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Legacy of Hampton One Design boat coming to history museum

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Hampton resident Billy Hunt is restoring a 1934 family cruising and double-handed racing boat for the Hampton History Museum. The exhibit will be open to the public May 2019.

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The 1934 double-handed racing boat will have to be downgraded to it's original design created by the late Vincent Serio. Hampton local, Billy hunt says the boat will have 25 ft. tall mass.

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The 1934 family cruising and double-handed racing boat will not be easy to restore.  Hampton local, Bill hunt says there are many parts needed that aren't made anymore. Hunt will make some of the needed parts.

Hampton local , Billy Hunt, is restoring a 1934 family cruising and double-handed racing boat, for the Hampton History Museum new boat exhibit "Hampton One Design." The exhibit will be open to the public May 2019.

Hampton history museum is devoting two floors to the 1934 double-handed racing boat. It  will be displayed from the ceiling surround by open windows in May 2019.

Enthusiasts say the Hampton One Design boat, first conceived in 1934, was and still is a popular vessel for leisure sailing and competitive racing.

Its usual dimensions call for an 18-foot-long boat with a 25-foot mast. Its running depth allows it to sail in as shallow as 3 feet of water.

Nowadays, manufacturers craft this classic design with fiberglass materials. In its early days, the boat was mostly made with western red cedar and mahogany.

Sailing became more of a local leisure activity in the 1930s. Some of the founding members of the Hampton Yacht Club came up with an idea for a new style of boat and tasked Vincent Serio, a local boat craftier in Hampton, to design and build it.

The idea was to create a one-class racing boat that could ply through the Chesapeake Bay’s shallow waters swiftly and handle well in regattas, despite the lack of decent winds to push the sails, says Billy Hunt, 70, an avid sailor, boat restorer and Hampton resident.

“The Chesapeake Bay is a bit of a peculiar place in the summertime, usually influenced by a Bermuda high,” Hunt said. “A big Bermuda high sits all over our area; storms in the afternoon and a lot heat. So we end up with all this light air, not a lot of wind. They wanted to design a boat that would perform well on the Chesapeake Bay. It had to be a boat that performed in light air, which was common to the bay and still is.”

By 1938, the Hampton One Design skyrocketed in popularity, especially with young professionals and families in the area who wanted to sail. The attraction wasn’t just its sleek design, but also because of waning interest in power boats, says James Shoemaker, a contemporary of Hunt, historian and avid sailor, who grew up in Hampton.

Shoemaker said power boats needed fuel and there were fuel rations during World War II.

“The big thing at the that time was powerboat racing. Powerboats were expensive,” Shoemaker said.

But the Hampton One Design boats were considerably cheaper, Shoemaker said. To use an automobile metaphor, the difference in buying Serio’s boats versus a powerboat, was akin to the difference between buying a Chevrolet versus a Cadillac, he said.

The exhibit, set to open May 2019, seeks to preserve the essence of Serio’s legacy — who built some 700 boats from 1934 through the mid-1960s from his boat yard on Hampton Creek — as well as the fabled sailing culture Hampton is known for, says Allen Hoilman, curator for the history museum.

“Whether harvesting the seafood bounty, moving goods across nature’s original highways, or finding a ready field for competitive recreation, Hamptonians have always turned to its most abundant natural resource … water,” Hoilman said.

Plans for the exhibit call for two floors of displays and artifacts from Serio’s original workshop, Hoilman said. They include a collection of original tools, forms, trophies, uniforms, photos and other items currently held by Serio’s grandson, Vincent Serio III.

A boat display will be on the first floor for the exhibit. In a 1,700-square-foot gallery, the second-floor exhibit will tell the rich history of boating and boat building in Hampton using the newly acquired Serio collection, Hoilman said.

The exhibit’s showpiece is a Hampton One Design boat donated by Mark St. John Erickson, an avid sailor and a Daily Press reporter.

Hunt began working in June on the boat, which he says is about as old as he is. The boat is mostly in disarray and needs a good deal of work, including restoring the wood — especially its deep mahogany trim that has faded, he said.

“A bunch of people have owned it. It’s life has been rough,” Hunt said. “Once I get it sanded down, I will stain it … to get the color back.”

The boat restoration is nearly half completed with the goal of having it finished before cold weather hits, Hoilman said.

The project is among the most technically ambitious the museum has done, due to the large objects it is acquiring, installing and mounting. However, in other ways, the project is less complicated than others, Hoilman said.

When the museum normally comes up with an idea for an exhibit, the biggest task is to find the artifacts to tell the story, Hoilman said.

The community has shown interest in the exhibit, and Hoilman said he connected with Serio’s grandson easily, so finding the artifacts has been less challenging.

The future exhibit will require modifying the building, Hoilman said.

At least one change involves adding a special window on the second floor to allow for large objects to come through, he said. In July, the Hampton City Council approved $11,425 funding to install a removable window, according to council records.

Other financing sources will come from raising the funds through private philanthropy, Hoilman said.

Shoemaker, 75, says he is a true lover of boats — he and his family are down to owning only nine of them. He can remember when having a Hampton One Design was all the rage.

The new exhibit has him thrilled.

“Billy and I have been messing with boats together since we were about 7 years old,” Shoemaker said. “When we were kids, this was the boat everyone wanted to own. It’s was a big thing. Boats (are) what we did as kids.”

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Hampton One: Working, Building, and Racing on the Water

June 29, 2019 - december 31, 2020.

