# 416 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday October 20, 2008 04:54PM

Pride of Baltimore II  is first to finish at Thimble Shoal.  Virginia's  nemesis, The Pride, rolled down the Bay from Annapolis,  Thursday afternoon and through the night to  finish this year's Great Schooner Race at Thimble Shoal at 6:16:03 AM on Friday. Skipper Jan Miles won line honors as well as the AA Fleet on corrected time.  Our Virginia (skipper Hank Mosely) finished 2nd in the water at 8:30:36AM, but 4 in her fleet corrected on her with handicap times, pushing her to 6th once all the paperwork was done.
 
'ROUND THE LIGHTS RACE - October 25- THIS COMING SATURDAY  - sponsored by Old Point Comfort Yacht Club.   This is a CBYRA sanctioned event  for PHRF boats and it counts in the Chesapeake Bay Distance Race Series sponsored by Broad Bay Sailing Association.  There is a Cruising fleet for non-PHRF boats.  All boats must meet the PHRF 4P equipment and accommodations requirements.  This event features a pursuit start and is unique in that each racer decides which lighthouse, either Middle Ground Light or Thimble Shoal Light to round first.  Send your entries to OPCYC, c/o Dennis Miner, 205 Eric Nelson Run, Yorktown, VA 23693.  Or, call Dennis at (757) 867-1028.   This is a great event with a nice post-race party and awards at the OPCYC clubhouse on Ft Monroe.  Your entry fee covers skipper as well as all crew.
 
OYSTER ROAST AND A  REGATTA TOO!!    Saturday, November 8th, 6:00PM to 10:00PM - CNU 2nd ANNUAL ALUMNI REGATTA AND OYSTER ROAST.     This event serves as a fund raiser for the Christopher Newport University Sailing team.   Alumni, parents, friends, and supporters are invited to join current team members.  There's a regatta involving the CNU team members, former and current, followed by a true Chesapeake Bay Oyster Roast on the grounds of the James River Marina located across the Creek from the CNU Sailing Center.  Sailing and slurpin' - ya just can't beat that!  Plan for a modest charge ($20) - it is, after all, intended to raise funds for the team!   For info please contact CNU head coach Dan Winters at CNUsailing@aol.com  or assistant coach Jim White at   jwhiteii@cox.net
 
Phil and Arabella Denvir, Premier Sailing (Irvington, Virginia) paid a visit to the Sunfish group at Grandview (Hampton) yesterday.  The Denvirs covered entry for two J/24's in the Turkey Shoot Regatta recently, one of which was donated for the Hospice Women's Team boat.
 
COLLEGE CORNER:  Christopher Newport University's Ben France and Johanna Faroe placed first in A Division at the Washington College (Chestertown, MD) Open this past weekend.  It's a great time to be peaking, two weeks prior to the War Memorial Regatta.  This coming week, CNU will be hosting their Webb Regatta with teams from Ocean County, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Salisbury, Virginia Tech, and William and Mary. 

 
NOVEMBER - Just around the corner... and, some good sailing still available!
November  2    FALL BACK  TO EASTERN STANDARD TIME (2 am)
 
November 1     HOT BUTTERED RUM RACE - BBSA/Willoughby Racers, Scott Almond (757) 471-2663
November 2     Race #1   FROSTBITE SERIES - HYC,  Brian Deibler (757) 224-4272
November 2     FROSTBITE - FBYC, Mike Dale (804) 347-7409
November 7     CCV AWARDS PARTY AND YEAR END BASH - CCV, Karl and Senta Petersen (757)271-2869
November 9     Race #2   FROSTBITE SERIES - HYC,  Brian Deibler (757) 224-4272
November 11                             Veterans Day
November 15   Leg #2 start of VOLVO OCEAN RACE - Cape Town to Kochi, www.volvooceanrace.org  
November 16   Race #3   FROSTBITE SERIES - HYC,  Brian Deibler (757) 224-4272
November 23   Race #4   FROSTBITE SERIES - HYC,  Brian Deibler (757) 224-4272
November 27                              Thanksgiving
November 30   Race #5   FROSTBITE SERIES - HYC,  Brian Deibler (757) 224-4272
 
Only three weeks left until the CCV AWARDS PARTY AND YEAR END BASH (Friday, November 7th).  For info and ressies for the event, call Karl or Senta Petersen at (757) 271-2869.    Also, Dave McConaughy is looking for racing pictures of CCV racing and racers for the party slide show - contact him at (757) 595-3547.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:   Find your fleece stuff, your warmest socks, and your best layering hoodies - the "Big Cool" is coming and it will likely be here in  time for your Frostbite Series!   Keep this in mind:  the increase of the rum (by jigger) in the Hot Buttered Grog must be directly proportional to the decrease by degree in temperature!   /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
 
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