#234 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday January 31, 2005 12:00PM
HEY!!
Wednesday, February 2, is Groundhog Day. Make sure your GH
does not see his shadow, become frightened and retreat to his hole, and,
therefore, extend winter by another 6 weeks! It's on every racer to do all
he or she can to bring in an early spring!
THIS
WEEK: Wednesday, February 2nd is the deadline to make reservations for the
CBYRA Region 4 High Point Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February
5, at Fishing Bay YC. $15 per person is all inclusive.
Social begins at 5PM, dinner at 6PM, and awards presentation at 6:45PM.
This is a great gathering for southern Bay racers, families, and friends.
Do not miss it. To make ressies contact Tom Roberts at (804) 843-2682 or
email Mobjack@crosslink.net
Or, even better, REGISTER ON LINE (and make payment of
the $15 per person charge) - available at http://www.fbyc.net/Registration/rememberEvent?event_id=381
More than 80 racing sailors underwent TCTR
(too cold to race) Therapy Saturday. Norfolk Yacht and
Country Club hosted the season's first SBRNYCU Racing Rules
Seminar, providing excellent hospitality to the sold out, overflow crowd of
racers from around the southern Bay. Yankee Point YC will host
the next SBRNYCU Racing Rules Seminar in two weeks (see
item below).
Yankee Point Yacht Club is hosting
a SBRNYCU RACING RULES SEMINAR on Saturday, February 12,
2005. This seminar is designed around understanding
concepts rather than memorizing rules. Skippers and crew alike will
benefit from the interactive format and lively discussion. Attendees should
bring to the seminar a copy of the current rulebook (RRS 2005-2008), so
they can make margin notes. Rulebooks will be available for those who
do not have one at check-in for the low price of $15.
The registration fee of $10 includes lunch
and refreshments during breaks. So, come early (check-in opens at
8:30AM) and enjoy coffee and a "tasty" - the seminar begins promptly at
9:00AM. To register contact Joe Urban at jurban@netsecuritypro.com
ROLEX Miami Olympic Class Regatta: Old
Dominion University's hot rocket racer, Anna Tunnicliffe,
finished 2nd among 24 competitors in the Laser Radial class.
Kudos!
US SAILING BASIC RACE MANAGEMENT COURSE
- Learn to run a race the US SAILING way! Hosted by
Rappahannock River Yacht Club in Irvington, VA,
Saturday, February 26, 8:30AM. Particularly helpful to
any race committee members who want to provide good races for sailing club and
yacht club events, this course includes helpful race management tools and
materials. This course also meets the course requirement for certification
as a USSA Club Race Officer. At the conclusion of the course, those who
wish to may take the 30 minute US SAILING Club Race Officer test required for
certification (taking the test and/or having it scored is
optional). Course instructor is John McCarthy; he will be assisted
by Blaine Liner. Cost is $15 and includes lunch and refreshments at
breaks. OPEN TO ALL. To register or for additional information,
contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or email mcbear@earthlink.net
Kent Utley says world renowned racer Ken Read
has it all backwards. Recently, Read opined in an article in the
Providence Journal on professional "big time" racers and their healthy
fees for crewing. Utley says he'll sail for much less, just as
he offered to drive for NASCAR (in Jeff Gordon's place) for FREE! Kent, a
while back, seriously campaigned his boat Mortar Offer, in the southern
Bay and now crews for racing friends on their boats.
An action-packed, spy novel it is
not. But, Secrets of the Tide: Tide and Tidal Current
Analysis and Applications, Storm Surges and Sea Level Trends, offers a
wealth of technical information on tides and
currents. The author is southern Bay homie John Boon,
who races out of York River YC. His book was published just last month and is
available now through Amazon.com . It should be in local bookstores
soon.
REMEMBER to check on your Baby in the boatyard
- Did she make it through the cold January nights OK? Check for
frozen water in the bilge even though she is high and dry. It comes down
the mast.
Sailing World Magazine now says in their
February issue that they will publish the US-IRC Handbook
with the March issue. They reference the IRC info web site www.us-irc.org One of the most
significant differences between the administration of IRC Handicap
Ratings and what we have today at the grassroots level is that the ratings are
issued from a central, not local, rating board. Check out the web site for
more info. Get smart on this - it concerns the vast majority of
grassroots racers in the southern Chesapeake.
MURPHY'S
LAW: You meet the most interesting people at Racing Rules
Seminars - famous ones too. Saturday at NYCC, George
Jones was there (for country and western music lovers), but he did
not sing. This George Jones is interested in
racing. /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the
sailing spirit in us all.