The Cruising Club of Virginia (CCV) is gearing up for the 2016 Southern Bay sailboat racing season. CCV membership is open to any sailing enthusiast who has a genuine interest in sailing in any capacity, be it cruising, racing, crewing, or race committee participation.
CCV was founded in 1964. Between 1965 and 1970, the Fall and Spring Series and the Bruce-Hanbury Race, which later became the Founders Race, were created. Later, in 1974, CCV awarded the first CCV High Point trophy.
In order to provide 13 days of high quality racing in the Southern Chesapeake Bay, CCV supports volunteer race committees, pays for mark boat fuel costs; obtains USCG permits, insurance, and trophies; provides crew training classes; and hosts an end-of-year awards party.
On March 22, CCV will host its Rules Seminar and Membership Meeting at 6 p.m. at the Hampton YC. Join CCV for $40 and receive a copy of the 2016 Cruising Club of Virginia Racing Guide and hear Rob Overton, chairman of the U.S. Sailing Racing Rules Committee, speak on current rules topics. (For more information, contact [email protected].)
For 2016, the 13 days of racing include a Tune Up Race, the Spring Series, Moonlight Triangle, Founders Race, Fall Series, and the popular Oktoberfest Series. CCV will be including optional IRC scoring for our distance races. Boats wishing to be IRC scored may do so, provided they also have a valid PHRF rating and certificate. Boats wishing to be PHRF scored may do so and no other rating is required.
CCV is excited about the addition of one-design starts and have added optional starts in in-harbor for the growing Viper 640 fleet. As always, new and returning skippers and crew in all fleets are encouraged to come out and race, especially non-spinnaker and cruisers.
Click to CCV’s web site, ccvracing.org, or its Facebook page for more.
A summary of the CCV 2016 Race Schedule is as follows:
Sunday, April 10, CCV Tune-Up Races
Sunday, April 17, CCV Spring Series Day 1, Races 1&2
Sunday, April 24, CCV Spring Series Day 2, Race 3 (distance race)
Sunday, May 1, CCV Spring Series Day 3, Races 4&5
Sunday, June 5, SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK
Saturday, July 23, Moonlight Triangle Race (distance race)
Saturday, August 27, CCV Founders Race (distance race)
Sunday, September 18, CCV Fall Series Day 1, Races 1&2
Sunday, September 25, CCV Fall Series Day 2, Race 3 (distance race)
Wednesday, October 5, CCV Oktoberfest Wed. Night Racing begins for the month of October
Sunday, October 9, CCV Fall Series Day 3, Races 4&5.
All races are for PHRF as well as cruising and pre-registered one design fleets.
