# 348 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Wednesday June 6, 2007 11:55AM
SOUTHERN BAY RACING JUNIORS: The Virginia
State Junior Championships are all set for Saturday, June 23, at Fishing Bay
Yacht Club. This regatta is open to all junior sailors.
Optimist, 420, Laser, and Laser Radial racers are invited. There WILL be a
separate Optimist Green Fleet. Get the details and get registered at the
FBYC website www.fbyc.net
WAIRERE Wins SBRW "Boat of the
Week": Pete Hunter, and the Wairere crew came up
out of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and won a tie for first place in the
PHRF A fleet, taking home "Boat of the Week" honors and the Black Seal
Cup. Wairere had a finish string of 1-2-2-1. The final
day of racing was cancelled when Tropical Storm Barry made his brief Hampton
Roads appearance right smack dab in the middle of the scheduled race time
yesterday. Conditions were bad and deteriorating, so a cheer (and
Bloody Marys) went up from the racers when the decision to cancel was made
at 0800. On Friday and Saturday, the race courses were bedeviled each
morning by light, fluky air, but saved each mid-day in time for
a second race by a moderate sea breeze. Entries numbered 80 for the event,
one more than any previous Southern Bay Race Week, setting a new record for
number of entries in "recent history". RESULTS: PHRF
A (18) 1. Pete Hunter, Wairere (Thompson 30)
; 2.Sledd Shelhorse, Meridian 2 (Farr
36); 3.Lloyd Griffin, Cash Flow (Hadley 40);
4.Dave Eberwine, Sea Star (J36); 5.Bob Mosby
, Cyrano (Frers 36). PHRF B (17):
1.Dennis Hannick, Radio Flyer (Tripp 26);
2.David Taylor, Wham Bam (Andrews 27);
3.Rusty Burshell , Cool Change (J30); 4.David
McConaughy, White Boat (J30); 5.Bob Archer,
About Time (Pearson Flyer). PHRF C(11):
1.Mike Veraldi, Quicky (J24); 2.Alan
Bomar, Roundabout (J24); 3.Chris Johnson,
Blue Bus (J24); 4.Justin Morris, The Hunter
(Hunter 26.5). Elliott 770 One -Design (5): 1.Greg
Cutter, Gremlyn; 2.Chuck Weaver, Dream
Weaver. PHRF Non-Spinnaker A (15): 1.Andy
Armstrong, Virginia H (Soverel 30); 2.Leo
Wardrup, Black Widow (Irwin 38); 3.Karl
Petersen, Valkyrie (Dehler 39); 4.Walter
Boatwright, Puff Card (Tartan 37). PHRF Non-Spinnaker
B (10): 1.Rodney Paice, Wiki Wiki (Pearson 26);
2.Jeff Rogers, Halaha (Columbia 28); 3.Steve
Ritz, Excelsior (Cal 30). CRUISING (4):
1.Mike Turner, Cats' Paws (Island Packet 44); 2.
Mark Wolfe, Orange Blossom Special (Soverel
26). PRO-John McCarthy;
Official Timer/Scorer-Dick Boykin; RC Chair (Venue 2)-Bob Williamson; Mark
Boats: Henry Hudgins, Southern Branch; Tom and Jane Fowler,
Calamity Jane; Woody Woodcock/Bill Gibbings, Woodchuck; David
Hamilton, Black Dog.
AC Update: EMNZ = 3,
ITA LUNA ROSSA = 0. And, just a memory jogger.
Former ODU Sailing Team great (Class of 1990), Terry
Hutchison, is tactician on the New Zealand boat. Terry's
ties to and accomplishments at Old Dominion University are better than
strong. He was All American and College Sailor of the Year in 1989
and 1990. He is in the ODU Athletic Hall of Fame. And, he met
his wife, Shelly there. Shelly sailed at ODU and was an All American
crew during her collegiate career. And, by the way, the New Zealand
boat is ahead 3-0 in the Louis Vuitton Cup finals; they need only 2 more wins to
move on to challenge for the America's Cup.
HARBORFEST HOMETOWNE REGATTA, June 9 (Saturday),
hosted by Portsmouth Boat Club. This is a CBYRA sanctioned event,
open to all PHRF Fleets and also offering a Cruising Fleet. Skippers
Meeting is THIS Thursday, June 7, 7:00pm at Portsmouth Boat Club. The
post-race social (awards presentation) is always a first-class social
opportunity - PBC is at the head of the class when it comes to "good ole"
southern hospitality. Entry fee is $30 ($25 for USSA members) and includes
T-shirt and 6 wrist bands. For entry and other info, contact event
organizer Larry Bryant at (757) 484-4966 or do on-line registration at the
PBC website www.portsmouthboatclub.org
This race is always a fun event and this year it happens right in the midst of
Harborfest and Sail Virginia (all those tall ships) activity. Take your
"tall ship" and go racing!
