# 374 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Wednesday January 2, 2008 07:03PM
ANNA TUNNICLIFFE - US SAILING
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR! US SAILING says about our former
ODU All-American, "Laser Radial sailor Anna Tunnicliffe has had a year of
stellar success, which when factored against all other racers competing in this
single-handed dinghy class has made Tunnicliffe the number-one ranked
Laser Radial sailor in the world in 2007...Tunnicliffe has been a
member of the US Sailing Team since 2005. " Anna will be sailing for the USA in
the Olympics in China this summer. And, Anna has been nominated for
the [yet to be named] US SAILING Rolex Yachtswomen of the
Year.
PHRF FLEET SPLITS MEETING SET FOR
MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 6:30 pm. PHRF
members from Region 4 SOUTH are invited to attend this PHRF delegates
meeting, the singular objective of which is to determine the fleet splits for
use in 2008 in Region 4 SOUTH. Attendees may offer comment
and discussion; only the delegates from the South Division clubs
will actually vote on the splits proposals. As racers this is your
chance for input. Let the delegate (s) of your club(s) know where you
stand. Make sure you will be represented at this important meeting.
Come yourself if you can. Now is the time to speak out.
Clubs and their PHRF delegates in the South Division of Region 4
are: BBSA (Randy Pugh); CCV (Bob Thomas); HYC (Chris Johnson); NYCC (Ron
Primm); OPCYC (Dennis Miner); PBC (Bob Old); LYC,OBSA, PRYC,SYC,YRYC,
UNAFLS (all represented by Mike Dale as VP of Region 4).
The meeting will be held in Meeting Room B at the Hampton Public Library,
4207 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton. (That's a couple blocks down from the
cannon at HYC). Get there early to get a good
seat!
INCENTIVE 1st overall in the
New Years Race: Louie Lewis, in his O'Day 27,
Incentive, was the first of 16 boats racing to cross the finish line in
the 2008 New Years Madness Race, hosted jointly by Old
Point Comfort Yacht Club and Hampton Yacht Club. The event is a
pursuit (staggered start) race, where the slower handicapped boats start
first. The light blue 27-footer built an early lead and held it to finish
just 43 seconds ahead of the second place overall boat, Michael
Turner's Cats' Paw, an Islander 44. Turner, in an
exciting finish for 2nd, inched out the 3rd place finisher,
Christian Schaumloffel in his Hobie 33, Mirage, by
one second. Within the overall fleet finishes,
class winners were: Class A - Mirage, Hobie 33,
Christian Schaumloffel (3rd overall); Class B
- Callinectes, Cal 3-30, Ben Cuker (5th
overall); Class C - Incentive, O'Day 27, Louie
Lewis (1st overall); Non-Spin - Lively Lady,
Morgan 42, Dave Lively (8th overall); and, Cruising
Class - Cats' Paws, Island Packet 44, Michael
Turner (2nd overall). Event Chairman - Dennis Miner;
Official Starter - Glenn Giles; Official Finisher - Bob
Williamson.
STEVEN HUNT INFLUENCING YOUNG SAILORS:
Of the 7 named to the national JUNIOR ALL-STARS
list, two mention southern Bay homie Steven Hunt as especially
important to their success. The Junior All-Stars list is primarily for
sailors between 14 and 17 years old. Steven is a high school sailing coach
in San Diego and two of his team, Caleb Paine
(16) and Jake LaDow (14), are among the 7 honored on
the list.
Brothers Steve and Dave Taylor pooled
resources and brain cells yesterday in the 2008 New Years Madness
Race. Dave and his crew, who usually sail on Wham Bam,
decided to throw in with Steve and his crew on the larger, warmer, and
definitely dryer, Insolvent for the race. And, they did
just fine - finished 5th overall.
From the northern Bay area comes news of the passing of
sailmaker and owner of Potomac Sailmakers, Jack
Wong. There is a piece on Jack in the January issue of
SpinSheet Magazine. He had been around the Chesapeake and
sailing for a long time and will be missed by many.
