Wind readings

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SBR News You Can Use
The latest issue of Southern Bay Racing News you can use reminds us of wind readings on both the Beaufort scale and by some more colloquial definitions.

Traditionally March is the Month of the Spring Winds - "...comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb...." etc. Good time to practice your knowledge of wind force levels The Beaufort Scale in mph: Force 1 = 1-3; Force 2 = 4-7 mph; Force 3 = 8-12 mph; Force 4 = 13-18 mph; Force 5 = 19-24 mph; Force 6 = 25-31; Force 7 = 32 - 38; Force 8 = 39-46; Force 9 = 47-54; Force 10 = 55-63; Force 11 = 64-73; Force 12 = 74-82.

Some racers have a special scale based, kind of, on the Beaufort Scale. Beaufort 1-2 = WHINE Level …

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It is MARCH!  There are pre-season things ya gotta do!   (1)  Tend to your alphabet paperwork, i.e.  apply for your PHRF rating (new or renewal);  join CBYRA and join CCV (ya gotta be a member of each to compete for their annual High Point awards);  join US SAILING  'cause it's the right thing to do.   (2)  Find or order from your sailmaker your set of class flags.   (3)  Dig out your foulies,  burn your socks, and  make the final payments to the boat yard, the sailmaker, and the insurance guy. 
 
One last reminder, the USSAILING Advanced Race Management Seminar is this coming weekend ' hosted …

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Time to register if you plan to attend the USSAILING Advanced Race Management Seminar,  March 6-7, Hampton (HYC), Virginia.  $65.  Be sure to check the US SAILING web site for the materials you should bring and for the study questions -  www.ussailing.org/racemgt  Seminar instructor is Mark Murphy, USSA certified National and International Race Officer.  For info contact Bob Thomas at (757) 898-9407 or (757) 864-3913.    The NORTH U Racing Tactics Seminar is also March 6-7, at the Old Dominion University Sailing Center off Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk.  For info check out the web site at http://www.northu.com
President George Washington was born on February 22, 1732,   272 years …

US Sailing Advanced Race Management Seminar, Mar. 6 and 7

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Registration and class information for the US Sailing Advanced Race Management Seminar, Mar. 6 and 7, at Hampton Yacht Club is available in the attached file. The seminar is part of US Sailing's Race Officer Training and Certification Program and is designed for people who have some race committee experience, but newcomers are, also, welcome. Registration, $65, is requested by this Friday, Feb. 20. Class size is limited to 25.

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St Pete NOOD:  Mirage,  Fast Lane, and Radio Flyer Do St Petersburg.  At the National Offshore One Design  (NOOD) Regatta this past weekend, three southern Bay boats did well in their respective classes.  Christian Schaumloffel brought his Hobie 33 back from a shaky start to 2nd place in the 7 boat fleet;  Mirage posted a string of 6-6-1-1-2 (16).  In the 10 boat J/29 fleet, Jay McArdle, Fast Lane,  finished 3rd overall, 7-2-3-7-3 (22).   Among the 6 Tripp 26s at the NOOD, Dennis Hannick  brought Radio Flyer in 3rd with 4-3-3-2 (12).  Other southern Bay teams at St. Pete included J/29s Killshot, Wardwell - 5th;  Patriot, Whittemore - 6th; and, Rockette, Monsees …

I kissed a Beatle!

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History
lindaliles As noted earlier - FBYC friend Linda Liles has become famous as regards her relationship with the Beatles on their visit to the US 40 years ago this week. On Tuesday, she appeared briefly in a segment on ABC World News Tonite where she disclosed Ringo had proposed to her - she, then age 8 (not 9 as quoted) declined. We will provide the video when available.

Yesterday the London Observer ran an article entitled I kissed a Beatle and it is copied in full under Read More. Photos also attached from the NY Daily News from February 11. David (l.) and Albert Maysles were tapped to record the Fab Four’s arrival at Kennedy Airport.