“Hampton One: Working, Building, and Racing on the Water” opens at the Hampton History Museum on June 29, 2019. This artifact-rich exhibition explores Hampton's integral ties to, and love of, the water that surrounds the city, its seafood and maritime heritage, and passion for sailing as embodied in the locally developed Hampton One-Design sailboat, and the competitive sailing culture that grew out of it. Launched into the boating scene in the 1930s, the Hampton One-Design sailboat is central to this story. The exhibit features a fully restored 1947 Hampton One sailboat, the jig used to shape the hull with a partial hull in place from around 1970, many tools, forms and photographs from the boat's inventor Vincent Serio, as well as racing trophies and memorabilia from the Hampton and Norfolk Yacht Clubs, among other items. Video components include footage of regattas and other races over the years, along with images from Serio’s boat shop demonstrating how a Hampton One was constructed from framing to launch. Dozens of photos capture numerous events and personalities associated with the history of the Hampton One and other Serio boats.

Hampton is a City of the water. Whether harvesting the seafood bounty, moving goods across nature’s original highways, or finding a ready field for competitive recreation, Hamptonians have always turned to their most abundant natural resource…water. Native Virginians built their City, Kecoughtan, here to have ready access to the fertile waterways. The English found the waters nearby an ample source of food and a lifeline to the mother country. Hampton thrived because the water around it provided ready opportunities for industrious watermen and the builders of their boats. Sail-powered skiffs and log canoes carried the working men into the waterways for fishing, crabbing and oystering. The log canoes, with their streamlined shape made particularly capable racing boats as well. Sailing competitions became commonplace. By the turn of the 20th century, gas powered engines began to replace the elegant sails as motivation for the boats and sailing became less an occupation and more a sport and social event.

By the mid-1930s many Hamptonians longed for the days where sails filled the vistas of the waterfront. In its early days Hampton Yacht Club fell upon the idea of creating a one-class boat sailing competition to keep alive the rich traditions of the city. In response to this need, a local boat-builder, Vincent Serio, was chosen to design a small sailing boat, inexpensive, fast, easily handled that could be used in regattas and races. The Hampton One-Design was born. It proved to exceed all hopes as a vehicle to reinvigorate the intimate connections Hamptonians have with their surrounding waterways. Hundreds of the fast little boats were built by Serio, or by other builders, or even in kit form.

“Hampton One: Working, Building, and Racing on the Water” celebrates that heritage. The core of the exhibit will be built around a recently donated Hampton One and the extensive collection of original tools, forms, jigs, documents, photos, trophies, uniforms, and other artifacts from the Vincent Serio collection, on loan from Vincent Serio’s grandson, Vincent J. Serio, III.

The exhibit will span the first and Second floors of the museum. Greeting visitors in the first floor lobby will be the freshly restored 18-foot Hampton One #341 with its mast up. In the second floor 1700-square-foot changing gallery, the exhibit will continue to tell the rich history of boating and boat building in Hampton using Serio collection and a selection of artifacts, images, and media from the museum’s permanent collection.

Lenders to the exhibition include: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Hampton Yacht Club, Mariners’ Museum, Norfolk Yacht Club, Vincent J. Serio, III.

“Hampton One: Working, Building, and Racing on the Water” continues through December 31, 2020.

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Tackling moscow by train and boat.

Our first full day in Moscow started fairly late since we were still catching up on sleep.  Around 1, we finally were able to get our act together and get out the door. 

We stopped by a cafe to get some breakfast and headed over to the Red Square.  Since the festival is going on, we had to go through metal detectors.  Once we cleared security, we reached the State Historical Museum which provided an entrance to the Red Square.

We walked the length of the Red Square, passing by the Kazan cathedral.

Under normal conditions, the Red Square is a large walking area with the State Historical Museum on one end and St. Basil's on the other end.  On the sides is the Kremlin wall on one side and then the GUM shopping mall and the Kazan cathedral on the other side.  Presently, the walking area has been considerably narrowed and the fesitval grounds occupying a large space between the Kremlin and the mall.

We even asked a stranger to take our picture!

After walking around the Red Square, we had to leave to meet up with our Metro Tour.  

Moscow has famously pretty metro stations so metro tours are quite popular.  We booked a relatively inexpensive tour through a tour group which met outside of the Red Square.

On our way, we passed by the Kremlin gardens and the tomb to the unknown soldier and the eternal flame.

We soon met up with our group which, fortunately, was only 5 people.  Our guide told us that we were going to visit 8 stations during the 1.5 hour tour.  

Honestly, a lot of the stations blended in to me so I won't be able to give you a detailed description of all of them.  However, I did learn that there are 222 metro stations and the trains come every 2-3 minutes reliably.  For that reason, Moscow > DC. 

One of the first metro stations we visited had bronze statues all over of various depictions.  Many of the statues had superstitions tied to them.  For example, for a statue of the dog, it's held that if you rub the nose of the dog, you'll have good luck.  Consequently, most of the statue is tarnished - except for the nose.  I joked to Tomas that they probably rotate the "good luck" portion of the statue to ensure the entire statue gets polished.

However, I do remember some of the stations.

Novoslobodskaya is a station adorned with stained glass on the walls.

There was also Belarusskaya, which paid tribute to Belarus.

Another station which name I cannot remember but had pretty mosaics in the ceilings.

My favorite station was Komsomolskaya.  It's the busiest station and a hub for other connecting trains.  It was built during Statlin times and he wanted the station to embody beauty to set a good first impression to Russia.

