#492 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday May 10, 2010 11:52AM

The eyes of Texas [were]  upon. . .Alexander Hanna last week as he finished  50th out of 185 in Opti Team Trials in Texas.  Alexander had  3 races in the top 10 (2,8,10).  He sails out of Fishing Bay and Hampton Yacht Clubs and comes from a long line of southern Bay racing Hannas, at the front of which is Alex's grandfather John Hanna who sailed his gray Pearson Battlewagon across many a finish line ahead of his fleet.
 
Last week on his way to a Leukemia Cup Kickoff-related event in Richmond, Gary Jobson paid a visit to southern Bay J/24-man (Roundabout)  Alan Bomar.  Alan is presently staying at a condominium in Richmond to be near medical experts and facilities.  Of the visit, Alan said, " We had a great conversation about  blood cancers and sailing.  It was a fun and fortunate visit." 
ARMED FORCES DAY IS SATURDAY, MAY 15th - A SALUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE AND THOSE WHO DO PROTECT OUR FREEDOM.
 
CAPE HENRY CUP - This coming Saturday, May 15.  Broad Bay Sailing Association is the honcho of this event.  Starts are offered for PHRF  A, B, C, and Non-Spinnaker (single headsail only).  There is also a  Cruising fleet (single headsail only).   This is a sanctioned race and is part of the Chesapeake Bay Distance Racing Series.  Entries are due no later than 1700, May 14th (Friday).  Sailing Instructions will be available from Scott Almond (757) 471-2663 or at www.broadbaysailing.org.  This is a well established, mid-distance race in the mouth of the Bay.  The first flag is at 0930 on race day.  Get your sailing instructions (so you know where you are going and in what order), and study your weather and current information (so you have an idea of how long it's gonna take you)! 
 
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK 2010 -  There is no better deal on the Bay !  Y'all come!  3 days of great racing and 4 great race parties.   Multiple fleets (all PHRF, Cruising, and One-Design with 5 or more entries),  there's one that is perfect for you.  LIVE entertainment, Phoebus Rio on Friday night  and LF Edwards on Saturday , professional DJ at opening social on Thursday and final awards on Sunday.  Docking arrangements and  housing accommodations are "racer and pocketbook friendly".   Boat of the Day awards for each of the two racing circles sponsored by southern Bay sailmakers.  Daily awards for every fleet everyday and overall awards for each fleet and, of course, The Black Seal Cup.  PHOTOBOAT and CORAL REEF SAILING APPAREL will be at the regatta.  Skippers welcome bags, regatta hats, T-shirts, and much much, more.  For entry forms and info on the full magilla click on www.blacksealcup.com  or call (757) 850-4225 (Lin McCarthy, Info and Entries)   Entry fee is $150 for US Sailing members ($155 otherwise) for a GREAT LONG WEEKEND of fun for skippers, crew, family, and friends.  Avoid the $50 late fee (kicks in after May 24) and help regatta organizers plan FOR YOU!    SBRW 2010 - A racers regatta for everyone.
 
Norfolk Collegiate School (Norfolk, VA) Coed Sailing Team finishes 11th in the Nation in high school sailing’s premier sailing event - Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association’s (ISSA) High School National Double-handed Fleet Racing Championship for the Mallory Cup. The Mallory was hosted this past weekend at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT.  Sailing for Collegiate were seniors Cameron Barcliff and Walker Lobree (co-captains), juniors Teddy Stokes, Kav Stokes, Andrew Prohaska, sophomores Ian Stokes, Andy Granger, and freshmen Mary Peyton Sanford, Kira Jersild, Hannah Sacks, and Layne Kennedy.  KUDOS for all! 
 
HOSPICE REGATTA for Greater Hampton Roads is set for Saturday, May 22nd.  Hampton Yacht Club  runs this annual regatta and offers all PHRF classes as well as a Hospice Class for non-PHRF or one-design class boats.  The course is multiple lap windward-leeward, sailed in Hampton Roads Harbor.  Post-race festivities include a keg and steamed crabs at the HYC docks for all competitors.  The proceeds from this regatta are donated to Hospice Regatta of Greater Hampton Roads.  For information, please contact regatta chairman,  Glenn Giles, (757) 851-9690.
 
IF you plan to do The Down The Bay Race, you must get your entry form in.  The start is May 28th in Annapolis, followed by a 120+ mile dash down the Chesapeake to the finish line off the Fort Monroe Seawall in Hampton.  You may enter up until May 26, 2010; the late fee went in to effect on May 7th.  To enter and for info, go to www.hamptonyc.com and click on the DTB logo. 
 
MERRIMAC MEMORIAL REGATTA - May 29, Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend.  This is a really nice event for dinghy racers.  Portsmouth Boat Club will be hosting the regatta at Portsmouth's City Park.  There will be at least three races  followed by an All American BBQ lunch and awards ceremony.  This is a  formal race with an informal feel for all of the area's dinghy racers  and sailors as well.  In addition to an Open class, organizers expect Laser, Moth, Multi-Hull, Flying Junior, and Sunfish class participation. For information, contact:  Jonathan Romero at  (757) 285-6017, or Jimmy Schools at (757) 802-2394.
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  Yrs Truly, the Racing Beagle, has noticed that a whole lot of  steamed crabs are showing up at southern Bay post-race parties.  Heck, if you'd been lured  into a trap and taken to a party under false pretenses,  you'd be pretty steamed too!      /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
 
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