# 441 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on Monday April 27, 2009 10:41AM

USA-90 wins  J/30 fleet at Annapolis NOOD and  BOWMOVEMENT finishes 2nd in Catalina 27 fleet.   Dave McConaughy and several of his friends from Hampton including North sailmaker Kenny Saylor,  finished in the # 1 spot after 3 days of racing at the National Off-Shore One-Design (NOOD) Regatta held this weekend in Annapolis.  USA-90 beat 11 other boats in his fleet.   Meanwhile, Martin Casey and his crew aboard Bowmovement finished 2nd in the 6 boat Catalina 27 NOOD fleet.  Will Crump from Fishing Bay sailed his J/105 to 6th place in the 30 boat J/105 fleet.  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!    (NOTE: These results are preliminary; see event website for final report  www.sailingworld.com
MORE SOUTHERN BAY SAILING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNGSTERS THIS SUMMER:
 
Premiere Sailing at Tides Inn (Irvington, VA) (Phil and Arabella Denvir) offers courses for Young Sailors (age 6-18) from early June through late August.   On July 20-24 Premier runs a Race Training Course that finishes up at the Rappahannock River Yacht Club Junior Regatta on the last day of the course.  And, special for teenagers, there is a J/24 course including spinnaker handling scheduled throughout the summer.  The Williamsburg Premier Sailing base is in Governors Land (Two Rivers Yacht Club) and runs courses (open to the public)  from the marina and the beach on June 15-19, June 22-26, and July 13-17.  For details please contact Premier Sailing at (804) 438-9300.
List of Southern Bay Yacht Club Junior Programs Contacts:
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club - David Tunnicliff, Sail Program Manager, (757) 423-4500, x-180, (757) 580-2991  www.opitmistteam.com
Hampton Yacht Club - David Revill, Junior Program Coordinator, (757) 868-3457, www.hamptonyc.com
Fishing Bay Yacht Club (Deltaville) - Jay Buhl, Junior Division Commander, (804) 360-0760, (804) 201-4227, www.fbyc.net
 
 
DOWN THE BAY RACE:   Save money on your entry fee - after this coming Friday, May 1,  the $50 entry late fee kicks in.  (No entries are accepted after May 20)  Entry forms  are available at the event website  www.hamptonyc.com;  just click on the event logo, info and details are there, OR contact co-chairmen of the event  Vince Behm (757) 876-7778 or Wayne Bretsch (301) 332-6773.    Mail entries and fees to Hampton Yacht Club, 4707 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA 23669.   Be part of the 60th DOWN THE BAY RACE for the VIRGINIA CRUISING CUP;  it is time to "git 'er done!"
 
CASH FLOW,  ROCKETTE,  ROUNDABOUT,  and KINGFISHER  lead their fleets on the "tour of the harbor" race.  CCV Spring Series Race #3  is scheduled as a race around various Hampton Roads Harbor marks stretching from  Middle Ground Light  to the mouth of Hampton River.  Yesterday's light, but sufficient, breeze was good enough for a few good hours of racing.  The race was shortened as the breeze began to die and all  of the 33 boats finished in time to partake of the post-race awards party.  RESULTS:  PHRF A - 1.Lloyd Griffin, Cash Flow;  2.Leroi Lissenden, Voodoo 2;  3.David Eberwine, Sea Star.   PHRF B - 1.Chuck Monsees, Rockette;  2.Greg Cutter, Gremlyn;  3.Bob Archer, Bad Habit.  PHRF C - 1.Alan Bomar, Roundabout;  2.Bumps Eberwine, Spray;  3.Justin Morris, The Hunter.  PHRF Non-Spin - 1.Dixon Wilde, Kingfisher;  2.Leo Wardrup, Black Widow;  3.Mike Nestor, Tell Tales.   Principal Race Officer - John McCarthy;  Official Scorer - John Ritter
 
CCV Spring Series (Day 3) - same time and same place this coming Sunday, May 3.  OPEN TO ALL.  Race #4 and Race #5 will wrap up the Spring Series.  Drop mark courses.  Warning signal for the first start will be at 1030.  Starts are offered for all PHRF Classes.  These are  sanctioned races and require a valid PHRF rating certificate.   For information contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.  
 
Need a slip for SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK?  You might want to call Downtown Hampton's dockmaster, Greg Harrison at 1-866-556-9631.  The slips are within site of and a very brief walk from Hampton Yacht Club, SBRW Event Headquarters.  Greg says he'll take real good care of the racers who decide to stay at his facility (located right next door to the Crown Plaza waterfront hotel (previously the Hampton Radisson), and... this year he guarantees no "harassment"  by pirates!!!  The Hampton Annual Pirate Festival is the weekend after  SBRW this year and the good side of that is more el primo slips available for SBRW racers.
 
 York River Yacht Club is having a special blessing of the fleet festival,  May 8 - May 9 (Friday and Saturday), at Crown Pointe Marina to raise money for the Abington Volunteer Fire Department.  OPEN TO ALL boaters, watermen, and those with an interest in the sea.  The Festival opens at 4:30 on Friday, May 8 and a full day of activities begin with breakfast on Saturday, May 9. Advance registration is required and tickets are limited.  For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.yryc.org or call 804/684-2492.

IAN STOKES wows at Lake Garda Opti Regatta -  Norfolk Yacht & Country Club Opti racer, Ian Stokes, qualified for the elite Gold Fleet at the 27th Annual Lake Garda Opti Meeting regatta (Lake Garda, Italy) and finished 13th among 891 (yep - that's eight hundred and ninety-one) Opti competitors.   Also sailing on Team USA at Lake Garda was Anderson Granger, also from NY&CC.  Southern Bay youngsters can sail - get your budding racer-sailor out there this summer!
 
