#222 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday October 25, 2004 05:04PM

VERY IMPORTANT REGION 4 PHRF MEMBERS MEETING:  This Thursday, October 28th, HYC Junior Shack, 7:00 pm.  Randy Pugh says topics for discussion will include proposed changes to PHRF  Region 4 fleet splits, and other PHRF issues that may be discussed at the Annual PHRF Meeting in November in Annapolis.  (HYC, 4707 Victoria Blvd, Hampton, VA, (757) 722-0711).
 
Dream jobs available !  With Schooner Virginia nearing her first season (christening is December 10th at Norfolk's Waterside), a crew recruitment notice has been posted.  Virginia will sail with a professional crew of 12:  a Captain, First mate, Bosun, and 8 Deckhands.  MAIL your sailing resume to The Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation, 5000 World Trade Center, Norfolk, VA  23510.  NO PHONE CALLS !
 
The new US SAILING racing rule book for 2005-2009 is on the presses.  US SAILING still expects to mail a copy to each member, aiming for the late November time frame. 
BE SURE YOU FALL BACK!  EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS AS OF SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, AT O200.  That means if you are doing HYC Frostbite Race #1, you'll have had an extra hour of sleep. Therefore, no excuses for tardiness!
 
ELUSION, Kirt Schuldt at the helm, crossed the finish line first in the staggered start ROUND THE LIGHTS RACE, sponsored annually by Old Point Comfort Yacht Club.  This is the first time in the history of the race that a member of the Cruising Class has been overall winner of the event.  In a fleet of 39 boats  29 were sailing in PHRF classes.  Here are the top award winners who mastered the 17.58 mile course in cool winds and ripping current:  RESULTS: PHRF A (4 boats) 1.Kahuna, S. Richardson; 2. Namesake, C. Olsen.  PHRF B (4 boats): 1.Wave Dancer, J. Hardy; 2.Strega, N. Garrett.  PHRF C (9 boats): 1.Stardancer, J. Blais; 2.Amarylyn, D. Dillon; 3.About Time, R. Archer.  PHRF NonSpin (12 boats): 1.Whisper, L. Bryant; 2.Talisman, P. Mellen; 3.Virginia H., A. Armstrong.  CRUISING (10 boats): 1.Elusion, K. Schuldt; 2.Didi Mau, G. Johnson; 3. Prime Time, K. Reynolds.
 
YIKES!  The Frostbite Series begins this Sunday, October 31.  This is the first of 5 races run on consecutive Sundays through November 28th.  Racing takes place in Hampton Roads harbor using CCV harbor marks.  Entries are due at 1200 hours THE DAY BEFORE THE RACE.  You can save considerable $$$ by entering the entire series ($60/$50 USSA) as opposed to $25/$20 race by race.   Starts for all PHRF classes as well as a cruising fleet.  First warning signal is at 1100.    Except for the cruising fleet, a PHRF valid certificate is required, although PHRF crew limitations will not apply.  For info contact Dick Boykin at (757) 890-0093.
 
To Fiddlers' Green:  Rob Pierce (1963 - 2004).  Sorry to report that we have lost one of our racers, Rob Pierce, to leukemia.  The illness took him quickly. Rob was involved with a number of racing programs during his time with us, including the years he skippered Wild Rose in PHRF A.  Recently, he purchased Orange Blossom Special with plans to repair and reactivate her in the southern Bay racing scene.  Rob served as commodore of CCV in 1996.  Our thoughts and prayers go to his wife, Karen, and three children, Kristen, Kenneth, and Stephen.  Donations may be made in Rob's name to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, 5511 Staples Mill Road, Suite 105, Richmond, VA 23228.
 
 
The 2004 Chesapeake Bay Great Schooner Race hit really bad weather week before last and the numbers show just how difficult it is to make good progress, especially to windward, in one of those lovely ladies in blue stink conditions.  As Bill Mellen put it, "The race started with low wind, then no wind, then way too much of the wrong wind."  Finishers experienced gusts up to 35 knots on the nose.  Here are the numbers:  There were 37 schooners entered in four classes.  Of those, 29 started, 13 finished (16 were DNF), and 8 chose not to start.  CLASS WINNERS: AA: Pride of Baltimore, Jan Miles; A: Woodwind, Ken & Ellen Kaye; B: Heron NJ, Robert Pulsch;  C: Malabar, James Lobdell.
 
