# 310 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday August 28, 2006 10:14AM

SHAMROCK, LA MAGA, and DESPERADO  take class wins in FBYC Smith Point Race:  The spinnaker boats raced 42.60 miles and the non-spinnaker ones went 33.40 in the Fishing Bay Yacht Club night, distance race.  Bob Rock in his J105, Shamrock, won the PHRF A fleet, and Allan Heyward in La Maga, Frers 33, won the combined PHRF BC fleet.  Rick Bauer, Desperado, finished ahead of the only other non-spinnaker competitor, George Burke, Reveille.  Finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively in PHRF A were:  Corryvreckan, David Clark  and Voodoo Chile, Leroi Lissenden.  Second and 3rd respectively in the combined PHRF BC fleet were: David Hinckle in Elancer, and Miles Booth in Shenanigans.  Of the 15 boats starting the race, 14 finished.
The entry deadline for the CAPE CHARLES CUP  two day regatta,  August 26 -27,  is 1700, on Wednesday, August 23.  This is a two race day event that for most will involve a stay over at Cape Charles (on the Eastern Shore).  This is CBYRA sanctioned racing for all PHRF classes and non-sanctioned for a Cruising Class.  Saturday's course begins off Little Creek Inlet and finishes at  the Cape Charles entrance buoy.  The course for Sunday's race begins near the Cape Charles entrance buoy and finishes at the Ft Monroe/Thimble Shoal Light area.  There is a mandatory skippers meeting on Friday, August 25th.  For entry information and details on accommodations at Bay Creek Marina (Cape Charles), contact Scott Almond at (757) 471-2663.   Hosted by Broad Bay Sailing Association.  (NOTE: for additional info on the races, including accommodations/dockage at Cape Charles city, check out the BBSA web site at  www.broadbaysailing.org  )
 
PLANTATION LIGHT RACE:  The Gun Getters in the PHRF spinnaker fleets each remained un-corrected upon.  TREATY OF GHENT, COOL CHANGE, and CALLINECTES, PHRF fleets A, B, and C respectively, all survived the slower rated boats in their fleets and finished first on corrected time.  Of the 25 boats starting the night race to Plantation Light (Cape Charles), 23 finished.  Most boats reported that the wind began to drop out during pre-dawn and those still on the Bay after sunup had to be gritty to make it to the finish line.  Cool Change and Virginia H, both in PHRF B , were the last to get home, finishing between 0700 and 0730, Saturday.  The course for the PHRF A and B fleets to Plantation Light was 58.9 nm and the PHRF C and Non-Spin boats went 46.10 nm.  Hampton Yacht Club sponsors this race annually.  RESULTS:  PHRF A (6 boats) - 1.Jim Williams and Will Roberts, Treaty of Ghent (Hobie 33); 2.Greg Cutter, Gremlyn (Elliott 770); 3.Jim Bordeaux, Solstice (J/40).  PHRF B (4 boats) - 1.Rusty Burshell, Cool Change (J/30); 2.Andy Armstrong, Virginia H (Soverel 30).  PHRF C (6 boats) - 1.Ben Cuker, Callinectes (Cal 30-3); 2.Justin Morris, The Hunter (Hunter 26.5); 3.Dana Dillon, Amarylyn (Catalina 30).  PHRF Non-Spin (9 boats) - 1.Harry Tenney, Margarita (Roberts 43); 2.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow (Irwin 38-1); 3.Jake Brodersen, Midnight Mistress (C&C 33).  PRO - Bob Thomas.
 
Randy Stokes is  2006 Hampton One Design National Champion.  Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, hosted the 3 day event with 17 competitors in the fray.  The top two sailors in the regatta, Randy Stokes and Eddie Wolcott, both are sons of fathers who sailed together in the HOD fleet.  Mark Wheeler, a former HOD National Champion, finished tied for 2nd in points, but third after the tie breaker.  The HOD-ers sailed 6 races, and the best five finishes were scored for overall standing.  The first three finishers put the rest of the fleet in a different zip code; there was an 11 point gap between third and fourth places.  RESULTS: 1. Randy Stokes (2-2-1-2-2-[4] = 9);  2. Eddie Wolcott (3-1-2-[4]-4-1= 11);  3. Mark Wheeler (1-[5]-3-3-1-3 =11).  Race Chairman - Eddie Williams.
 
