From Scuttlebutt March 29, a perspective on racing on the Chesapeake Bay in case anyone needs the reminders.
VOR: CHESAPEAKE CHALLENGES
Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race brings many challenges. Skippers and
navigators must negotiate the southeast and northeast tradewinds, cross
through the dreaded doldrums and Bermuda Triangle then play the strong
currents of the Gulf Stream. There are many decisions to be made during the
5,000-nautical mile leg from Rio de Janeiro to Baltimore, but it's the
final 120 miles that concern skippers and navigators the most. "There could
be some serious reshuffling in the Chesapeake Bay," Pirates of the
Caribbean skipper Paul Cayard said yesterday. "Anything can happen in the
Bay, and that's good …
Wednesday, April 5, Steve Cockerill, an internationally known dinghy sailor, will be giving a talk at Severn Sailing Association. Steve has won many World, European and National titles in both single and doublehanded classes. Although the talk will be mostly geared towards lasers, it will be applicable to other one-design classes as well. I'll be putting a carpool together to go up and see the talk. We'll depart Richmond around 3. There will be a small fee and it does include a simple dinner and beverages. For more information see the Laser District 11 Website. If you are interested, please shoot me an email or give me a call. -Jon Deutsch jon@jdeutsch.com 804-305-1244
SUNDAY, APRIL 2 - DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
begins at 2AM - Spring ahead - set your clocks ahead one hour. You
lose one hour of sleep, but you gain one hour of daylight time to sail
!
2006 CCV RACING CLINIC and Racing Guide
Distribution: April 4, Tuesday, 6:30 pm, at The Mariners' Museum (Newport
News, Virginia). OPEN TO ALL and FREE. This is one
pre-season gathering southern Bay racers, skippers, crews, friends, family, and
curious sailors do not want to miss. John McCarthy, PRO for the CCV season
long, 15 race High Point Series, will hit the key points of the 2006 Sailing
Instruction from the racers' perspective . The Sailing Instructions,
which CCV as well as …
"Copyright Southside Sentinel, used with permission."
Members and friends of the Deltaville Maritime Museum celebrated the Laying of the Keel last Saturday at the museum in Deltaville. Above, the keel is carried on the shoulders of volunteers to start the construction of a replica of the Explorer, a 30-foot sailing barge used by Captain John Smith to explore the Chesapeake Bay region.
And now there at 19 - days, that is, until the first
racing in the 2006 southern Bay season!
NORTH CAROLINA boats take two first-in-class at Miami
Race Week -Judd Smith (Oriental, NC) sailed his
Oriental Express to first place in the 28 boat Etchells fleet, beating
the 2nd place boat by 11 points. Worth Harris (Beaufort,
NC), Rum at Six , trounced the 7 boat J/105 fleet.
Tripptease, the Miami based Tripp 33 on which southern Bay racers
Leroi Lissenden and Bob
Krushelnisky (Voodoo Chile) crewed, tied for first
in PHRF 3, but lost out when the tie was broken. Randall
White, another Etchells skipper from Oriental, finished 14th
overall in the large Etchells …
Noel Clinard and Mike Miller take on the Bounty in Tampa Bay, surviving to tell all! Doubloon can just be made out through the Bountys rigging as she prepares a volley.
As well, Wind Dancer (Len, Barb, & Heidi Guenther), Antonia (Mike and Sophie Massie), DouBloon (Noel Clinard & Mike Miller), and Fathom Knot II (John Hubbard, Ric & Sharon Bauer) competed in 4 days of racing in the Flying Scot Midwinter Regatta, hosted by the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club on Tampa Bay. For final race results click: RACE RESULTS
The Guenthers continue to transfer their formidable Mobjack skills to the Scot, as the rest of us watched their stern entirely too …
The Laser had it's 35th birthday recently and the Winter issue of the class magazine is loaded with happy memories of it's early days and reports on antics that famous names like Carl Buchan and Gary Jobsonwere involved in. Current hull numbers are in the mid 180,000 range and both the full and the radial rigs will be seen in the Beijing Oplympics. While most of the medalists in the mens event in recent years have been from outside the US there are two US women in contention for the US Olympic team, Paige Railey and Anna Tunniclife. Paige is in High School in Florida while Anna sailed out of Old Dominion University so she may be …
Mark your calendar! On April 1st at 9:00 am, we will have our Spring Clean-Up of the grounds. Some parts of the grounds are in turmoil from construction of the bulkhead on Jacksons Creek and ground clearing. The new land is slowly taking shape, but we really need to get some grass growing in lots of places. In spite of these circumstances, we have lots to do. Mulch spreading, pruning, the usual dose of raking and other spruce-up kinds of jobs are on the agenda. Well have coffee and maybe a doughnut or two to get you started. If enough hands show up, well be done by lunch. Bring a rake, pruning shears, some trash bags …
A number of FBYC boats went to
St. Petersburg Yacht Club for the Flying Scot Midwinters being held March 5-10. A close look at the
Results shows that John Hubbard is in the top half of the 35 boat Championship Fleet. I heard Friday night that his crew included our Rear Commodore Ric Bauer and Sharon. Noel Clinard is also competing in the Championship Fleet.
