# 304 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Wednesday July 19, 2006 12:23PM
Posted late!
SCREWPILE BEGINS THIS COMING WEEKEND! As of last
night 138 boats are registered and race ready! Check-in
is Saturday, July 15; RACING Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - July 16, 17,
18. At this point the Southern Bay Brigade includes 24
boats; they are: from Hampton Yacht Club (11) -
Midnight Mistress (Jake and Pat Brodersen);
Impulse (Tom Peddy); Kahuna (Sanford
Richardson); Sea Star (Bumps and Dave
Eberwine); Namesake (Craig Olsen);
Cyrano (Bob Mosby); Feather (Phil
Briggs); Meridian 2 (Sledd Shelhorse;
Gremlyn (Greg Cutter); Cool Change
(Rusty Burshell); and Valkyrie (Karl
Petersen); from Fishing Bay Yacht Club (6) - Voodoo
Chile (Leroi Lissenden and D Krushelnisky;
Corryvreckan (David Clark); Schiehallion
(Brad Miller); Blade Runner (Brad
Davis); Double Eagle (Jim Mitchner); and
Chilcoot (Alex Alvis); from Dahlgren Yacht
Club (3) - Radio Flyer (Hannick / Harding /
Smith); Pegasus (David and Ben Kelsey); and
Night Moose (Josh Colwell); from CCV (2)
- Temptress (Robert DeJong) and Liberty
(Pete Morrison); from Portsmouth Boat Club (1) -
Jezebel (Bob Old); and from Outer Banks Sailing
Association (1) - Cash Flow (Lloyd Griffin).
The northward migration usually begins Thursday and runs through Saturday
mid-day or so. The wise delivery crews will be trying to "ride the
[current] bubble". Good luck to all!
2006 Flying Scot North America Championships
are underway in Marblehead this week. A solid contingent from the
Rappahannock River area are expected to compete. Corinthian YC is the host
club.
Check out the LITTLE BAY CHALLENGE,
Saturday, July 15, if you just cannot get to SCREWPILE 2006,
and you need a racing fix this coming weekend. This is a low key, laid-back, one
size fits all, non-sanctioned, single-headsail-only, non-spinnaker regatta
held in Norfolk's Willoughby (aka Little) Bay. If you enter by 1700
hours Friday, July 14, there is no entry fee. Otherwise, you can
pay the $10 "late fee" before the mandatory skippers meeting at 1130 hours,
Saturday, July 15, on the front steps of Willoughby Harbor Marina.
This event has been around for a long time, and is a great way to spend a day
racing. There certainly is a post-race party with awards
presentations. For info and to enter contact: Scott Almond at
(757) 471-2663. This event is co-sponsored by Broad Bay Sailing
Association and Portsmouth Boat Club and is OPEN TO ALL.
Nettle Net Boat Pool: We are getting to
the stinking-hot time of the year, when, after the racing, a dip in the
Bay sounds particularly inviting. But... those darned stinging
nettles can be a problem. Last winter, at the request of a
faithful reader, SBYRNYCU tried to track down an old solution - the
nettle net floating ring - then, the search was fruitless. But
now, courtesy the July issue of BoatU.S. Magazine (pages 28-29),
comes info on the Nettle Net Boat Pool - same old idea, updated
and upgraded. The article says to go to www.nettle-net.com for details on the
product and how to purchase.
Roundabout Sweeps J24 Fleet 71 Summer
Regatta: The Roundabout crew and skipper Alan
Bomar, won all 4 of the Summer Regatta races sailed Saturday in Hampton
Roads. Congrats!
8th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup
Regatta was run Saturday and Sunday at the mouth of the Piankatank
River. As of publication time this morning, the final results were not
available for dissemination. Watch for them in next Monday's SBRNYCU
or Google the regatta web site. FBYC and YRYC hosted the
event.
Maury High School Sailing Team (Club) Looking for a
Coach: Butch Patterson (skipper/owner
of Small Potato) says the MHS team coach of the past two years, ODU
sailing team All American Liz Biondi, is moving on, and the team needs a
new coach PRONTO! They want to begin practicing by late August.
(Butch says the MHS team is not sponsored by Maury High School or the
school district in any way, rather by parents who support the club, including
hiring the coach.) The team practices 3 days a week (3:30pm to 6:00pm) and
competes on Saturdays. The Fall season is fleet racing and the Spring
season is team racing. For additional information contact Butch at
(757) 404-4901. This is a good gig for someone interested in
coaching good young sailors, the future of our sport!
NOT Smith Point Race, Sunday, July 30:
Don't let this CCV race slip up on you. This is a mid-summer favorite for
southern Bay racers. The intent is to stage a middle distance race
around southern Bay race marks. It is part of the CCV High Point race
program and counts in the CBYRA high point tally too. For info contact John
McCarthy at (757) 850-4225. OPEN TO ALL. Starts for all PHRF
classes. First warning set for 0900. Must have a valid PHRF rating
certificate, including 4P Equipment and Accommodations
category.
In case you missed the Cock Island Race
results, here are the winners of the various fleets: PHRF A (4
boats): Cyrano, Bob Mosby; PHRF B (6
boats): Wham Bam, Bill Bounds; PHRF C (9
boats): Dream On, Steve Bowen; PHRF NS-1 (7
boats): Midnight Mistress, Jake Brodersen; PHRF
NS-2 (14 boats): Wiki Wiki, Rodney Paice;
Cruising (11 boats): Mistress; Cruising 2 (9 boats):
Celerity; Cruising 3 (3 boats): Confidante;
Cruising 4 (4 boats): Rhiannon.
Why is is called the NOT Smith Point
Race? When it was called the Smith Point Race, back in the day,
the main turning mark was at Smith Point. The boats don't go there
anymore, so... do the geography.
MURPHY'S
LAW: Riding the bubble to Screwpile is a time-honored
tradition for southern Bay racers / delivery crews. You leave home at
the appropriate time to pick up the flooding current changes as you go up the
Bay. Riding the post-regatta, beer-foam bubble back is Yrs Truly,
the Murphster's specialty. Look out, Ya'll, the southern
Bay armada is on the way! /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the
sailing spirit in us all.
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