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#640 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday May 13, 2013 01:18PM

FBYC Spring Series racers got in three races on this past Saturday.  Action will continue on this coming Saturday, May 18^th, as Day 4 of the 2013 series takes place.  For all the race by race details and to figure the current standings, please go to www.fbyc.net and click on the applicable results.

PHRF of the CHESAPEAKE Update:  The difficulty our friends at PHRF have had this year with the ratings database is not news.  However, they have been working away at it and now have more than 400 of the 2013 ratings processed.  So, if you have not applied for renewal (whether you received a renewal reminder notice or not), you need to do so. The easiest way to renew is to go to  www.phrfchesbay.org   and click on  “Application and Renewal” – you can even pay there.  Straightforward renewals are going through more quickly because the handicappers do not have to be involved in the process, as happens when there are changes to the boat, sails, etc.   You can also check out the updated Valid List at the website.

#638 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday April 29, 2013 03:58PM

Annapolis NOOD. Friday, May 3 – Sunday, May 5.  So, far 7 southern Bay boats are going one-design racing this coming weekend in the Annapolis National OffShore One Design Regatta.  Our area will be well represented in the J70 class – all 5 owner/skippers are entered in the 48 boat fleet:  Noel Clinard (FBYC), Lud Kimbrough (FBYC), Ron Thompson (HYC), and two Vortex Marine (BBSA) entries, one sailed by Jay Matteson and the other by Basil Rowland.  Craig Wright (FBYC) is the southern Bay entry in the 8 boat J109 class and Mike Gravitt (HYC) will wear the mantle in the 4 boat Viper 640 class. And, also from the southern Bay, senior judge John McCarthy (HYC)  and  judge Brooks Zerkel (FBYC) have been invited to serve on the event jury. To date the J70s have the largest number of boats (48) entered, followed by the J22 class with 27.

18 COLLEGE TEAMS MOVE ON TO ICSA COED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS IN ST. PETERSBURG. From the southern Bay,  ODU (2^nd) and UVA (9^th) are among the top 9 teams in the Eastern Division of the semifinals sailed this past weekend in Hampton.  ODU and Hampton U were the hosts for the event in which 35 college A and B teams competed.  The top 9 finishers of each division will race in the national finals.  ODU’s outstanding freshman skipper Esteban Forrer and junior crew Julia Wiesner won the Eastern B-Division. For complete results for the two day 13 race regatta, click on   http://2013semis.collegesailing.org/   Gary Bodie, former USA Olympic Team Head Coach and the coach credited with establishing the Hampton University sailing program, was PRO for the event.

#637 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday April 22, 2013 09:41AM (2 comments)

The FBYC Spring Series fleets got in two  4+ nm races yesterday.  In the PHRF A fleet (6 boats), Craig Wright’s Afterthought won the tie for 1^st for the day (3-1), over Sam Mitchener’s Double Eagle (2-2).  Double Eagle had stand-in skippers, Mayo Tabb and Mark Stephens, as Sam has suffered the recent, unexpected lost of his wife, Cary.   Glenn Doncaster, Nanqu, took 3^rd for the day (1-4).  In PHRF B (4 boats), Bob Fleck, Mad Hatter, took two bullets (1-1) for 1^st place and Brad Davis, Bad Dog won the tie breaker for 2^nd  (3-2), over Eric Powers, Nereid (2-3), 3^rd.  In PHRF C (4 boats), Bundy, Blue Moon, took 1^st for the day (1-2) and Paul Wash, Cheeky Monkey, won the tie breaker for 2^nd (4-1), forcing Brad Miller, Schiehallion, to 3^rd (2-3).  Mike Dale’s Juggernaut was the only boat to sail in the PHRF Non-Spin fleet.  Principal Race Officer for the day was Mike Chesser.  FBYC Spring Series resumes on May 11^th. www.fbyc.net

SBRW J70 One-Design Class racing at SBRW.  This past week J70 entries reached the number required (minimum of 5) for a SBRW One-Design Class.  Southern Bay area J70 skippers, Noel Clinard (FBYC), Lud Kimbrough (FBYC), Ron Johnson (HYC), Basil Rowland (BBSA), and Jay Matteson (CCV), are all set and will be racing at SBRW.  All are coming off this past weekend of racing at Charleston Race Week where 55 J70s raced and 16 were scored also in the Corinthian Fleet.  Lud and Blake Kimbrough had the best showing of boats with southern Bay ties – 22^nd overall and 6^th in the Corinthian Fleet followed by Ron Thompson at 26^th  overall and 7^th in Corinthian.  Google Charleston Race Week  for complete results.   In order to have an OD start at SBRW, One-Design Classes must make (5 entries minimum) by May 20^th  .

Two J24s with southern Bay and beyond ties finished in the top 10 in the Charleston Race Week  26 boat J24 class.  Ron Medlin, Jr, (Wilmington, NC) sailed Bash to third place overall and Clark Dennison (FBYC, Richmond) finished 7^th overall in Kobayashi Maru.

#636 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday April 15, 2013 08:11AM

Twenty (20) of the FBYC Off Shore Division boats  raced on Saturday in a non-sanctioned mid-distance race at the FBYC Opening Day festivities.  Craig  Wright’s J109, Afterthought won the race, followed by Sam Mitchener’s Double Eagle, and Drake Johnstone’s Cat’s Pajamas in 3rd.

FBYC Spring Series opened yesterday with twenty-two (22) boats in  two races.  The first day of “serious” racing followed on the heels of Saturday’s FBYC Opening Day mid-distance race, designed to shake off rust, bless the fleet, and enjoy a great dinner and a live band.  SPRING SERIES DAY 1 RESULTS:  PHRF A (5 boats) – 1.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 2.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle; 3.Utley/Whittet, Wavelength.  PHRF B (9 boats) – 1.Bob Fleck, Mad Hatter; 2.Dennis Hannick, Goin’; 3.Dave Hinckle, Elancer.  PHRF C (5 boats) – 1.Sam Marshall, Play it Again; 2.Paul Wash, Cheeky Monkey; 3.Brad Miller, Schiehallion.  PHRF Non-Spin (3 boats) – 1.Mike Dale, Juggernaut.  Principal Race Officer – Brooks Zerkel.   FBYC Spring Series will continue on Sunday, April 21st.  For info, please check www.fbyc.net.

Heading to Charleston Race Week from the Southern Bay and beyond.  Southern Bay racers and some of their North Carolina friends will be representing our area at CRW this coming weekend.  Racing starts this coming Friday and wraps-up on Sunday.  More than 300 boats have entered CRW; here are the southern Bay racers registered to date:  J24 class – Clark Dennison, Kobayashi Maru (Richmond/FBYC); Chip Till, Murder, Inc. (Wrightsville Beach/CYCNC); Ron Medlin, Bash (Wilmington, NC); Bob Cowen, Nugget (Wilmington/CYCNC).   J70 class – Noel Clinard, Loonatictu (Richmond/FBYC); Ron Thompson, USA 68 (Yorktown, HYC);  Blake and Lud Kimbrough, Nostalgia (Richmond/FBYC); Ken Corsig, Lucky Charm (Charlotte,NC/LNYC); Vortex Racing- Wilbar and Rowland, USA 210 and USA 219 (Virginia Beach);  Travis Weisleder, Lucky Dog/Gill Race Team (Richmond);  PHRF A class – Robin Team, Teamwork (Lexington, NC);  Tartan 10 class – Mary Piepenbrink & David Lorenz, 10-Acious (Wilmington,NC).  Good luck to all!

#632 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday March 18, 2013 01:11PM

WORD TO THE WISE – Racers who hope to take advantage of the CROWNE PLAZA MARINA HOTEL special deal for SBRW racers, should make reservations at the earliest possible moment.  The hotel reports that they are filling fast for SBRW weekend and once the rooms are gone . . . like a cold beer on a hot day . . . they are gone!   Don’t wait – click on www.blacksealcup.com, “accommodations” and follow the instructions.

SBRW Early Bird flock growing.  Every fleet is represented in the latest group to join the SBRW 2013 entries list.  Hampton Roads racers Coeur ‘d Alene, Hank Giffin’s Crealock 37, Quantum Leap, Jay Rickles’ Beneteau 47, and Chris McClain’s and Susan Mallory’s Hunter 339, Better Together, have joined the Cruising Fleet, which races only on Saturday and Sunday of the regatta and parties at all four opportunities beginning on Thursday of SBRW at the Welcome/Check-in/Skippers Meeting!  The PHRF Non-Spin fleet has grown by two – Walt Boatright’s Tartan 37, Puff Card, and Bob Hausmann’s Catalina 30, Bobinski.  From Hanover and Richmond respectively, come two Fishing Bay Yacht Club PHRF C competitors; Brad Miller brings his Beneteau First, Schiehallion, and Paul Wash returns to SBRW with Cheeky Monkey, S2 7.9.   George Jones, who resides in Williamsburg and sails out of York River Yacht Club,  is back with his quick Wavelength 24, Poco Loco, racing in PHRF B.  And, the SBRW PHRF A fleet has gained two J Boats; Craig Wright’s J109, Afterthought, a former winner of the Black Seal Cup (2011) and Phil Brigg’s J36, Feather, will both be on the starting line.    Information, Entry Form, Notice of Race, Entries List, sponsors list with links, and more are available at www.blacksealcup.com  or www.hamptonyc.com (lick on event logo), or contact Lin McCarthy at 757-850-4225 or email mcbear@earthlink.net   Y’ALL COME RACIN’ !

#627 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday February 11, 2013 09:29AM

The skipper of THISTLEDOWNE, Bill McClure of Troy, Virginia, and his Charlottesville area team are all signed up for the Hospice Alliance Regatta scheduled in April in St. Petersburg, FL.  Bill and his crew earned the right to compete by winning the Turkey Shoot Regatta held last Fall at Yankee Point Marina on Myer Creek, just off the Corrotomon, just off the Rappahannock River.  But, for now Bill’s concerns are focused elsewhere.  He is in St. Marteen preparing to race in the RORC Caribbean 600, which starts in a week on February 18th.  No, Bill will not be sailing Thistledowne, a San Juan 21.  Stay tuned – we hope to hear during the coming week as to exactly which boat he’ll be on.

SAILING TEAM ASSISTANT COACH POSITION OPEN AT NANSEMOND-SUFFOLK ACADEMY.  This high school team practices at Hampton Yacht Club (Victoria Boulevard, in Hampton) on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and competes in the Virginia Interscholastic Sailing Association.  Looking for someone who has raced 420s & FJs, competed at the college level, and has a hankering to get back in a boat and teach - hands on, wet suit and all. A small stipend is offered.  For additional information please contact Pat Hillard,  Nansemond-Suffolk Academy,757-621-8599, or phillard@nsacademy.org

SBRW 2013 Early Birds Update: Three more PHRF A boats are returning to SBRW - Sledd Shelhorse’s Farr 400, Meridian X, Sam Mitchener’s J109, Double Eagle, and Dixon and Mary Wilde’s C&C 99, Kingfisher.  The first Portsmouth entry, Booty Baker’s O’Day 39, Klimax, is in the Cruising Fleet, and so is Barbara Saunder’s, Pearson 35, Stargazer.  Bona Dea, a Hunter 37 entered by Victoria Zimmerman and Bill Barnes, will be racing in the PHRF Non-Spin fleet.   Information about SBRW 2013 and entry forms are available at www.blacksealcup.com or by contacting Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or mcbear@earthlink.net SBRW 2013 - Opening Welcome and Check-in Party is Thursday evening, May 30, Racing/Entertainment/Post-race parties, and lots of good times Friday thru Sunday, May 31, June 1 & 2. Y’all come racin’!