I'd seen pictures of it beforehand since it's the most famous but it's so much more impressive in person.

Look at these ceilings!

Overall it was a very interesting tour.  Not sure of any other city which could offer a metro tour.  DC certainly can't...

After the tour, we headed back of the hotel to rest for a bit.  We had purchased tickets to a tour hour boat down the Moscow river.  The tickets were good for any time on any day and the boats left every 20min.  We decided to knock the tour out that day and headed over to the pier.  

We arrived at the pier and saw a boat by the company we had purchased from boarding.  We approached and they shook their head and said it wasn't the right boat. 

So we waited for another boat.

Another boat came along by the same company we had purchased from so weapproached them.  Again - we were told it wasn't the right boat and the boat we were looking for was coming.  

A third boat came along which was NOT by the company we had purchased from.  By this point, it had been longer than 20min waiting and I was starting to suspect that the correct boat was actually one of the ones which turned us away.   We approached the 3rd boat to ask if they knew which boat we should be on.  However, when we approached,  they waved us aboard without scanning our tickets.

So, we boarded the 3rd boat....which was definitely not ours.

We settled into an upper deck, open air table to take in the views.

We passed by pretty buildings.

The somewhat impressive cathedral of Christ the Savior.

This random statue.

After about hour on the cruise, Tomas remarked that it had been about an hour so we should be turning around soon.  I reminded him that we actually had no idea how long this cruise was or where we would be dropped off.  Since we were on the wrong boat.

Fortunately, it did turn around and took us back to the pier.  

For dinner, we decided to go to this burger place, Black Star Burger, which our guide told us about.  Tomas really liked his - I thought mine was OK.  It was a decent size patty with a mountain of Cole slaw on top.  We've realized that apparently Russians dislike getting their hands dirty while eating so some restaurants will give out gloves to use.  This particular restaurant gave out black gloves.

Tomas modeling our dinner.

Since little mum has been asking about pictures which show my feet, I assume she wanted to see my new shoes.  I recently bought Allbirds which are suppose to be super comfortable walking shoes which you wear without socks and can be washed.  I didn't wear them too extensively beforehand, so that was probably my first error.  I also didn't bring another pair of good walking shoes,  which was likely my second error.  The Allbirds were great the first two days without socks.  Midway through the third day, my right foot was quite unhappy. Left foot was a trooper. So, now I have a bandaid on the heel of my right foot and wear socks.  

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Most Beautiful Metro Stations in Moscow

Visiting Moscow? Get yourself a metro card and explore Moscow’s beautiful metro stations. Moscow’s world-famous metro system is efficient and a great way to get from A to B. But there is more to it; Soviet mosaic decorations, exuberant halls with chandeliers, colourful paintings and immense statues. Moscow’s metro is an attraction itself, so take half a day and dive into Moscow’s underground!

The best thing to do is to get on the brown circle (number 5) line since the most beautiful metro stations are situated on this line. The only exception is the metro stop Mayakovskaya one the green line (number 2). My suggestion is to get a map, mark these metro stops on there and hop on the metro. It helps to get an English > Russian map to better understand the names of the stops. At some of the metro stops, the microphone voice speaks Russian and English so it’s not difficult at all.

Another thing we found out, is that it’s worth taking the escalator and explore the other corridors to discover how beautiful the full station is.

Quick hotel suggestion for Moscow is the amazing Brick Design Hotel .

These are my favourite metro stations in Moscow, in order of my personal preference:

1. Mayakovskaya Station

The metro station of Mayakovskaya looks like a ballroom! Wide arches, huge domes with lamps and mosaic works make your exit of the metro overwhelming. Look up and you will see the many colourful mosaics with typical Soviet pictures. Mayakovskaya is my personal favourite and is the only stop not on the brown line but on the green line.

2. Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya metro station is famous for its yellow ceiling. An average museum is nothing compared to this stop. Splendour all over the place, black and gold, mosaic – again – and enormous chandeliers that made my lamp at home look like a toy.

3. Novoslobodskaya Station

The pillars in the main hall of Novoslobodskaya metro station have the most colourful stained glass decorations. The golden arches and the golden mosaic with a naked lady holding a baby in front of the Soviet hammer and sickle, make the drama complete.

4. Prospect Mira Station

The beautiful chandeliers and the lines in the ceiling, make Prospekt Mira an architectural masterpiece.

5. Belorusskaya Station

Prestigious arches, octagonal shapes of Socialistic Soviet Republic mosaics. The eyecatcher of Belorusskaya metro station, however, is the enormous statue of three men with long coats, holding guns and a flag.

6. Kiyevskaya Station

The metro station of Kiyevskaya is a bit more romantic than Belorusskaya and Prospect Mira. Beautiful paintings with classical decorations.

7. Taganskaya Station

At the main hall Taganskaya metro station you will find triangle light blue and white decorations that are an ode to various Russians that – I assume – are important for Russian history and victory. There is no need to explore others halls of Taganskaya, this is it.

8. Paveletskaya Station

Another and most definitely the less beautiful outrageous huge golden mosaic covers one of the walls of Paveletskaya. I would recommend taking the escalator to the exit upstairs to admire the turquoise dome and a painting of the St Basil’s Cathedral in a wooden frame.

Travelling with Moscow’s metro is inexpensive. You can have a lot of joy for just a few Rubbles.

