# 328 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday January 15, 2007 02:14PM
REGION 4 CBYRA HIGH POINT AWARDS
SOIREE: Saturday, February 3 - Fishing Bay Yacht Club -
refreshments at 5:00pm and dinner at 6:00pm - presentation of awards at
6:45pm. All inclusive cost - $20 per person, $15 for juniors. To
make reservations, contact Tom Roberts at (804) 843-2682. Deadline
for ressies is January 26.
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. Registration fee ($40 for USSA members, $50 for
non-members) includes morning refreshments, lunch, and materials. Register
on line at US Sailing site www.ussailing.org/racemgt/Race_Officer_Prog/seminars.asp
or contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225
or mcbear@earthlink.net
MERIDIAN WINS BOLERO TROPHY AND PHRF A
FLEET IN LAUDERDALE TO KEY WEST! Sledd Shelhorse and crew
were the first PHRF boat to finish the rip-snortin' 160 mile race last
week. For the record, that puts our guys in the company of the likes of
Chessie Racing, Carrera, Sjambok, and other notables on the Bolero
winners list. The Meridian Team sailed the first 155 miles downwind in 20
to 30 knots, had a 5 mile fetch to the finish, and gibed 17 times.
To make an already "interesting" night, even more so, Meridian
had to sail through the dark without a full set of instruments, since they could
not light what they had. Tactician/navigator Mark
Wheeler has a new level of regard for his pen light and handheld
GPS. Congratulations to the southern Bay racers who won their fleet
(PHRF A, 8 boats), finished fourth overall in the PHRF Division (24
boats), and were the first PHRF boat to finish in the IRC-PHRF-multihull
race. (Meridian skipper and
crew: Sledd Shelhorse, Ron McLean, Mark
Wheeler, Beau Warren, Graham Garrenton, Jimmy Miller, Dave Flynn, and Brandon
Drinkwater)
SBRNYCU, ARBITER OF TIME (AOT) Report:
Jimmie Mock, AOT for southern Bay racers, sends the following message in capital
letters: 90 DAYS 'TIL THE FIRST SANCTIONED RACE ON THE SOUTHERN BAY -
April 14, J24 Fleet 71 Spring Regatta. CCV Spring Series
opens April 22, and week night racing begins at most clubs before that:
HYC-April 4; BBSA/Little Creek-April 11; BBSA/Willoughby-April
12; OPCYC (Saturdays)-April 14; PBC Barnacle-April 20.
KEY WEST RACE WEEK - Today thru Friday.
The Lucky Ones are there. On Saturday, they got their bow
numbers. Yesterday the PHRF-ers tried one last appeal of their
ratings and the One Design-ers stepped up to the scales. And TODAY
THEY RACE! Southern Bay and North Carolina boats that are in the
fray: Cash Flow (Lloyd Griffin);
EZ (Paul Lockwood); Wairere (Pete
Hunter); Bone Machine (Joe
Corriher); Tempest (John Haracivet); Rum
at Six (Worth Harris); Savannah (Walter
Kennedy); Bone Chillin' (Alan
Simonini); Outrageous (Michael
Jones); Sweet Baby J (Robin
Team). Cross fingers and toes for them all!
VELUX 5 OCEANS RACE: After being held
over in Fremantle for an additional week because of weather, the Velux 5 Oceans
racers are on their way to Norfolk. There are 5 racers
single-handing the 14,000 mile journey that includes rounding Cape Horn.
The oldest of the competitors, Robin Knox Johnson (67), is the first person
to have sailed around the world non-stop. He accomplished the
feat in a 32 foot wooden boat when he was 30 years old.
John Haracivet's Tempest (Beneteau
38) finished 16th overall in the 24 boat PHRF Fleet and 4th in
PHRF B the Lauderdale to Key West Race .
Tempest hails from Gloucester, Virginia. The Navy midshipman who skippered the overall winner of the PHRF Fleet,
Tim Burchett on Dreadnaught, sailed with the
Meridian crew during last year's Lloyd Phoenix Trophy (US Sailing
Offshore Championship) - small world.
Yesterday was a perfectly beautiful day to sail and a lot
of southern Bay racers did. Among them was one well know J/29
skipper, who rumbled down the dock with a shoulder full of sailbag, while
Shady Lady, Rob and Susan Stephens' Tartan 33,
stretched her legs. And, not to miss the moment, Tyler
Moore and Henry Amthor made the small boat
scene.
Boat Show-ers: Strictly Sail Philadelphia - January 18
- 21. If you are going, or if you are deciding whether or
not to go, you must check-out the January issue of SpinSheet
Magazine, pages 37 thru 43. Everything you need to know to
really, really enjoy the Show and Philadelphia.
Don't wait! Get Your PHRF Rating Certificate
Now: By now you should have your PHRF rating
certificate renewal in the works. If you have not received a renewal form,
contact PHRF of the Chesapeake at (410) 414-3270. If
you'll be getting a first time rating for your boat in 2007, contact PHRF about
that and get started now.
MURPHY'S LAW:
Hot Diggity Dawg - racing dawg! We are inside 100 days 'til
it all starts. Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing
spirit in us all.
SailTime Virginia Beach is pleased to offer
the ASA-Certified course "Coastal Navigation", beginning January 21, then
running Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30, thru February 22.
Class location is Willoughby Harbor Marina. Cost is $350 per person, with
a 15% discount for multiple registrations. Please call SailTime office @
Bay Point Marina @ 757-362-3002.
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