a sound signal.  The boat, hearing no sound and seeing no recall flag, does not return to start.  After the race, the boat is scored OCS (On Course Side, aka "over early").  Is the boat entitled to redress?  [Answer is further in this issue.]
 
Two significant charity races take place in the southern Bay during the first weekend of August.  So, here's a chance to combine a little bit of giving with racing.
2006 LITTLE CREEK REGATTA -  August 5 (Saturday).  This is a non-sanctioned event sponsored by BBSA, the proceeds of which are donated in support of St. Judes Children's Research Hospital.  The race is open to  spinnaker, non-spinnaker (single headsail only), and cruising classes along with cruising catamaran, performance multihull, and beach cat classes.    There is a mandatory skippers meeting at 1930 hours, Friday, August 4, at Bay Point Marina on Little Creek in Norfolk.  Note:  Deadline for entries is August 1.  For info contact Bill Mellen or Mary Moore at (757) 362-4819.  "Sailing for a Cure"
HOSPICE REGATTA XII - August 6  (Sunday).  This is a CBYRA sanctioned event, sponsored by HYC.  The overall winner of this event is eligible to represent the Hampton Roads area in the National Hospice Regatta Invitational Championship in spring of 2007. The proceeds from this race are donated to Hospice Regatta of Greater Hampton Roads.   There are starts for all PHRF classes as well as for a special Hospice (Cruising) Class.  Hospice class entries are due August 2 (to allow for time to assign special Hospice ratings); PHRF class entries are due before the race committee boat leaves the dock (approximately 0900 on race day).  For information contact Glenn Giles at (757) 851-9690.  "The Challenge of Sailing for Others"
 
Battle of the Chesapeake Trophy comes to the southern Bay:   Hampton Yacht Club racers at 2006 Screwpile brought home the trophy awarded to the yacht club/sailing association whose top 5 boats scored best overall when measured against participating clubs from up and down the Bay.  Of the HYC boats, three took top spot in their respective fleets - Sea Star, Bumps and David Eberwine; Cool Change, Rusty Burshell; and Midnight Mistress, Jake Brodersen.  Finishing 2nd in her fleet, was Meridian, Sledd Shelhorse and scored in the BOC competition by virtue of their 3rd place finish were Kahuna,Sanford Richardson or Feather, Phil Briggs.  Other HYC boats contributed to the effort by earning participation bonus points.  This is the first time a southern Bay club has won the award, Annapolis YC having won the BOC in 2004 and 2005.
 
42nd ANNUAL VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S CUP ONE DESIGN  REGATTA:  Saturday - Sunday, August 5-6, at Ware River Yacht Club (Gloucester, VA).  Expect Albacore, Hampton One Design, Mobjack, Laser and other classes that apply with a minimum of 5 boats.  Usually junior classes for Laser and 420 make at this traditionally great regatta.  Regatta Chairman is Clayton James (757) 952-1815.  For registration and/or general information contact Rick Klein at (804) 693-5629.
 
RACING "WHODAT"?  Who's  Virginia Brown?  She is the lady  who 25 years ago founded a phenomenon known as The Hospice Regattas, which has raised more than $15 million for local hospices.  There are now 19 Hospice Regattas located throughout the country and every dollar raised by the all-volunteer crew is donated to local hospices.  In the southern Bay we have two Hospice Regattas:  Hospice Regatta XII  [see item above] which supports Greater Hampton Roads hospices, and the Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta (October 6-8) which supports hospice groups in the Northern Neck, Middlesex County, Tappahannock and Gloucester.
 
AUGUST SOUTHERN BAY RACING EVENTS CALENDAR - Hot month for hot racing on the southern Bay!
August 5    Saturday     Little Creek Cup - Charity race for St. Judes Hospital.  BBSA.  Bill Mellen - (757) 362-4819
Aug 5-6      Sat-Sun      42nd Annual Virginia Governor's Cup Regatta.  Ware River YC.  Rick Klein (804) 693-5629
August 6    Sunday       Greater Tidewater HOSPICE CUP Regatta - HYC.  Glenn Giles - (757) 851-9690
August 12  Saturday    Tom Brady Masters Race - HYC.  Malcolm and Kathy Brady  (757) 723-3244
August 12  Saturday    Admiral's Cup Regatta - YRYC & SYC.  Steve Bowen (804) 642-4746 or Chuck Eldred (757) 898-1025
August 13  Sunday       CCV Founders Race - CCV.  John McCarthy  (757) 850-4225
August 18  Friday         Plantation Light Race - Overnight.  HYC.  Bob Thomas (757) 898-9407
August 19  Saturday    Smith Point Race - Afternoon/Evening race.  FBYC.  Brad Squires (757) 229-3960
August 20  Sunday      J24 Fleet 71 Summer 2 Regatta - Fleet 71/HYC.  Alan Bomar (cell) 810-4518
Aug 26-27  Sat-Sun     Cape Charles Cup - BBSA.  Scott Almond (757) 471-2663
Sept      2    Saturday    Dink Vail Regatta - NY&CC.  JD Scott (757) 572-6830 or John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
Sept  2 - 3  Sat-Sun     Stingray Point Regatta - FBYC.  Allan Heyward (804) 747-4500
 
Remember - Your timely, or even better, early, entry helps event organizers make your racing experience as good as good can be. 
 
Rules Quiz Answer:  The race committee certainly made an error by not, as per RRS 29.1, promptly displaying code flag "X" with one sound.  HOWEVER,  RRS 62.1 says that to be granted redress the boat's score must be made significantly worse through no fault of her own.  Therefore, it is probable that the protest committee would not grant the boat redress, since she was so far over the line that she should have known it, even without proper signals from the race committee.  Then too, it is each boat's responsibility to know if she has started properly and, if she has not, to correct her error. 
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  Over early - OOOOPS!  Gotta go back.   If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.  Oh, yeah, and you better get that bowman a new set of specs.    /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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