#538 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday April 25, 2011 01:01PM
Fishing Bay racing begins. FBYC Spring Series
got underway after having postponed opening day a
week because of the tornados. After a
stressful week of dealing with storm damages suffered throughout Deltaville and
beyond, the FBYC fleet got down to racing Saturday. They got in three
races. RESULTS: PHRF A (7 boats) 1.Craig
Wright, Afterthought; 2.Sam Mitchener,
Double Eagle; 3.Strother Scott, Loose
Cannon. PHRF B (6 boats) 1.Miles Booth,
Shenanigan; 2.Wayland Rennie,
Trilogy; 3.David Hinckle,
Elancer. PHRF C (5 boats) 1.Brad Miller,
Schiehallion; 2.Noel Clinard,
Prophet; 3.Denton Roberts,
Ardent. Sherard Cole, Nutcracker,
was the only PHRF Non-Spin boat on the water, but he did
all three races anyway! Race Chairman - Matt Lambert
TUNING UP FOR SBRW - Eight (8) SBRW boats
will be racing at the Annapolis NOODS this coming
weekend. Already entered in SBRW and the NOODs are: Eddie
Hornick (Veloce / J105); Michael Karn
(Inevitable / J105); Craig Wright
(Afterthought / J109); Sam Mitchener (Double
Eagle / J109); Ken and Kristen Karsten
(Bzing / J35); Bruce Artman (T-Bone /
J35); Mark McGonigle and Karin Masci
(Windependent / J35); and, Bob Fleck
(Horizon / S2 7.9). Also sailing from the southern Bay
in their classes are: Dave McConaughy (Newport News) -
J30, White Boat; Chris Jankowski (Richmond) -
J24, Street Legal; and Cyane Crump (Richmond) -
J105, She Crab Soup.
LAST DAY -
TODAY, Monday, April 25, FOR SBRW 2011 EARLY BIRD
ENTRY
benefits - $10 discount on your entry fee plus 10 free
regatta drink tickets. Save moolah now AND at the
regatta. www.blacksealcup.com
for entry form and info, or call Lin Mc TODAY at (757)
850-4225.
CCV SPRING SERIES FINAL DAY - Sunday, May 1 - Race #4
and Race #5. Drop mark courses in Hampton Roads harbor.
Sailors who have CCV Racing Memberships are automatically
entered. All others must submit entry forms and fees no later than
Saturday, April 30. For information, please contact John McCarthy at (757)
850-4225.
SBRW 2011 fleet update: It's the
Tribe from the
College of William and Mary that is the first collegiate team
to be sailing in SBRW 2011. John Haracivet
(Gloucester, YRYC) has entered his Soverel 33-2, Midnight Rider, in the
PHRF A fleet. Young sailors from the W&M sailing team will do the
racing, with John aboard for advice as required. While they sail mainly
FJs and 420s on the collegiate circuit, these racers won't be unfamiliar with
big boat racing; they have been sailing at York River Yacht Club in the
Wednesday Nights races since last Fall. Joining Midnight
Rider as recent Early Bird Entries are : Schock Full O' Nuts
(Boone/Patterson), Sandy Sea (Stewart); Cool Change
(Burshell); Independence (Field); Dakota Girl (Reuer);
Mortar Offer (Utley); Restless VIII (Smith);
Pterodactyl (Thayer); Athena (Orr);
Afterthought (Wright); Bay Dreamer II (Bergman);
Painkiller (Shanks); Cyrano (Mosby); Mirage
(Schaumloffel); Wairere (Hunter). www.blacksealcup.com
Hampton University wins at West Point.
Final standings: 1.Hampton U; 2.Rensselear; 3.Army;
4.Stevens; 5.Drexel; 6.Army.
Down the Bay Race entries must be
received no later than May 6th in order to avoid the $50 late
fee. Go to www.hamptonyc.com
and click on the DTB logo to enter on line and for additional info.
