# 323 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Tuesday November 28, 2006 06:22PM

PHRF of Chesapeake Grants and Financial Support - $$$ - PHRF has established a Foundation (PHRFF) to distribute funds to  "provide (1) financial support to amateur sailing; (2) provide grants to maritime-related charitable and educational organizations; and, (3) provide scholarships to underprivileged youths to participate in PHRF Member Yacht Club's junior sailing program."  Randy Pugh, president of PHRF, will take applications from the southern Bay quarterly for amateur/junior sailing award/grants and annually for maritime-related charitable and educational organizations.  Please go to the PHRF website for specific deadlines and procedures.  The first deadline is March 15, 2007.  http://www.phrfchesbay.com
GO GABOON!  This Sunday, December 3, 2006.  This is the original "grab up the babies and bring the old ladies" end of the season race.    It's where significant others finally get to come on a race, neighbors who wonder where you disappear to every weekend find out, and you let the family youngster "do the bow".  It's a staggered start race - starting times are posted at the registration table in the HYC lounge the day of the race.  All entries must be received no later than 1230 race day.  The racing begins at 1255.  It's a non-sanctioned affair, BUT valid PHRF Rating Certificate (or provisional rating issued by PHRF of the Chesapeake) is required.  PHRF crew limitations do not apply.  There will be class awards.  And, the first to finish gets the coveted GABOON SPITTOON TROPHY (presented at the HYC Dec 5, awards soiree).   Get out your warmies and call up your skipper, crew and friends.  You're gonna have a goood time!  For info contact Phil Briggs at (757) 244-5477.
 
Finally, an absolutely perfect day for the final Frostbite Series race:  There were ties for the first or second place in 3 of the 4 fleets.  However, in PHRF C the leader dominated his competition.  Chris Johnson and the Blue Bus crew took a bullet in each of the three Series races.  Ben Cuker, Callinectes (2-2-4) was 2nd overall, and Dave Taylor, Midmorning Buzz, 3rd with DNC/7-3-2.  In PHRF A  Phil Briggs' performances in the first two races (1-1) carried him to first overall, even though the Feather team turned in a 5th yesterday.  Mirage, Christian Schaumloffel, had finishes of 2-2-3 to take second overall.  Cyrano, Bob Mosby, finished third with 12 points,  3-3-6.  In PHRF B,  Bob Archer and Chris Beahr, Bad Habit (1-4-4) relied on their first in Race 1 to break the tie with Larry Preddy's PF Flyer  (4-3-2) for second place. Rusty Burshell's Cool Change won the fleet with a string of 2-2-3.  In the PHRF Non-Spin fleet, Treaty of Ghent, Jim Williams and Will Roberts, almost swept their competition, finishing first overall with 2-1-1.  Dave Lively, in his Lively Lady, took second (7-2-2), and Roger Worthen, brought his "new " baby, Sanctuary, in third (5-3-3), losing the tie breaker to Lively Lady.   PRO for the series was Dick Boykin. 
 
Pirate People Know Their Blackbeard:  You are absolutely correct, Dear Readers.  Blackbeard lost his head at Ocracoke Inlet , not Beaufort as erroneously reported last week.    Blackbeard, being a natural "hothead" - that candle thing in the beard and all - probably lost his head, so to speak, many, many times, but the last and most significant occurrence was indeed at Ocracoke Inlet.  Thanks to all who picked up the geographical snafu.
 
An ill wind, specifically the nor'easter last week, blew plenty of ill at Tom Edward's J/24, Fins.  She broke her mooring and ended up "attacking" the Portsmouth Seawall.  J24 Fleet 71  gave some guidance and loaned a trailer and the boat was plucked from the water by Fink's Towing.  She now sits in Tom's yard, and he expects it will take him 'til the end of next summer to have her ready to sail. 
 
The Velux 5 Oceans Race is underway and the singlehanders are passing through the Southern Ocean now.  You can follow these bluewater bravehearts by going on line at  http://www.velux5oceans.com   One boat has been abandoned and the skipper, Alex Thomson,  rescued by a fellow competitor, Mike Golding.  Then, Golding's mast broke.    The race stops in Norfolk in April 2007.  Make plans to see the boats and meet the skippers while they are here in our backyard.
 
 
MURPHY'S LAW:   Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Yrs Truly, The Murphster,  did not wake up with cotton-mouth or blanket-breath; it was feather-face... from eatin' all that turkey.   /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
 
REBECCA J - 1986 J27  #83183 - PHRF 135  Very fast boat - 'teens down wind, 6+ up.  Has roller furling genoa symm and asymm spins, new main and instruments.  Pic at  http://webpages.charter.net/j.wandling/html/rebecca_j.html    Good condition - $13,750.  j.wandling@charter.net  or (757) 615-7979.  [ADVERTISEMENT]
 
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