• 1 single journey: RMB 50 – € 0,70
• 1 day ticket: RMB 210 – € 2,95

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Wow! It is beautiful. I am still dreaming of Moscow one day.

It’s absolutely beautiful! Moscow is a great city trip destination and really surprised me in many ways.

My partner and I did a self guided Moscow Metro tour when we were there 2 years ago. So many breathtaking platforms…I highly recommend it! Most of my favorites were along the Brown 5 line, as well. I also loved Mayakovskaya, Arbatskaya, Aleksandrovski Sad and Ploshchad Revolyutsii. We’re heading back in a few weeks and plan to do Metro Tour-Part 2. We hope to see the #5 stations we missed before, as well as explore some of the Dark Blue #3 (Park Pobedy and Slavyansky Bul’var, for sure), Yellow #8 and Olive #10 platforms.

That’s exciting Julia! Curious to see your Metro Tour-Part 2 experience and the stations you discovered.

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1960 Racing Sailboat Hampton One Design

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A classic Chesapeake Bay racing sloop - Designed by Vince Serio in the early 1930s - #582 has a pale yellow hull with white deck and blue bottom - Varnished interior and cockpit coaming - Built in 1960 by Bob Harrell, Sr., of Norfolk, VA - First boat in this class ever constructed of okoume marine plywood - Multi-year class national champion from the 1960s through the 1990s - Has been stored indoors continuously since restoration under previous owner - Current owner has replaced spars and all standing and running rigging - Trailer was just inspected and received a new wiring harness January 2021 - Trailer uses a 1 &7/8 ball and a flat four-way connector - Boat has not been sailed since deck and interior were last refinished - Believed to be the first-ever sailboat displayed at the NAS Oceana Air Show 2018 - Comes with three sets of sails one racing, two practice - Includes many extras TacTick compass, three trapeze harnesses, life jackets, lines, etc.

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Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

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• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

The HAMPTON ONE-DESIGN was a product of a committee selected by HYC members to pick a sloop that could be raced in the shallow waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Vincent Serio, the designer was also the builder of the first 500 boats. The class now allows FG contruction (at least 60 built) and an aluminum spar. The use of a Trapeze is also permitted.

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2023 Hampton One-Design National Championship at Hampton Yacht Club

The 2023 Hampton One Design National Championship at HYC was one to be remembered. The competitive 15 boat fleet made for three fantastic days of racing at Hampton Yacht Club. With two races completed Friday, three completed Saturday, and one completed Sunday, Mark Wheeler and his team provided a complete series of races despite challenging August conditions. Leigh Chapman and the HYC staff did a great job making this weekend happen!

Throughout the three days of racing the competition was close. However, by Sunday the class had a new National Champion! Gordy and Kerri Stokes of Norfolk Yacht and Country Club came out ahead in a tie breaker victory over Latane Montague and Dorothy Ballard. Gordy also won the Charlie McCoy High Point Trophy, showing that time and practice does pay off. Congrats Gordy and Kerri!! 

While experienced Hampton sailors filled the ranks, this season's addition of four new skippers to the class brought some fresh competition to the water over the weekend. Latane Montague (nicked-named Cinqo by Gordy), Blake Goodwin (HYC), Will Chapman (HYC), and Max Penders all brought their A games. Of these four sailors Blake Goodwin, sailing 706, placed as the top "novice" winning the J.W. Hurst Novice Award! 

The William J. Daugherty Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the best crew of the year, was awarded to Gracie Goodwin of HYC! Gracie competed in 6 Hampton regattas this season and won the Ware River Governor's Cup sailing with her dad Keith. 

The T. Lane Stokes Trophy was awarded to Latane Montague V (not to be mistaken for Latane Montague IV). Latane's continued excitement and passion for Hampton sailing combined with his eagerness to help others made regattas and regatta parking lots more fun than ever. 

Overall, the 2023 Hampton One Design National Championship was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who helped make this event happen and to all of you who showed up to compete.  Next up  for the HOD class is the NYCC Labor Day Regatta September 2nd. 

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The 2021 Nationals at Urbanna was a rip roaring success, proving that the optimal combination for a great National Championship can be two great shoreside parties,  fantastic race committee work, and a strong turnout of 16 teams ranging from 14 to 85 years old/young.

The weekend forecast was daunting, with all the forecasts showing little to no wind on the middle bay.  But Kathy and Mark Wheeler brought the A-Team from HYC including: Rich and Julie Wilcox, Debbie and Tom Ryan, who collectively managed to squeeze off a complete Nationals series of 6 races in zephyr-like conditions on the Rappahannock.

Not to be outdone on the shore side, Patricia Montague fired up Club-Montague for two great parties Friday and Saturday night that earned her the T. Lane Stoke Trophy for outstanding contribution to the class, with attendees saying it was the most fun regatta party since Key West 1991.  The evening featured unlimited hot and cold running Dark-n-Stormies, and a special salute to Charlie McCoy featuring a drinking game called “Calamity Jane Trivia” that will not soon be forgotten, through several intervening thunder storms.

On the water, the RC was able to get off all the races on schedule, starting with 2 on Friday in 3-4 knots in the first race, and closer to 5 kts in the second.  The first race featured Jackson Montague and Alex Jacob winning their first Nationals race, and representing the City of Alexandria, Fishing Bay YC, and the sailing capital of the Potomac in strong fashion.

Race #2 featured another pair of young Fishing Bay sailors smoking around the course, with Reed McCallister and Henry Ciszewski pulling a down a second place in the fleet of 16 boats in their first Hampton Nationals together.  Reed won the 2020 HOD Nationals crewing for Latane Montague and did not miss a beat stepping into the back of the boat.