#626 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday February 4, 2013 10:51AM (1 comment)

BLUEWATER RACERS – Thinking 2014 Annapolis to Bermuda?  It’s not too soon to be getting ready for the June 6^th, 2014, start of the bi-annual Annapolis to Bermuda Race.  On March 2ⁿ, 2013, at Eastport Yacht Club, from 0900-1200, there will be a A2B seminar featuring well know speakers (Mike Meers, Gary Chwastyk, Giff Hammer, and Stuart Forrest) talking about how to evaluate your rigging, sails, electronics, and your boat in general for offshore racing.  This seminar is FREE, but ya gotta sign up.  RESERVATIONS REQUIRED – annapolisevents@bermudaoceanrace.com  seating is limited.  Act now!

#625 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday January 28, 2013 12:35PM (15 comments)

Southern Bay J70 racers Blake and Lud Kimbrough crack Top 10 at KWRW.   Blake and Lud, sailing their brand new J70, Nostalgia, hull 99, in the 38 boat one-design fleet at Key West Race Week, finished 9^th overall and 2^nd in the sub-fleet re-scored among J70 Corinthian sailors.  As is often the case with new design classes, word is the fleet was loaded with “expert” talent.  KWRW had great wind for all the race days and the J70s got in 12 races over 5 days of racing.  Noel Clinard, also sailing out of FBYC and owner of the first J70 on the southern Bay, Loonatictu, finished 29^th overall and 8^th in the J70 Corinthian sub-fleet.   Sledd Shelhorse’ Farr 400, Meridian X, raced in the High Performance Fleet and finished 7^th overall, and 2^nd in the Farr 400 sub-fleet.  And, Robin Team, from Lexington, NC, sailed his J122, Teamwork, to 1^st place in the PHRF 1 division (6 boats). Teamwork’s success was not a surprise given the level of effort and past experience of this well regarded group of racers.  One hundred and twenty (120) boats sailed at KWRW this year.

Wolf Trap Lighthouse for Sale. The lighthouse is for sale for $249,500 by a private owner. It was first offered for nonprofit and historical properties under the Lighthouse Preservation Act, but it was auctioned when it received no offers in 2005. Laura Pierce of ERA Bay Real Estate explains, "You would have to restore it and update it, but someone could live there full time or part time." The home measures about 1,500 sq. feet, according to Pierce, with five floors, including the top floor, which contains the light. As an added incentive, Pierce mentions that because the home is a historic property, it's tax-exempt, and the state of Virginia will offer tax credits to the next owner who restores the home to its former glory.  [Note: above is from Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Vol 42, February 2013]    Middle Ground Light and Thimble Shoal Light have gone the way of private ownership and, on occasion, racers are treated to seeing the “homeowners” on the balcony, often taking pictures of said racers.

#624 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday January 21, 2013 05:56PM (2 comments)

They are racing at Key West!  Sledd Shelhorse’s (HYC, Va Beach)  Farr 400, Meridian X,  is competing in the 9 boat High Performance Class and the two J70s from FBYC, Noel Clinard, Lunatictu, and Blake & Lud Kimbrough, Nostalgia, are racing against 37 more J70s.  Goggle Quantum Key West 2013 to follow the happenings day by day this week.

#623 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday January 14, 2013 01:39PM (118 comments)

Heading for Warmer Climes.  Key West Race Week heats up, opening on January 20^th.  To date three (3) southern Bay boats, and one “beyond”, skippers and crew will be there.  Sledd Shelhorse’s Farr 400, Meridian X, will be racing in the High Performance Class.  And, two J70s will race one-design – Noel Clinard’s Loonatictu and Lud and Blake Kimbrough’s Nostalgia are among 39  J70s already signed up.  The Kimbroughs’ J70 will be fresh out of the box; KWRW is hull #99’s first taste of competition.  From “beyond” the southern Bay (Lexington, North Carolina), is well know Teamwork, Robin Team’s J122, sailing in the PHRF 1 class.

SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK 2013 – It’s a new SBRW!  Last year SBRW  was suddenly and devastatingly shortened by a Friday night tornado that hit regatta headquarters during the post-race/awards party.  Since that weekend, recovery, restoration, and rejuvenation have been underway. In the next few days racers will receive detailed information regarding the exciting changes and special $40 TORNADO DISCOUNT for SBRW 2013.  For openers, there will be racing on a different venue in a different format each day of the regatta.  On Friday, PHRF and One-Design boats will do multiple races (triangle-windward-leeward courses) in Hampton Roads harbor; on Saturday, all fleets (including Cruisers) will do a distance race in the Bay off Buckroe; and on Sunday, PHRF and One-Designs will do multiple races (windward-leeward courses) in the Bay off Ocean View, while the Cruising fleet will do one mixed legs race, also off Ocean View.  SBRW 2013 entry fees remain the same “racer friendly price”, the Early Bird discount package is still available, and there is one BIG, GOOD fee discount.  Every boat previously entered in SBRW 2011 and/or SBRW 2012 is eligible to deduct the $40 TORNADO DISCOUNT from their entry fee.  SBRW organizers expect  to have the event website updated for 2013 later today - www.blacksealcup.com or www.hamptonyc.com   Or, request SBRW 2013 information and entry forms electronically by emailing  mcbear@earthlink.net , put “I need my SBRW info” on the subj: line.  SBRW 2013 – opening night May 30; racing, parties, and all the rest May 31, June 1 & 2,   Y’ALL Come Racin’!

The sea water is COOOOOOOLD! How cold is it?  So cold that the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team has put out a bulletin advising that a number of sea turtles in Virginia waters have fallen victim to Cold Stunning, a condition that causes them to become lethargic and begin to float to the surface.  They may wash ashore and when they do, they look as if they are dead.  So, if you see a sea turtle on the Bay or on the beach, call the VASR Team at 757-385-7575.  Usually the sea turtles have left the southern Bay by now, but thinking is that a sudden drop in the water temps curtailed the travel plans of a lot of them. 

#618 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday November 26, 2012 01:15PM

THE LAST FROSTBITE was sailed yesterday on the fifth of five consecutive Sundays in Hampton Roads.  It was cold and it was bitter.  Some said that on the way to the course they saw air temps in the 30s.  Consider the source of these comments, though.  These are people who actually continued to the race course in the conditions they were reporting.  RESULTS, FROSTBITE RACE 5:  PHRF A (6 boats) – 1. Phil Briggs, Feather; 2.Glenn Doncaster, Nanuq; 3.Cary Hardesty, Bow Down.  PHRF B (6 boats) – 1.Bob Archer, Bad Habit; 2. Ben Cuker, Callinectes; 3. Graham Field, Independence.  PHRF C (3 boats) – 1. Alan Bomar, Roundabout.  Principal Race Officer Brian Deibler.   Frostbite Series winners will be announced at the HYC awards ceremony, Tuesday, December 4.

#617 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday November 19, 2012 11:17AM

THANKSGIVING is this coming Thursday, November 22^nd!

Heap high the board of plenteous cheer, and gather to the feast,

And toast the sturdy Pilgrim band whose courage never ceased.

From The First Thanksgiving Day, by Alice Brotherton

Winter Warnings:  Sure, every racer knows that sailing in cold weather on cold water requires special gear and extra care.  There is one other thing to check – your insurance policies. No joke – some companies require special riders for coverage of winter sailing and/or racing.  Check yours before you go.

#615 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday November 5, 2012 12:43PM

This coming Sunday, November 11^th, is VETERANS DAY - time to remember and honor all of ours!

At the FBYC Laser Frostbite Regatta yesterday 9 brave Laser racers struck out in the cold and damp.  They got in 5 races before they came to their senses.  Jon Deutsch, from host club FBYC, won the day with a string of  2-5-1-1-1, followed by  Hampton Roads sailors Neil Ford (HYC) ( 1-3-3-3-2), and Robert Suhay (4-2-2-2-3), who were  2^nd and 3^rd overall respectively.  Principal Race Officer Lud Kimbrough and his committee tussled with shifty, fluky North and West winds to make it happen.

At the J/70 Fall Brawl hosted this past weekend at Eastport Yacht Club (Annapolis), of the 21 boats racing,  southern Bay racers Ron Thompson (#68) finished 5^th overall and Travis Weisleder (Lucky Dog) finished 7^th.   Crew Len Guenther said, “We had 25+ kts on Saturday and were planing our butts off. I think every boat out there broached at least once.”  According to participants this was the first ever J/70 one design regatta.

#614 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday October 29, 2012 12:17PM

Hurricane Sandy is, at this moment, off the Virginia Capes.  Wind, rain, and flooding are serious concerns all around the southern Bay area.  Stay safe.  Hopefully, we can all resume our passion NEXT weekend.  Right now, Hurricane Sandy continues to be a challenge for all.

EASTERN STANDARD TIME RETURNS THIS COMING SUNDAY - NOV 4^th at 0200.

Ghost and goblins come out this week – HALLOWEEN is Wednesday.

ALL PHRF RACERS – IMPORTANT DATE, November 17, 2012, Annual PHRF of the Chesapeake Meeting in Fredericksburg, VA, at the Hilton Garden Inn. There are proposals on the table: 1. Fleet Splits (includes changes to Region 4 (Southern Bay) NORTH Division A and B fleet splits); 2.Revision to lifeline requirements; 3.Changes to asymmetrical spinnaker limitations; 4. Election of officers (Steve Taylor is nominated as Region IV VP and Bob Thomas as Secretary/Treasurer); and, 5. Appointments by the 2013 president, including to both Chief Handicappers for Northern and Southern Bay. Go to www.phrfchesbay.com for info and to let the organization planners know you are coming. If you want to present proposals or counter-proposals, please call the current president, Mike Dale at 804-353-0452.

CCV Awards Party and Year End Bash  - Saturday, November 10, 2012, 7pm at Hampton Yacht Club (4707 Victoria Boulevard Hampton, VA 23669). Award Presentations .Cocktails. Heavy hors d’oeuvres. Free Wine and Keg Beer (while supplies last). Cash Bar. Music and Dancing till 12am. $50 per person at the door.  To make ressies or for tickets, please contact Steve Taylor at (757) 722-7861

#612 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Monday October 15, 2012 12:04PM

Jon Deutsch won the Laser District 12 Championships in Columbia, SC, this past week.  And, from there he went on the handle event chairman duties at the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championships, hosted at Fishing Bay Yacht Club on Saturday and Sunday.   Forty-five (45) sailed in the two day, 7 races event.  Apprentices (35-44), Masters (45-54), Grand Masters (55-64), and Great Grand Masters(65+)  came from far and near.  Laser racers arrived from Michigan, Massachusetts, New York , New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, Washington DC, and of course, Virginia.  TOP TEN OVERALL: 1. John MacCausland-CRYC (M); 2.Gavin O’Hare-Eastport YC (A); 3.Mike Schmidt-Magothy River YC (M); 4.Henry Amthor-Hampton YC (M); 5.Ken Swetka – CSYC (M); 6.Bill Vickers-Severn SA (M); 7.Bob Tan-Severn SA; 8.Len Guenther-Fishing Bay YC (M); 9.Harumitsu Yamamoto-CLSA (M); 10.Michael Moore-Diego Garcia YC (GM). And, Newton Wattis- Surf City YC won the Great Grand Master division and was 13^th overall. Principal race Officer-Rick Klein.  Complete results are available at  www.fbyc.net    And, a Masters Regatta tradition was upheld on Saturday night – Laser sailor chef Alain Vincey prepared the post-race meal.  This year it was Osso Buco for the sailors, race committee and guests.