The MUSIC of SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK:  Event organizers have arranged for tunes to tickle your racing bones every day of SBRW!  There will be live music by SOJORN at the Friday night tent party (rum, beer, and dinner available too).  On Saturday night, sponsor Gosling's Rum is in the spotlight and live band TAKE 30, sponsored by TowneBank, guarantees to get you dancin'! (rum, beer, and dinner available too).    Sunday night,  trophy presentation and  regatta wrap-up, Doyle Sailmakers sponsors Doyle Dogs for everyone and DINO SERETIS provides the tunes.  Oh, and it all kicks off with music by E. ERIC EMERSON at the Welcome, Check-in, and Skippers Meeting on Opening Night (Thursday). 
 
Southern Bay racer and sailmaker Kenny Saylor (North Sails Hampton) was tactician on  Bruce Gardner's  L'Outrage at Charleston Race Week earlier this month.  L'Outrage took 2nd in  fleet.  Look for L'Outrage on the starting line for the 60th running of Down the Bay (May 22) and in PHRF A at Southern Bay Race Week (May 29-31).
 
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK entries continue to arrive including the latest two, one returnee and one newcomer.  Midnight Mistress  (Jake and Pat Brodersen, C&C 35-3) won a Boat of the Day  award in SBRW 2008 and will be moving into PHRF B this year.  And, joining the southern Bay PHRF A fleet is Gene Thayer's beautiful Evelyn 42, Pterodactyl.     Current entries are listed at the event website  www.blacksealcup.com
 
Media Watch:  The May issue of SAILING  has an article on Argentina's Beagle Channel, "The Snow-Covered Summer", by Mariachristina Rapisardi with photographs by Giovanni Rapisardi.  The Rapisardis do the Channel in their Oyster 72, Billy Budd, during Argentina's winter.  It's a special piece, mainly because of the topic and, as always with SAILING, the photographs.  Those southern Bay racers who a couple of months ago enjoyed John  Martin's  presentation on sailing the same Argentina waters en route to rounding Cape Horn, will be familiar with the subject.  Murphy, the Racing Beagle, personally recommends the article and also that you keep a copy to read again while warming  on our Bay in mid-August!
 
Shutterbugs!  If you've got a good shot you'd like to share (without expectation of monetary compensation), send it to  Jake Brodersen, Editor of the CCV Racing Guide at  patandjake@cox.net.  Please include the words "CCV Photo" in the subject line.  Jake can't use everything you send, but good composition and action shots have a great chance to appear in the pages of the next CCV Racing Guide.  By submitting photos, you agree to their use and publication by CCV, either in the CCV Racing Guide or on the CCV web page.  Be sure to include identifying information regarding the shot and your name and contact info.  Jake will take 'em at any time during the year. 
 
May brings spring flowers and racing by the bunches!  Pick some!
May 1         Friday           Down the Bay Race entries due - save yourself the $ 50 late entry fee!!!
May 2          Saturday     FBYC Spring Series  Day 3,  Mike Chesser
May 3          Sunday       CCV Spring Series Races #4 & #5, John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
May 3          Sunday       FBYC Salsa Bowl (one design) - Spring Series 2, Rob Whittet
May 8-9      Fri-Sat         YRYC  Blessing of the Fleet Festival  (804) 684-2492
May 9          Saturday     FBYC Spring Series  Day 4, Tom O'Connell, (804)
May 10        Sunday       Mother's Day
May 16        Saturday     BBSA Cape Henry Cup Race, Scott Almond (757) 471-2663
May 16/17  Sat-Sun       HYC Trapeze Regatta,
May 16        Saturday     RRYC Spring Regatta
May 17        Sunday       HYC Spring J24 Spring Regatta (Hampton Fleet 71)
May 17        Sunday       FBYC Piankatank Regatta (one-design), Mike Dale 
May 22-23  Fri-Sat        60th DOWN THE BAY for the VIRGINIA CRUISING CUP,
                                                       Vince Behm (757) 876-7778 or Wayne Bretsch (301) 332-6773
May 22        Friday          SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK entries deadline - Save yourself the late entry fee!!
May 23        Saturday     FBYC Urbanna Race, Brooks Zerkel, (804) 272-7846
May 23        Saturday     PBC Merrimac Memorial Regatta (dinghies), Rodney Paice (757) 971-0202
May 24        Sun              RRYC-FBYC  River Races
May 25        Monday       Memorial Day Holiday
May 29-31  Fri-Sun       SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK (Hampton, VA), info-Lin McCarthy (757) 850-4225
May 30        Saturday     FBYC Margaritaville Regatta (one-design), Pete Alcorn
 
So... you want to be part of the  Regatta Team for Southern Bay Race Week - sign on  as a volunteer.  Please do call Woody Woodcock at (757) 723-0818 to help with raising and/or striking the event headquarters regatta tent.   If learning or refining  bartending skills is up your alley, contact Suzanne Hamilton at suzanneshamilton@gmail.com.   Come on and get involved - consider yourself invited to help!    Be part of the magic that makes tents appear and then disappear and/or  help with the party libations.  You can do either or both and still race and party your brains out! 
 
MURPHY'S LAW:  Yrs Truly, the Racing Beagle  has noticed a plethora of advertisements for new, improved, and grand FLOATING WINCH HANDLES.  If floating winch handles are the end all to save all, why, the Murphster asks, don't we all just head out to the racing grounds and  pick up a few with a trusty  crab net?    /S/  Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
 
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