Saturday was a new day, but the same weather.  Race # 3 once again featured a young gun from Fishing Bay winning with Finn Cisznewski and Dave Chapman winning a close one in front of Latane Montague and Gordon Wolcott.  In race 4, order to the universe was restored with Gordon and Lizzie Wolcott winning with Gordie and Ian Stokes (in from San Diego for the regatta) pulling down 2nd, with Jackson Montague and Alex Jacob in 3rd.   Race 4 was started, but abandoned on the last beat as thunder storms passed to the south, and all wind on the course evaporated, with everyone getting towed in and feeling lucky to avoid the storms.

Sunday produced the best breeze with 5-10 from the North to East.  Race 5 was won by Jackson Montague and Alex Jacob followed by Gordon Wolcott and Gordie Stokes. Race 6 was a full Nationals course with trapezing breeze with gusts near 10 kts won by Gordie and Ian Stokes.

I would write more, but I am too worn out from all the festivities, you just had to be there.

Full results are here: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eid=14726

July 28, 2020

Ware River this weekend, register for Nationals

Ware River Yacht Club Governor's Cup regatta is this weekend. I received conformation today that it is a go! The Race Committee has extended registration and now there is no deadline. It would be great for the HOD class to take the Governor's Cup! 

Go to:   https://www.wryc.org/  and hit the tab to register. If you don’t go you will never know how much fun you would have had. On top of that the nationals are right around the corner at NYCC and other than Fishing Bay you are running out of tuning and sparing opportunities. 

Here is the Nationals NOR, open and follow the link to register:

July 15, 2020

Quick HYC annual recap, WRYC Gov. Cup up next, Register online for Nationals

OK Sailors:

The summer is here and the Hamptons are easy!

Fish are jumping and the waves are high!

A great weekend at HYC was had. Latane and Latane are the bullet kings!

Jackson and Gannon are sailing fast and look great!

Will and Liz, Charlie and Chuck, and Chris and I rounded up the fleet.

Saturday had beautiful southwest breeze and 3 competitive races on Hampton Flats. Sunday the east breeze filled in just in time for light wind tuning and a solid race. It was a great event. Tons of junior sailors and a lot of action all socially distant and masked appropriately!

Ware River is August 1-2. On line registration is required before 7/24. We are expecting a great turnout, join the fun!

Fishing Bay is August 8-9. This is one of my most enjoyable events and your last chance to practice up for Nationals!

Nationals at NYCC are August 14-16. On line registration is set up at:  https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=13089

Register and check out the site!

Pay your dues to Charlie McCoy: $75 (required for Nationals)

Please make all checks payable to the Hampton One Design Class and send them directly to Charlie’s home. 1721 Clonclurry Rd. Norfolk, VA 23505. 

See you on the line,

May 28, 2020

A message from the Commodore on sailing in the face of COVID-19

Dear Hampton One Design Sailors,

The great Pandemic of 2020 has struck like nothing any of us has ever seen or could have imagined. COVID has changed life as we have known it. One hundred thousand people in the united states have died from this disease. Millions of people are suffering the economic and social turmoil COVID has wreaked.

I hope all of you and your families are surviving the COVID Pandemic. We are fortunate that our sport of sailing can be done safely, but we must be smart about rules of engagement.

There is a ton of research ongoing about COVID, but there is still much we do not know. This is a moving target, and our approach will follow the bead the information dictates. As the nation moves forward with “re-opening” this summer, our goal for the Hampton One Design fleet is participation in the regattas in the safest manner possible to avoid spread of the virus.

I believe this can be done; however, we must be diligent and respect boundaries. I encourage all of us to wear our masks and wash our hands frequently. On shore, skipper and crew can be closer than 6 feet but they should stay six feet apart from other teams. We unfortunately should avoid gathering for registration, skipper meetings, socials, and trophy presentations. We should maximize technology to handle these events. This being said our passion of competitive sail boat racing can still be preserved and enjoyed to its fullest.

Please stay safe, be well, and I'LL SEE YOU ON THE WATER (and in the parking lot from 6 feet away).

-Commodore Gordy Stokes

August 26, 2019

2019 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Tred Avon Yacht Club hosted the Hampton One Design National Championship this weekend as part of the William H. Myers Heritage Regatta.  Conditions ranging from awesome to difficult and then survival provided a challenging field to test the skill of 28 Hampton sailors. PRO Marshall Patterson did an excellent job and had the fleet complete six competitive races. Gordon Wolcott and Whitney Hayes won the regatta in “Superfreak”.  Latane Montague and Reed McAllister in "Super G 3" took second place. Randy Stokes and Parker Purrington in “Zephr”  took third place. Jackson Montague won the J. Wiley Hurst trophy for highest placing novice in "White Lightning” and took fourth place with crew Ganon Troutman. Will Roberts and Lisa Vroman in “Smoking” took fifth place. Blake Goodwin won the William H. Daugherty Memorial trophy for Best Crew.  Steve and Sam Kistler won the T. Lane Stokes Cup for Sportsman. Gordon Wolcott won the Bob and Peggy Seidel Award. Commodore of Tred Avon Yacht Club Ed Cassidy put on a spectacular Hampton National Championship.