#607 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

R. Strother Scott on Monday September 10, 2012 11:45AM

CORRYVRECKAN leads the pack finishing in just under 3¾ hours . The WOLF TRAP RACE was challenging for the 18 skippers and crew who raced Saturday as part of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Long Distance Series.  These racers beat the 26.76 nautical miles into winds in the mid teens with gusts and unfriendly seas (3’ to 4’ waves reported).  Coming back was a different story, broad reaching, as one racer put it, “crazy fast”.  RESULTS: PHRF A (7 boats) – 1.Catherine Clark, Corryvreckan; 2.Strother Scott, Loose Cannon; 3.Rob Whittet and Steve Utley, Wavelength.  PHRF B (3 boats) – 1.Miles Booth, Shenanigan; 2.David Hinckle, Elancer.  PHRF C (4 boats) – 1.Lewis Thatcher, Catitude; 2. Brad Miller, Schiehallion;  PHRF Non-Spin (4 boats) – 1.Frank Murphy, Last Boat III; 2.Douglas Anderson, Red Sky.  Principal Race Officer – Tom O’Connell

You Got THAT Right! The quote of the weekend, issued regarding the conditions on the 26+ mile Wolf Trap Race course: A racer’s wife reminded him that it is days like that which prove “sailing is a sport, not just a hobby."

TURKEY SHOOT REGATTA (October 5-7, 2012, hosted by Yankee Point Marina) – more than 50 racers have already entered the Turkey Shoot Regatta.    TURKEY SHOOT is a gathering of classic design (i.e., the design is at least 25 years old) sailboats to race, socialize, have a darned good time, and support a very, very good cause (all profits go to sponsoring Hospices). Racing is on Saturday (drop mark triangle course) and Sunday (pursuit course). Three Divisions are planned – Lightning, Flying Cloud A and Flying Cloud B – with Fleets assigned within each Division. Lightning Division boats must have a current valid PHRF rating from PHRF of the Chesapeake. The overall winner of the Lightning Division qualifies for the National Hospice Regatta. All three Division (overall) winners’ names will be engraved on the TURKEY SHOOT trophy. There will be Fleet awards also. Check-in and Welcome Party is Friday, October 5^th, 5:30pm (entertainment begins at 7:00pm). Saturday and Sunday breakfasts (7:30am) are complimentary for skippers and crew of Turkey Shoot Regatta boats. There will be post-race parties, T-shirts, awards, hats, and all things regatta. A special visitor, the GODSPEED, will be on hand and giving tours throughout the weekend. Shore side happenings will include activities for the kids, too. Entry forms and additional info available at www.turkeyshootregatta.com  Remember, to enter, make slip ressies, order regatta gear, etc., please contact Karen Knull (event chair) at (804) 462-7018.  Questions regarding the racing, courses, etc. may be directed to John McCarthy, Principal Race Officer, at (757) 850-4225. Get yourself, friends and crew to the TURKEY SHOOT – it’s a gobbling good regatta!

Regarding those new J70s.  Ron Thompson who races on Gremlin  (Greg Cutter) and occasionally on Bad Habit (Bob Archer), but also cleans up in his Laser, is taking delivery of his  J70 this month.

#606 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin McCarthy on Wednesday September 5, 2012 10:54AM

STINGRAY POINT REGATTA had 49 boats racing in mostly moderate to light breezes.  PROPHET, Noel Clinard’s Sonar, sailed by Blake Kimbrough, John Wake, and Matt Braun, won the Brent Halsey, Jr. Memorial Trophy.  The 2012 Stingray Point Regatta (SPR) at Fishing Bay Yacht Club ‘tween the banks of Jackson Creek and Fishing Bay in Deltaville, provided a great racing and partying opportunity over the Labor Day Weekend.  FBYC hosts the two day regatta on Saturday and Sunday with the preceding Stingray Light Race on Friday.  SPR divided their 8 fleets between two courses and everyone got in 5 races over the two days.  RESULTS:  PHRF A0 (6 boats) – 1. Afterthought, Craig Wright; 2.Pursuit, Norman Dawley; 3.Double Eagle, Sam Mitchener.  PHRF A (7 boats) – 1.Cyrano, Bob Mosby; 2.Feather, Phil Briggs; 3.Stardancer, John and Bev Blais.   J-105 (5 boats) – 1.Inevitable, Mike Karn; 2.Loose Cannon, Strother Scott; 3.Corryvreckan, Catherine Clark.   PHRF B (8 boats) – 1.Goin’, Dennis Hannick; 2.Bad Habit, Bob Archer; 3.Mad Hatter, Bob Fleck.  J24 (5 boats) – Gray Ghost, Hunter Davidson; 2.Cat’s Pajamas, Johnstone/Halsey; 3.Roundabout, Alan Bomar.  PHRF C (7 boats) – Prophet, Noel Clinard; 2.Play It Again, Sam Marshall; 3.Cheeky Monkey, Paul Wash.   PHRF Non-Spin (6 boats) – 1.Juggernaut, Mike Dale; 2.Back Porch, Kenny Cobb; 3.Red Sky, Douglas Anderson.   Cruising (5 boats) – 1.Desperado, Sharon Bauer; 2.Rampage, Carol Hume; 3.Anneleise, Roger Gaby.   Event chairman – David Hinckle; Event PRO and West Course – David Lee; East Course Race Officer – Allan Heyward/Lud Kimbrough;  Official Scorer – Paul Wash.

Special Stingray Point Regatta awards were presented Sunday after the racing.  The Brent Halsey, Jr. Memorial Trophy was awarded to the FBYC NYYC USQS team Blake Kimbrough, John Wake, Matt Braun - see item below - who sailed Prophet in the PHRF C class this weekend. In the Potts Cup competition, Fishing Bay Yacht Club boats won all of the three designated fleet individual competitions. The Potts Southern Bay Challenge Cup was awarded to Afterthought, Craig Wright (PHRF A0), Goin', Dennis Hannick (PHRF B), and Cat's Pajamas, Johnstone/Halsey (PHRF C/J24). The Stingray Point Regatta Sportsmanship Award was awarded to Matson Roberts, who sailed Onward this weekend.

New York Yacht Club US Qualifying Series for the NYYC Invitational Cup begins today. If the FBYC team is successful in the NYYC USQS Regatta, FBYC will sail in the very prestigious NYYC Invitational Cup.  You can follow the event, which runs from today through Saturday,Sept 8^th  at www.usqs.org .  It is interesting that NYYC has selected the new J70 as well as the Sonar as the boats for this regatta.   Cross up your fingers for our southern Bay racers!

Another new, HOT boat in production.  There are now J70’s on the race course and so far, racers seem to like them.  Former CBYRA president and Region 4 (southern Bay) vice-president, John Dodge, raced one recently and he commented:  I got a first hand look at the new J 70 , racing in the CRAB fundraiser. . . in Annapolis. For a 23 foot boat going up hill was surprisingly quick, but nothing prepared the new owners when we turned the corner, popped the kite, and headed back down hill. Screaming well over 20 kts, we were flying down the course in a sea of spray and laughter. She was a thing of beauty and I believe soon to be one of the fastest growing One Designs around.   Southern Bay racer Noel Clinard already has dibs on his, and, in fact, expects to take deliver late this month.

OLDER BOAT OWNERS: Turkey Shoot Around the Corner

George W. Burke on Sunday August 26, 2012 02:37PM

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Lin McCarthy on Monday August 20, 2012 12:14PM

The last boats in the Smith Point Race (part of the FBYC Distance Series) finished Sunday morning just before 0200.  A total of 13 raced through the night.  Brad Miller, Schiehallion, was recognized as the racer who has sailed in and finished the most Smith Point races, 8 of the 9. He was recipient of the FBYC Smith Point Crab Society award.  RESULTS: PHRF A (3 boats)-1.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 2.Rob Whittet and Steve Utley, Wavelength.  PHRF B (3 boats)-1.Eric Powers, Nereid.  PHRF C (3 boats)-1.Lewis Thatcher, Catitude; 2.Paul Wash, Cheeky Monkey.   PHRF Non-Spin (4 boats)-1.Frank Murphy, Last Boat III; 2.George Burke, Reveille.  Principal Race Officer – Mike Dale.

CORRECTION:  HANS LASSEN is the winner of the San Juan 21 National [East Coast] Championship in the Working Sails Division of the class.  The class sailed in the 73^rd Annual One-Design Regatta at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Aug 11-12.  Thanks to fellow San Juan 21 competitor Doug Longhini whose eagle eyes saw the error in SBRNYCU 603 and mentioned it.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday August 20, 2012 12:12PM

73^rd ANNUAL ONE-DESIGN REGATTA at Fishing Bay Yacht Club experienced thunderstorms and heavy rain on Saturday afternoon, but yesterday brought a gentle 5-8 from the North.  The 112 boat regatta raced on four courses including a special Optimist course for 17 youngsters.  The San Juan 21 fleet of 14 boats was sailing for the class (East Coast) National Championship. Branin Thorn won the spinnaker group title and Mike Evans the working sails group for 2012.  John Aras sailing in the Flying Scot Fleet won the John R. Hawksworth Trophy which recognizes the best sailor in the most competitive fleet. The winners for the classes racing are:  Front Runners (9 boats) – Matthew Braum ;  Typhoons (6 boats) – Frank Birdsall ;  Flying Scots (33 boats) – John Aras;  Albacore (6 boats) – Barney Harris;  Lasers (10 boats) – Dan Herlihy;  Lasers Radial (3 boats) – Luke Hayes;  Thistles (4 boats) – Robert Perera;  Windmills (10 boats) – John Danneberger.   Optimists (17 boats) – Guthrie Braun.     Event Chairmen: David Hinckle and George Burke;   Event Principal Race Officer and Front Runners, SJ21, and Typhoons – Rick Klein;    Race Officer  Flying Scots – David Lee;   Race Officer Albacores, Lasers, Lasers Radial; Windmills and Thistles -  Allan Heyward;   Racer Officer Optimist – A.L. Braun.   For complete results, please go to www.fbyc.net  

At the New England  Sonar Championships, Falmouth, MA, two weekends ago, there was a need for a mark boat.  Noel Clinard, traveling as FBYC team coordinator, stepped up.  In moderate to heavy air and the  massive 3-4 knot Woods Hole current, Noel volunteered to operate the mark boat (16 ft Whaler) alone and to set a mark that required 100 feet of line.  After the regatta Noel towed the boat on to Rochester, NY, for the Sonar NAs August 22-26.  “Have Whaler, will travel!”

REMEMBER!  STINGRAY POINT REGATTA, Aug 31, Sep 1, & 2.  Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, with Monday left open for deliveries, family activities, etc.  SPR offers a “separate”, i.e., it is not counted in the actual Regatta scoring, distance race on Friday afternoon.  Saturday and Sunday starts are offered for all PHRF class boats, one-design classes with sufficient entries, and a special Cruising fleet.  After racing there is serious shore side activity such as: Friday’s Low Country Boil dinner and musical entertainment; Saturday offers post-race dinner and entertainment; and, Sunday includes a Labor Day cookout.  There are awards for individual racers as well as the coveted Potts Trophy, which is offered to the winners of the interclub competition.  The Brent Halsey, Jr Memorial Trophy is presented to the best boat of the regatta.  For information and entry go to www.fbyc.net or contact event chairman David Hinckle at 804-370-7650   Fishing Bay Yacht Club sponsors Stingray Point Regatta.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday August 6, 2012 05:33PM

The Fishing Bay YC Sonar Team, Blake Kimbrough, skipper, John Wake, jib/bowman and tactician, and Matt Braun, middle crew, finished 7th of 17 at the Sonar New England Championship Regatta sailed this past weekend in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Races were conducted just outside Falmouth Harbor by FYC in moderate to heavy air and massive 3-4 knot Woods Hole current. The team was very competitive in boat speed and were 4th after day 1, but slipped to 7th on Sunday.