Mike Massie and daughter Sophie - on a break from UVa - is a consistent 11 in the Challenger Fleet.
In the spring of 1607 the first English settlers arrived in Jamestown with three large vessels and a knocked down and disassembled boat. This 30 barge was completed on the shore and immediately put in service exploring the myriad tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. In the course of this exploration and mapping, Capt. John Smith was fatally stung by a Stingray off present day Stingray Point. Quick work by the ships surgeon (not Pocahontas, sorry Walt) saved his life.
To commemorate our first unhappy tourist the Deltaville Maritime Museum will construct what we believe is an authentic replica of Captain John Smiths Explorer.
This 30 open boat, propelled by oars and sail will be constructed with white oak …
Big News for Southern Bay J/24 Racers:
Fleet 71 Captain, Alan Bomar, has announced the move
of Fleet 71 (Hampton Roads) to USJCA District 6. That means the
southern-most Bay Js will join FBYC Fleet 107, Annapolis Fleet 8, and Havre de
Grace Fleet 15. And, even more significant, it means SOUTHERN BAY RACE
WEEK (for the Black Seal Cup) will be part of a series for the
District 6 World Qualifier. SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK (June
2-4) will join CBYRA Annapolis Race Week (Sep 2-4) and Havre de
Grace's Pink Moon Regatta (April 22-23) as the qualifier series
events.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: If you do not yet have your 2006 PHRF
Rating Certificate …
Only seven weeks until Opening Day. This is the month when many of us are working on that slick bottom. If you haven't done this already, there's still time to renew or obtain your required racing certification, MORC, PHRF, etc., for '06. If you have questions or need help with the PHRF form, contact Mayo Tabb or Mike Dale. The form is available on the PHRF of the Chesapeake Web Site. If you intend to compeat for CBYRA High Point, You need to be a current member of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association. Check out their web site for an application form.
If you had a conversation over the winter months about serving as either race committe …
This notice is primarily addressed to crew candidates and outlines our training program. We presently have over 40 candidates who have expressed an interest in crewing on off-shore boats during the 2006 season.
A meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday March 28 at 7pm at Retreat Hospital to meet and greet candidates. Members will be available to answer questions and to describe what you can expect both when you arrive at the club for the training sessions and on a race day.
On-the-water crew training for off-shore candidates is scheduled for April 8, 9 and 15. A meeting for candidates and skippers is scheduled for 7 pm on Tuesday March 28 in the Boardroom at Retreat Hospital. The entrance to …
CBYRA Region 4 Awards Dinner: 50+
racers and friends attended the Annual Region 4 Awards Presentation Dinner
hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club Saturday evening. CBYRA
Vice-President for Region 4, Tom Roberts, presented silverware to
a bunch of lasagna-filled racers for their 2005 accomplishments.