June 25, 2019

BEHIND THE SCENES, AN INVITATION

Hampton One-Design owners, crew and friends of the class, past and present, are invited to attend a special Behind the Scenes presentation about the Hampton One-Design Exhibit at the Hampton History Museum hosted by the museum’s curator, Allen Hoilman.  The event will be held on Friday evening, July 12 at 5:30 pm, at no cost.  The group will then gather for cocktails and dinner in the Commodore’s Dining Room at Hampton Yacht Club (dinner & drink costs not included).  If you plan to attend, please contact me via email at [email protected]   no later than Wednesday July 10, so that I can add your name to the dinner reservation.  Please share this invite with HOD class friends!

The Hampton History Museum is opening an exhibit on Saturday, June 29, 2019 that is near and dear to our hearts!  "Hampton One: Working, Building, and Racing on the Water" is an artifact-rich exhibition that explores Hampton's integral ties to, and love of, the water that surrounds the city, its seafood and maritime heritage, and passion for sailing as embodied in the locally developed Hampton One-Design sailboat, and the competitive sailing culture that grew out of it.

Launched into the boating scene in the 1930s, the Hampton One-Design sailboat is central to this story. The exhibit features a vintage 1947 Hampton One-Design (fully restored by our own Billy Hunt and Patricia Spain), the jig used to shape the hull with a partial hull in place from around 1970, many tools, forms and photographs from the boat's inventor Vincent Serio, as well as racing trophies and memorabilia from the Hampton and Norfolk Yacht Clubs. Video components include footage of regattas and other races over the years, along with images from Serio’s boat shop demonstrating how a Hampton was constructed from framing to launch. Dozens of photos capture numerous events and personalities associated with the history of the Hampton and other Serio boats.  The core of the exhibit is built around the donated Hampton and the extensive collection of original tools, forms, jigs, documents, photos, trophies, uniforms, and other artifacts from the Vincent Serio collection, on loan from Vincent Serio’s grandson, Vincent J. Serio, III. 

The exhibit will span the first and second floors of the museum. Greeting visitors in the first floor lobby will be the freshly restored 18-foot Hampton One #341 with its mast up, a new and permanent feature at the museum! In the second floor 1700-square-foot changing gallery, the exhibit will continue to tell the rich history of boating and boat building in Hampton.  Lenders to the exhibition include: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Hampton Yacht Club, Mariners’ Museum, Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, and Vincent J. Serio, III.

“Hampton One: Working, Building, and Racing on the Water” continues through December 31, 2020.  

April 29, 2019

Parties Parties Parties (and some racing!!)

Join the Class!

Pay now and avoid the late fees.  Go to the "Class" page on the web site to download the application.  Send it in today, tomorrow or Wednesday (postmarked by May 1) and save $20 per person.  Charlie would love to get your check! 

HOD Exhibit at Hampton History Museum Opens June 29

Mark your calendars for a “Behind the Scenes” Opening Reception for HOD class members on the evening of July 12, 2019, the night before the HYC Annual One-Design Regatta.

Entitled “Hampton One:  Working, Building and Racing on the Water,” the exhibit explores Hampton's integral ties to, and love of, the water that surrounds the city, it's seafood and maritime heritage, and passion for sailing as embodied in the locally developed Hampton One-Design sailboat.  The focus is also on the competitive sailing culture that grew out of the boat’s popularity.  Launched into the boating scene in the 1930s, our favorite craft is central to this story. The exhibit features a restored Hampton One-Design sailboat, a half-completed boat, as well as many tools, forms and photographs from the boat's designer Vincent Serio.

Boats and Bow Ties Party Added to HYC Annual

The Tyler Patnaude Foundation has partnered with Hampton Yacht Club to host the 90th Annual One-Design Regatta which hopes to gain a huge HOD turnout this year.  This event is also the Mid-Atlantic Regional Worlds Qualifier for the Sunfish Class.  The NOR is posted on the linked web page, where you can also register early.  Each regatta entry also includes one ticket to the Boats & Bow Ties Bash on Saturday Evening from 6:30-10pm.  There will be great food, live music and a silent auction right on the HYC grounds.  Special hotel rates are available the Hampton Marina Hotel. 

February 20, 2019

HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 2019 HOD SCHEDULE

2019 Hampton One Design Schedule:

Rock Hall June 15-16 Wolcott Memorial Regatta and BBSA June 29 -30 Hampton Annual One Design Regatta July 13-14 Cambridge Regatta July 20-21 (20 tent spots for camping available) Corsica River Regatta July 27-28 Ware River Governor’s Cup Regatta August 3-4 Fishing Bay YC Regatta August 10-11 Tred Avon Yacht Club Heritage Regatta hosting HOD National Regatta August 23-25 NYCC Governor’s Cup August 31 Serio Regatta/Sunfish Challenge – HYC September 21

January 01, 2020

Ware River Results and Other News

Ware River Report

Ware River rocked this weekend in spite of the light winds.  We had six boats come down from the Potomac Fleet, and a total of 10 Hamptons.  The Albacores won the Governor’s Cup with 14 boats, so we were close, but . . .  It was also a real family affair, with Bill Carnell and Tom Ballantine sailing with Will Carnell and Lilly Ballantine respectively in their first HOD regattas.  Niko Twinn was also sailing with his dad, but it was his second HOD regatta, so he was basically and old-hand at 9 years old (approximately).  Steve and Sam Kistler joined Charlie and John McCoy.  If there was a prize for most {intergenerational fleet, we would have won that hands down).   We had two light air races on Saturday, and Keith and Susan led the regatta on day-one with a bullet and 2nd.  Jackson Montague stole my crew (his brother Lat) and the Brothers Montague were in 3rd after the first day.  My favorite memory of the event was a swim-call between races, which saw six kids under 15 years old swimming around #730, and then all climbing into it and having a meeting of the next generation of HOD sailors in the cockpit of the newest HOD.  No pictures of course, you had to be there!