***STINGRAY POINT REGATTA – August 31 – Sept 2. Celebrate Labor Day Weekend at a long standing southern Bay regatta racing on the Bay (in the vicinity of the Rappahannock River) off the mouth of the Piankatank (Deltaville area), hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Regatta check-in opens at 0900, Friday morning and, again this year, SPR will offer a Friday distance race, starting a 1300. The distance race is scored separately from the Saturday and Sunday races. The regatta is open to all PHRF classes, Cruising fleet boats, and one-design [keel boat] classes (with a sufficient number of entries). Shore side regatta activities include post-racing dinners, continental breakfasts, a Labor Day cookout (Sunday), awards presentations, and plenty of socializing! There is also a competition within the competition among yacht clubs represented by boats in the regatta for the coveted Potts Trophy. The Brent Halsey Jr. Memorial Trophy is awarded to the best overall performance in the regatta. Deadline for entries is August 30 – entry form and on-line entry is available at www.fbyc.net For information please contact event chairman David Hinckle at 804-370-7650 or go to www.fbyc.net. Stingray Point Regatta is a great way to spend Labor Day weekend and visitors to Fishing Bay even have Monday (Sep 3rd), the Labor Day holiday, open for delivery home.

Southern Bay Small Boat racing heats up in August:

** HAMPTON ONE-DESIGN NATIONALS – this weekend (Aug 10th – 12th) at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. KC Fullmer is the event chairman. Registration materials are on www.hamptononedesign.com at the very bottom. Crew spots are available on some of the boats - contact Leigh Morgan Chapman at 757-726-9640 or 757-593-0250.

** ANNUAL ONE-DESIGN REGATTA – Aug 11th-12th at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. This is the 73rd edition of this one-design regatta that, this year, includes the San Juan East Coast National Championships. Expected are Albacores, Flying Scots, Front Runners, HODs, Lasers (Full and radial), Optimists (Red, White, Blue, and Green fleets), Typhoons and 420s. Classes with 5 or more entries will be given individual starts. Shore side activities include dinner and live music for dancing on Saturday night. The regatta pricing includes package deals as well as a la carte costs. For details and to enter, go to www.fbyc.net and click on the regatta logo. Event chairman is George Burke. **

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R. Strother Scott on Monday July 9, 2012 09:58AM

“Mad Dogs and Englishmen [and sailboat racers] go out in the mid day sun”, or words to that effect, and seventy (70), some meeting overlapping criteria, went out on a sizzling race course off Stingray Point  both days this past weekend for a very good cause – the 14th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta.  The event was two days of racing and additional days of shore side happenings, including a Friday evening special “Meet and Mingle” with Gary Jobson, National Chair of The Leukemia Cup Regatta.  The record setting heat conditions required some chutzpah on the part of the racers and some creativity on the part of race officials.  Nevertheless, each of the fleets got in 3 races and was off the water before becoming crispy critters.  RESULTS:  J105 (6 boats) – 1.Mike Karn, Inevitable ( 2-1-3); 2.Strother Scott, Loose Cannon (1-7-2); 3.David Clark, Corryvreckan (4-2-4).   J24 (6 boats) – 1.Alan Bomar, roundabout (4-2-1); 2.Neil Ford, Rocket J ( 2-3-2); 3.Hunter Davidson, Grey Ghost ( 3-4-3).   PHRF A (6 boats) – 1.Craig Wright, Afterthought ( 1-1-1); 2.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle ( 2-2-3); 3.Leroi Lissenden, Voodoo 2 ( 3-3-2).   PHRF B (7 boats) – 1.Bob & Lisa Fleck, Mad Hatter ( 1-2-1); 2.Jerry Latell, Chupacabra ( 3-1-2); 3.David Hinckle, Elancer ( 2-3-5).   PHRF C (6 boats) – 1.Matt Braun, Prophet ( 1-2-1); 2.Sam Marshall, Play It Again (2-1-5); 3.Paul Wash, Cheeky Monkey ( 5-3-2).   PHRF NON_SPIN (5 boats) – 1.John Blais, Stardancer ( 1-1-1); 2.Tony Thornton, T.L. Sea (2-4-2; 3.Doug Anderson, Red Sky ( 3-2-3).  PHRF and One-Design Principal Race Officer – Brooks Zerkel.    CLASSIC (10 boats) – 1.Frank Murphy, Last Boat III ( 1-1-1); 2.Deidre McSweeney-Tyson, Curlew III ( 2-2-3);  3.Dick Cole, Nutcracker ( 3-4-2).   CRUISING 1 (13 boats) – 1.Steven Bland, Osprey ( 1-1-1); 2.Team Alcyone, Alcyone ( 3-2-2); 3.Jere Dennison, Mojito ( 2-3-4).   CRUISING 2 (11 boats) – 1.Robert A. Smith, Summerest ( 2-2-1); 2.Eddie Fraher, Hedys II ( 1-1-4); 3.George Burke, Reveille ( 4-5-3).  CLASSIC and CRUISING Principal race Officer – Lud Kimbrough.
 
The Leukemia Cup is one of those events where a whole lot of people help pull it off.  One of the racers, Paul Wash, not only raced, but did the official scoring for the event.  Even with all the lead up and on going duties scoring such an event entails, Paul brought Cheeky Monkey in 3rd in the PHRF C fleet.  Now, that’s cheeky!

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R. Strother Scott on Monday July 2, 2012 08:46AM

4TH OF JULY – INDEPENDENCE DAY – Celebrate yours – go sailing!
 
As southern Bay racers we sometimes suffer tornados, hurricanes, storm surges, nor’easters,  thunder boomers, hot spells, windless days, and gales.  All of which are cancelled out by one day as glorious as this past Wednesday, when close to 40 boats raced in Hampton Roads and more raced in other groups including those off Little Creek, in the York River, and elsewhere.  All were accompanied by race committees and spectator fleets.  Mid-week casual racing at its most enjoyable.  Get it  while you can!
SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE entries hit 109 and still climbing!  SPLC continues to accept entries until noon, Wednesday, July 11th.  Regatta check-in is Saturday, July 14th and racing begins on Sunday, July 15th and continues through Tuesday, July 17th.  Thus far, southern Bay racers heading up the Bay to Solomons include Leo Wardrup (Black Widow), Mike Karn (Inevitable), Brad Miller (Schiehallion), Dave Wilbar (Special K), Miles Booth (Shenanigan), Sam Mitchener (Double Eagle),  Sledd Shelhorse (Meridian X), Dennis Hannick (Goin’), Rob Whittet and Steve Utley (Wavelength), Pat and Jake Brodersen (Midnight Mistress), and Leroi Lissenden (Voodoo 2).  The time has come to confirm your ressies, gather the crew, find your swim suit (for the post-race gathering IN the Holiday Inn pool),  dig out your most seasoned red rum hat, and find your current tables (for the delivery).   Be ready to ride the bubble up the Bay to SCREWPILE!  For entry form and regatta details, click on www.splc.us   or call  (301) 862-3100.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday June 25, 2012 01:53PM

The 14th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta is more than having a great time on the water. It's about winning the race to cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. If you have not already done so, register and start fundraising now for the July 6-8 Leukemia Cup Regatta. Free or reduced rate slips will be available at Stingray Point Marina. Our weekend will include a Meet And Greet with sailing legend Gary Jobson ( VIP opportunities available) and a barbecue dinner and auction for sailors and non-sailors alike. Learn more.

MIHILLS win TYPHOON NATIONALS.   Ron Mihills (Irvington, VA) and his sons, Rick Mihills (Annapolis, MD) and Brent Mihills (Morattico, VA) won the last three races of the two-day, 5-race regatta held at Rappahannock River Yacht Club Saturday and Sunday.  With Brent at the helm and Rick calling tactics, the Mihills men put together a string of 3-3-1-1-1 and won the 19 boat Championship fleet convincingly.  Dad Ron and son Rick sailed together last year to win the 2011 class national title, but this weekend was the first time in over 20 years the three had raced together.  Including the 13 boat Corinthian fleet, 32 boats sailed in the regatta.  RESULTS:  Championship fleet (19 boats):1.Brent Mihills with Rick Mihills and Ron Mihills (3-3-1-1-1); 2.Doug Dorsey with Lud Kimbrough (2-2-5-4-3); 3.Chuck Carmichael with Bob Fleck (1-7-2-8-2).  Corinthian fleet (13 boats):1.Jack McKim with Alison Gay (3-3-2-3-1);  2.Graham Shivers with Gregg Shivers (5-2-4-5-2);  3.Harry Wells with Jane Wells (4-8-1-6-5).  Complete results are available at www.rryc.org   Event Chairman:- Ron Mihills;  Principal Race Officer-John McCarthy

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Lin McCarthy on Monday June 18, 2012 09:39AM (14 comments)

AFTERTHOUGHT,  GOIN’,  SCHIEHALLION, and  LAST BOAT III  take firsts in fleets for Cut Channel Race.  It was a wild and wooly 28 mile long race Saturday.  Boats reported winds mostly at 20 knots and seas at 3-4 feet.   The Cut Channel is the first race of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Long Distance Series.  Fifteen (15) hearty skippers and crew ventured out,  Results: PHRF A (4 boats): 1.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 2.Catherine Clark, Corryvreckan.  PHRF B (6 boats): 1.Dennis Hannick, Goin’; 2.Bob Fleck, Mad Hatter; 3.Miles Booth, Shenanigan.  PHRF C (3 boats): 1.Brad Miller, Schiehallion; 2.Russ Collins, Morningtide.  PHRF Non-Spinnaker (2 boats): 1.Frank Murphy, Last Boat III.  Race Chairman – Noel Clinard

14^th ANNUAL SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA – July 6 -8 – supported by and for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. There is PHRF racing, one-design racing and provision for a large contingent of Classic and Cruising Class boats to race. Online entry and info is available at http://www.leukemiacup.org/va or by contacting Carolyn Schmalenberger at (804) 776-9211 carolyn@nortonyachts.com   or Judy Buis at (804) 725-0218 or  judybuis@verizon.net    Racing takes place in the Bay off Stingray Point (Deltaville area). It’s all for a good cause and there are good shore side happenings, in addition to all the racing. Get yourself entered!

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Lin McCarthy on Monday June 4, 2012 03:50PM

SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK 2012 -  Everything was fine . . .  until the tornado hit.  SBRW 2012, got off to a great start:  Thursday night skippers meeting, Friday a day of perfect racing, awards presentation at the regatta headquarters Hampton Yacht Club and then  . . .  the tornado cut a swath through adjoining neighborhoods, slammed HYC, and spun along the Hampton waterfront.  By early Saturday morning it was crystal clear that there was no way to support further regatta activities.  Mercifully, no one was killed or reported seriously injured.  Literally seconds before the beast hit, racers, volunteers, the band and friends were evacuated by the alert HYC and security staff from the tent into the interior halls of the clubhouse.  The extra large party tent and all that was in it, save the people, was gone in a flash.  There are many, many photos of the property damage and the funnel cloud itself on Hampton Roads area electronic news outlet sites, facebook, etc.  Racers, visiting and local, friends, HYC members and community residents have demonstrated massive generosity and understanding of the situation during the cleanup and recovery. The overwhelming feeling is one of relief that so many were spared.  Boats and buildings can and will be fixed, and significant progress is already being made.

