# 420 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Tuesday November 18, 2008 11:32AM
So, you want to be on the Race Committee team
- here's a great way to get ready and it's going to happen right here in the
southern Chesapeake Bay. The US SAILING Basic Race Management
Seminar will be hosted by Hampton Yacht Club in two, half-day sessions, February
14-15, 2009. Cost is $50 for US SAILING members and $60 for
non-members. This is a great course for those with race committee
experience as well as those who are considering becoming involved. John
McCarthy, advanced Race Officer and certified Judge, will be lead instructor and
will be assisted by certified Club Race Officer Glenn Giles. For
additional information and/or to register, contact Lin McCarthy at
(757) 850-4225 or mcbear@earthlink.net
or visit www.hamptonyc.com and click
on the race committee seminar icon.
SBRNYCU is an independent weekly
publication of southern Chesapeake Bay racing happenings. Founded in April, 2000.
YIKES!
OOOPS! SEA STAR is
the 2008 CCV HIGH POINT WINNER IN PHRF A. Let
there be NO DOUBT that Sea Star, Dave Eberwine and the "Blue
Beauty's" team are top dogs in the CCV High Point competition this
year! A compilation error was made in the info handed out last
week and was regrettably duplicated in last week's issue of
SBRNYCU. The error was discovered before trophy
presentations, so all is on track to get the correct information in
all the correct places. When you see these very good and very deserving
Sea Star racers, be sure to give them a congratulatory handshake and/or
high-five, even though a little bit belated!
FROSTBITE SERIES - Day 3. The wind that
was AWOL last week put in an appearance yesterday as an enhanced version.
The 22 boats that raced got in plenty of action in Hampton Roads harbor.
RESULTS: PHRF A (8 boats racing) - 1.Sledd
Shelhorse, Meridian; 2.Bob Mosby,
Cyrano; 3.Phil Briggs, Feather. PHRF
B (9 boats racing) - 1.Rusty Burshell, Cool
Change; 2.Graham Field, Independence;
3.Chuck Monsees, Rockette. PHRF C (1
boat racing) - 1.Bob Thomas, Surprise.
PHRF-Non-Spin (4 boats racing) - 1.Wright, Glory
Days; 2.Tom Connors, Fins Up; 3.Bob
Nunn, One o Five. Race Chairman, Brian
Deibler. Official Scorer, Dick Boykin.
FROSTBITE SERIES races happen every Sunday in November,
same time and place. Yep, even the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. 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.
Racing sailors turned out Saturday at high-noon in Norfolk's
Ghent to jam-pack the Naro Theatre for the showing of
Morning Light, the Disney studio's documentary on a team of youngsters
who raced in the 2007 TransPac Race (California to
Hawaii). There was a second showing at the same time on
Sunday with a similar response. Racers of all ages crowded the sidewalk
and spilled off the curb to secure tickets for the show and afterwards to
share informal "reviews" with friends. The consensus was overwhelmingly
positive, extremely so. Special thanks are due Jimmy
Schools for the idea to interest the Naro in showing the film and then
actually "making it happen".
If you want to know how in the world the footage for
Morning Light was shot, ask southern Bay racer, JD
Scott - he was on the film boat that followed Morning Light
in the race across the Pacific.
You might know this idea would come from one of the most
revered party sites on the Bay - The Boatyard Bar & Grill
(Annapolis). A Sock Donning Party! This is
the set-up for Spring 2009 Sock Burning parties. Racers
with vision (and cold tootsies) are gonna insist their clubs have Sock
Donning Parties, and soon!
Leg #2 of VOLVO OCEAN RACE - Cape
Town to Kochi, www.volvooceanrace.org started
Saturday, November 15th.
BBSA announces winners of 2008 Chesapeake Bay Distance
Racing Series: This series is comprised of 9 southern
Bay races sponsored and run by 4 different clubs on the southern Bay. The
races are CCV Spring Series #3, BBSA Cape Henry Cup, BBSA Cape Charles Cup
- races #1 & #2, CCV Moonlight Triangle, HYC Plantation Light Race, BBSA
Neptune's Atlantic Race, CCV Fall Series #3, and OPCYC 'Round the Lights
Race. Award winners for the 2008 CBDRS are:
PHRF A: 1.Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage (Hobie
33); 2.Phil Briggs, Feather (J36); 3.Jim
Williams/Will Robertson, Treaty of Ghent
(Hobie 33). PHRF B: 1.Bob Archer, Bad
Habit (Pearson Flyer); 2.Ben Cuker, Callinectes
(Cal 29); 3.Graham Field, Independence (Islander
36). PHRF C: 1.Martin Casey, Bowmovement
(Catalina 27); 2.Tim Ketten, April Tied;
3.Justin Morris, The Hunter (Hunter 26.5).
PHRF Non-Spin: 1.Harry Tenney, Margarita
(Roberts 43). Cruising: 1.Jim Forrester,
Anjalei.
Say What?! In the November issue of
SAIL Magazine the following report appears:
"...in Newport Harbor in Newport
Beach, California. According to several sources, the harbor police have
been ordering sailboats competing in buoy races to slow down and/or lower their
sails; in some cases skippers have received citations for sailing
too fast. While racing." The article further
noted that the city's seal shows sailboats - racing! Could it
be time for some of those harbor police to suit up in "Fun Police"
uniforms?
Six teams of NOOD (National Off-Shore One
Design) sailors raced and party-ed their way around the BVI's this past
week, compliments of the NOOD Regatta program organizers. The group
from the southern Bay, Christian Schaumloffel, Matt Smith, Mark Kawa,
Jon Finn, Dave Taylor, and Dave Nash, representing the St. Petersburg
NOOD, returned home having had a great time. They finished fourth in the
six boat fleet of Sunsail Odyssey 39s.
Christmas gift giving ideas for racing
sailors: SAILTIME offers (see ad below), Old Coast Guard
Station gift shop (Virginia Beach oceanfront), various yacht club holiday
sales, special event racing gear (check with organizers and at sites of
past seasons races), photos (etc.), entry fees for 2009 events - all offer
and/or make great holiday season gifts for racers and are sure to endear the
giver to the recipient. After all, it's the thought that counts!
Join the VOLVO OCEAN RACE in Galway, Ireland -
May 23 - June 6, 2009 - A SpinSheet Magazine sponsored group
will be there. For details and to request information, please email
galway@spinsheet.com.
Or, contact Mary Ewenson at (410) 216-9309.
Remember... The GABOON Race, Sunday, December
7th. Don't put your baby away yet! The annual Gaboon Race,
hosted by Hampton Yacht Club, OPEN TO ALL, is a pursuit race that starts and
finishes in Hampton River at the HYC docks. Starting times will be
available at the race registration table (HYC Dockside Lounge, aka The
Bar) on race day. Deadline for entries is 12:30 PM on race day.
There is no limit on number of crew, so bring 'em all! A PHRF of the
Chesapeake valid rating is required, but the crew limitations will not
apply. The starting sequence begins at 1:00 PM and the pre-set course is
approximately 8 nautical miles, in Hampton Roads harbor. Fleet
awards and the grand Gaboon Spittoon will be presented on
December 9 at HYC annual awards presentations. For info and/or to enter,
contact Phil Briggs at (757) 850-244-5477.
MURPHY'S LAW: Yrs
Truly, Murphy the Racing Beagle, took special note of Morning
Light. After all Great Uncle Cornelius McBeagle rode a three- master
to Hawaii back in the day. The Murphy line remains strong to this day as
Cousin Dude Murphy hangs twenty while shootin' the curl off Maui
every morning. Righteous! /S/ Murphy the Racing
Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.