Sunday’s forecast suggested there would be no wind, but Tom and Ian launched to daysail, because a bad day sailing on the Ware is a good day.  Gordy and Kerry drank too much Ware River water on their open water swim and decided to try to go racing.  Jackson and Lat followed suit, not wanting to lose their hard earned podium position.  The rest of us calculated that they would not get any decent races off.  But they did.  In fact, the RC rubbed it in by getting off four races Sunday (the last two with some sea breeze and mild trapezing conditions).  Sunday was twice the races in half- the-breeze, go figure.  The end result was Jackson and Latane Montague winning their first CBYRA regatta in the Hampton, besting the Stokes in 2nd, Goodwins in 3rd, and Ian Twinn in 4th.

Fishing Bay Annual

The Fishing Bay Annual is this weekend.   This will be a great regatta, they already have a strong registration turnout of 505s, FScotts, Windmills, and Mobjacks (7 Mobjacks, can you believe that??!)

Right now we have two HODs registered.  We need 5 boats registered on line by Thursday in order to be guaranteed our own start.   Trust me, we don’t want to have to start in the Portsmouth Handicap fleet.  So please pre-register at:

https://www.fbyc.net/accounts/login/?next=/accounts/login/

You have to log-on to the site with a “user name” and password of your own creation.  The one you used last year for Nationals registration still works.

It’s a little tedious, but it includes dinner and two breakfasts and  67 other boats have figured out how to do it, so hopefully you can too.

I believe we have at least 5++ boats planning to race, including: Ian, Keith and Blake Goodwin, Charlie and Charles McCoy, Gordy and Kerri Stokes, but please register before the event so we get our own start, and they can buy trophies, etc.

Rumor has it that Bill Parker has bought HOD #720 which is great news!  At last a serious race boat for a serious sailor!  Can’t wait to see this program back on the water!

2018 Nationals

The 2018 Nationals is really shaping up, but we only have 6 boats registered so far.   Please pre-register at: http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/17344

The upside is that Ken Flowers, owner of Serio HOD #603 preregistered.  He has a new mast and sails from Eddie Williams and is really fired up to re-join the racing action.

August 01, 2018

PAY YOUR DUES AND REGISTER FOR NATIONALS

Class Dues:  Dues for the 2018 HOD Class need to be paid to Charlie McCoy.  They are $50 if paid by August 5, 2018 & $75 if paid after August 5, 2018.  Please send check to:

Mr. Charles H. McCoy, Jr.

HOD Class Treasurer

1721 Cloncurry Road

Norfolk, VA  23505

July 30, 2018

2018 Corsica River Report

Corsica River delivered everything it was rumored to be!

Four Hampton One Designs made the trip this year…eventually.  The first day we raced with three Hamptons on the line (Ian Twinn, Woody Granger, and Will Roberts), while we all wondered where was #514??  We called and checked in with the Sleepy Inn (where Charlie was staying) and wondered if Charlie was OK, as he hasn’t missed in race in….who knows!  As it was time to push off and head out to the outer course in more wind than we expected, we still had not seen Charlie McCoy.  By this time he might have made it to St. Michael’s for some relaxation, but his crew was looking for him and wondering if he should jump on another boat.  We couldn’t wait any longer as it was time to get to the line for the 11AM start.

Race Committee did a fabulous job setting up a short course and getting in some races in the light shifty conditions.  Ian Twinn sailed with a mix of family all weekend and Woody had a pick up crew the first day.  That didn’t seem to slow either and we all traded places and got lucky shifts from the Gods all day long.  At the end of the day, 597 was on top by 1 point, with Woody in 2cnd, and Ian in 3rd.  We had a wonderful downwind sail on the way back, greeted by Kenny Flowers on a handmade wooden skiff, with Cold Beer, and some good old jug rum, which Nick and I stashed away for the shore side celebration at hopefully the Town Car Bar….

Once on shore, Woody and I decided to try and touch base with Charlie McCoy again and when we walked off the dock we saw another Hampton rigging in the parking lot.  Charlie got the scenic tour of Corsica, Centerville, Grasonville, and maybe a couple of corn fields around the area.  The party was great, the food was great, and temperature cooled off for camping.  My crew, Nick Baker and I enjoyed a clear night, a full moon, and some drinks well into the night while the band played on.

The next morning, Charlie was first on the scene and ready to roll, hoping to make up for the days loss of racing.  The race committee decided to run races on the inside as no wind was found on the outside course.  All four Hampton headed out, but only three were found on the start line!  Where was Charlie McCoy??  We ran one race with Woody taking the bullet, Ian taking the second and 597 in 3rd.