 
J24 Fleet 71 (HYC/Hampton Roads) tore around Hampton Roads harbor yesterday in perfect J24 racing conditions, 14-16 knots out of the southwest.  The top two finishers, David Taylor in Midmorning Buzz and Mike Veraldi in Quicky were separated by only one point in the final standings after 4 races.  On a day where the racing was extremely close and the conditions comfortably challenging,  the barefooted guys and gals handling the boats in the 2 -3 foot  chop got a real workout.  "We definitely could have used another person on the rail," one skipper opined.  RESULTS:  1. David Taylor, Midmorning Buzz (2-4-1-1=8);  2. Mike Veraldi, Quicky (1-2-3-3 = 9);  3. Alan Bomar , Roundabout (4-1-2-4 = 11).  PRO-John McCarthy
 
 
LABOR DAY WEEKEND RACING OPPORTUNITIES
LABOR DAY DINK VAIL REGATTA -   One race day on Saturday, September 2. Hosted by Norfolk Yacht and Country Club.   CBYRA sanctioned race for PHRF classes as well as a non-sanctioned Cruising class.  Entry deadline is 1200, Monday, August 28.  Contact  Event Chairman J.D. Scott at (757) 572-6830 or PRO John McCarthy at  (757) 850-4225.   Terrific bang for your buck and leaves Sunday and Monday open for other holiday happenings.  (Entry fee of $65 includes beer, buffet dinner, and event T-shirts for two - additional dinner tickets and T-shirts available for purchase).
12TH ANNUAL STINGRAY POINT REGATTA -  Two days of CBYRA sanctioned racing for PHRF, MORC, and, if sufficient interest, one-design.  Hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Saturday and Sunday, September 2 & 3.  Registration deadline is 1800,  Wednesday, August 30.  Contact:  Event Chairman  Allan Heyward at (804) 690-1070    Full weekend of racing and socializing, with Monday holiday left open for return home.  Entry fee is $100 (prior to August 26, then $30 late fee applies) - entry fee includes Saturday continental breakfast for skipper and crew.  Regatta Saturday dinner ($20@ )  and Sunday hot breakfast  ($10 @ ) are available for additional cost.
 
Flag Waving - Anna Tunnicliffe, former Old Dominion University All American sailor, carried the Stars and Stripes for the USA Sailing Team at the Qingdao International Regatta (China).
 
RADAR? SONAR?  Racers doing night races display radar reflectors meant to alert  big ships of the location of  the sailboat in the dark.  However,  hanging such a device up the mast on a race boat causes massive conflict with the racers' theory that weight aloft must be kept to a minimum.  So, some racers have taken to dangling the reflector device from the stern pulpit, their  theory being that  while it does not help the big surface ships locate the sailboat, it may keep the submarines at bay.
 
DINK VAIL captured more than 100 first place finishes in Hampton, Jollyboat, and Flying Dutchman classes, won national championships in the Flying Dutchman and Hampton classes and generally dominated southern Bay small boat racing in the 1960s.  He was instrumental in the birth of the Old Dominion University sailing program and in 1985 was the first sailor inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.   The Virginia General Assembly officially mourned his passing on December 6, 2000.   Now, Norfolk Yacht and Country  Club will honor this racer of the first degree in a regatta named for him on Saturday, September 2, 2006.  [see Labor Day Weekend Racing for details.]
 
The HOD National Championship Regatta was a family affair for the winner, Randy Stokes, who sailed with his sister, Ann Stokes, and for 2nd place finisher, Eddie Wolcott, who sailed with his son Gordon Wolcott.
 
Potts Trophy up for grabs:  The Potts Trophy is the club team trophy awarded each year at the Stingray Point Regatta.  This year qualifying clubs whose members are entered in the regatta have a chance to snatch the trophy from Fishing Bay Yacht Club.  The competition for the trophy began in 1971 when the clubs involved sent a designated boat, skipper, and crew, to sail against the defending club's representative.  In the late 1990's the competition became a team challenge contested by boats sailing in various fleets at the Stingray Point Regatta.  [see Labor Day Weekend Racing  for details.]
 
Night Racing Quote:  I saw that cruise ship, all lighted up like a jewel box and I thought it was the ghost of the Titanic!
 
MURPHY'S LAW:    Gun Getters are boat and crew who cross the finish line first, but not in enough time to really win.  Yrs Truly, The Murphster, being a  highly tuned racing beagle, is, of course, a Gun Getter Dog.  Being a Gun Getter can lead to a condition known as GGAG, as in Go Get  A Gun... and use it to eliminate those pesky boats that correct on said Gun Getters.   /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.   (Please note:  a special friend of Murphy's contributed the Gun Getter info.)
 
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