AZALEA FESTIVAL REGATTA- Saturday, April
30. OPEN TO ALL PHRF A, B, C and Non-Spin (double headsail
allowed) and there will be a Cruising Class (Single Headsail only). If a
one-design keel boat class has 5 entries, a start will be given for that
class. Racing will be in Norfolk's Willoughby Bay area.
Skippers Meeting - Friday, April 29, 6:30pm at Baxter
Sails, 209 West Ocean View Avenue (Norfolk). For info and to enter,
please contact Tim Dull at (757) 631-0533 or (757) 615-2985.
Sunday, May 1st - Cruising boats and cruisers
who race will start from Tortola, stop over in Bermuda, and head from
there to Hampton. Expected arrival day in downtown Hampton is May
12th. This is one of the World Cruising Club
events in which Hampton participates.
Racers' Vocabulary:
CHART - kind of a map that tells you exactly where you are
aground.
SAILSTICE DelMarVa Rally 2011 - THIS
coming Saturday, April 30 is deadline for registration
for the June 18-25 Cruising Rally. For info contact Mary Ewenson,
SpinSheet Magazine at mary@spinsheet.com or click on
www.delmarvarally.com
SOUTHERN BAY RACERS MAY
CALENDAR:
May 1 CCV SPRING SERIES
FINAL DAY - Races #4 and #5, John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
May 1 Scheduled start day
from Tortola for The Atlantic Cup - World Cruising
Club
May 5 CINCO DE MAYO (A
social opportunity wherever racers are!)
May 5 ARC Europe -
scheduled to depart Hampton for Europe - World Cruising Club
May 6 DOWN THE BAY
entries due (in order to avoid $50 Late fee), Graham Garrenton (757)
478-2994
May 7 FBYC SPRING
SERIES - www.fbyc.net
May 8 MOTHER'S DAY (Take
her sailing if you can!)
May 12 Atlantic Cup Safe Arrival
Party in Hampton - World Cruising Club
May 14 CAPE HENRY CUP- BBSA, Scott
Almond (757) 471-2663
May 14 YPYC SPRING REGATTA, Warren
Ryan (804) 462-0022
May 14- LASER District 11 Championship + US
SAILING Singlehanded
15
Championship Area C Elims, http://laserdistrict11.org or Jon
Deutsch (804)305-1244
May 15 GARY BODIE inductee-Athletic
Hall Of Fame for Lower Va. Pen., (757) 727-8314
May 20 SBRW gear 10% discount deadline,
www.blacksealcup.com
(click on CRSA)
May 21 RRYC SPRING REGATTA,
Ron Mihills (804) 438-6111
May 21 ARMED FORCES DAY
May 22 FBYC SPRING SERIES, www.fbyc.net
May 22 NATIONAL MARITIME
DAY
May 25 SBRW regular entry deadline (to
avoid $50 late fee), Lin McCarthy (757) 850-4225
May 25 SBRW deadline for one-design
fleets to make, Lin McCarthy (757) 850-4225
May 27 DOWN THE BAY start
(Annapolis), Graham Garrenton (757) 478-2994
May 27 YPYC Wednesday Night Races
begin, Warren Ryan (804) 462-0022
May 28 MERRIMAC MEMORIAL REGATTA,
Portsmouth Boat Club (dinghy racing), Jonathan Romero (757)
285-6017
May 28 FBYC Race to Urbanna, www.fbyc.net
May 29 RRYC/FBYC River Races, www.fbyc.net or Ron Mihills, (804)
438-6111
May 30 MEMORIAL DAY official
holiday
Jun 2 SBRW Welcome and Check-in
- racing Jun 3 thru 5, Lin McCarthy (757) 850-4225 or www.blacksealcup.com
MURPHY'S LAW: Full of
jellybeans and Easter brunch, Yrs Truly, the Racing Beagle,
found it inconvenient to say the least to trim anything on
yesterdays wonderful, meandering sail around the harbor. What a day!
/S/ Murphy the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us
all.
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