# 435 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday March 16, 2009 09:25PM
Congratulations to MITCH BRINDLEY - US SAILING Sailor
of the Week. Mitch, head sailing coach at national power Old
Dominion University, is in his 14th year at the Norfolk school. His
accomplishments fill more than a page (see www.ussailing.org) on the
US SAILING website and he is known world wide for those accomplishments.
Those of us on the southern Chesapeake also know Mitch as one who is always
willing to give a helping hand to the sailing community. We are so
fortunate to have him here with us.
It's a "rum bunch" that supports our
racing! Make that Mount Gay Rum
- they are a key sponsor for the 14th year at SCREWPILE
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE - and Gosling's Rum - key
sponsors of SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK and for whom the Black Seal
Cup is named. The Black Seal Cup is awarded to the top boat at
SBRW. Every time you drink their rum anywhere, you are
supporting sponsors of sailboat racing! Now, those
post-race party drinks should taste twice as good.
CNU takes 3rd in 2009 Icefree Invitational.
Eight collegiate teams showed up at the Icefree Invite hosted by
Christopher Newport University this past weekend. CNU finished third
behind winner Delaware and second place Virginia. Other finishes
were: William and Mary, 4th; Hampton U, 5th; Maryland, 6th; Salisbury,
7th; and, Webb, 8th.
DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT challenging a
Rappahannock River racer at a mark rounding. Saturday, thirty-six
(36) Rapp River racers gathered at RRYC to explore and conquer the mysteries of
the mark rounding rules. John McCarthy led the three
hour seminar that addressed mark roundings and other rules
issues. Ron Mihills of RRYC pulled together the
seminar and coupled it with an opportunity for skippers and "wannabe" crew to
mix and meet.
Don't push the envelope - mail it! By
now most racers have gotten their application for their 2009 Valid PHRF
Rating Certificate off to PHRF. As diligent as PHRF
is, they have a lot of paper to process and they cannot do it all in the
short time left between now and the beginning of the race
season. More than one thousand racers race on PHRF of the
Chesapeake certificates each year. Get your paperwork in today.
Don't create a "crisis" - MAIL THAT ENVELOPE TO PHRF NOW!
Time is flying.
SOUTHERN BAY RACE
WEEK for the BLACK SEAL CUP: David Eberwine and the SEA
STAR team have joined the Early Bird entries for SBRW 2009.
SEA STAR, a J/36, returns to SBRW as the defending champion of
the 2008 PHRF A2 fleet.
RACERS AND THE RULES QUIZ: TRUE or
FALSE - Unless the Sailing Instruction says otherwise, a boat can always
throw-out its worse score of a series. (Answer follows in
this issue of SBRNYCU.)
DOWN THE BAY RACE for the VIRGINIA CRUISING
CUP: Three more have decided to race non-stop from
Annapolis to Hampton in hopes of winning the Virginia Cruising Cup.
Paul Kaplan (Annapolis Yacht Club) will bring his Baltic 42,
INCESSANT, to the starting line on Friday, May 22, and
so will Mike Nestor (Hampton Yacht Club) bring his Tayana
55, TELL TALES and Jim
Forrester (Norfolk Yacht & Country Club) his Catalina 38,
ANJALEI . Mike, Paul, and Jim plan to use the
entire Chesapeake Bay as they race in the 60th running of the
DTB.
Answer to RR Quiz Question: TRUE (AND FALSE) !
Huh? As noted in the SBRNYCU quiz last week,
unless the S.I. says otherwise, each boat's series score shall be the total of
her race scores excluding her worst score. So, race
committee, if you don't want to allow any "throw-outs" or if you don't
want to have more than one, you must say so in the Sailing Instructions.
HOWEVER, even if one or more throw-outs are allowed, you cannot
always throw-out your worst score. Some scores are not
excludable. These include being DSQ'd for breaking Rule 2 (Fair Sailing),
Rule 30.3 (Black Flag), Rule 42 (Propulsion), or Rule 69 (Gross
Misconduct). If you break one of these rules, you are stuck with it.