Thank you to all who have called and emailed their concern and support.  It is greatly appreciated.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday May 21, 2012 08:43AM

FBYC Spring Series concludes:  AFTERTHOUGHT, LOOSE CANNON, NEREID, PROPHET, and REVEILLE claim fleet top spots.   On the last day of the Series, thirteen (13) boats sailed two (2) races in 3-4 ft seas and 17-19 knots with gusts to 25.  Only one broken halyard reported, but the report came after the post-race iced down beer, the salsa and the onion soup dips and awards presentations. Everyone knows onion soup dip eases the pain and blur the memory of tough sailing!  SERIES RESULTS:  PHRF A (9 boats) – 1.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 2.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle. 3.Utley/Whittet, Wavelength.  J105 (4 boats) – 1.Strother Scott, Loose Cannon; 2.Catherine Clark, Corryvreckan.  PHRF B (6 boats) -1.Eric Powers, Nereid; 2.Miles Booth, Shenanigan; 3.David Hinckle, Elancer.  PHRF C (11 boats) – 1.Noel Clinard, Prophet; 2.Sam Marshall, Play It Again; 3.Bob Fleck, Horizon.   For the final day of racing, Principal Race Officer, Mike Toms; Mark Boat, Richard Biggs and Rick Klein.
 
The Fishing Bay Yacht Club’s annual Fishing Bay to Urbanna race takes place on Saturday, May 26th.  This is the best way to get to Urbanna – racing a sailboat – and to enjoy a scrumptuous family picnic at historic Rosegill.  There will be music, refreshments, and lots of fun for juniors, too.  You bring your picnic blanket and chairs;  the meal will be catered!  Register right away – plans are becoming firm. For details and info and to enter, please go to www.fbyc.net.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday April 23, 2012 08:51AM

Sunday, the rains came, but at least there was no  s-n-o-w  on the southern Bay.  Lasers, big boats, and one-designs, hunkered down to buckets of rain, north winds, and warnings for small crafty people.  On Saturday, though, the FBYC Spring Series (Day 2) completed 4 races and 19 boats had a great pre-storm day.  Craig Wright, Afterthought (J109) won the day in PHRF A and has the lead in the Series.  Close behind Afterthought in PHRF A is another J109, Sam Mitchener's Double Eagle in second and Rob Whittet's and Steve Utley's Wavelength in third.  In PHRF B, Miles Booth, Shenanigan, had a 2-1-1-1 day and is atop his fleet, followed by Eric Powers in Nereid, second, and Dave Hinckle's Elancer in third.  In the PHRF C fleet, Noel Clinard's Prophet had a grand day in ideal conditions, taking 4 first places.  Prophet moved to the top of the fleet standings, followed by Sam Marshall's Play it Again and Denton Roberts' Ardent.  In the PHRF Non-Spin fleet, George Burke, Reville, has a one point lead over Sherard Cole's Nutcracker.  Among the four J105's racing in the FBYC Series, Strother Scott, Loose Cannon, leads the pack.  Principal Race Officer - Mike Chesser    The FBYC Spring Series (Day 3) continues this coming Saturday, April 28.  Go to www.fbyc.net for info and to enter.
 
At Charleston Race Week:  A number of southern Bay (and beyond) racers were competing in Charleston this past weekend in a variety of fleets. Here is how they did.  Ken Saylor (Hampton, HYC) was aboard Bruce Gardner's (Annapolis) L'Outrage as tactician; she won the extremely competitive PHRF D fleet of 12 boats by one point over 9 races.  Complete results are available at www.yachtscoring.com .  Travis Weisleder (Deltaville, FBYC) finished 2nd in the Melges 20 thirty (30) boat fleet.  Sled Shelhorse' (Virginia Beach, HYC) Meridian X finished 4th in PHRF A,  Robin Team's Teamwork (Lexington. NC) took 2nd in PHRF B, Pete Hunter's (Kill Devil Hills, NC) Wairere finished 3rd overall in PHRF E, and Dennis Hannick, (King George, DYC), Goin' was 7th overall in PHRF F.  In the one-design fleets, Ron Medlin, Bash took 7th and Mike Veraldi (Virginia Beach, HYC) Quicky, was 9th in the 23 boat J24 fleet.  And, in the 40 boat Viper 640 fleet, Tyler and crewbie Jane Moore  (Hampton, HYC) finished 9th overall.  

TODAY is the last day of  SBRW Early Bird Entry Special Savings.  Save $10 on the entry fee, receive 10 free regatta drink tickets in your welcome package, and, SBRW 2011 returnees also receive the $5 returnee discount. Click on  www.blacksealcup.com  or contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225, if you have questions or a "the-dog-ate-my-Early-Bird-entry" story.  Y'all come racing!

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R. Strother Scott on Monday April 16, 2012 01:57PM

The Fishing Bay Yacht Club Spring Series opened yesterday (results not available as of publication ).  The FBYC Spring Series continues on Saturday, April 21. Go to  www.fbyc.net  for info and to enter.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday April 2, 2012 10:44AM

Former junior sailors take on leadership roles:   William Bomar and  Ben Buhl  have been named as coaches of the Opti Development Team at Fishing Bay Yacht Club.  Will Bomar is just finishing his freshman year at the University of Alabama, is well known among the southern Bay J24 crowd, raced for Walsingham Academy in high school competition, and has a year of instructing juniors already under his belt (at HYC last year). Ben Buhl has been around and an important part of the FBYC Junior Program since he was an "ankle-biter" back in 1997.     He has collected numerous awards and given countless hours to the program and now will be one of the two Opti Development Team coaches.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday March 26, 2012 10:48AM

The southern Bay has been blessed with a kind winter and, so far, an early Spring.  While you are out there practicing for the coming season remember to  DO A MAN OVERBOARD DRILL or two... or three!  And, do it with the spinnaker up!

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Lin McCarthy on Monday March 19, 2012 02:23PM

To Fiddler's Green.  "Roger Moorman was my grandfather. Growing up I knew he was a cantankerous old coot and difficult to get along with, but also full of interesting experiences and knowledge. It wasn't until I was in my 20s that I developed a much closer personal relationship with Grandad, coincidentally learning more about him from others. He was respected by many who passed along amazing stories of his sailing, sailboat racing, boat building, and influences on the sport."  Andrew Kator - Clifton Forge, VA - Grandson   Mar 15, 2012     Roger Moorman, 90, of Gloucester, Williamsburg and recently Richmond, VA, died March 9, 2012. He was a graduate of Christchurch School, Saluda, VA , he served as chief gunnery officer on the Victory ships of WWII. On the Alice Lykes and Pittson Victory, he defended wartime runs to both the Black Sea port of Odessa and the dangerous Soviet Artic port of Murmansk, near the end of the war.  Roger had boat building in his blood, but didn't have the time to pursue his dream until 1954, when he designed and manufactured his 17 ft. sloop Mobjack –the very first self-bailing fiberglass boat. He held patents in both England and Canada. Roger also built 15 ft. Windmills, frequently used as training boats in Annapolis, Christchurch and other sailing schools.  Roger has left the sailing community so much.  He will be fondly remembered.  (http://hosting-tributes-24290.tributes.com/show/Roger-Moorman-93326307)

Southern Bay Race Week Registration is Underway

George W. Burke on Sunday March 18, 2012 02:23PM

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Lin McCarthy on Tuesday March 13, 2012 09:08AM

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Lin McCarthy on Tuesday February 21, 2012 05:06AM

St Petersburg NOOD:  Six southern Bay boats went to St Petersburg to race in the National Offshore One Design Regatta this past weekend.  Two finished in the money.  Noel Clinard (Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville) was 3rd in the 10 boat Sonar class. Prophet had a two day string of 5-6-3-3.   The was no racing in St Pete on Saturday - no wind.  Mike Evans (Blackbeard Sailing Club, New Bern) placed 2nd in the 12 boat San Juan 21 fleet.  Mike's Second Joyride had a 3rd and a 2nd in the two races his class completed.  Also racing in the San Juan 21 class were: Bill McClure (FBYC) Thistledowne 4th (4-7);   Mike Chesser (FBYC), Scuba Kat, 6th (10-4);     Doug Longhini (BbSC), Kanga, 7th (12-3);    Mike Robinson (Lake Norman YC), Ragtop, 10th (5-16/dnf).  

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Lin McCarthy on Monday February 6, 2012 09:04AM

REMEMBER -  Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - Ullman Sails:  Unlocking the Racecourse - OPEN TO ALL - hosted by FISHING BAY YACHT CLUB at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at the Richmond Airport  (Richmond)   Cocktails at 5:30pm, program at 6:30pm.  Cost includes light hors d'ouvres, coffee, tea, soft drinks (there will be a cash bar) - $30 adults,  $20 juniors.  Panelist are Dave Ullman, Greg Koski, Erik Shampain, and Chuck Skewes - wonderful racers all.  The Ullman team will cover every stage of a typical race day, key strategies, racing positions, etc. all applicable to "big" boats, dinghies, PHRF and one-design.  Register on-line at www.fbyc.net.

Fishing Bay Yacht Club has been invited again to compete in New York Yacht Club's  2012 U.S. Qualifying Series (“USQS”) for the 2013 Invitational Cup (“IC”).  In 2010, the FBYC team of Travis Weisleder, Rob Whittemore, Lud Kimbrough and Ben Buhl finished in the top ten finalist round of the USQS.   In the USQS series U.S. teams compete to be one of only three U.S. yacht clubs to compete in Swan 42s against 20-some clubs from 14 nations in the 2013 IC.  In the 2010 USQS racers competed in Sonars and J22s.  This time around, the racing will be in Sonars and the brand new design J/70s.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday January 9, 2012 11:59AM (73 comments)

(NOTE - Tickets will be available to the door).

January 10, 2012 -   TOMORROW   Gary Jobson - Sailing: Speed and Passion -   OPEN TO ALL - hosted by FISHING BAY YACHT CLUB at the Hilton Garden Inn (Richmond) - Cocktails at 5:30pm, program at 6:30pm.  Cost includes light hors d'ouvres, coffee, tea, soft drinks (there will be a cash bar) - $20 per person, FBYC members $15.  Gary, in his own special, comfortable style,  will cover  the America's Cup, preview the 2012 Olympics, and talk ocean racing. 

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Lin McCarthy on Monday January 2, 2012 01:08PM (4 comments)

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Lin McCarthy on Monday December 12, 2011 12:14PM

SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK 2012 (Welcome and check-in, Thursday, May 31 with racing June 1, 2,& 3) has again partnered with the downtown Hampton Crowne Plaza Marina Hotel to accommodate racers  at a special basic per night rate of $110, which includes parking.  Make your ressies now - go to www.hamptonmarinahotel.com  and use the special booking code SBR to book on line or call 1-888-233-9527 and say you are coming to Southern Bay Race Week 2012.  The Crowne Plaza is on the waterfront and within an easy walk of regatta headquarters at Hampton Yacht Club.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday December 5, 2011 08:20AM (1 comment)

KUDOS are in order for your CBYRA.   The 2011 Board of Directors reported at the annual meeting Saturday that the organization's previously overwhelming debt (many thousands of dollars) has been paid off.   Under the leadership of CBYRA President Karin Mazi, the organization reported a final figure in the black for the first time in a number of years.  And, it was done without dues increases - "We made difficult cuts," Mazi said, "and we had a very successful CBYRA (Annapolis) Race Week." 

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Lin McCarthy on Monday November 28, 2011 09:12AM

To Fiddler's Green.  This past week Lester L. Hudgins, Jr., succumbed to cancer.  Lester was a southern Bay legend who will be fondly remembered especially for his time racing his C&C, Defiance, on the Bay and beyond.  Lester turned a lot of folks on to competitive sailing and there will be many a toast raised in his honor and his memory.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday November 14, 2011 08:34AM

TARTAN TEN  Class reactivating Fleet 10 on the Chesapeake.  The T-10s hope to have a fleet in place to race in the Annapolis NOODs in early Spring.  Plans are to have an organizational meeting in December or January  to encourage members' discussion, election of a Fleet Captain and Fleet Measurer, and finalize a schedule for 2012.  Miles Booth has contact info and can point interested folks in the right direction.  Miles' email address is danagay@juno.com   This is a great opportunity for Tartan 10 owners.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday November 7, 2011 04:18PM

THANK A VET - THIS COMING FRIDAY,   NOV 11th,  is  VETERANS' DAY. 