The 33rd running of the Ft Lauderdale to Key West Race
starts on Wednesday, January 16th. Last year southern Bay racers,
Sledd Shelhorse and the crew of
Meridian won the Bolero Trophy which is awarded
to the first PHRF boat to finish. To date, there are 50 entries for the
2008 edition of this reach-lovers event. As far as southern Bay and beyond
boats go, there is only one entry, Teamwork (Robin Team's J/122,
from Lexington, North Carolina). There are two other Chesapeake Bay boats
(Annapolis) entered - David and Sandra Askew's
J/120, Flying Jenny V, and Bruce Gardner's
Beneteau 34, L'outrage. Both Teamwork and L'outrage
will stay in Key West for KWRW.
2008 CBYRA REGION 4 SCHEDULE IS
READY: The "big boat" racing schedule is ready, thanks
to the diligent work of 30-some southern Bay yacht club, sailing association,
and event representatives (and all the people with whom each of them
worked). So, it you want the 2008 schedule, contact your club's
racing rep. Or, if you like, email SBRNYCU
at mcbear@earthlink.net ,
on the subject: line put "I need the 2008 Racing
Schedule", and you'll get the whole schedule by return
email.
Jeff Rogers (OPCYC) announced yesterday that the name of
the New Years Madness Race will be changed in 2009 to honor Dana
Dillon, a southern Bay racer who passed away last summer.
Rogers said Dana was one of the founders of the race and instrumental in
establishing a first-of-the-year event in the Hampton Roads area. Dana was
a member of both OPCYC and HYC, co-organizers of the event.
Southern Bay Racers Headed for KEY WEST RACE
WEEK: In January the place to be, either actually or
virtually, for most racers is Key West Race Week (Jan 21 -
25). The most fortunate of us will be heading down soon; the sooner you
head for KWRW is directly proportional to how smart you are. The
Meridian 2 bunch, skipper Sledd Shelhorse, will be
sailing the school-bus-yellow Farr 36 in the PHRF 1 Class.
Bob Fleck, from Front Royal, VA, will have his S2 7.9,
Horizon, in one of the PHRF classes too. Three boats with
familiar names on the southern Bay, coming out of North Carolina, are headed
south - Wairere, Thompson 30, Pete Hunter, from
Kill Devil Hill, NC, and, from Beaufort, NC, Rum at Six, J/105,
Worth Harris, and Teamwork, J/122, Robin Team.
Teamwork will race IRC and Rum in the J/105 one-design
class. Wairere, winner of the 2007 Southern Bay Race
Week, will be in PHRF 1. Get ready to cross up fingers,
toes, and whatever else for our southern Bay and beyond boats.
JANUARY CALENDAR: If we can't go racing, at
least we can think about it!
January 7
Monday Region 4
(South Division) PHRF Fleet Splits Meeting - see item above
January 14
Monday Registration
opens for 2008 NEWPORT - BERMUDA RACE www.BermudaRace.com
January 16 Wednesday
Start of Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race
January
21 Monday Acura
Key West Race Week opens
January 25
Friday
Acura Key West Race Week closes
February
2 Saturday Murphy
Goes Racing - see item below - info, (757) 850-4225
SBRNYCU MURPHY GOES RACING - 2008: "Going
Faster - It's All About the People" February 2, 2008,
hosted by Broad Bay Sailing Association at the Old Dominion University Sailing
Center (Norfolk). The fee, $35 ($25 for accompanying family member),
includes morning refreshments, lunch, and all clinic materials including the
course workbook. Register by calling (757) 850-4225, or by email
to mcbear@earthlink.net
(include your name, address, and phone number and on the subject:
line put MURPHY CLINIC). Course instructor, John McCarthy,
will cover a variety of topics including Skipper-Crew Communication, Crew
Recruitment, Training, and Retention, Reaching Techniques, The
Dreaded Double-Headsail, and more. This clinic is ideal for both
skippers and people who crew. Pre-registration is
required.
MURPHY'S LAW: Lots of
boatyards are now offering shrink wrapping
for sailboats. It can be price-y, but... a
clean, dry hull is a lighter, faster hull. Yrs Truly, The Racing
Beagle, is taking bids on a shrink-wrap job for this personal
hull. I'm looking to lighten up and shrink down from beer
barrel to pony keg size! /S/ Murphy the
Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.