# 402 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday July 14, 2008 05:34PM
VOODOO 2, INEVITABLE, BOOMERANG,
BATTLEWAGON, and LAST BOAT III won the racing
fleets at the 2008 Southern Chesapeake Bay Leukemia Cup Regatta
hosted this past weekend at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. A
total of 35 PHRF and one-design racers took to the course to support the
Leukemia Cup, a two day event. Racing Fleet Results:
PHRF A (6 boats): 1.VooDoo 2, Leroi Lissenden;
2.Midnight Rider, John Haracivet; 3.Double
Eagle, Sam Mitchener. J/105 (6 boats):
1.Inevitable, Mike Karn; 2.Loose Cannon,
Strother Scott; 3.Blade Runner, Brad
Davis. PHRF B/C (9 boats): 1.Boomerang,
Jerry Latell; 2.La Maga, Allan
Heyward; 3.Shenanigan, Miles Booth.
PHRF Non-Spin (A) (9 boats): 1.Battlewagon, Paul
Cross; 2.Namesake, Craig Olsen;
3.Temptress, Robert DeJong. PHRF Non-Spin (B)
(7 boats): 1.Last Boat III, Frank Murphy;
2.Shockwave, Don Deese; 3.Cats Pajamas,
Drake Johnstone. In addition to the racing fleet,
there were 54 entries in the Cruising fleet - results of the cruising
competition were not available as of SBRNYCU
publication time. Principal Race Officers - Brooks Zerkel and Lud
Kimbrough
T.L.Sea, Tony Thornton's Cal 31,
makes it 22 Southern Bay and Beyond Racers Headed for
Screwpile. Already entered and headed up to Solomons
are: Cash Flow (Hadley 40), Lloyd
Griffin; Double Eagle (J-109), Sam
Mitchener; Chilcoot (Quest 30),
Alex Alvis; PF Flyer (Pearson
30), Larry Preddy; Wavelength (C&C
37), Rob Whittet; Inevitable
(J/105), Mike Karn; Wairere (Thompson
30), Pete Hunter; Black Widow (Irwin 38),
Leo Wardrup; The Hunter (Hunter 26.5),
Justin Morris; After Thought (J109),
Craig Wright; Boomerang (B25),
Jerry Latell; Pegasus
(J24), David Kelsey; Flying Colors (J105),
Richard Payne; Namesake (Olson 30),
Craig Olsen; Voodoo 2 (Tripp 38),
Lissenden-Birch-Krushelnisky; Corryvreckan
(J105), David Clark; Blade Runner (J105),
Brad Davis; Meridian 2 (Farr 36), Sledd
Shelhorse; Schiehallion (Beneteau 30), Brad
Miller; Lola (Thompson T750), Dennis
Hannick; and Midnight Mistress (C&C 35),
Jake and Pat Brodersen. And, former southern Bay
stalwart, Kahuna (Farr 395), Sanford
Richardson. The DEADLINE FOR
SCREWPILE ENTRIES IS WEDNESDAY, JULY
16th. Go to www.screwpile.net or
www.splc.us for entry
forms and "how to".
2008 SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE (July 20,21, &
22) - DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 16th.
Entry forms are available at www.screwpile.net
and www.splc.us and
www.screwpile.com
This is a grand gathering of Chesapeake Bay racers - racing and
party-ing championships are determined here "in the middle", at Solomons,
Maryland!
SCREWPILE entries now number 136, the regatta
has been designated as the Beneteau 36.7 One Design Mid-Atlantic
Championship, and officials are close to adding a
one-design start for the J-35 class.
CATS' PAWS takes 2008 VETERANS
CUP. Michael Turner's Cats' Paws won her fleet
by the largest margin and, therefore, the overall regatta and the Veterans
Cup. The Island Packet 44 finished first in the 5 boat
Cruising fleet by 17 minutes and 10 seconds. The race
benefited from Saturday's early sea breeze and pleasant skies; the racing area
was off Buckroe. RESULTS: PHRF A (2 boats):
1.Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage, Hobie
33. PHRF Non-Spinnaker (10 boats): 1.Andy
Armstrong, Virginia H, Soverel 30; 2.Jonathan
Philips, Fine, Kirby 25; 3.Bob Wagner,
Sea Slipper, Catalina 25. Cruising (5 boats):
1.Michael Turner, Cats' Paws, Island Packet 44;
2.Paul Roth, Trial Run, Aquarious 23; 3.Juan
Diaz, Levante. Principal Race Officer - John
Ritter.
KINGFISHER in Sick Bay. Dixon and Mary
Wilde's beautiful dark hull C&C 99, Kingfisher, is out of
commission for the time being - serious standing rigging problem. The
repair process is underway and they'll be back on the race course as soon as the
proper fixes are made.
If you need to borrow cash to finance your next
regatta or the rest of the racing season, borrow it from a
pessimist - he won't expect to get it back! (Scientist Steven Wright gets
credit for this thought.)
This is the week of the summer that the southern Bay race boat
delivery crews are checking the charts to plan their trip to Solomons for
Screwpile. The easiest and quickest trip goes to those who "ride
the bubble", the flood, up the Bay.
More than 60 young racers from up and down the Bay gathered in
Hampton Roads this weekend to compete in the 2008 USA JUNIOR
OLYMPICS and BAY OPEN. Hampton Yacht Club hosted
the regatta with an army of volunteers and an armada of boats supporting
the event. The winners in each fleet were: OPTI Red (18
boats): Graham Landy (NY&CC); OPTI Blue (18 Boats): Charlie Lomax
(AYC); OPTI White (4 boats):Erin Jacob (FBYC); OPTI Green(6 boats):Marc
Vandenberg (SSA);Club 420 (17 boats):Bobby Lippincott & Lucy Cofan (TAYC);
Laser Radial (5 boats): Sam Stokes
(NY&CC)
Stay-at-homes, who cannot go to Screwpile this coming weekend,
may want to do a casual race on Saturday, July 19th.
Restricted to single headsail, non-spinnaker racing, the 2008
LITTLE BAY CHALLENGE is FREE (as long as you enter by 1700 on
Friday, July 18) and offers a great post-race party ($10 per person) featuring
Eddie Swindell's Party Band. For information contact Scott Almond at
(757) 471-2663)
CCV offers one of its two mid-summer races on
Saturday, July 26. The MOONLIGHT TRIANGLE
RACE will start in the late afternoon (1700 / 5PM) off Buckroe and the
racers will sail a specified course which will be between 30 and 15 miles,
depending on conditions. This is a distance race and it counts in
the Chesapeake Bay Distance Racing Series, counts for CCV High Point
standings and counts for CBYRA High Point awards. For information
contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.
Dear Readers,
Murphy the Racing Beagle and the
entire SBRNYCU staff are heading for Screwpile!
Look for the next issue, #403, on Thursday, July 24th, to include a
Screwpile report and to catch you up on southern Bay
happenings.
SBRNYCU
MURPHY'S LAW: Yrs
Truly, the Racing Beagle, is heading for Screwpile - four days of
racing and party-ing! It's a dog's life but, someone's gotta do
it! Now, where is that America's Cup T-shirt that Cousin
Murphacelli sent me from Valencia? It'll be a great ice-breaker at the Tiki
Bar! /S/
Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.