# 367 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday October 29, 2007 01:50PM

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS THIS COMING SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4th,  AT 2AM.  Set your clock for Eastern Standard Time - fall back one hour.  Racing Sleepyheads ... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz!
 
The Caribbean 1500 fleet, currently gathering in Hampton, will head for Tortola, BVI, Sunday, November 4.  The start of the race / cruise is planned for just east of Thimble Shoal Light around mid-morning / noon-ish on Sunday.  Check at  www.carib1500.com for specifics and definite times.  This looks to be a record setting number of boats - each one beautiful.  Most are berthed at Bluewater Yachting Center (Sunset Creek - Hampton River, Hampton) and at other facilities on Hampton River.
 
Get spooked!   Halloween is this coming Wednesday, October 31.
 
FROSTBITE  #1:  VOODOO 2, COOL CHANGE, APRIL TIDE, and VALKYRIE  open with wins.  Blustery?? And, chilly??  What the...?  Twenty-two (of 25 entered) boats raced yesterday, undeterred by cool temps and hefty breezes that started out near 20 kts and eventually tapered off to 10-12.  It was cool enough on the water for sets of foulies to be hauled from the bottoms of the sailing bags, but not too bad.  RESULTS:  PHRF A (7 boats) - 1.Voodoo 2. Leroi Lissenden; 2.Feather, Phil Briggs; 3.Flying Colors, Richard Payne.  PHRF B (8 boats) - 1.Cool Change, Rusty Burshell; 2.Strega, Neal Garrett;  3.Independence, Graham Field.  PHRF C (3 boats) - 1.April Tide, Tim Ketten; 2.Lona B, Carey Hardesty.  PHRF non-Spin (4 boats) - 1.Valkyrie, Karl Petersen; Treaty of Ghent, Jim Williams / Will Roberts.  PRO - Dick Boykin.
 
Hot Buttered Rum Race set for Saturday, November 3.  Sponsored by BBSA Willoughby Racers.  Racing takes place in Norfolk's Willoughby Bay (aka Little Bay).  For details on fleets and entry process contact Scott Almond at  (757) 471-2663.
 
FROSTBITE #2 - Sunday, November 4 - same time (set your clocks to Eastern Standard Time); same place; same plan.  For info or to enter, call Dick Boykin at  (757) 890-0093.   Remember, you can enter the entire series or one race at a time.  There are a total of 5 races, all on consecutive Sundays and all in Hampton Roads harbor.
 
SEAFOOD!  Eat it . . .  for the good of the Christopher Newport University Sailing Team!   This coming Saturday, November 3rd, at 5:30pm,   be at the Oyster Roast for CNU sailing.  The  seafood-a-thon at James River Marina (located at the end of Deep Creek Road in Newport News) is a deal!   $20 gets  you oysters, crab soup, and other kinds of  water critters and side dishes and soft drinks or brewskis.  All proceeds go to the CNU  intercollegiate Sailing Team.  For info and/or directions to James River Marina, contact Marty at (757) 930-1909 at JRM or Jim White (CNU assistant sailing coach) at (757) 249-8758.  (NOTE: you can pay at the door.)
 
Spray tops and sweaters - get 'em on!  Here's the November-December southern Bay schedule:
November 3    Saturday    Hot Buttered Rum Race - BBSA/Willoughby Racers, Scott Almond (757) 471-2663
November 4    Sunday       Frostbite #2 -  HYC, Dick Boykin (757) 890-0093
November 4    Sunday      START of Caribbean 1500 - www.carib1500.com
November 9    Friday        CCV Awards Party and Year End Bash - CCV, Karl Petersen (757) 271-2869
November 11  Sunday      Frostbite #3 - HYC, Dick Boykin (757) 890-0093
November 18  Sunday      Frostbite #4 -  HYC, Dick Boykin (757) 890-0093
November 25  Sunday      Frostbite #5 -  HYC, Dick Boykin (757) 890-0093
December  2   Sunday -   Gaboon Race - HYC, Phil Briggs (757) 244-5477
 
Pocket Plotter.  Weems & Plath has come out with a neat-o  parallel ruler.  The W&P gizmo is  7.25 inches long and has all the features of a standard parallel ruler and a protractor, mileage scale, and innovative locking knob.  The Paralock Plotter@ goes for $24.  Call (800) 638-0428.  
 
Bluewater racers:  As the 2008 season gets underway there will be bluewater races, like the Lauderdale to Miami, the Newport Bermuda, and others,  that southern Bay racers are considering.  Here's one way to save a little bit of money while equipping the boat to go "out of sight of land".  BoatUS RENTS  406-MHz Emergency Position Indicating Beacons (EPIRB).  The cost is $40 per week for a maximum rental of six weeks.   For info call BoatUS at 1-888-66-EPIRB (37472).
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  You do not have to go offshore to put an EPIRB to good use.  Yrs Truly, The Racing Beagle is seriously considering renting one next year for major regatta parties.  Imagine, you could set it off when it was time to go home and your friends could find you easily underneath the beer truck,  in the wrong restroom at the marina on the Eastern Shore, or wherever....    /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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