Albert Maysles is flanked by Linda …

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This coming Friday, February 13, marks the opening day of the St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta which runs through February 15.  Cross your fingers for southern Bay sailors Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage, in the Hobie 33 class, and Dennis Hannick, Radio Flyer, in the Tripp 26's. and FBYC sailor Skip Hope, Thin Ice in the J-24 class.
 
Several southern Bay racers interested in the race management side of the house attended the annual CBYRA Race Management Seminar at Annapolis YC this past weekend.  Louis Vitton Challengers Cup [for the America's Cup] and  NOOD Regattas' guru Peter Reggio was the keynote speaker and stayed the entire day, chatting informally with attendees.  Our own John McCarthy presented one of the concurrent …

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GROUNDHOG DAY!!
 
REGION 4 RACERS PICK UP CBYRA SILVER!  More than 75 racers and racer groupies (friends, families, and interested parties)  congratulated, cheered, and toasted the recipients of the CBYRA High Point Awards presented Saturday night at host Hampton Yacht Club.  Receiving awards for the 2003 racing year were:  NORTH DIVISION PHRF SPINNAKER:  1. Mike Karn, Insatiable;  2. Allan Heyward, La Maga; 3. Leroi Lissenden, Voodoo Chile.  SOUTH DIVISION PHRF A:  1. Vernon and Dave Eberwine, Sea Star;  2. Bob Mosby, Cyrano;  3. Phil Briggs, Feather.  SOUTH DIVISION PHRF B:  1. Rusty Burshell, Cool Change;  2. Ben Weeks, Cheryl Lea;  3. Bill Chandler, Rhumb Line.  …

Lightning does strike!

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A reminder from Australia, where it's summer right now. And where,as I found out while visiting Sydney in 1999, you can watch the Super Bowl live on a Monday morning. Read on.

As all you northern hemisphere sailors sit out the winter or brave the frostbiting series and dream of the warm, tropical weather in places like Queensland, Australia, spare a thought for this poor laser sailor and maybe you won't feel so bad....

BoatingOZ.com.au January 26, 2004 Lightning smashes into Laser dinghy, sailor in hospital. Gosford sailor Chris Meech is recovering in Gosford Hospital after his Laser dinghy was literally blown apart by a bolt of lightning while he was sailing on Brisbane Waters …

FBYC's Dock in the 1950s

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Early50s Thanks to Bob Kates for this submission of an early 1950s postcard showing a regatta scene at FBYC found at the Deltaville Museum.

Click Read More for a full size copy of the postcard.


New Beatles DVD features FBYC member

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History
lindabeatles If you take a look at today's Washington Post - Weekend Edition, you will see a long article about the Beatles first concert 40 years ago in DC. Part 1 and Part 2. Toward the end of the article in Part 3 are references to a new documentary film made by Maysles Films . The documentary includes footage of the Beatles train trip from NYC to DC. On that train a little 8 year old girl, who was returning from NYC to Richmond with her family, was allowed to visit with all 4 Beatles in their private railroad car. She was photographed in the original documentary, she is pictured on the bottom right hand corner of The Beatles First US Trip …

Remembrance of Terry Quinn

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Terry Quinn passed away last weekend. Terry was my friend and I will miss him very much. I met Terry though the Richmond Triumph Club and I was immediately attracted to his zest for life. Terry was the type of guy who was always upbeat and always greeted friends with a boisterous “ hello young fellow!!”

Terry was an institutional equity trader at Davenport Company, an occupation that was especially fitting for him as he was always trying to get in the middle of things and find out where the true market was. He bought and sold several cars while I knew him and had a knack for finding car parts (which are frequently hard to find for our ancient little …

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REGION CBYRA HIGH POINT AWARDS!   This Saturday, January 31, CBYRA Region 4 Dinner and High Point Awards Presentation - Hosted by Hampton Yacht Club - Social Hour begins at 5:30pm, a buffet dinner follows, and the awards will be presented immediately after dinner.  Awards to Region 4 racers for PHRF Classes, the Mobjack Class, the Hampton One Design Class, Lasers, and Juniors will be presented.  The event is open to everyone;  to make arrangements to attend call HYC directly at (757) 722-0711.  For additional information contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225. 
SPECIAL KEY WEST KUDOS TO FLEET WINNER PHANTOM:  Frank Silver, from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in his B-25 with local guru Ken Saylor, won …

