# 327 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday January 8, 2007 12:57PM
"Murphy Goes Racing", the annual SBRNYCU racing
seminar on Saturday, January 27, 2007. This year's
interactive and entertaining workshop is designed for all skippers
and crew interested in brushing up on racing fundamentals, to include sessions
on: boat optimization, crew organization, sail trim, starting
techniques, and general tactics and strategy. John McCarthy, US
Sailing Advanced Race Officer, Judge, and, first and foremost, racer and kindred
spirit of those who race, will conduct the workshop. This year
Broad Bay Sailing Association is hosting the one-day
event at the Old Dominion University Sailing Center, (Norfolk). The
$35 fee includes morning refreshments, lunch, and workshop materials. For
info and/or to pre-register, call (757) 850-4225 or email mcbear@earthlink.net
(subj: Murphy Goes Racing) Sign up
now, as space is filling fast. And, remember, Murphy says,
"It'll be a doggone great day!"
Get a Handle on This: There's a new winch handle out
there - Lewmar has come out with their One Touch Winch
Handle@. The essence of the improved design is
that the release button is in the handle's horizontal arm. That's right,
it does not take two hands to get this handle on the winch in a hurry.
Putting it in or taking it out, just squeeze the handle. Now, if
someone will come up with a handle that grinds by remote control!
Wednesday at 1300 the Meridian crew and skipper Sledd
Shelhorse will be on the starting line for the 32nd Annual Fort
Lauderdale to Key West Race. It could be a really, really
quick 160 miles for Meridian , if the weather predictions
hold true - from the North and breezy. The crew: Ron McLean,
Jimmy Miller, Mark Wheeler, Beau Warren, Brandon Drinkwater, Graham Garrenton,
and Dave Flynn.
Favorite Racer Websites:
Try http://coastalpredictioncenter.chesapeakebay.net
and http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
MOVIE STARS: Yep, it is true - ESPN has produced a
30 minute movie on St. Maarten Race Week. The stars of
the show are Chesapeake Bay boat (Annapolis) Donnybrook and crew
and southern Bay homie, John Dodge. The 30 minute special has been seen on
the Water Channel, Dish Network.
BOAT SHOW FIX: If you really, really, have got to
get to a sailboat show, you might try Strictly Sail Philadelphia,
January 18-21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. For details
call 1-800-817-7245.
The America's Cup is sneaking up on us! On April 18,
2007, eleven challengers will start the Round Robin
competitions. After the Round Robins, the top 4 will sail in the
Semi-Finals, and those two winners will meet between June 1 and June 12 to
determine the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The LVC winner becomes The
Challenger for the America's Cup. On June 23, 2007, The Challenger will
square off against The Defender, Alinghi. This is the 32nd
America's Cup, and it will be sailed in the waters
off Valencia. BMW Oracle , Larry Ellison with Chris
Dickson, is the only USA entry. In the final rankings of the Louis Vuitton
Cup challengers, BMW Oracle stood 2nd behind Emirates Team New
Zealand.
John Haracivet's Beneteau First 38,
Tempest, sailing out of Gloucester, will be on the starting line too
Wednesday at the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race. The
goal for all the racers is to be at Kelly's Caribbean Bar & Grill in Key
West at 1700 for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and awards on Friday!
Get Your Club In Lights. This September at
CBYRA Annapolis Race Week, officials hope to have photos of all CBYRA
member clubs as part of a slide show that will be on-going for the 3 days
of the regatta. Later this spring, CBYRA Executive Board VP, Pat
Teeling, will be contacting CBYRA member clubs and asking for shots of
your club. Get those cameras clicking!
Race Managers Tune-up too: February 17
- US SAILING BASIC RACE MANAGEMENT COURSE - Hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht
Club (Deltaville, VA) - this is the official USSA course required for
certification as USSA Club Race Officer. The certification test will be
give to those participants wishing to take it. Fee ($40 USSA members,
$50 non-members) includes morning refreshments, lunch, and materials.
Register on line at US Sailing site www.ussailing.org/racemgt/Seminars
or contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or mcbear@earthlink.net
2007 SCHEDULE AVAILABLE: SOUTHERN BAY RACING SCHEDULE
FOR HANDICAP FLEETS is now available. If you have not
already gotten the official schedule info from your club's racing official, you
can get it by sending a clean email (please do not hit your reply button)
to mcbear@earthlink.net,
Subj: Murphy, I want my schedule! SBRNYCU will
send it to you by return email.
Racer-Artists: Dust the rust off your T-Shirt
design skills and submit an entry in the 2007 Black Seal Cup (Southern Bay
Race Week) T-Shirt Design Contest. First prize is 100 smack-a-roos
(American dollar$)! Amateur and professional artists of all ages are
eligible for the contest. Deadline for entries is February 15,
2007. For contest rules go to www.blacksealcup.com or contact
Leigh Morgan at (757) 726-9649.
MURPHY'S LAW: A very
good, ole friend recently advised Yrs Truly, The
Murphster , of a new voluntary program sanctioned by the EPA.
It's call W.I.P. - Water Improvement Program. It works like
this, to every two ounces of water you drink, ad a like amount of
your favorite Scotch. There you have it - you have improved the
water! /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing
spirit in us all.
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