#505 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday August 23, 2010 02:34PM

Latane Montague made it his 5th  Hampton One-Design National Championship at the HOD Class showdown  in Fishing Bay this past weekend.  Latane has won the title in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, and, now, in 2010.  Thirteen (13) HODs raced in light air on opening day Friday,  got in three nice races on Saturday, and squeezed two more in on Sunday;  the total of 6 allowed for one throw-out in the final tabulations.  Latane sailed with crew Jaci Finney.  Second overall was Gordon Wolcott with crew Perrin Priest, and third was Eddie Wolcott sailing with Rachael Blake.  Fishing Bay Yacht Club hosted the event.  Complete results are available at  www.fbyc.net   Principal Race Officer - Rick Klein.
 
Moonlight Races have plenty of moonshine, but fickle winds:
    *Plantation Light Race winds went light and more racers went home than finished.  Eleven (11) boats struck out for Plantation Light on Friday night, in spite of iffy conditions  predicted by wind wizards.  As it turned out  5 actually finished the race; they were :  PHRF A (3 boats)- 1.Meridian, Sledd Shelhorse;  PHRF B (5 boats) - 1. Rumble, Ben Weeks and Michele Cochran; 2.Gremlin, Greg Cutter; 3.Margarita, Harry Tenney  NOTE:  A protest pends in PHRF B.     PHRF Non-Spin (3 boats) - 1.  Virginia Lee, Mike Brannon.      Hampton Yacht Club sponsors this event.  Principal Race Officer - Bob Thomas.
    *In the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Smith Point Race, nine(9) started on Saturday, and all 9 finished by the wee hours of Sunday.  RESULTS:  PHRF A (4 boats) - 1.Loose Cannon, Strother Scott; 2.Sweet Liberty, Thomas Larkin.   PHRF B (4 boats) - 1.Schiehallion, Brad Miller;  2.Nereid, Eric Powers.  PHRF Non-Spin (1 boat) - 1.Last Boat, Frank Murphy.  Principal Race Officer - Allan Heyward.
 
Southern Bay Racers out of Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Mike Massie, Sophie Massie, and Noel Clinard sailed the Massie's Rhodes 19, Toni Too,  to first place in the one-design class in Nantucket Race Week.  Kudos!
 
Southern Bay (and beyond) Boats Racing at Annapolis Race Week over Labor Day Weekend:  John and Bev Blais' Stardancer is entered in the Beneteau 367 One-Design Fleet.  Kenny Saylor (tactician), Bill Wheary,  and Jimmy Cobb are among the crew sailing with the Blais for the weekend.   Cal Huge's Jubilee from Summerville , South Carolina, and Peter Hunter's Wairere from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, will be racing in the A0 fleet at ARW.
 
DON'T TELL BUMPS!   But, DO bump along to the  surprise  Birthday Party for Bumps Eberwine THIS  WEDNESDAY,  August 25th, at Hampton Yacht Club after the Wednesday Night Racing.  Stop by for Birthday Cake and Beer; drink a toast to  "The Bumpster" on his 85th!  Graham Field is organizing this surprise party and he can be reached at (757) 488-3931.  Donations toward the cake and beer are appropriate and will be greatly appreciated - please give them to Graham.
 
MAYDAY,  MAYDAY,  MAYDAY!  A call most boaters hope they never have to make; and, most will enjoy a lifetime of recreational boating without  being in a situation that warrants a Mayday.  But, say you hear a Mayday - what now?  There are a lot of specific steps you, as having heard the call, must take correctly.  The first time you hear the call, the first thing you do is record the location of the vessel broadcasting the call and stop all of your radio transmissions.  While you are waiting for the second Mayday call, try to figure out what your distance and heading is to the vessel calling.  If the boat calls Mayday a second time, and you have not heard a Coast Guard or closer boat respond, then you should set about establishing contact with the originating vessel.  DO NOT ever use the word "Mayday".  Use "Vessel in distress"  to respond, identify yourself and confirm your reception of their location, determine the nature of their difficulty, tell them where you are, and estimate for them the time of your arrival at their location.  And, there is more to know.  The July issue of SEAWORTHY Magazine  has an excellent article titled "Mayday Protocol"  that includes this information and more regarding what the responding boat should do.  Burn some brain cells on this, especially if you are planning on any  distance sailing on the Bay or bluewater sailing.  When someone calls for help, you may be it!  [Seaworthy is a BoatUS publication, available for the "outrageous price" of $10 per year (800-262-8082, x-3276).]
September Southern Bay Racing Calendar - A great time to race anywhere and everywhere on the southern Bay:
September  4 - 5- 6     Labor Day Clinic,  at ODU - David Tunnicliffe (757) 580-2991
September 4 - 5          Stingray Point Regatta, Fishing Bay - Alex Alvis (804) 370-8241
September 4                Dink Vail Regatta, Norfolk Yacht & Country Club - Bob Hume (757) 288-9985
September 10 -12      Hampton Bay Days Festival Weekend, Hampton, Virginia
September 11             Hampton Annual Middle Ground Light Race, Hampton Yacht Club - John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
September 11             Wolf Trap Race, Fishing Bay Yacht Club - www.fbyc.net
September 11             YP Fall Regatta, Yankee Point Yacht Club
September 18             York River Cup, York River Yacht Club - Ben Weeks/Michele Cochran (757) 285-2127
September 18             Commodore's Cup, Rappahannock River Yacht Club - www.rryc.org
September 18             Tri-Services Regatta, Langley Yacht Club - John Ritter (757) 329-6992
September 19             CCV Fall Series (Day #1), Cruising Club of Virginia - John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
September 24 - 26    505 East Coast Championship Regatta, Hampton Yacht Club - John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
September 25             Neptune Atlantic Regatta, Broad Bay Sailing Association - Scott Almond (757) 471-2663
September 25             Fall Singlehand Race, Yankee Point Yacht Club
September 25            Hampton Roads Sunfish Challenge & Dinghy Distance Race, Portsmouth Boat Club - www.hrsunfishrace.com  
September 26             Singlehand Race, Hampton Yacht Club - Marshall Findley (757) 285-8482
October 2                     Willoughby Memorial Regatta, Broad Bay Sailing Association - Scott Almond (757) 471-2663
October 2                     YPYC Fall Regatta, Yankee Point Yacht Club
October 3                     CCV Fall Series (Day #2), Cruising Club of Virginia - John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
October 3                     FBYC Fall Series, Fishing Bay Yacht Club - www.fbyc.net
October 6                     Octoberfest Wednesday Series begins, CCV - Christian Schaumloffel (757) 496-3590
October 7 - 11            United States Sailboat Show, Annapolis, MD - (410) 268-8828
October 9-10               Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, Yankee Point Marina - www.turkeyshoot,org
October 10                   CCV Fall Series (Day #3), Cruising Club of Virginia - John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  Yrs Truly, the Racing Beagle, has been doing a lot of the summer moonlight racing.   As crew, I have done all I could to help the cause.  Yep, have bayed at the moon and mooned at the Bay, as appropriate.   /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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