Powhatan's domain

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History
In the February issue of Chesapeake Bay Magazine there is an article about sailing from Smith Point up the Pinkatank River. An insert headed "Powhatan's Domain" describes the river as being 21 miles long from it's headwaters in Dragon Run swamp. The article goes on to report that the river's name is derived from Native American language and roughly translated it means "wiggly bugger protected by many crab pots". More seriously, the article reports, the river was named by Chief Powhatan in the late 1500's. "Tank" comes from the Indian meaning water and "Pianka" means winding or crooked. And crab pots didn't show until several hundred years later. If you want to read more you …

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ALPHABET SOUP FOR SOUTHERN BAY RACERS:  One of the important parts of being race ready involves having your paperwork up to snuff.  Here's a checklist of things best done now, not the morning of the day before the regatta.
 
    USSA:  US Sailing - These are the grand Pooh-Bahs of racing.  This organization, among other things, represents our nation in the world of sailboat racing.  Their services and programs are best seen at their web site  www.ussailing.org   For membership info you may call 1-800-US SAIL.  
 
   CBYRA:  Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association -  Among other services, provides oversight for sanctioned racing on the Chesapeake Bay - also, sponsors ever …

Winter Program - Bob & Joan Handschumacher - Jan 30, 2004

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BobandJoanHandschumacherFBYC Winter Program Friday, January 30, 2004 7:30 PM
Mary Mumford School 211 Westmoreland Avenue, Richmond

Extended Cruising with Limited Time & Resources

Please join us for an interesting presentation by Bob & Joan Handschumacher, sailing friends of Maggie and Wayland Rennie. The Handschumachers will share some recollections and visual documentation of a trip from Trinidad, up South American jungle rivers and down to the Amazon. Their presentation will also include their cruising in largely unexplored areas of the western Caribbean. They will intersperse some technical details that will be helpful to others who are dreaming of exotic cruises. Bob and Joan have almost 30 years and 40,000 miles of cruising experience including three Atlantic crossings, the Mediterranean …

ART ON FISHING BAY 2004

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ART ON FISHING BAY 2004 Any yacht club member that would like to exhibit their work at Art on Fishing Bay Wednesday, June 30, 2004, please contact Bob Kates by January 15, 2004. The show benefits the Leukemia Society. There's room for twenty exhibitors and 12 spots are already filled. So, if you're interested please call me at 804-776-6950 or E-mail scam97109@yahoo.com. Art by Jane Hall "Flying Scots at FBYC"

Awesome video clip - New Zealand

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One Design Racing
I think we should start a new series of postings oriented around great sailing pictures found on the internet. Scuttlebutt found this one yesterday. Quoting them:

Take a moment right now to check out the skiff sailing video on the link shown below. It's awesome. Perhaps more importantly, it was broadcast on prime time TV in New Zealand. Scuttlebutt found about the URL from Jim Walsh with the comment, "Oh to have every country show this much interest in sailing." Sailing Skiffs. Works well with Windows Media Player and a high speed connection.

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CBYRA REGION 4 DINNER AND AWARDS PRESENTATION:  Saturday, January 31 - Hampton Yacht Club.  5:30 - 6:30 pm social hour with complimentary beer and light snacks (and cash bar);  6:30 pm buffet dinner (menu includes salad, assorted vegetables and potatoes, slow roasted London broil, baked Grouper filet, southern fried chicken and assorted desserts.  Presentation of awards follows dinner.  Cost is $20 per person.  To make dinner arrangements call HYC at (757) 722-0711.  For additional info contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.  CBYRA High Point Awards for PHRF (all classes) Region 4, Mobjack Class bay-wide, and Hampton One Design bay-wide will be presented.  Everyone is welcome - racers, non-racers, crew, family, friends …
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