#425 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Tuesday January 6, 2009 06:24PM
MURPHY RULES - 2009, January 24th seminar at
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club is full to capacity and registration is
closed. HOWEVER, due to the overwhelming response, plans are underway to
hold an identical second session, on a Saturday sometime in
March. Watch future issues of SBRNYCU for the specific date
and place for "MURPHY 2" once plans are finalized. For additional
information now, please call Lin at (757) 850-4225 or email mcbear@earthlink.net
ONE-DESIGN (small boats) SCHEDULE for
CBYRA: The "Honcho" of the One-Design Schedule for the small
boats for the entire Bay is our very own Tom Roberts at tjroberts2@cox.net
. Club and One-Design Class reps should be sending their
one-design events schedule directly to Tom along with points of contact,
etc. He is already putting together the spreadsheet for the entire Bay
right now, so you really need to get on this, if you are not
already.
PHRF SPLITS FOR 2009 in REGION 4: Here
are the approved and published PHRF splits for both Region 4 (southern Bay)
divisions -
SOUTH DIVISION: A FLEET
= Up to 109; B FLEET = 110 to 163; C FLEET = 164 and
UP Non-Spin = all ratings
NORTH DIVISION: A FLEET
= Up to 112; B FLEET = 113 to 166; C FLEET = 167 and
UP Non-Spin = all ratings
PHRF Valid Rating Renewal Application
Forms are expected to be mailed out around
mid-January. Submit your renewal early and
beat the crush in the Spring. Most race entry forms will require you to
submit with them a copy of your 2009 valid rating certificate.
PHRF Honchos for 2009: President
- Bruce Bingman; VP Region I,II, and III - Mike Mullarky; VP
Region IV - Mike Dale. Secretary/Treasurer - Bob Thomas.
Chief Handicappers - Region IV - Christian
Schaumloffel; Regions 1, II, and III - Eric
Crawford;
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2009 is upon us! New
season, new chances to go racing - don't miss any of them!
New Year's Day Racing features bitter cold, wind, and
"those crazy racers"! Seventeen (17) boats turned out for
the DANA DILLON MEMORIAL NEW YEAR'S MADNESS RACE, co-sponsored
by Old Point Comfort Yacht Club and Hampton Yacht Club. John
Blais' Stardancer (Beneteau 36.7) won the Amarylyn Award
(first to finish overall) in this staggered start race that goes from HYC,
around Hampton Bar, to OPCYC. Meanwhile, up on the York River, Dan
Smoker's Smoke (Nightingale 34) took first among five (5)
boats racing in the SEAFORD YACHT CLUB ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S DAY
RACE. Finishing second behind Dan was Jim
Bordeaux in Solstice. Dana Dillon
Memorial fleet results: Spinnaker A (4 boats): 1.John
Blais, Stardancer; 2.Phil Briggs,
Feather. Spinnaker B (4 boats): 1.Ben
Cuker, Callinectes; 2.Greg Cutter,
Gremlyn. Non-Spinnaker (4 boats): 1.Dixon
Wilde, Kingfisher; 2.Steve Ritz,
Excelsior. Winner of the Cruising Fleet (5
boats): Jim Forrester, Anjalei. Event
Chairman - Dennis Miner.
Meanwhile, the 2009 CBYRA Region 4 Schedule for
"Big Boats" is complete and ready for
publication. You may contact your club's and/ or sailing
association's racing dude, these are the folks who put in all the time
coordinating your club's events with the rest of the Region, or you can simply
hit your reply button to this issue of Southern Bay
Racing News You Can Use, and on the SUBJ: line put "I gotta have
my schedule now!", or words to that effect. The schedule will
come to you via email pretty darn quick! Get ready - 2009 has shaped up as
a great season!
WAIRERE, Pete Hunter's
Thompson 30, is headed for Acura Key West Race
Week (January 19 -23, 2009). Wairere, sailing out of Kill
Devil Hills, North Carolina, is a regular and past overall winner at
Southern Bay Race Week. At this point, Wairere is the only
entry from the "southern Bay and beyond" in the Key West showcase
event.
ANNA IS US
SAILING’s 2008 SportsWoman of
the Year! Below is quoted directly from an official US
SAILING public relations release:
Anna Tunnicliffe won a coveted gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, China, entering the history books as the first American female sailor in 20 years to win gold at the Olympic Games. ... US Sailing Team Coach Luther Carpenter (La Porte, Texas), said, “Anna is your dream athlete. She’s a hard worker, in amazing shape, very open to coaching, completely driven and she sees a path clearly to winning.”
Anna Tunnicliffe won a coveted gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, China, entering the history books as the first American female sailor in 20 years to win gold at the Olympic Games. ... US Sailing Team Coach Luther Carpenter (La Porte, Texas), said, “Anna is your dream athlete. She’s a hard worker, in amazing shape, very open to coaching, completely driven and she sees a path clearly to winning.”
In case you missed this in the holiday crush - Junior Sailing
Programs: Word is that ACL barge lines in Louisville has a
number of 13.5' Zodiacs in their warehouse that have never been
used. The company paid $15,500 each, and they'll sell them for
$10,000 each. They have center consoles, and 30-hp Mercury fuel
injected, four cycle engines. Very stable; would be great for Junior
Sail training, etc. Anyone interested should contact Christian
Primm directly at cdprimm@aclines.com.
HARBORFEST - JULY 3rd to JULY 5th - is a long, long way off,
but the folks at Norfolk's FestEvents want everyone to know that
Harborfest boat slip reservations are available now. The
plan is to commemorate the Grand Opening of the revitalized Town Point Park,
celebrate the 33rd Harborfest, and party in honor of our Nation's independence
all in one great weekend on Norfolk's downtown waterfront. For info,
please contact James Scruggs at scruggsj@festevents.org or
phone him at (757) 441-2345, x-3019. Now's the time to think ressies, if
you want to be at the center of the action!