# 417 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday October 27, 2008 09:53AM
THIS COMING SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2nd, AT
2:00 AM, 0200, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS - SNOOZE AN EXTRA HOUR
!!! Set your clocks BACK one hour before your get under your blankie on
Saturday night!
New Rule Books are coming
soon! This past week the new Racing
Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012 was unveiled at the US
SAILING Annual General Meeting in St. Petersburg, FL. There are a
number of significant changes, all of which will be covered in detail at
the MURPHY RULES clinic, set for January 24, 2009, at Norfolk Yacht and
Country Club (see information below). US SAILING members should look
for their copies of the new rule book to arrive in the mail in a few
weeks. If you are not yet a member of US SAILING, now is the time to join
- membership includes the rule book.
FBYC FALL SERIES is a wrap! Fishing Bay
Yacht Club racers finished their Fall Series last week and here are the award
winners: RESULTS - PHRF A (10 boats raced) - 1.
Cyane Crump, She Crab Soup; 2.Alex
Alvis, Chilcoot; 3.David Clark,
Correyvreckan. PHRF B/C combined (8 boats raced) -
1.David Hinckle, Elancer; 2.Miles
Booth, Shenanigan; 3.Brad Miller,
Schiehallion. PHRF Non-Spin - one boat,
Mike Dale's Juggernaut, sailed in 6 of the 8
races.
Congratulations to the Christchurch School High
School Sailing Team - Winners of the Lawrence White Trophy / ISSA Fall
Invitational: Christchurch dominated the 20 team regatta held at
the US Coast Guard Academy weekend before this past, in 10-15 knots on
Saturday and 25+ knots on Sunday. The Christchurch team won 17 of 24
races, finishing 88 points ahead of second place Monsignor Donovan HS of Toms
River, New Jersey. Sailing for Christchurch were: A
Division - Josh Greenslade, Tyler Reeves, Emily Bowman, and Eric
Siegal. B Division - Blake Burgess, Jono Dill,
Matt Lamber, Andrew Bryan, Archer Ruffner, and Matt Wallin.
Twelve (12) states were represented at the regatta.
FROSTBITE SERIES 2008 - begins this coming Sunday,
November 2, and runs every Sunday in
November. Racing in Hampton Roads Harbor and around
fixed marks. A PHRF certificate is required (except for Cruising
class), but the crew limitations do not apply. This is a great way to
keep the rust from setting in and a good crew builder for the coming
season. The first warning signal is at a "very civilized" noon,
1200. For info and to enter contact Brian Deibler at (757) 224-4272 or
(757) 715-8977. Hampton Yacht Club sponsors this Series,
which is OPEN TO ALL.
SBRNYCU
MURPHY RULES - 2009: Understand the rules, including
all the changes for 2009 - 2012. January 24, 2009, Saturday, 0900 -
1545, at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. All you never
thought you could know about the rules! The focus of the clinic will
be an interactive discussion of the racing rules with special emphasis on the
rules changes that become effective this January.
Course instructor John McCarthy will explain all the important changes and work
them into the "rules made easy format" he has used in the past, stressing
understanding concepts rather than memorizing rules. The fee, if
received prior to January 1, is $40 ( $35 for attendee's family
member); after January 1st, it will be $45 per person. Your registration
fee includes morning refreshments, lunch, and break beverages.
PRE-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
RULES. This is an ideal opportunity for both skippers and
people who crew. Reserve your spot by registering
early.
MORNING LIGHT showing
possible in Hampton Roads soon. Jimmy
Schools (Portsmouth Boat Club) is working with a downtown Norfolk
theatre in hopes of arranging for the much touted sailing movie to be shown in
mid-November . Watch SBRNYCU for details on ticket prices and
availability as soon as the info becomes available, hopefully later this
week. Otherwise, the closest place to see this special movie in the
immediate future may be Baltimore.
'Round the Lights - "...and
the last shall be first..." The Meridian
team aboard Sledd Shelhorse' Farr 36 proved "...the last
shall be first..." in this fall pursuit / staggered start race.
Meridian was last to start, but first across the finish line at a
little after 3:30 PM. FLEET WINNERS: Spinnaker A (7
of 7 finished) - Sledd Shelhorse,
Meridian; Spinnaker B (14 of 14 finished) -
Chuck Monsees, Rockette;
Spinnaker C (2 of 2 finished) - Justin Morris, The
Hunter; Non-Spinnaker 1 (5 of 7 finished) -
Harry Tenney, Margarita;
Non-Spinnaker 2 (4 of 5 finished) - Steve Ritz,
Excelsior; Cruising 1 (5 of 12 finished) -
Jim Forrester, Anajalei;
Cruising 2 (4 of 16 finished) - Ron Peterman,
Content. Event Chair - Dennis Miner.
MURPHY'S LAW:
The Halloween goblins will be out this coming Friday, October 31st. It is
traditional in the HYC Frostbite Series to sail the Halloween weekend
race "in costume". So, drag out your special pumpkin
orange foulies and fuzzies that Aunt Tillie gave you and put 'em to good
use. All the racing ghouls and gargoyles will be
there. /S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the
sailing spirit in us all.
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BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE, Lin McCarthy, Editor