FBYC AUTUMN RACES, (Sunday) November 7 and  (Saturday) November 13.  Two 2-race days - all races will be inside Fishing Bay.  Starts for PHRF Spin, PHRF Non-Spin, and MORC fleets.  Drop mark courses.  First warning signal is at 1100.  For info contact Randy Alley at  (804) 233 - 0824.
 
Ben Cuker, Callinectes, finished first among the 5 hardy souls who tackled the HYC Singlehanded (makeup) Race Sunday in light air and under gray skies.
 
LIGHTNINGS WILL STRIKE, November 6-7.  HYC will host the two day Lightning Fling the first weekend of November. These are great 3 person boats that are great to sail and great to watch, especially in a bit of a blow.  For info, contact Leigh Morgan at (757) 726-9640.
 
The Constellation is on the move!  Navy folks and sailors in general may want to find their way to Annapolis tomorrow, Tuesday, October 26, for this maritime happening.  The Sloop of War Constellation is going to Annapolis to participate in the USNA 2004 Homecoming.  The float plan has her passing under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at 1400 and alongside the Naval Academy seawall (starboard side to) at 1545. This will be the first time since 1955 that the Constellation has left Baltimore.
 
SAVE $5 per person by making your ressies by Sunday, October 31, to the 2004 CCV Awards Party and Year End Bash (Friday, November 12).  Everyone is invited.  You do not have to be a member of CCV to have a great evening with the southern Bay's racing tribe. Deadline for special rates at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Hampton has been extended to October 29.  Call K. Petersen at 757-440-8772.
 
November 6, Saturday, is the annual HYC Fall One-Design Regatta.  Open to Lasers and 420s and other classes that may like to participate.  The goal is to get in as many races as possible in one action packed day.  For info contact Leigh Morgan at (757) 726-9640.
 
Schooner Amistad America arrives in Hampton on Thursday, November 4th, to stay through November 10th.  The 130'  Amistad America will be hosted by the Hampton University Sailing Team.  She will be docked at the public piers in front of the Radisson Hotel in downtown Hampton.  For information on this event, please contact Carolyn Grant, head coach of the HU Sailing Team at 757-377-5504.
 
CCV AWARDS PARTY and YEAR END BASH - November 12 (Friday) - Radisson Hotel in Downtown Hampton.  THE ENTERTAINMENT:  Live band -  The Remainders, full band including keyboardist and lead singer Suzi Taylor.  The Remainders play everything from  '60s rock and '70s funk to today's latest hits.  Great music for shakin' your bootie!  Contact Karl Petersen at (757) 440-8772.
 
NOVEMBER SOUTHERN BAY RACING SCHEDULE:  This is the month during which hardcore racers lay back a notch and the laid-back harden their cores.
Oct 31         HYC Frostbite Series, Race #1 (D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Nov 6          HYC Fall One-Design Regatta (small boats)  (L. Morgan, 757-726-9640)
Nov 6          White Shoal SC Frostbite Race #3
Nov 6 - 7     HYC Lightning Fling  (L. Morgan, 757-726-9640)
Nov 7          Caribbean 1500 Start (M. Steffans, 757-722-5505)
Nov 7           HYC Frostbite Series, Race #2 (D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Nov 7           FBYC Autumn Race Day 1 (R. Alley, 804-233-0824))
NOV 12    CCV AWARDS PARTY AND YEAR END BASH (K. Petersen, 757-440-8772)
Nov 13        FBYC Autumn Race Day 2 (R.Alley, 804-233-0824)
Nov 13        White Shoal SC Frostbite Race #4
Nov 14         HYC Frostbite Series, Race #3 (D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Nov 20         White Shoal SC Frostbite Race #5
Nov 21         HYC Frostbite Series, Race #4 (D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Nov 28         HYC Frostbite Series, Race #5 (D. Boykin, 757-890-0093)
Dec 5            The Gaboon Race (P. Briggs, 757-244-5477)
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  So, the schooner Virginia is pulling her crew together.  Twelve of the human beongus  persuasion will be tapped for an experience of a lifetime.    One of the major tasks on the Virginia's plate is to beat The Pride [of Baltimore] in the 2005 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.  I expect to hear from the captain early on, because he will want a hearty racing beagle at his side for nipping the crew into racing shape and snoozing on the odd halyard tail.   /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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