Toting home silverware were: Leroi Lissenden
and Bob Krushelnisky, Voodoo Chile (1st PHRF Spin,
North); Stephen Radcliffe, Entreprise (1st, PHRF
Non-Spin, North). Bob Archer (Archer/Beahr), Bad
Habit, (2nd PHRF B, South); Ben Cuker,
Callinectes, (1st PHRF C, South); Lew and Barb
Lewis, Incentive (2nd PHRF C, South); Jim and
Barbara Williams, Checks in the Mail (2nd PHRF Non-Spin,
South). Mike Dale, Juggernaut, was
the top …
Reserve your spot at this annual, popular affair
today! CBYRA REGION 4 AWARDS DINNER - Saturday, February 25, at Fishing
Bay Yacht Club. 5:30 refreshments and socializin'; 6:30 dinner;
7:00, or shortly thereafter, awards presentation. Menu = Lasagna or
Seafood Lasagna, salad, dessert, beverages and bread. $20 (adult),
$15 (junior) includes refreshments. Casual attire. Make ONLINE
ressies at http://www.fbyc.net/Events/2006 or call Tom
Roberts at (804) 843-2682 or contact him by email at mobjack451@cox.net. Event organizers would appreciate your ressies asap and no later
than Tuesday, February 21. Sailing pictures will be...lively, according to
Tom Roberts, our Region VP, and the fireplaces …
LAST REMINDER - US SAILING Race Management Seminar -
February 18-19 (this coming weekend). Two half-day sessions (0900 - 1300),
hosted by Hampton Yacht Club in Hampton, VA. This course is
designed for those with some race management experience as well as
newcomers. It meets the course requirement for certification and
certification renewal as a US SAILING Club Race Officer. The
certification test will be given at the conclusion of the course; taking this
test is optional for any participant. Presented by John McCarthy
and Glenn Giles. For detailed information and/or to register, you may go
to www.ussailing.org/racemgt/Seminars
or call John or Lin at (757) 850-4225. Cost is $40.
Yesterdays Scuttlebutt reported on two events in Melbourne, one a Fun day for kids of all ages sponsored by Disney who are funding Paul Cayards Pirates of the Caribbean in the Volvo Ocean race around the world. And this coming weekend, a rematch between Dennis Connor and John Bertrand who skippered the US and Australian boats in the 1983 Americas Cup race. Remember it's summer down under so it will be great weather for the spectators.
500 KIDS KIDNAPPED BY PIRATES
The villains from Paul Cayards Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean
put on a show, hosted by sponsor Pescanova, on Melbournes Central Pier
that instilled in the kids the allure and the fascination of the Volvo …
After the FBYC Flea Market and dinner on March 18 at the club (around 7:00 pm), we will have a presentation from Captain Bob Glover, Executive Director of Schooner Virginia. Bob will provide an update on Schooner Virginia, its schedule/itenerary for 2006 and learning and participation opportunities. It should be a great finale to a very interesting day at FBYC.
Help find AMBERJACK -
Amberjack, Star #307, was built in 1925 by Davis &
Sons of Solomons Island. The first owners were listed as Trippe and Young
(don't have first names). Ownership transferred in the 1930s to Richard
Martin and then to A.R. Leighton in the early 1950s. AMBERJACK
kept her name and stayed in the Chesapeake Bay fleet until she was last logged
by the Star historian around 1983. Now, a search is on for her.
If you have any information, Fitzhugh Turner asks that you contact him
at fitzturner@verizon.net
From Jimmie Mock, The Arbiter of Time,
official count down to the official beginning of the southern Bay 2006 …
Spring Boat Outfitting Seminar by RRYC Highlights Engine, Electrical Systems
"Preparation for spring boat outfitting of engine and electrical systems" will
highlight a seminar scheduled for Saturday, March 4, 9:00 am to 3:00 at the
Rappahannock River Yacht Club sponsor of the event at their Irvington
clubhouse.
The seminar is open to the public and free of charge.
Participants may attend either the morning session, or the afternoon session, or
both. Lunch is available for $5.00 with advance notice, or participants are
welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. Advance reservations are requested: call
804-438-6650, leaving name, telephone number and whether you wish to
reserve lunch for $5.00 or will bring your own brown bag. The …
"Copyright Southside Sentinel, used with permission." 
In the spring of 1607 the first English settlers arrived in Jamestown with three large vessels and a knocked down and disassembled boat. This 30 barge was completed on the shore and immediately put in service exploring the myriad tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. In the course of this exploration and mapping, Capt. John Smith was fatally stung by a Stingray off present day Stingray Point. Quick work by the ships surgeon (not Pocahontas, sorry Walt) saved his life.