(Be aware that there are additional "what ifs" in the referenced rules, but
space does not allow coverage of all the details of this topic. Check the
appropriate rules for details.)
CCV Rules Clinic and 2009 Racing Guide
Distribution - On Tuesday, March 31,
6:30pm, CCV will hold their annual
Rules Clinic at the Mariners Museum (Newport News,
Virginia). At this gathering, CCV
members will receive the 2009 CCV Racing Guide. The
Guide is included in the price of the membership. CCV will take
membership applications at this clinic. The clinic is OPEN TO ALL and it
is FREE! For information contact: Tom Peddy at (757)638-3358
APRIL SOUTHERN BAY RACERS CALENDAR: April is when it
all starts ON THE WATER!
March 31
Tuesday CCV annual Rules
Clinic
and distribution of 2009 CCV Racing Guide, Tom Peddy (757)
368-3358
April 1
Wednesday APRIL FOOLS DAY - Racing Sailors National
Holiday!
April 1
Wednesday Hampton YC Wednesday Night Racing Series
begins, Tom Ryan (757) 635-6702
April 4
Saturday Old Point Comfort YC
Saturday Races begin, Dennis Miner ( 757) 867-1028)
April 8
Wednesday BBSA / Little Creek SA Wednesday Night Races
begin , John Bergman ( 757) 362-3775
April 9
Thursday BBSA / Willoughby
Racers Thursday Night Races begin, Scott Almond (757) 471-2663
April 11
Saturday CCV Tune-Up Races,
John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
April 17
Friday
Deadline for EARLY BIRD ENTRY INCENTIVES for SBRW, Lin
McCarthy, (757) 850-4225
April 17
Friday
Portsmouth Boat Club Barnacle races begin, Jonathan Romero
April 19
Sunday CCV Spring
Series Races #1 and #2, John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
April 19
Sunday Fishing Bay
YC Spring Series Race Day 1, Brooks Zerkel (804) 266-2494
April
22 Wednesday
York River YC Wednesday Night Races begin, Brian Gregory
April 24
Friday
Norfolk Yacht &CC Friday Night Races begin, Carlton Bryant
April 25
Saturday Norfolk Naval SA
Azalea Festival Regatta, www.Norfolknavalsailing.org
April 26
Sunday CCV
Spring Series Race #3, John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
April 26
Sunday Fishing
Bay YC Spring Series Race Day 2, Ric Bauer, (804) 769-4293
May 2
Saturday Fishing Bay YC
Spring Series Race Day 3, Mike Chesser
May 3
Sunday CCV
Spring Series Races #4 and #5, John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK (May
29-31) is the largest, fully
sanctioned regatta for racers of all levels on the southern Bay. There are
two racing venues to provide for one-design classes, all PHRF spinnaker classes
and the newly instituted PHRF Non-Spinnaker-1 (single headsail only) fleet
along with PHRF Non-Spin-2 (double headsail allowed) and the Cruising
Fleet. And, there are three (3) days of great racing and four (4)
great parties. Southern Hospitality is the main theme of this event. The
Goslings Black Seal Cup goes to the overall winner of SBRW.
Check-in, welcome party, and skippers meeting is Thursday, May 28. Event
headquarters: Hampton Yacht Club, Hampton, VA. For info and entry
forms, contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or mcbear@earthlink.net
or www.blacksealcup.com
Enter no later than April 17, to take advantage of "Early Bird" entry
incentives!
60th running of the DOWN THE BAY RACE for the
VIRGINIA CRUISING CUP starts at Annapolis and goes non-stop to
Hampton. The start is on Friday, May 22, of Memorial Day
Weekend. For entry and info on this event (back after a 10 year hiatus),
go to www.hamptonyc.com or call
either event co-chairman Vince Behm (757) 876-7778 or Wayne Bretsch (301)
332-6773. Organizing Authority = Storm Trysail Club, Chesapeake Station (start -
Annapolis) and Hampton Yacht Club (finish-Hampton). Finish Line
Headquarters and Awards Presentation is at Hampton Yacht Club on Saturday,
May 23.