#201 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday May 17, 2004 08:03AM
This morning more than 135
J/22 skippers, crew, and boats are ready for the beginning of the J22
Worlds, hosted by Annapolis YC. Racing begins
tomorrow. The southern Bay has skippers competing (Steve Hunt,
Will Crump, Dave Alexander, and Scott Batchelor) and a number of racers
crewing. Racing will conclude on Friday, the 21st. One
solid week of knock down, drag out sailboat racing!
A gusty nor'easter blew out the
Leukemia Cup Junior Regatta a couple of weeks ago, but the
weather did not stop the young sailors from raising funds for the 6th Annual
Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta (July 9 and 10). Eight area high
school teams took part in the fund raising and together collected more than
$20K. St Christopher's of Richmond topped the list with $5,200,
Walsingham Academy (Williamsburg) was 2nd with $4,900, and Christchurch School
was 3rd with $1, 150.
CCV SPRING SERIES
CHAMPIONS: SCHERHERAZADE, CHERYL LEA, MOVIN' ON, and CHECKS IN THE
MAIL wear the fleet crowns for PHRF A, B, C, and Non-Spin
respectively for the CCV Spring Series. The racing started in
moderate breezes yesterday and finished in breathless conditions.
So, races 3 and 4 are in the books and the Spring Series winners
determined. In PHRF A, Sledd Shelhorse's
Scherherazade finished 2-1-1-1 for the series, Cheryl Lea,
Ben Weeks, tangled with Rusty Burshell's
Cool Change and came out on top 1-2-1-1, and Mike
Austin's Movin' On dominated PHRF C 1-1-4-2. But,
by far the fleet crusher on the course was Non-Spinnaker winner
Jim Williams' Checks in the Mail - CitM blew away the
competition in all conditions and took home a spotless record of all bullets,
1-1-1-1. Second and third places in the fleets for the Spring Series
were: PHRF A: 2. Sea Star,
Dave and Bumps Eberwine; 3.
Mirage, Christian Schaumloffel; PHRF
B: 2. Cool Change, Rusty Burshell; 3.
Rhumb Line, Bill Chandler ; PHRF
C: 2. Callinectes, Ben Cuker;
3. About Time, Bob Archer; PHRF
Non-Spin: 2. No Problem, Ed Andrews;
3. Midnight Mistress, Jake Brodersen.
PRO: John McCarthy; Signal Boat: Dick Boykin; Mark
Boats: Bill Gibbings and Glenn Giles. NOTE: Series
trophies will be presented at the CCV Racing Awards Party in
November.
Scott Nixon, the
winner of the J/22 class at the Annapolis Nood Regatta and popular pre-regatta
favorite to win the J/22 Worlds, is a native of Newport News,
Virginia.
J/24 Fleet 71 Spring
Series got underway Saturday with 3 races in beautiful
conditions. Leading the pack at the mid point of the series is
Bert Johnson and crew on Rocket J with three
bullets. The race for second was won by Alan
Bomar in roundabout. Bomar took 2 seconds and a third,
and Mike Veraldi, Quicky, is in third
place with finishes of 3-2-3. The second day of the series will run
Sunday, May 23; racing takes place on Hampton Flats.
On the Tube: "25
Years of Sailing" on ESPN Classic, Wednesday, May 19th, 9 pm
ET
Hey, Mike, who ya
calling? History was made Sunday when Mike Nestor
(Glory Days), was spotted coming off the starting line
with a cell phone stuck in his ear! But, then, Glory Days is 39
feet long. Mike was either talking to his bowman or ordering a
pizza.
Need a change of scene?
Stretch the old sea legs? Take a break from rounding cans?
BBSA's Cape Henry Cup is this coming Saturday, May 22nd.
The race is a CBYRA sanctioned event, counts toward CBYRA High Point
awards, and is one of the five races that comprise the 2004 Chesapeake Bay
Distance Racing Series sponsored by BBSA. The race starts off the Buckroe
Beach area. The longest of the possible courses is 27.4 miles.
Starts are offered for all PHRF spinnaker classes as well as PHRF
Non-Spin. There is also a Cruising Class (single headsail only) that is
not a sanctioned class. The first warning signal is at 0930.
The finish of one boat in a class by 1700 makes the race valid for all boats in
that class. Entries are due by 1700 on Friday, May 21, 2004.
Contact: Scott Almond at (757) 471-2663
.
Albemarle 100: Frank
Silver, Sea Ya, won the 2004 Albemarle 100 (Kitty Hawk
Bay at the eastern end of the Albemarle Sound, round a mark at the mouth
of the Chowan River, and back) in the dark and under 12 hours with only 5 on the
boat! Way to go, Frank.
BLACK SEAL CUP - SOUTHERN
BAY RACE WEEK - RACING JUNE 4, 5, AND 6 - TO AVOID LATE FEE, ENTER BY MAY 28TH -
MANDATORY SKIPPERS MEETING, JUNE 3, 7 PM, HAMPTON YACHT CLUB. 3 days
- 6 races... YEEEE HAAA! Best available info is at the web
site www.blacksealcup.com
Even though it is early to be talkin' turkey, it is
noteworthy that Hal Sutphen has been named Honorary Chairman of
the 2004 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta (October 8 -
10).
Two more racing
dogs spotted in the southern Bay fleet: Cisco, a
Shetland Island Sheep Dog (that's Sheltie among the AKC set), alternates between
the pit and tactician on Gremellyn, Greg and Lynda
Cutter's C&C 30 XL. Cisco's constant companion,
Poncho, has perfected the rail meat position - he mainly
"just sits".
PHRF handicappers for the
southern Bay: The vast majority of racers (keel boats) in
the southern Bay compete in the Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF)
using the PHRF rating system. The chief handicapper for the
southern Bay is Rusty Burshell. Board members are
appointed by the chief handicapper. Handicap board members (and the clubs
which they represent) are: Paul
Garn (HYC, SPYC, WRYC, and WY&CC), Christian
Schaumloffel (BBSA, NNSA, NYCC, and PBC), Mayo
Tabb (FBYC), Alan Bomar (CCV, OPCYC, and
LYC), Mike Dale (UCYC, YPYC, and RRYC),
Randy Pugh (at large), and Mark Hinman (PYC, SYC, and
YRYC). These folks are the points of contact for racers concerning
handicap rating issues.
White Shoal Sailing
Club racers raced Sunday. Started in 9 knots of wind which
dropped to 0 knots, which whimped around at less than 5 knots, offered up
a T-storm, and finished at 9 knots. That's called sailing the cycle!
RESULTS: 1. John Wandling, Rebecca J
(J/27); 2. Richard Cassell, Alexis (Cal
30).
MURPHY'S LAW: Next to
racing, one of my favorite past times is eating. But, one of my least
favorite activities is stepping on the scales. Imagine this - at the J/22
Worlds they scheduled the weigh-in for Sunday, i.e. the morning after
Friday-Saturday, national eat-and-drink-a-thon days in everyone's week. Cruel
and unusual punishment, this weigh-in concept, no matter what day!
Living to race, racing to
live. Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us
all
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