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SBRW 2022 Results ORC Cruiser (7 Boats) 1. Argo, Benjamin Ritger 2. Set Free, Robert Williams 3. Red Frog, Randy Goodman Cruising - A (11 Boats) 1. Blue Bus, Christian Johnson 2. Restless, Donna DeSteph 3. Amara, Kent Utley Cruising - B (5 Boats) 1. Folly, Douglas Miller 2. Obsession, Bill Ripley 3. Amante, Corey Coleman Multihull (1 Boats) 1. Playtime, Casey Schilling Viper 640 (8 Boats) 1. Vapor Trails, Mark Wheeler 2. Knot Hunter, Justin Morris 3. Caterpillar, Peter Ill J/24 (5 Boats) 1. Quicky, Michael Veraldi 2. Rocket J, Raymond Nugent 3. Roundabout, Alan Bomar PHRF - Super A (6 Boats) 1. Sitella, Ian Hill 2. One Trick Pony, David and Jacki Meiser 3. Meridian Xl, W.S. Shelhorse PHRF - A1 (7 Boats) 1. Voodoo 2, Leroi Lissenden 2. Remedy, Will Roberts 3. Feather, Philip Briggs PHRF - A2 (6 Boats) 1. This is Cool, Rusty Burshell 2. Osprey, Jackson Montague 3. Excitation, Mayo Tabb PHRF - B1 (8 Boats) 1. Rumble, Ben Weeks 2. Mad Hatter, Bob Fleck 3. Dark Star, Doug Savage PHRF - B2/C (7 Boats) 1. Wham Bam, David Taylor 2. Bad Habit, Robert Archer 3. Cheeky Monkey, Paul and Julie Ann Wash PHRF - Non-Spinnaker (8 Boats) 1. Bump in the Night, Maury Niebur 2. Kingfisher, Dixon Wilde 3. Black Widow, Ken Copeland 72 July 2022 SpinSheet.com
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The Wind Gods Smile Upon Southern Bay Race Week
ust shy of 80 competing boats headed to Hampton, VA, for the 2022 edition of Southern Bay Race Week, hosted by Hampton Yacht Club (HYC) June 3-5. Great sailing conditions with winds at 10plus knots all weekend allowed most fleets to run nine or 10 races. Past HYC commodore and Viper 640 sailor Mark Wheeler topped the eight-boat one-design class on Vapor Trails and beat the second-place finisher, Knot Hunter, by nine points. Sailing with Austin Powers and Charlie Brewer, Wheeler says, “Austin is the East Coast North rep for the Viper Class. He sailed in the middle of the boat and was a real pleasure to sail with. Charlie Brewer is one of my regular crew and does a great job in the front of the boat. He is the coach of Poquoson High School Sailing Team.” When it comes to competition on the racecourse, Wheeler says, “Everyone brought their ‘A’ game. Justin Morris (on Knot Hunter) had Collegiate Sailor of the Year Tyler
Moore with him. They won three of the races and finished second. Third place was Caterpillar. On that boat Peter Ill had his top crew of Max Plarr and Steve Sparkman. That is their team through the North Americans in Gulfport, MS, in October. Henry Amthor is always strong. His team was his wife Barb and co-boat owner David Eberwine. They won two of the races. Competition was close. All the top four teams finished last or second to last at least once.” Former Annapolis, now Hampton sailor, Maury Niebur had a great weekend in his first big Southern Bay Regatta as a resident, topping the eight-boat PHRF N fleet on his J/35 Bump in the Night. He had a “mixed bag of crew” for the event. He says, “Due to my spin/ jib trimmer having to have knee surgery a week before the regatta, I opted to switch to the non-spin class. On Friday we were three up: me, a former USNA Varsity Offshore Sailing Team (VOST) 2002 sailor, Matt Haskell, and a refugee from the HYC Junior
##Maury Niebur, Finley Webster, and team topped PHRF N. Photos by Will Keyworth