# 413 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Tuesday September 30, 2008 10:02AM

The 13th ANNUAL HOSPICE TURKEY SHOOT REGATTA is counting down to October 10-12 - on the Rappahannock River off Carter's Creek and the Corrottoman River.  This is a full blown regatta, including welcoming Happy Hour with live music on Friday, drop mark  courses on Saturday, and a pursuit race (up the river and back) on Sunday,  pre-race breakfasting and post-race eating, drinking and socializing, and, of course, grand awards.  Last year, Turkey Shoot was awarded  "Best of the Bay" by Chesapeake Bay Magazine.  More than 100 boats are expected to join in the fun and race for a good cause.  Winner of the Lightning Division (PHRF racing), will be invited to compete in the National Hospice Regatta in Spring of 2009.  For info and to enter, go to www.hospiceturkeyshootregatta.com and/or call host Yankee Point Marina at (804)462-7018.
 
HIGH SCHOOL SAILING UPDATE: Over the weekend,  Christ Church School  finished first through 12 races, followed by Norfolk Collegiate and Smithfield in that order. For details visit Sail VISA at http://www.sailvisa.com
CCV FALL SERIES  Races  4 & 5, on  THIS coming Sunday,  October 5.   Two sanctioned races in Hampton Roads harbor.   First warning at 1030 / 10:30AM.   OPEN TO ALL.  Deadline for entries is 1300 / 1:00PM on Saturday, October 4. You may enter all, one, or some of the races in this Series - entries are due at 1300 the day before the day of the race.  For info contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.   These two races are the final races in the CCV Fall Series as well as the final CCV High Point Races which have extended over the entire season.
 
As any golfer will tell you, it never rains on the golf course, and according to those who raced on Saturday in the NEPTUNE ATLANTIC RACE, neither does it rain on the race course!  This was a pursuit race which began just north of the entrance to Norfolk's Little Creek and finished  15 miles later, off the Virginia Beach oceanfront at the Old Coast Guard Station (24th and Atlantic).  Sailing the day after a nor'easter blew through the area,  racers experienced light air at the start, but things filled in to a moderate 10-12 knots before all was said and done and only one of the 21 starters did not finish.   RESULTS:  PHRF A (2 boats) - Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage, took first in his fleet as well as "first to finish" overall.   PHRF B (4 boats) -  1.Ben Cuker, Callinectes; 2.Mike Nestor, Glory Days.   PHRF C (3 boats) - 1.Cary Hardesty, Lona B; 2.Martin Casey, Bow Movement.  PHRF Non-Spin (4 boats) - 1.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow; 2.Dixon Wilde, Kingfisher.   Cruising (8 boats) - 1.Jim Forrester, Anjalei; 2.Leland Simmons, Cygnet; 3.Tom Pantalides, Mazi.  PRO - Scott Almond.     Broad Bay Sailing Association runs the Neptune Atlantic in coordination with the annual Virginia Beach Neptune Festival.
 
Southern Bay Boats do NOT have to give up their mid-week racing yet.  Beginning this Wednesday night, the new CCV October Race Series will begin.  Cost is FREE, but an ENTRY FORM IS REQUIRED.  For more info or to enter, please contact  David Taylor at (757) 344-5292.   Racing is planned for every Wednesday evening in October.
 
ANDY ARMSTRONG  and  BEN CUKER  win Divisions in HYC Annual Singlehanded Race.   Twenty (20) "big boat" skippers took their babies out for a solo spin Sunday afternoon around Hampton Bar in a light breeze under a gray sky.  The group was broken into two divisions, based on PHRF ratings and times were corrected accordingly.  RESULTS:  Division 1 (7 boats):  1.Andy Armstrong (Virginia H); 2.Greg Cutter (Gremlyn); 3.Craig Olsen (Namesake).  Division II (13 boats):  1.Ben Cuker (Callinectes); 2.Jonathan Phillips (Fine); 3.Dave Bettis (Boo Nasty).   Malcolm and Kathy Brady were Race Chairmen. 
 
5o5 East Coast Championships:  Twenty-two (22) teams got together for this showdown at West River Sailing Club a weekend ago and our southern Bay 5o5-ers did great.  Tyler Moore (Hampton) with crew Jesse Falsone (Annapolis) finished 2nd overall  and Henry Amthor (Hampton) and crew  Dustin Romey (San Juan) took 4th.  Barney Harris (Arlington) and crew Clayton James (Gloucester) finished 10th.   Also, there from Raleigh, NC, finishing 18th were Dave Burchfield and Jay Smith. 
 
Interested in helping your sport at the grassroots level?  CCV commodore Dave Taylor, says CCV is looking for a volunteer to take on the club's Treasurer duties. The job involves simple bookkeeping and use of Quickbooks.  Contact Dave at (757) 344-5292.
 
Two more 5o5-ers to join Hampton fleet:  Word is that Charles Smith (Norfolk) and Christian Rasmussen (Hampton)  have taken delivery on brand new boats - imported from England - and will be racing with our southern Bay fleet asap!  That's great news!
 
From Barry Wickre, southern Bay expatriate, currently with LaserSail in Miami - Barry says he has 420’s for charter for the Orange Bowl regatta in December.   The boats will be new and will be turn-key with all gear.  The price is $800 for the regatta.  To reserve a boat just give Barry a call at 305.285.3442
 
With 4 races in the books, and more coming up in October,  Alex Alvis and the Chilcoot team are leading the PHRF A fleet in the Fishing Bay Fall Series with four first place finishes.  In the PHRF B/C fleet, David Hinckle, Elancer, and Allan Heyward, La Maga, are tied for the lead.  Tom O'Connell is the series Race Chairman.
 
Help celebrate our schooner VIRGINIA on  THIS Friday, October 3rd, 6-9 PM, at The Pagoda Gardens and Tea Room (downtown Norfolk).  Silent auction, NOT silent Live Steel Drum Music by the CalypsoNuts and heavy hors d'oeuvres!  Please call (757) 627-7400 for more information and to secure a   required invitation   to the  fund-raising party.
 
Don't miss the opportunity to save money ($5) by entering the annual 'ROUND THE LIGHTS RACE  (scheduled for October 25)  before October 18th.  Send your entries to OPCYC, c/o Dennis Moner, 205 Eric Nelson Run, Yorktown, VA 23693.  Or, call Dennis at (757) 867-1028.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:   BAILOUT!  Why all the fuss??  Yrs Truly, the Murphster,  was involved in a complicated bailout once.  A bunch of us "bailed out " a stationary beer truck at a post-race party.   And, our buddies later "bailed us out" of the  local hoosegow.    /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
 
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