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDED YESTERDAY - SUNDAY MORNING.  If you are at work an hour early, they probably will not pay overtime!

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Lin McCarthy on Monday October 31, 2011 03:19PM

FBYC Fall One Design Series final standings: Front Runners (9 boats) - 1) Matt Braun, 2) Mark Stephens, 3) Chris Rouzie, 4) Lee Fairinholt. Flying Scot (15 boats) - 1) Len Guenther, 2) Noel Clinard, 3) Rob Whittemore, 4) John Hubbard.

RRYC Flying Scot Invitational: 1. Jerry & Andrea Latell (RRYC); 2. Tom Gallagher & Pete Cookson (GRSA); 3.Hal Starke & Ron Mihills. 

DAYLIGHT SAVE TIME ENDS THIS  COMING SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6th at 0200 (2AM) - Fall back and snooze one more hour!

The Caribbean 1500 departs Hampton on Monday, Nov 7th -  ergo , there are possible crewbies around for Sunday's Frostbite racing.  In previous years, Carib1500 sailors have been delighted for a break from their  "preparing-to-go" mode and jumped at a chance for a nice day race in the harbor!  Look now at the docks (downtown Hampton, Bluewater Yachting Center, and HYC)  for the boats with the 1500 pennants, call your sailmaker (they usually are helping the 1500 folks), check at the website for contact info, etc.   And, to 1500 sailors who would like to join a local race crew for the Sunday Frostbite Racing - racers usually start gathering at Hampton Yacht Club lounge around 0930-1000 to eat breakfast and get ready for the 1200 warning signal.  Racing is in the harbor, just beyond the entrance to Hampton River.  Make yourself known - it's a very friendly crowd!

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Lin McCarthy on Monday October 24, 2011 10:24AM

FISHING BAY FALL SERIES WRAP UP.  Fishing Bay finished their Fall Series Saturday in near perfect and certainly kind racing conditions - clear skies and ample sufficient wind (10+ knots).  The two J109s, Double Eagle and Afterthought, finished first and second respectively in the PHRF A Fleet , Elancer won the tie breaker in PHRF B over Shenanigan, and Horizon crushed PHRF C with Prophet taking second well ahead of other contenders.   Over the four days of racing, beginning in mid-September, there were 8 or 9 races per fleet, allowing for one throw-out.  RESULTS:  PHRF A (7 boats) - 1.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle; 2.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 3.David Clark, Corryvreckan.  PHRF B (7 boats) - 1.David Hinckle, Elancer; 2.Miles Booth, Shenanigan; 3.Wayland Rennie, Trilogy.  PHRF C (9 boats) - 1.Bob Fleck, Horizon; 2.Noel Clinard, Prophet; 3.Brad Miller, Schiehallion.  Principal Race Officer - Tom O'Connell.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday October 17, 2011 10:49AM

Thirty-six (36)  35-years-and-older Laser racers held forth Saturday and Sunday at the Chesapeake Bay Laser  Masters Championships hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club.   Racers came from New Jersey, Texas,  Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia.  When all was said and done (3 races on Saturday and 4 on Sunday), Mike Schmidt from Magothy River Sailing Association was first overall by one point over Keith Davis (Mission Bay Yacht Club).  David Schoene of Severn Sailing Association was third overall.  Both Schmidt and Schoene sailed in the Masters age group (45-54), and Keith Davis in the Apprentice (35-44) category.   Southern Bay  Laser racers at the CBLMC were:  10 - Alain Vincey; 12 - Michael Moore; 13 - Len Guenther; 15 - Ron Thompson; 16 - Robert Suhay; 27 - Mike Toms; 29- Brad Squires; 34 - Richard Biggs.  The first Great Grand Master (65+)  (5th overall) was Newton Wattis from Surf City YC, and the first Grand Master (55-64) (9th overall) was Jacques Kerrest from Potomac River Sailing Association.  Event Chairman - Jon Deutsch;   Principal Race Officer - Rick Klein.   These people are proof positive that sailboat racing IS a lifetime sport!

**Flying Scots are invited!!!!  Flying Scot Fleet 185 Annual Invitational at Rappahannock River Yacht Club, October 22nd.   Made to appeal to Scots - there is $0 entry fee for this event.  It's a one day affair.  Entries (you do have to enter, but there is no fee) are due no later than Wednesday, October 19th.  Check-in and Launch is from 0900-1000, then racing, then lunch on the water, then racing, then a casual dinner at  1730 (5:30 pm).  For details and to enter, please contact Fleet Captain  Burke Johnson at (757) 812-9635.  

**FBYC Fall Series continues.  Go to www.fbyc.net  for info and to enter.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday October 10, 2011 10:29AM

PUT THIS GOBBLER IN THE BOOKS!   The 2011 TURKEY SHOOT HOSPICE REGATTA  wrapped up yesterday after two and one-half days of partying, live bluegrass music, racing, and general blow-out fun on the Myer Creek - Corrotoman - Rappahannock Rivers water axis.  Saturday Mother Nature gave the racers a beautiful Fall day on the Rapp with bright sunshine and moderate breezes.  Of the 84 entries (all classic designs at least 25 years old), 79 raced and all who started finished.    On Sunday, hopeful of a repeat of Saturday conditions, racers started the traditional pursuit race in light breezes that got them up the track, but then evaporated.  Twelve (12) of the hardiest finished the race in mere vapors and the turkeys were put to bed.  Kudos go to Ken and Karen Knull, owners of host Yankee Point Marina, for their extraordinary support of the Hospice effort on the Northern Neck.  Here are the  TURKEY SHOOT FLEET WINNERS:  Fleet C: Joe and Linda Waters, Birthday Party  (Joe and Linda earned the birth in the National Hospice Alliance Regatta in St Petersburg next spring).  Fleet D: David Williams, Poe Bird;  Fleet E: Dick Moylan, Windtimidation;  Fleet F: Frank Murphy, Last Boat III;  Fleet G: Mike Chesser, Scuba Kat;  Fleet H: Bob Adcock, Felicity;  Fleet I: Ned Crockett, Ladybug.   Event Chair: Karen Knull;  Principal Race Officer: John McCarthy;  Scoring: Anna Mulvany;  Signal Boat Captain: Mike Thompson (Contessa);  Mark Boats: Tom Ashe and Mosby West (Wild Fire); Jim Young and Gary Fricke (Dwindle Down); and Don Crabtree (Jammin').

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Lin McCarthy on Monday October 3, 2011 11:13AM

On Saturday, fifteen boats raced at the FBYC Indian Summer and 5^th Annual Sail Against SIDS regatta. The Braun family, sponsors of  Sail Against Sids, provided racers with an Oktoberfest feast complete with kegs donated by Legend Brewery. The proceeds from the regatta benefit the research and prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) through the Maxwell Raymond Braun Foundation.  RESULTS: Flying Scot (8 boats): 1 John Aras, 2 Len Guenther, 3 Rob Whittemore.  Front Runner (7 boats): 1 Parker Garrett, 2 Matt Braun, 3 Mark Stephens

HOSPICE TURKEY SHOOT REGATTA - Opens Friday evening (October 7) and goes through Sunday (October 9).  Monday, October 10 is Columbus Day HOLIDAY - plenty of time to get the boat home and/or catch the Sailboat Show in Annapolis. The 2012 Hospice Regattas National Championship  will be April 20-22 in St. Petersburg FL.  St Petersburg Yacht Club is running this event for the next 3 years, in Sonars ( as did the Rochester YC 2009-2011).  Racers competing in the Lightning Fleet (PHRF racing) Turkey Shoot Regatta this coming weekend at Yankee Point will be competing for a berth in the National Championship.  St Petersburg in April sounds pretty good!    For slightly more casual racers (racing cruisers) the regatta offers the  Flying Cloud Fleet.  There are awards galore and special recognitions, e.g. the most Beautiful Boat Award (voted on by race spectators) and the Woobly Compass Award (for the best overall among the wooden boats).  Saturday's race is around drop marks and Sunday's race is a pursuit course. Courses will be  announced each day at the morning Skippers Meeting.  HOSPICE REGATTA folks say, "WE CANNOT DIRECT THE WIND, BUT WE CAN ADJUST THE SAILS"  To enter, please click on www.turkeyshootregatta.org , print down the entry form and send it with your entry fee to the address on the form.  For logistics questions and general details please contact 2011 Event Chairman, Karen Knull at karen@yankeepointmarina.com ;  for questions regarding the racing, please contact 2011 Principal Race Officer, John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225.  Please help "adjust the sails" - enter today!

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Lin McCarthy on Monday September 26, 2011 11:33AM

The Chilly Chili Bowl Regatta drew 18 small boats out Sunday in Fishing Bay.  The results of the racing in the Chili Bowl are included in the FBYC Flying Scot and Front Runners classes Fall Series Standings.  RESULTS: Flying Scot (11 boats) - 1.John Wake; 2.Mike Miller; 3.Len Guenther.  Front Runner (4 boats) - 1.Lee Farinholt; 2.Matt Braun.  Sakonnet (3 boats) - 1.David Lee; 2. Herb Davis.   Race Officer - Miles Booth

FBYC Fall Series Update:  After three races on Saturday, the number of completed races in the Series stands at 5, Sam Mitchener in Double Eagle has a commanding lead in PHRF A, Dave Hinckle in Elancer is at the top of PHRF B, and Bob Fleck is a mere 2 points ahead of Noel Clinard in PHRF C.  Race Officer - Tom O'Connell.  FBYC Fall Series continues on Sunday, October 2 - check for details and entry at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club website at www.fbyc.net

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Lin McCarthy on Monday September 12, 2011 12:04PM

WOLF TRAP RACE bitten by air and current.  The annual Wolf Trap Race, billed as a distance (25 nm) by organizer Fishing Bay Yacht Club,  had to be shortened (twice - once before the start and again during the race) Saturday because wind, some wind, is essential to sailboat racing.  Reports say the race was shortened to around 10 nm and that the Shrimp Boil at the post-race party were deeeeelicious.   Preliminary Results: PHRF A (7 boats) - 1.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle; 2.Craig Wright, Afterthought; 3.Glenn Doncaster, Nanuq.  PHRF B (5 boats) - 1.Allan Heyward, La Maga; 2.Miles Booth, Shenanigans.  PHRF C (4 boats) - 1.Bob Fleck, Horizon; 2.Russ Collins, Morningtide.  PHRF Non-Spin (1 boat) - 1.Doug Anderson, Red Sky.  Principal Race Officer - Brooks Zerkel

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R. Strother Scott on Monday August 22, 2011 11:01AM

DIG ON THIS!  If you are planning on going to Stingray Point Regatta  on Labor Day weekend, there is great news regarding the channel into Jackson Creek.  The dredging project is on schedule, and, likely is completely done by the time you read this.  There are plans for a permanent fix in the near future (permits, etc. in process), but, in the meantime, the channel she izzz good for Stingray Point Regatta.   www.fbyc.net  for info and to enter.

The 2011 HOD National Champion is . . .  Latane Montague with crew Caroline Lamotte.  The championship really was never in doubt as the dynamic duo had a string of  [2]-1-1-1-1-1  in the three day event.  There were two 3rd generation HOD sailors on the podium:  Ian Stokes, with his dad Gordy crewing, took second place overall, and Chris Harrell and Jeff took third.  The 8 boat fleet, like many others racing in the southern Bay this past weekend, battled light air, thunderstorms, and Dismal Swamp smoke.  The Race Committee Chairman was former US Olympic Team Coach Gary Bodie, who is a long time resident of Hampton.  Hampton Yacht Club, place of origin of the HOD, was host to the regatta. 

