#508 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Tuesday September 14, 2010 06:07PM
Fishing Bay Yacht Club finished 10th overall out of 24 teams competing in the 2010 NYYC Invitational Cup Qualifying Series in Newport this past week. The team of Travis Weisleder, Rob Whittemore, Lud Kimbrough, and Ben Buhl sailed 26 races in 4 days in Sonars and J22s, making it to the championship round of the final 12. Only the final top three (3) teams received the coveted invitations to the 2011 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup Regatta; those were Eastern Yacht Club, Annapolis Yacht Club, and Newport Harbor Yacht Club.
FBYC WOLFTRAP. Saturday was a beautify racing day on the southern Bay and those sailing in the annual Fishing Bay Yacht Club Wolftrap race took full advantage. The fleets started just before noon and most were back from the slightly over 23 miles jaunt by mid-to-late afternoon (the last to cross the finish line did so around 1700). RESULTS: PHRF A (6 boats) - 1. Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle; 2.Tom Lakin, Sweet Liberty; 3.Glenn Doncaster, Nanuq. PHRF B (3 boats) - 1.Eric Powers, Nereid; 2.Miles Booth, Shenanigan. PHRF C (2 boats) - 1. Brad Miller, Schiehallion. PHRF Non-Spin (2 boats) - 1.Frank Murphy, Last Boat.
One Last Word on the 2010 Stingray Point Regatta. In addition to the fleet winners, who were listed in issue #507 of SBRNYCU, two other trophies were up for grabs: David Alexander (Don't Be Blue, J22)), PHRF C Class, won the Brent Halsey Jr. Memorial Trophy. The Hampton Yacht Club team of Leroi Lissenden, Voodoo2, Dave McConaughy, White Boat, and Dave Alexander, Don't Be Blue combined to win the Potts Trophy.
HYC ANNUAL MIDDLE GROUND LIGHT RACE proves that Middle Ground Light is still there! Thirty (30) boats entered and 30 raced Saturday around a middle distance course in Hampton Roads, the marks for which included Middle Ground Light. So, it can be said that 100% of the boats entered did indeed confirm the location of the lighthouse at the confluence of the James River and Hampton Roads. The PHRF A fleet sailed an 11 mile course while the PHRF B, C, and Non-Spin fleets each did a 7.9 mile course, all proving to be "expert navigators"! If nobody moves the lighthouse, plans are to do the race again in 2011, on the same weekend as the Hampton City festival, Bay Days. RESULTS: PHRF A (4 boats) - 1.Dave Eberwine (Brian McCauley-skipper), SEA STAR; 2.Louie Lewis, INCENTIVE+. PHRF B (7 boats) - 1.Rusty Burshell, COOL CHANGE; 2.Greg Cutter, GREMLIN; 3.Andy Armstrong, VIRGINIA H. PHRF C (7 boats) - Justin Morris, THE HUNTER; 2.Alan Bomar, ROUNDABOUT; 3.Bumps Eberwine, SPRAY. PHRF Non-Spin (12 boats) - 1.Bob Archer, BAD HABIT; 2.Dixon Wilde, KINGFISHER; 3.CT Tiller, BOOGITY. Principal Race Officer - John McCarthy; Scorer - Dick Boykin.
CCV FALL SERIES Opens This Coming Sunday. The Series will be run on three fall Sundays: September 19 - Races 1 & 2 (drop mark courses); October 3 - Race 3 (middle distance around fixed marks); and, October 10 - Races 4 & 5 (drop mark courses). OPEN TO ALL; starts for all PHRF classes as well as a Cruising fleet. Scores are included in the standings for the CCV High Point, the CBYRA High Point, and, for October 3, Race 3 only, the BBSA Chesapeake Bay Distance Racing Series. That's real "bang for the buck"! All racing is in Hampton Roads harbor. The first Warning Signal is at 1030 each day. Racers may enter by the day or by the series. Racers who have a "CCV RACING MEMBERSHIP" are already automatically entered; all others must enter no later than the day before the race day. For entry and information, please contact John McCarthy, (757) 850-4225.
YORK RIVER CUP - THIS COMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 - This race is sanctioned and counts in CBYRA High Point scoring - OPEN TO ALL PHRF classes. Boats must have 4P equipment category on their rating certificate. Sailing instructions will be posted at www.yryc.org . Check it out and get yourself entered!
Mothboat Nationals Sept 17-19. Check out this action at ELIZABETH CITY this coming weekend. Southern Bay Moth-ers, Joe and Susan Bousquet will be in action at the regatta along with Jeff Linton, the 2007 Rolex Yachtsman, and the 1996-97 #1 US Europe sailor, Rebecca Harris, sailing one of her Moth/Europes. Mike Parsons is the defending champion. Some of the Mothists, including our Joe Bousquet, will be demo-ing Foilers on Friday and any other time they can. Check out the NOR at www.Mothboat.com under schedule Elizabeth City NC. These boats are Sooooooooooo Coooooooool !
Collegiate Racing: This coming weekend (Sept 18-19) Hampton University hosts the EDWARD TEACH MEMORIAL REGATTA. Racing at the event will be HU, William and Mary, Old Dominion, UVA, Christopher Newport, George Washington, and others. This past weekend at the Riley Cup, hosted by Old Dominion, Virginia teams finished as follows: 3rd - ODU "2"; 5th - ODU Monarchs'; 7th - UVA; 8th - George Washington; 9th - Christopher Newport; 10th - William and Mary; 11th - Hampton University; 14th - Virginia Tech. St Mary's College (Maryland) won the regatta.
There were a number of southern Bay sailors on crews at Annapolis Race Week, including Trevor Pardee as tactician on the winning boat in the J30 one-design class, BeBop ( Bob Rutsch & Mike Costello, Annapolis). Ashley and Jimmy Haines and Tripp Behm were crewing on Maury Niebur's (West River, MD) J35, Bump in the Night, which took 4th in the 11 boat one-design class.