# 317 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday October 16, 2006 09:39AM
GCBSR pulls into Portsmouth: Somewhat
to most southern Bay racers' chagrin, the Pride of Baltimore, hit the
finish line of the 2006 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race first and won her
fleet even after the handicap corrections were made. Our beautiful
Virginia finished 17 minutes and 3 seconds (corrected) behind
Pride, for 2nd place in the Class AA. A number of the 34
race participants are docked along the downtown Portsmouth waterfront and are
well worth a look-see. Class Winners: Class AA (6
entries) - Pride of Baltimore, Jan Miles; Class A (5
entries) - Adventurer, Art Birney; Class B (12
entries)- Prom Queen, Roger Worthington; Class C (10
entries) - Adventure, David Holmes; Class
Catamaran (1 entry) - Peace, Ann & Nelville
Clement. Larry Bryant, who races Whisper, in the
PHRF fleet on the southern Bay, was honcho (co-chairman) from the southern Bay
for the 2006 event.
IMPORTANT INFO FOR SOUTHERN BAY CLUBS' BIG BOAT
SCHEDULERS: Look for the first draft (tentative schedule)
information for 2007 by the end of the week. Start now to
talk up plans for your club's coming season of racing. For
additional info call Lin McCarthy (757) 850-4225 (Region 4, South), or Tom
Roberts (804) 843-2682 (Region 4 North).
'ROUND THE LIGHTS RACE - This coming Saturday, October
21. This is an annual event sponsored by Old Point Comfort Yacht
Club. The race is unique in the southern Bay racing area, in that racers
are allowed to choose the order of roundings. A boat may round either
lighthouse, Middle Ground or Thimble Shoal, first. This makes
PRE-race planning especially important since key strategies must be decided
with regards to currents, winds, psychological impact of meeting big ships near
small channels and having to wear warm undies for the first time this
fall. Tuning up for the special post-race party is critical too.
This is a CBYRA sanctioned event and counts in the Chesapeake Bay Distance
Racing Series standings. This is a staggered start "chase race". Entry
fee is $25. For information contact Dennis Miner at
867-1028 or Steve Lunsford at 875-0907. Don't miss this one -
it's a goodie.
Good Golly, Miss Molly! It is getting
to be time for the CCV Awards Party and Annual Bash.
November 10th, Friday, at the Radisson Ball Room in downtown Hampton. Live
band, good eats and drinks, and all your racing friends, as we say, with REAL
clothes on! Early Bird registration ($30@)) saves you $5 per person,
if you make your ressies before October 20. For info contact Karl
Petersen at (757) 440-8772.
SEA YA Wins 2006 Albemarle
100: Jim Elliott's Bavaria 44, Sea Ya, won the Albemarle
100 which runs from Collington to Edenton and back. Second place in the
annual event sponsored by Collington Yacht Club was taken by Frank
Silver in his B-25, Phantom, and third by Brian
Orson in Big Juan, San Juan 34.
Heads Up! 2006 FROSTBITE SERIES starts in two
weeks - Sunday, October 29. Five consecutive Sundays of racing in Hampton
Roads harbor around fixed marks. Line up boat, skipper, and crew
now. For info contact Dick Boykin at (757) 890-0093.
MURPHY'S
LAW: Cooler weather has put in a warning
appearance. Doesn't mean we racers will stop racing. May have to
stop by the store for a keg of mildew killer and fabric freshener for those
foul (really foul) foulies that you stuffed in the back of the car trunk last
spring! /S/ Murphy the
Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
VOODOO CHILE - well maintained and optimized
Tripp 33. Sails easily to PHRF 81 at 13+kts downwind and 6.4
up. Lifting keel (4-8 up / 7-4 down)
and standing headroom. Drysailed w/gelcoat bottom. Too much stuff to
list. Call or email for info. Closest offer to $40K gets you into a
good A Fleet boat. Leroi at llissenden@hotmail.com or
(804) 874-1146. [ADVERTISEMENT]