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Lin McCarthy on Monday August 15, 2011 01:49PM

72nd FBYC ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA  Mother Nature had her way with the FBYC Annual One-Design Regatta Saturday and Sunday.  There were 94 adult (individual or team) boats spread over 9 fleets.  Saturday was an especially challenging day for the classes racing on the outer course (Flying Scot, Frontrunner, HOD, San Juan 21 and Typhoon) with winds in the high teens to low twenties.  They got in one race on Saturday, and on Sunday, with t-storms threatening, only the Flying Scots and Frontrunners got in another race, before heading in.  On the inner course, somewhat protected from Saturday's high winds, the Albacores got in 4 races and the Lasers, Laser Radials, and Windmills recorded 3.  No classes in the inner course division got any racing done on Sunday.  Be that as it may, the racers took advantage of plentiful wind and were watchful of extreme conditions.  RESULTS:  Flying Scots (30 racing): 1.John Aras (1-1); 2.John Kreidler (2-2); 3.Robert Whittemore (6-4).  Frontrunners (9 racing): 1.Chris Rouzie (2-1); 2.Lee Farinholt (1-2); 3.Matt Braun (4-3).  Hampton One-Design (7 racing): 1.Ian Stokes (1); 2.Latane Montague (2); 3.Ian Twinn (3).   San Juan 21 (8 racing): 1.Hans Lessen (1); 2.Margaret Alexander (2);  3.Richard Dommel (3). Typhoons (9 racing): 1.Thomas Watkins (1); 2.Frank Birdsall (2); 3.Gary Hooper (3).  Albacores (6 racing) 1.Matthew Edwards (1-1-1-3); 2.Michael Heinsdorf (3-2-3-1); 3.Robert Bear (2-4-4-2).  Windmills (8 racing): 1.John Danneberger (1-1-1); 2.Roy Sherman (4-4-2); 3.Sandy Sponar (5-2-4).  Lasers (8 racing): 1.Jon Deutsch (1-1-1); 2.Jeffery Moore (3-2-5); 3.Michael Toms (2-7-3).  Laser Radials (9 racing): 1.Jeremy Herrin (2-1-1); 2.Condard Roos (1-3-3); 3.McKay Hanna (3-2-2).   Event and Outer Course PRO - Rick Klein; Inner Course Race Officer - Allan Heyward.   Complete results are at www.fbyc.net    

JOHN ARAS (AYC) won the John R. Hawksworth Memorial Trophy  at the FBYC Annual One-Design Regatta.  The Hawksworth is presented to the clearest winner of the most competitive fleet at the regatta.  It is noteworthy that on Sunday John was one of only 10 in the Flying Scot class, out of the 30 who raced Saturday,  who returned to the course on Sunday.  He won both days.

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Lin McCarthy on Tuesday August 2, 2011 02:25PM

47th Annual Virginia Governor's Cup Regatta and Sunfish Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship. THIS weekend.  August 6-7, Ware River Yacht Club, Gloucester, VA.  This is a long standing annual small boat regatta.  Anticipated classes include Sunfish, Albacore, HOD, Buccaneer, Laser, Mobjack, Mutineer, 5o5, Flying Scot, Frontrunner, Moth, and others.  Classes with fewer than 5 boats will be grouped in Portsmouth handicap system classes.  For info:  contact, for pre-registration and general info, Clayton James (757) 941-5200, and race committee chair, Rick Klein (804) 693-5629.   Or, go to www.wareriveryachtclub.com

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Lin McCarthy on Thursday July 21, 2011 07:20PM

Southern Chesapeake Bay racers were out and about  these past few days.  Southern Bay boats and crew sailed  in the Chicago - Mackinac Race (Meridian 2), the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean  Race (Nanuq), and, of course 16 were at Screwpile 2011 in Solomons, Maryland.

Southern Bay RESULTS:   PHRF A1 - Wairere, Pete Hunter (2nd);  Voodoo 2, Lissenden-Birch-Krusheinisky (6th).    PHRF A2-1 - Stardancer, John and Beverly Blais (5th);  Double Eagle, Sam Mitchener (12th).    PHRF A2-2 -  Wavelength, Rob Whittet (7th);  Flyer, Peter Quinn (13th).   J105 One-Design - Corryvreckan, David Clark (8th).   PHRF B - Goin', Dennis Hannick (4th);  Wham Bam, David Taylor (7th);  Gremlin, Greg and Carie Cutter (8th).    PHRF C - The Hunter, Justin Morris (3rd);  Pegasus, David Kelsey (7th);  Prophet, Noel Clinard (8th);  Bobinski, Bob Hausmann (12th).    PHRF Non-Spin - Midnight Mistress, Jake and Pat Brodersen (1st);  Black Widow, Leo Wardrup (3rd).   Complete results are available at www.splc.us.
 
    The Southern Bay has a special connection to Screwpile on the race management side of things, too.  Principle Race Officer for the West Course, John McCarthy, hails from Hampton YC, as do Buk Lawrence (wind boss), Lin McCarthy (line), Sue Stephens (recorder/flags), John Ritter (scorer), and Rob Stephens (flags/wind).  Also, on the West Course signal boat from TPYC was Eric Matherne (timer) and from Fishing Bay YC, Cathy Clark (recorder/flags).  On mark boats from the southern Bay were Rick Klein and Mike Dale, both on the West Course and both from FBYC, and, Brooks Zerkel, also from FBYC, was on a mark boat  on the South Course.

And, where was Nanuq?  Glenn Doncaster and the Nanuq crew were doing the MARBLEHEAD TO HALIFAX OCEAN RACE.  They finished  fourth in an 11 boat class.  The top three boats in the 90 boat fleet broke the 25 year old race elapsed time record – lots of wind and from the beam or further aft.  Nanuq sailed most of the race under spinnaker.  They encountered and overcame some challenges, including breaking a spinnaker halyard and then re-stringing it while doing 10 knots under the chute.  They saw several whales, two of them right next to the boat.  Most of the crew had never sailed in thick fog and heavy wind which were the prevailing conditions through the second night.  And, to top things off, they blew up the AP spinnaker close reaching about a half mile from the finish in 30 knots of wind. Crew was Glenn, Mike Doncaster, Chris Herndle, Alex O’toole, Matt Newborn, David Clark, David Puckett, Charlie Morgan, and Jerry Latell, who provided this tale of the race.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday July 11, 2011 08:27AM

The 2011 Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta  pulled off three races over Saturday and Sunday and gathered together plenty of folks in an effort to raise funds for a worthy cause.  Fishing Bay Yacht Club and Stingray Harbour Yacht Club coordinated efforts on the weekend regatta that produced a total of 65 boats racing in PHRF, One-Design, Classic and Cruising fleets.  Race officials got off two 4+ nm miles races on Saturday and were able to slip in a 2 miler in yesterdays very light conditions.  RESULTS:  PHRF A (4 boats): 1.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle; 2.Leroi Lissenden, Voodoo 2.   PHRF B (5 boats): 1.Jerry Latell, Chupacabra; 2.David Hinckle, Elancer; 3.Miles Booth, Shenanigan.   PHRF C (8 boats): 1.Bob Fleck, Horizon; 2.Sam Marshall, Play it Again; 3.Russ Collins, Morningtide.   PHRF Non-Spin (6 boats): 1.MD Riley, Turbo's Tub; 2.John DeJong, Temptress; 3.Craig Olson, Loki.   J105 One Design (5 boats): 1.Mike Karn, Inevitable; 2.Strother Scott, Loose Cannon; 3.Scott Collins, She Crab Soup.   J24 One Design (4 boats): 1.Alan Bomar, Roundabout; 2.Neil Ford, Rocket J.  Principal Race Officer (PHRF and One Design) Brooks Zerkel.    Classic Fleet (9 boats): 1.Frank Murphy, Last Boat III; 2.Ric Bauer, Desperado; 3.Dick Cole, Nutcracker.   Cruising 1 Fleet (14 boats): 1.Lee Fisher, Free Wind; 2.Mike Stephens, Survivor; 3.Jonathan Hutchings, Harbor 20.    Cruising 2 Fleet (10 boats): 1.Joe and Mary Grebunas, Tiki Rose; 2.Booty Baker, Klimax; 3.Stan Coloff, Sanctuary.  Race Chairman (Classic and Cruising)-Lud Kimbrough.

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Lin McCarthy on Monday July 4, 2011 10:06AM

HAPPY 4th of JULY! 
AFTERTHOUGHT,  ELANCER,  LAST BOAT III,  and RED SKY  Win Fleets in Cut Channel Race.  Seventeen (17) boats started  the 12+ mile course on Saturday, and all save one finished.  RESULTS:  PHRF A (5 boats) - 1.Afterthought, Craig Wright; 2.Double Eagle, Sam Mitchener; 3.Corryvreckan, David/Cathy Clark.  PHRF B (4 boats) - Elancer, David Hinckle; 2.Trilogy, Wayland Rennie.  PHRF C (5 boats) - 1.Last Boat III; 2.Ardent, Denton Roberts; 3.Schiehallion, Brad Miller.  PHRF NS (3 boats) - 1.Red Sky, Doug Anderson.  Race Chairman - Mike Toms.

SCREWPILE UPDATE (July 17,18, & 19, 2011 - Solomons, MD).  The SWEET 16 Southern Bay Boats.   Noel Clinard's Sonar 23, Prophet,  Peter Quinn's Oyster SJ-35, Flyer,  Greg and Carie Cutter's Elliott 770, Gremlin,  David Kersey's J24, Pegasus,  R. Whittet and S. Utley 's C&C 37, Wavelength, and Pete Hunter's Thompson 30, Wairere will all be at Screwpile and they bring the number of southern Bay boats to 16.  The fleet will be riding the bubble up the Bay to do some serious racing against others from all over the Chesapeake and beyond.  They'll be doing some serious partying, too!   For information and entry form, click on www.splc.us.     Already entered from the southern Bay are:  Voodoo 2,  Lissenden/Birch/Krusheinisky;  Goin', Dennis Hannick;  Bobinski, Bob Hausmann;  Black Widow, Leo Wardrup;  Double Eagle, Sam Mitchener;  Midnight Mistress, Jake & Pat Brodersen;  Stardancer, John & Beverly Blais;  Corryvreckan, David Clark ; The Hunter, Justin Morris; and Wham Bam, David Taylor   

**SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY LEUKEMIA CUP - Saturday and Sunday, July 9-10.    Fishing Bay Yacht Club and Stingray Harbour Yacht Club have teamed up to provide this event in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The regatta includes a Cruising Class and a Classic Class for yachts designed by 1976 in addition to PHRF spinnaker and non-spinnaker classes.  Event officials are offering multiple races each day; drop mark courses will be in the Chesapeake Bay off Stingray Point. This is the 13th edition, of the event. Early Bird Pricing has been extended! For info and/or to enter, please contact Sue Willis at 800-766-0797 or sue.willis@LLS.org.
 
In the Whittemore household, there is a newbie-crewbie.  Rob and Allison Whittemore are the proud Momma and Poppa of recently arrived  Reid Pierce Whittemore.  Rob says he and Allison are not checking out colleges yet, but he has  ". . . started looking at Opti’s!!! "

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The "little boats" found enough wind on the Rapp River on Saturday to get their planned one day 11 boat Laser regatta in  and on Sunday to get the 5 Front Runners and 8 Flying Scots around the course.  RESULTS: - LASERS : 1. Dan Herlihy, 2.Jon Deutsch, 3. Len Guenther.  FRONT RUNNERS:  1. Matt Braun, 2. Mark Stephens. FLYING SCOT: 1. Len Guenther, 2.John Wake, 3.John Berry.  The One-Design Regatta was hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club.

