#499 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday July 5, 2010 07:02PM

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
      12th ANNUAL SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA - JULY 10-11, 2010.  Hosted by Stingray Harbour Yacht Club and Fishing Bay Yacht Club.  Two days of racing, classes for PHRF A, B, C, and Non-Spin,  a Classic division, and a Cruising Class.  There will be one-design racing for  classes with at least 5 boats.  For information contact  Laura Boone at  (804) 627-0400, x-6707,  OR  Sue Willis at (804) 627-0400, x-6711.  And, remember, for Hampton Roads and York River area racers, Fishing Bay is  6-7 hours closer to Solomons Island for Screwpile the following week (July 18, 19, and 20).  A perfect hop delivery.

Commonwealth of Virginia Junior Sailing Championships.  Forty-four (44) junior sailors raced in the Virginia Juniors Championship Regatta this past weekend.  Hampton Yacht Club was the host this year.  In the largest fleet - OPTI  Blue, Red and White (19 boats), Alexander Hanna finished first overall; Will Whittmore was second, and Erin Jacob was third.   In the Laser Radial Fleet (10 boats), Alex Jacob finished first, Ben Buhl second, and Austin Powers third.  Winner of the 4 boat Club 420 fleet was James Codega.   The first three finishers in the Opti Green Fleet (11  boats) finished one point apart - Stephen Streater (10);  Peyton Goldthwaite (11), and Reeves Yanez (12).     Race Chairman  and Opti RWB course =  Malcolm Brady.  Race Officer for Laser Radial/ and 420 =Brian Deibler.  Race Officer for the Opti Green Fleet = Randy Pugh.  Chief Judge = John McCarthy.  Event Chairman = David Revill. 

There are more than 100 boats already entered in the 2010 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge Regatta (July 18, 19, 20) in Solomons, MD.  Hook up now with the Southern Bay Brigade headed up to Solomons.  There's serious racin', and there's serious partyin' - no southern Bay racer in his or her right [racing] mind can miss this!  Here's who's goin' so far:  Gremlin, Greg Cutter (Norfolk);  Wairere, Pete Hunter (Kill Devil Hills, NC);  Number Two, Brendan Drinkwater (Virginia Beach);  Turbo's Tub, MD Riley (Virginia Beach);  Stardancer, John and Bev Blais (Smithfield);  CYMRU, Bob Howell (Hampton);  TL Sea, Tony Thornton (Portsmouth);  The Hunter, Justin Morris (Virginia Beach);  Double Eagle, Sam Mitchener (Roanoke);  Pegasus, David Kelsey (Dahlgren);  Corryvreckan, David Clark (Mechanicsville);  Bobinski, Bob Hausmann (Virginia Beach);  Jubilee, Cal Huge, Summerville, SC);  Black Widow, Leo Wardrup (Virginia Beach);  Schiehallion, Brad Miller (Hanover);  Goin', Dennis Hannick (King George);  Voodoo 2, Lissenden/Birch/Krushelnisky (Richmond);  Meridian 2, Sledd Shelhorse (Virginia Beach);  Midnight Mistress, Jake and Pat Brodersen (Newport News); and two southern Bay expatriates -  Fine, Jonathan and Bethany Phillips;  and Kahuna, Sanford and Alex  Richardson.  Now, THAT"S a flotilla!    Info and entry forms at  www.splc.us   
 SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE 2010 - July 18, 19, and 20th - Solomons, MD.  This is the regatta  chosen by racers as the Best on the Bay in 2009 - expect even better in 2010!      Go to www.splc.us , print down your entry form, fill it in and mail it with your fee to Screwpile Challenge 2010.  Regatta headquarters is at the Holiday Inn Solomons (regatta headquarters) 1-800-356-2009.    When making ressies,  tell the person taking your info that  you are coming to SCREWPILE and give them the magic code - SC 1.  There is additional accommodation and dockage info at the event website - www.splc.us
 
 
      VETERANS CUP - SATURDAY - JULY 10, 2010.  Here comes Langley Yacht Club's annual Veterans Cup.  Starts are offered for all PHRF Classes (PHRF Non-Spin is double headsail) as well as for a single headsail Cruising Class.  The plan is to do two drop mark races on Saturday.   The Skippers Meeting is Friday, 7pm at the Water's Edge Grill  (upstairs over the Salt Ponds Marina Office, Buckroe Beach Road, Hampton).  The Notice of Race is posted at the LYC website -   www.langleyyachtclub.org      For information, please contact John Ritter at (757) 329-6992.   This event honors members of our Armed Forces.   You DO NOT have to be formally affiliated with the Armed Forces to participate or to honor the members, past and present.
 
