#205 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday June 14, 2004 11:33AM
COMING UP THIS SATURDAY -
HYC ANNUAL BIG BOAT REGATTA: CBYRA
sanctioned event, valid 2004 PHRF certificate required; first warning is
at 1155; racing venue will be off of Ocean View; expect drop mark
courses; starts for all PHRF classes. NOTE: for this
race, if there is a General Recall, all other fleets that have
not started will wait until the recalled fleet returns and is restarted.
There is a time limit of 1730 hours. . For info contact; Dick
Boykin, at 890-0093.
INDEPENDENCE WINS CULPEPPER TROPHY AT HOMETOWNE
REGATTA: Graham Field and his crew won the Garland
Culpepper Trophy by finishing the furthest ahead of the 2nd place boat in
his fleet (3 minutes, 13 seconds), Tantrum. 24 boats actually
turned out to face the cranky nor'east wind (20-22 knots) Saturday
mourning and were repaid for valor by constant breezes and a sparkling
sail. The 13 mile course around fixed marks in Hampton Roads Harbor ended
with a downwind dash to the finish in the Elizabeth River off Craney
Island. RESULTS: PHRF B (3 boats): 1.
Independence (Islander 36, Graham
Field); PHRF C (6 boats):
1. About Time (Capri 25, Bob Archer); 2.
Cavitation (J/24, Chris Duer); 3. Beowulf
(Seidelmann 29, Bob Old). PHRF Non-Spin (9
boats): 1. Solas (Tartan 37, Bobby Burnell);
2. Zing (Hunter 37, Doug Creecy); 3. Impulse
(Catalina 34, Tom Peddy). Cruising (6
boats): 1. Seadated (Pearson 26, Claude
Nix); 2. Naiad (Catalina 30, George Corbus);
3. Windswept (Hunter 34, Michael Cummings).
PRO: John
McCarthy; Official Scorer: Dick Boykin; Signal Boat Skipper: Paul
Brindle.
Beware! Mad crabs to greet racers
after HYC Annual Regatta! There will be a keg and
steamed crabs waiting for post-race party goers on the HYC
docks.
Homies
visit home: "Expatriate" southern Bay racer Doug
Deruex visited last week from his and Cecy's
(nee Castruccio) current home in St. Thomas. Doug sailed
with a lot of southern Bay racers, but he was most often with Charlie
Cameron (Eastern Shore Yacht Club), when Charlie was campaigning
his J/22 in Oxford, MD, and beyond.
Here comes the
Race to Cock Island: Festivities begin
Friday, June 25 with the race itself on Saturday, June 26. For info call
PortsEvents at (757) 393-9933.
Are you eavesdropping
while racing? Most sailing instructions publish a particular VHF
channel for racers to monitor for race committee announcements during
racing. Usually, the RC sets up another "private" channel of
communications among RC signal boat and support boats. If you are
listening in on that "private" channel, could you be considered as
receiving outside help under Rule 41? Some Race Committees say "yes" and
they are writing the "thou shalt not" into the Sailing instructions. Think
about it.
Newport to Bermuda -
Onion Patch Series Up Date: After two days of racing in the New
York Yacht Club's 150 Anniversary Regatta, Pat Patterson and
the Orion bunch had finishes of 5-7-7-6 with the Sunday races to
go. These races will be figured in the Onion Patch Final Standings.
The really big race (159 entries) to Bermuda starts Friday, June
18th. Not
doing the Onion Patch Series, but racing to Bermuda is Prevail
(Shaw/Scott), sailing out of Norfolk Yacht &CC.
Prevail's
crew includes Mark Featherstone, from the
Cheyenne Round the World crew , along with Morgan Trimyer, Bill
Wheary, Kurt Meslang, Brad Collins, Frank Stewart, JD Scott, and skipper Mark
Shaw.
More Bermuda Bounders: The 12th
Annual West Marine Bermuda Cup departs Hampton, Virginia, on
Tuesday, June 22. This event is organized by the Cruising Rally
Association - the same folks who do the Caribbean 1500 each fall. For info
check out the web site at www.HamptonBermudaRace.com or
contact event organizer Steve Black at steve@carib1500.com
Small Boat
One-Designs: The annual BBSA small boat regatta is set to go on
Saturday, June 26th, at the Old Dominion Sailing Center, near the mouth
of the Lafayette River on the Elizabeth River. AND, there is a cookout
following the racing. BBSA one-design folk have a long history of
one-design racing with a friendly social atmosphere. This will be a
goodie. For info contact Jean Pattenaude at (757) 543-3029 or email her
at jpattenaude@cox.net
Single Handed Race offered
by Yankee Point yacht Club this coming Saturday, June 19. Info
available ay www.ypyc.org
Bermuda Ocean Race -
Annapolis to Bermuda Update (34 entries): The race started Friday
in Annapolis. One of the three southern Bay boats, Jim
Williams' Checks in the Mail was forced to abandon the race
due to electrical problems on Saturday. As of Sunday (late afternoon),
both Glory Days (Mike Nestor) and Nereid
(Eric Powers) were out of the Bay and racing to
Bermuda.
Here are the Black Seal
Cup-Southern Bay Race Week award winners (dinghy
fleets): Hampton One Design Fleet (7 boats):
1.Kevin and Kennon Hanna; 2.Mark and Kathy Wheeler; 3.Chris&Jeff
Harrell and Pete Gundlach. International 5o5 Fleet (7
boats): 1.Henry Amthor and Clayton James; 2. Barney Harris/George
Saunders; 3.George Panayides and Doug
Amthor.
2004 ICSA/Ronstan All American Women's team includes
Old Dominion University's Anna Tunnicliffe.
MURPHY'S LAW:
YIKES!! The Screwpile Regatta BOW (rhymes with WOW) numbers
already issued are up in the 80's as of last week. Only 33
days left before the first race warning signal at the 2004
Screwpile Regatta. And, just as important, only 32 days left
before the party-ing begins (skippers meeting and registration Saturday, July
17th)! Living to race, racing to live. Murphy the Racing Beagle,
the sailing spirit in us all