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Hot Stove Reading.  The PHRF of the Chesapeake Annual Meeting Minutes> are posted at http://www.phrfchesbay.com  (click here and go there).  Some significant decisions were made by PHRF delegates (some of whom are also handicappers) at this meeting.  For instance, PHRF of the Chesapeake is now offering at no extra charge, dual ratings - spinnaker and non-spinnaker;  there is a $5 reduction in charge for membership dues and rating certificate and you can save another $5 if you get your rating renewed before April 1, 2011; mizzen staysails are ok IF . . . ;  and, there is more.  So, read the minutes, which are detailed, and note that which is actually the approved/final decision.  NOTE:  Southern Bay PHRF Fleet splits remain the same as in 2010.

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From the Annual PHRF Meeting:  Your PHRF delegates and officials met Saturday and decided that our 2011 southern Bay fleet splits for both Southern Bay (Virginia) divisions will remain the same as in 2010.  The new president of PHRF of the Chesapeake is our own former VP, Mike Dale.  Replacing Mike at the southern Bay PHRF VP spot in 2011 is Steve Taylor.  Steve sails Insolvent out of Hampton in the PHRF C Fleet.  Christian Schaumloffel remains Chief Handicapper for our area.   2011 SOUTHERN BAY FLEET SPLITS:   SOUTH DIVISION (NC, Hampton Roads, York River): PHRF A - Up to 109;  PHRF B - 110-163;  PHRF C - 164 and up; PHRF Non-Spin:  all.    NORTH DIVISION: (Fishing Bay, Rappahannock River north to Potomac):  PHRF A - Up to 112;  PHRF B - 113-160;  PHRF C - 161 and Up;  PHRF Non-Spin - all.   For meeting details, etc., check out www.phrfchesbay.com or, better yet, talk to your club PHRF delegate (every member club has one).

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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. 

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SOME OF THE 50+ COACH BOATS RAFTED AT DELTAVILLE MARITIME MUSEUM DOCK!

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2010 OPTI  NATIONALS July 16 - July 24  in our own backyard!    The entire Deltaville - Fishing Bay community is supporting this event.  LAYLINE is the key sponsor.  The website  http://optinationals2010.org is a treasure trove of information, an opportunity to participate in planning,  and a place for easy registration.  ANNA TUNNICLIFFE  will be on site and will present the USODA Girls Championship Awards on July 20.   TOM COLEMAN will be managing the Green Fleet.  Tom is legendary among Opti alumni.  Having your youngster sail in a Tom Coleman Green Fleet is an investment in a kid's happiness in sailing for a lifetime.   A plethora of outstanding Race Officers and Judges will be involved in all three Championships.  Team Racing Championship = July 16-19.  Girls Championship = July 20;  Fleet National Championship = July 21-24.  Go to the website  http://optinationals2010.org  -  get your Opti sailor involved in this!  It's happening right here, in our part of the Bay.

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Southern Bay college teams are on the water!  Old Dominion University (ODU), Christopher Newport University (CNU), Hampton University (HU), College of William and Mary (WM), University of Virginia (UVA), and Virginia Tech (VT) have collegiate sailors out there racing in March.  Some of the events in local waters include the ODU Spring Open this coming weekend, the CNU IceFree Invitational (March 13-14), and the CNU 2-on-2 Invitational (March 20-12).  And, HU will host the MAISA/SAISA Intersectional the last weekend in March (27 - 28).  These "kids" sail just about every weekend during the spring semester; they like it!

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CCV AWARDS AND YEAR END BASH - Friday, November 6, Crowne Plaza on the downtown Hampton waterfront.   Save $5 - be an Early Bird by making your reservations before October 14.       This is the season wrap-up and celebration where the 2009 CCV High Point Award winners  are recognized.  It is a  racers'  P-A-R-T-Y!  In addition to the awards presentations,  there will be heavy hors d'oeuvres, free wine and keg beer, cash bar, and live entertainment by  THE PHUN DOCTORS.   Get out your party duds and dancin' shoes.  Crew, skippers, friends, and families - everyone is welcome. Early Bird ressies are $35 per person; cost jumps to $40 after the 14th.  Contact the Crowne Plaza directly at (757) 727-9700 for a special room rate if you plan to stay over.  For party ressies contact Dave Taylor at (757) 344-5292.

GARY JOBSON to speak at EYC.   Going to the US SAILBOAT SHOW this weekend (Thur October 8 - Mon Oct 12) in Annapolis?  Eastport Yacht Club (EYC) invites you to join them on Saturday, October 10th from 6 – 11 PM for their Boat Show Bash and it’s a benefit for Annapolis Community Sailing and the EYC Foundation!  Gary Jobson will present Sailing: Speed and Passion in a quiet area with chairs and two great bands will be playing all evening on the waterfront side.  There will be wide variety of food and beverage for sale. Visit the Bash website, www.eycbash.com  Questions?  Please email eycbash@gmail.com or leave a message on the EYC Hotline 410-263-0415.

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11th Annual Southern Bay Leukemia Cup Regatta - SBRNYCU

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The 11th Annual Southern Bay Leukemia Cup Regatta, hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club and Stingray Harbour Yacht Club, was held at FBYC this past weekend, with a record 85 boats entered and 72 actually sailing. The fleet divided itself almost evenly between 35 PHRF and One-Design racers and 37 "Cruising Class" competitors.

The entire effort raised more than $150,000 - they are still counting - to support the Virginia Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Cruising Fleet Winners: Classic Boat Fleet (14 boats), Last Boat III, Frank Murphy; Leukemia Cruising 1 Fleet (11 boats): Osprey, Steve Bland; Leukemia Cruising 2 Fleet (12 boats): Shinola, Buddy Petzinger. Principal Race Officer for Cruising Course - Lud Kimbrough

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11th Annual Southern Chesapeake Bay Leukemia Cup (July 11-12) begins its campaign on FEBRUARY 20th.  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Fishing Bay Yacht Club will host well known racing personality TUCKER THOMPSON at Dominion Resources Auditorium in Innsbrook Office Park, 5000 Dominion Blvd, Glen Allen, Virginia. Admission: $20 advanced tickets, $25 at the door, and $15 students. There will be a cash bar and light Hors D'eouvres. The public is invited to attend and all proceeds after expenses will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Advance registration is available on line at www.fbyc.net. For additional information, contact Event Chair Den Roberts at denroberts481@verizon.net or (434) 977-9580.

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PHRF OF THE CHESAPEAKE annual Board of Delegates Meeting, Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Annapolis Yacht Club.  If you have questions, Executive Secretary Stewart Buckler asks that you contact him at (410) 414-3270.  Delegate check-in begins at 0900 and meeting at 1000.  If you have specific concerns, you should let your club's delegate to PHRF or the Region 4 VP (Mike Dale) know immediately.  You can check out the meeting agenda at www.phrfchesbay.com   Remember, this is where PHRF class policies and procedures (equipment requirements, fleet splits, etc.) are determined; it is not the place for individual boat handicap issues - the PHRF Handicappers resolve those.

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Meanwhile, up on the Rappahannock / Piankatank Rivers,  on Sunday, Lady Nature left racers at  Fishing Bay Yacht Club's 69th Annual One Design Regatta breathless - truly.  The sound of thunder and lack of wind sent the dinghy fleets in on Sunday with little accomplished, although, as in Hampton Roads, it  "weren't for lack of trying!"     The Annual One-Design Regatta ran Friday through Sunday, and during the first two days most classes got plenty of racing.  The Mobjack Class, for many years a very popular class on the southern Chesapeake and as far north as the southern Delaware Bay, held their National Championship and crowned Len Guenther the 2008 National Champion.  Len beat out  6 other racers. Mark Arnold, from Virginia Beach was second overall and Meg Roberts, who grew up sailing the noble Mobjack with her dad, Tom Roberts, finished third.  Meg calls West Point, Virginia, her hometown.  REGATTA CLASS WINNERS:  Albacore (6 boats) - Robert Bear.   Flying Scot (21 boats) - David Neff.     Laser (12 boats) - Eric Hesse.    Front Runner (9 boats) - Bobby Phillips.     420 (4 boats) - Tony Protogyrou.       Hampton One Design (4 boats) - Latane Montague.    San Juan (4 boats) - Hans Lassen.  In addition to the adult classes there were 17 junior sailors racing in Laser Radials and Optimist Classes.    PRO - Rick Klein.

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Caribbean 1500 hangs a right at Cape Henry.    At noon yesterday 69 boats headed for points south, specifically Tortola BVI.  The 18th annual Caribbean 1500 rally makes up in Hampton each October and has boats that come from all parts of the country.  Steve Black, head honcho of the Cruising Rally Association which administers the 1500 as well as the Atlantic Cup and the Bermuda Cup, makes his home in Hampton.

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Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship Won by James Jacob for 6th Time.  Jacob won the 2007 title in his home waters; he sails out of Fishing Bay Yacht Club and FBYC hosted the event.  Three other southern Bay sailors finished in the top 10 of the 33 competitors - Henry Amthor (HYC, 5th), Alain Vincey (FBYC, 6th), and Mike Toms (FBYC, 9th).  Laser racers traveled from parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Maryland to race in the event.

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STINGRAY POINT REGATTA:   Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage, Hobie 33, won the PHRF A fleet in Fishing Bay and took home the Halsey Memorial Trophy as well.  The 13th Annual Stingray Point Regatta offered up 5 races over Saturday and Sunday  in  great racing conditions.  In the recent past the regatta has endured impending or passing hurricanes and other dire weather conditions, but not this year!  There was food and refreshments, there was live music, there was competitive racing, and there were awards.  It really don't get no better.  RESULTS: PHRF A (5 boats):  1.Mirage, Christian Schaumloffel; 2.Cash Flow, Lloyd Griffin; 3.Feather, Phil Briggs.  PHRF B (9 boats):  1.Radio Flyer, Dennis Hannick; 2.Rockette, Chuck Monsees; 3.Old School, Jerry Latell.  PHRF C (6 boats):  1.Cat's Pajamas, Drake Johnston; 2.Blue Bus, Chris Johnson; 3.Kobayashi Maru, Collins Dennison.  J/105 One Design (5 boats): 1.Blade Runner, Brad Davis; 2.Inevitable, Mike Karn; 3.Corryvreckan, David Clark.  PHRF Non-Spin (8 boats): 1.Turbo's Tub, MD Riley; 2.Rancho Deluxe, John Rheem; 3.Nutcraker, Dick Cole.  Event Chairman: David Hinckle; PRO: David Lee   

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SCREWPILE partying begins Saturday and racing on Sunday. Skippers are making sure they have a diver available for the last wipe down on Sunday morning. Navigators are figuring out what time the delivery crew must pull out to catch the flood bubble, and crew are getting their best regatta party duds ready. Entries will be accepted until Wednesday, July 18 (late fee applies). For general info check the web site at www.screwpile.net or contact Event Chairman, LG Raley at (301) 862-3100. It's here - the 2007 Showdown and Partydown at Solomons.

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Even the intrepid Laser sailors were washed out on Saturday.  Jon Deutsch reports that half of the competitors could not reach the site of the District 11 Laser Championship Regatta, Fishing Bay Yacht Club,  because of high water.  They made up for the lost time on Sunday, though, and 24 racers got in 6 races.  Henry Amthor (Hampton YC) won the event (3-1-2-2-3-[5]) and two Severn SA members, Mike Waters and Ted Morgan finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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