J/30 RACERS - There will be a one-design fleet for you at Screwpile!  So far, all of the entries are from the "upper" Bay.  There are some very capable J/30 skippers and crew on the southern Bay.  Get yourselves together and get entered in SCREWPILE 2010.  Braggin' rights are on the table!   www.splc.us.     NOTE: Other big boat one-design (COD) classes already  at Screwpile are: J/35, J/80, J/105 and Bene 36.7.
 
Henry Amthor and Dustin Romey finish 6th at 505 North Americans in Chicago.  Team Amthor/Romey sailing out of Hampton Yacht Club, were in the top 10 at a talent laden 505 North Americans last week.  The 505 NA Championship was won by former Rolex Sailor of The Year, Augie Diaz(Miami), sailing w/ Parry Barkley from Annapolis. The group included the current  World Champion helm Mike Martin, an ODU grad, who came in 3rd overall.   In the very near future (July 24 - August 5) southern Bay sailor Tyler Moore and Annapolis racer Geoff Ewenson will team up at the 505 Worlds in Denmark.  Also going to the Worlds are Chris Rasmussen and son, Thomas.    Cross your fingers and toes for all of them.  NOTE: The 505 East Coast Championships will be hosted by Hampton Yacht Club this coming September 24 thru 26.
 
WTF wins Melges 24 National Championship - Steve Hunt, whose roots stretch all the way back to Hampton Roads (and College of Charleston), is a member of the championship crew along with Jeff Reynolds, Eric Shampain, and Sarah Currin. Alan Fields is the skipper/owner.
 
 

DINGHY SAILING RETURNS TO BROAD BAY IN VIRGINIA BEACH.  Join in the fun on  Tuesday, July 13th, 6PM,  and help get Virginia Beach and Broad Bay back on the dinghy sailing/racing map!!!   David Tunnicliffe and Greg Lanese are leading the charge to get racing going again on Broad Bay . Organizers say, "Anything that floats, will not run aground in [Broad Bay], able to fit under a couple of bridges, and has a sail is welcome."  More information: www.sailvirginiabeach.com  Contact Information: david@tunnicliffeconsulting.com or 757-580-2991  

 

Southern Bay Sailor Steve Black's Cruising Rally Association (CRA) joins with World Cruising Club (WCC).  CRA, best known as the organizer of the annual Caribbean 1500 Rally from Hampton VA to the British Virgin Islands, and WCC, organizers of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia, are joining forces to become the largest global organization dedicated to the sport of passage-making.  Cruising Rally Association has organized ocean sailing rallies and seminars for 21 years under the leadership of  President and Founder Steve Black. “We are excited to be joining with the World Cruising Club whose size and international reputation will help insure the long term continuation and success of the events we have worked for years to establish.”    Steve Black is a veteran trans-oceanic single handed passage-maker.  He plans to continue his work with WCC and to cruise and race aboard his  Simonis/ Voogd designed Pacer 42 sloop. Future CRA rallies will continue to be organized and run from the combined organization’s US office, providing continuity and support for American participants.  For more information on future rallies and seminars, visit www.carib1500.com and  www.worldcruising.com
 
Hampton Roads Sunfish Challenge & Dinghy Distance Race. Set for Saturday, September 25, 2010, excitement about this is bubbling.  The inaugural event in 2009 gave indications of the possibilities of this event.  Now, in 2010 Portsmouth Boat Club has stood up as the official Organizing Authority.  Local and regional sponsors are on board.  Here's a group hug for them for supporting this fledging event:  SpinSheet Magazine . Yorgos Bageldashery . Islander Trophies & Engraving of Poquoson . Diversified Building Services . Marine Sonic Technologies .  .Atlantic Coast Floor Coverings . ODU Sailing Center . St. Moritz Watches . Neil Pryde Sails . Famous Uncle Al's Hot Dogs & Grill . Clare Medical of Portsmouth . Intensity Sails . Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center of Suffolk . Queensboro Shirt Company.   Event website: www.hrsunfishrace.com  Remember, it is not just for Sunfish - other dinghy sailboats are welcome too.
 
There are already more than 50 entries in the  (HRSC&DDR), aka the Sunfish Challenge, and two of them will be bringing their Sunfish from as far away as Pennsylvania - Ken Andrews is making the trek from Pittsburg and Bruce Newman from Waynesboro, PA. 
 
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