# 281 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Wednesday January 18, 2006 04:40PM
While we sit here in the gray, gloom of January,
experiencing the Monday morning blahs, some of our number, the currently Lucky
Ones, are heading for the starting line at Key West Race Week. Think about
it, pour another cup of coffee, and resolve to go in 2007
!
MIRAGE Takes 2nd in Class in 2006 Fort
Lauderdale to Key West Race ! Southern Bay skipper
Christian Schaumloffel and his crew on his Hobie 33,
Mirage, finished 2nd (of 7) in their PHRF class and 5th overall in the
fleet of 36 in this well known dash along the Florida Atlantic coast .
Mirage traveled by trailer to Lauderdale to race and, following the
successful finish in Key West, hit the highway again for a layover in
Jacksonville prior to some more winter racing later on in St.
Pete. In 2005, Mirage was overall winner of the
Lauderdale to Key West. Speaking via cell phone late Saturday, as he and
two crew members towed their gray hull Hobie toward JAX, Christian joked
that the raters must have gotten their fill of the Hobies last year -
Mirage was rated 12 seconds per mile faster for the 2006 event.
Special KUDOS to the southern Bay Mirage gang - they are out
there doing great!
SBRNYCU Racing Rules Quiz: Two
boats approach a leeward mark to be left to port. One boat is on PORT, the
other is on STARBOARD. Which boat has the right of way? Which boat
is entitled to ROOM? (See solution later in this
issue.)
More on the Mini Designs:
Rafiki, Jan Brandt's mini, is a Mini Transat 6.50
(production version) designed by Marc Lombard, La Rochelle, France.
Jan and his wife purchased the professionally built hull and deck and
finished the rest of the boat themselves. It was launched last spring in
Hampton. The Brandts are tuning and refining now and have as a target the
Singlehanded/Doublehanded Bermuda 1-2 race in June of 2007.
Rafiki is 21.3 LOA with a Main and Jib sail area of 430 sq.
ft. and Main and Spinnaker area of 1100 sq. ft.
JUNIOR SAILING INSTRUCTOR JOB OPENINGS:
Last week SBRNYCU reminded everyone that NOW is the time to
apply to area yacht clubs and sailing associations for these coveted summer job
positions! Word has come from Hampton Yacht Club (Hampton, Virginia) that
they are accepting applications now. For info, contact the club
office directly at (757) 772-0711 or go to their web site at www.hamptonyc.com
CBYRA Region 4 (southern Bay) High Point Added
for J24 Class: J24 racers will be able to compete for the new
CBYRA Region 4 High Point during the coming season. Five J24 regattas have
been sanctioned to be scored for the regional high point and there were three
events that were already CBYRA sanctioned that included in their format COD
(Cruising One-Design) racing for the J24s. The events in the Region
are: sponsored by J24 Fleet 71 (HYC), Spring Regatta
(Apr 1), Summer #1 Regatta (Jul 8), Summer Regatta #2 (Aug
20), and Fall Regatta (Oct 22); sponsored by FBYC,
the FBYC J/24 Invitational (Sep 30 - Oct 1). Already sanctioned and
including COD racing for J/24s are Southern Bay Race Week (June 2, 3, and 4)
[sponsored by HYC, CCV, and OPCYC], HYC "Big Boat" Annual (June
17), and Stingray Point Regatta (Sep 2 and 3) [sponsored by
FBYC].
To compete for CBYRA High Point
Awards ALL racers are reminded that the skipper must be
an active member of CBYRA at the time of the event. This requirement is
not news to PHRF and MORC racers; the same applies to J24 skippers and
one-design racers going for the Region IV and/or Bay-wide high point.
So... no, you cannot wait to see how the season goes and then decide
you'd like to pick up a nice shiny trophy. Join now and get ready to roll
- it's about racing! It's easy to join - go on line to www.cbyra.org or call (410)
269-1194.
Southern Bay Race Week T-Shirt Design
Contest: Regatta officials have announced the winners of the
"without Black Seal logo" category of the contest. Dave
Chapman won first place and Lynn Colgate Cohen's entry
took 2nd. Look for the winning design, a list of "Top 10 Phrases
Misunderstood at SBRW", to be a popular must-have. The "with Black Seal
logo" category top entries are being pondered by Gosling's - word on the winners
of that category should come soon.
Arbiter of Time - Jimmie Mock Countdown: 75 days
until the opening of the southern Bay racing season (April
1st).
Rules Quiz Solution:
Entitlements depend on the lung power of the skippers involved,
and... For all the answers, sign up for the January
28th SBRNYCU Racing Rules Seminar. (Call
757-850-4225)
Southern Bay Racing News You Can
Use Racing Rules Seminar - January
28, 2006, Saturday, 0900 - 1500, at Hampton Yacht Club. Fee of
$20 defers cost of materials, refreshments, and LUNCH. Seminar
presented by John McCarthy. For info or to register now,
contact John or Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.
Pre-registration is strongly advised.
MURPHY'S LAW:
Bears, Colts, Broncos, Panthers ? Obviously none can be
legit contenders at the Super Bowl. Where are the Beagles ? Talk
about a nose for the football - low slung and built for short yardage,
and... the beer sponsors love me!! /S/ Murphy the
Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.