It's official! The Santana Class has
certified a brand new Santana 20 fleet for the Chesapeake Bay - FLEET
39. Credit local racer John Ritter,
skipper/owner of Temeraire, for getting things set up and
bulldogging the details. For information Santana 20 owners from anywhere
on the Bay and its tribs may contact John Ritter at (757) 865-1302 or
(703) 516-3167.
Hobie 33s to contest their North American Championship
on June 21-24. Hampton Yacht Club will host this event and
expects 10 or more Hobie 33s from around the country. The local PHRF
fleet has three Hobie 33s sailing in the southern Bay on a regular basis -
Mirage, Christian Schaumloffel, Jim Williams'
and Will Roberts' Treaty of Ghent, and Chuck
Eldred's Gail Force.
One of the crew on Sudden
Impact (Elliott 770 - Paul Swanson - Gainesville, Georgia)
has hit on a sure fire way to keep others from drinking from his "grog".
He uses for his personal beverage one of those portable pee containers
favored by long distance truck drivers. Ummmmmmmm... now we have to hope
he doesn't get his own containers confused.
PHRF Opening: The Region
IV (Southern Bay area) PHRF Handicappers Board has an opening for
their Board Secretary position. Region Chief Handicapper, Alan Bomar, says
that they meet 10 times a year, usually on a Thursday night each month. To
get the complete picture, contact Alan Bomar directly at (757)
810-4518. This is a good opportunity for a
southern Bay racer to gain an understanding of how PHRF
works.
YORK RIVER CUP, Saturday, June 16, to benefit
THE WATERMEN'S MUSEUM. This is a CBYRA sanctioned event.
Starts are offered for all PHRF Classes and a J-30 One-Design fleet, and a
non-PHRF Cruising Fleet, too. Sponsor York River Yacht Club is hosting
this event and has stepped up the level. There will be prizes, food, and
raffles after the race. Racing takes place near the mouth of the York
River, and, here's the "something different" part - the post-race party
and dinner will take place on the water at the Watermen's Museum
(riverfront Yorktown). Entry fee is $50 ( $55 for non-USSA
members). This is a great weekend opportunity. The
York River is midway between Hampton Roads and the Rappahannock River
areas. Here's a chance for southern Bay racers to "meet in the
middle." For info contact Dan Fox at (757) 561-3636
or George Jones at (757) 784-3347.
Tropical Storm/Depression Barry was untimely for racers in the
Annapolis - Newport Race too. Twelve boats withdrew from
the race in view of Barry's predicted appearance. The course of the race
brought the boats down the Bay from Annapolis and out the Virginia Capes to head
up the Atlantic seaboard to Newport.
"If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at
all..." Or so the song goes. Malcolm
Brady probably hummed a few bars of this song this past weekend.
Malcolm was all set to run a mark boat at SBRW, when the first day of
racing one of engines of Change, his boat, overheated. He
spent Friday fixing it, so he could report to duty Saturday. But,
Saturday, there were more engine problems. Malcolm spent all day Saturday
wearing engine oil and frustration, so he could be ready Sunday.
Then... came Tropical Depression Barry... Sometimes, life just
don't seem fair.
2007 SBRW fleet winners came from all over the
southern Bay and beyond. Pete Hunter (PHRF A), sailed under the
CBYRA banner, and makes his home in Kill Devil Hills, North
Carolina. Dennis Hannick (PHRF B) came down to SBRW from Dahlgren,
VA, - Dahlgren YC. Mike Veraldi, who won the PHRF C fleet, sails out
of Little Creek under the Broad Bay Sailing Association banner. Greg
Cutter won the Elliott 770 fleet, sails out of Hampton YC, and was
instrumental in getting the Elliott 770 fleet to race at SBRW. Andy
Armstrong won the PHRF-A Non-Spinnaker fleet and is based at Hampton
YC. Rodney Paice won the PHRF Non-Spin B fleet and hails from Portsmouth
Boat Club. And, Mike Turner, who won the Cruising Fleet, raced out of Old
Point Comfort Yacht Club.
MURPHY'S LAW: We
just finished SBRW. Now comes Harborfest and Hometowne
Regatta. What's a Party Dog to do??!! And, where's my keg of
Alka-Seltzer? /S/ Murphy the Racing
Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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