Then Calamity Jane appeared on the horizon, sailing back in the light breaths of air.  Seems that nobody got the info to Charlie that we were racing inside, and he sailed all the way to the outside course and got stuck in no wind to get back!  The next two or three races are a bit of a blur, with all the boats trading places again with multiple big shifts (sometimes sailing backwards) and pressure holding to one side of the course or another.  I remember telling everyone these new glass boats are pretty quick, as 597 seemed to be a block of concrete at times.  The last race we had to sail past he finish line to stay in the puff of air and come back for the finish line because I thought if I tacked into the whole Woody would sail right by us and win the regatta.  Nick Baker and I might need some help with the rules – we ended up sailing down and rounding the pin of the finish because we didn’t think it was legal to “dip-finish”.  Does anyone know the ruling on this?  In the end, 597 took first, Woody Ganger and crew took second (forgot his name Woody, I’m Sorry), and Ian Twinn and family took third.  Charlie got the commitment award for traveling that far and still getting in some races. 

I want to say thanks for all who made the trip.  Woody flew in to his home court, Ian and family drove over and made it a fun weekend and Charlie came up and put in the most effort I have ever seen.  Corsica River is truly a great venue with great sailing.  Scott Wolfe and the 17 Comets, the Cat gaffed rigged boats, Albacore’s, couple Windmills, and Hobie Cats were cool to watch also. 

Next up is Ware River, and we really need to get some boats on the line.  I can’t tell you how many people sat and glared at the Hampton One Designs.  On land or out on the water they said it was the prettiest boat out there.  It is truly a great boat and we have a bunch of new guys coming into this class.  Ware River is a great event and Clayton James and Ware River Yacht Club always put on a good time and lots of races.  Please see if you can make it.

July 02, 2018

2018 HYC Annual One-Design Regatta

The Hampton Annual was a great time this weekend.  The HOD class fielded 8 boats, and won the Blackbeard Trophy for largest class, besting the 505s, Sonars, and Vipers.

It was a very light air affair, but highly entertaining with many great class “firsts” to build on the strong momentum from the Wolcott regatta the preceding weekend.  

First, it was Will Chapman’s first regatta, where he sailed with Leigh and Dave, and did all of the driving on the more challenging up-wind legs, and let the old folks in the boat handle the more boring down-wind legs.

It was also Blake Goodwin’s first regatta in the Hampton sailing with his dad in #625.  Blake was one the few to get out on the Trapeze, and definitely had the technique down.

It was also the first regatta for the newest HOD #730, which had been rigged by Jackson Montague, with help from Eddie Williams, and some from his brother Lat (who has been recruited away from sailing with his dad somehow).   #730 was sailed well, looked great and sported many rigging innovations from the next generation of HOD sailors, like a carbon mast ram, and carbon whisker pole, and all of the fanciest Brummel lock spectra splices Jackson learned from the Olympic sailors in Kiel two weeks ago.  Jackson was also inspired to start a splicing business for summer job, and found his first customer in Dr. Stokes. 

It was the second regatta for Chip Lollar sailing #716 with Bill Parker on the wire.  #716 seemed to get faster as the weekend went on, almost winning the last race on Sunday.  My boys knew that Chip and Bill were the “Real-deal” because they showed up with a kite-board rig in the back of their truck in case the breeze was “really on.”

Will Roberts had 597 out with Sarah Wolcott crewing, and the boat looked great in a new black paint scheme.  Sarah clarified that both she and her farther would be getting their own boats in the near future if I have the story straight.

Gordy Stokes showed up for Sunday, and once again made us all look weak by sailing out to the course solo with the trapeze harness on, but picked up an ace crew from the committee boat at the very last minute before the first race.  Well played!  Gordy was only topped by Kerri Stokes, who was on-hand in her motorboat to pass out very beers to the sailors as they finished the last race.

I tried to give my 14 and 15 year olds some “space” at the regatta and let them figure stuff out on their own, and that seemed to work pretty well until the trip back to Urbanna.  I did not bother to supervise the packing up of the new Hampton, or it’s attachment to mom’s car.  Patty and the boys were supposed to be following me back up the road, but I somehow lost them between HYC and Hampton University.  Right before I got on the Interstate, Little Lat called and told me the boat had become disconnected from mom’s SUV on the Hampton River Bridge, and I should come back to help.  Mom was too furious to call me.  I thought to myself, that’s impossible!  A few nervous minutes later I returned to find the 730 hanging by the safety chains behind Patty’s SUV with a big Dominion Power truck in front, and another behind with Hazard flashers on.  It turns out Patty’s car had a 2” trailer ball, and the Hampton uses 1 7/8”.  Nobody realized this, because nobody had bothered to clamp down the trailer hitch lever before they left HYC.  I had the right size ball in my car, and the guys from Dominion helpfully connected it with two giant monkey wrenches off of the work truck.  They were truly good Samaritans, because Patty got more than one dirty look for parking a sailboat on the bridge.  Hampton sailing is always an Adventure!

We hope to see all of you at the next Adventure!  (Which is the Corsica River Regatta at the end of July, a great camping venue!)

June 25, 2018

2018 Wolcott Memorial

This weekend was quite the different experience! It was not only the 2018 Wolcott Memorial Regatta, but also the 2018 Broad Bay Regatta AND the 2016 Labor Day Regatta! The race committee, led by PRO KC Fullmer, got off 5 races on Saturday and another 4 on Sunday for a total of 9 over the weekend and 3 races for each regatta! Norfolk provided sunny, hot weather but a great breeze both days with trapping conditions and some light tricky conditions right before the sea breeze filled on Sunday. It was great to see the fleet back out on the water for a great start to the season! The results are as follows:

2018 Broad Bay: 1st - Gordon and Sarah Wolcott; 2nd - Will Roberts and Nick Baker; 3rd - Bill Parker and Chip Lollar

2016 Labor Day: 1st - Gordon and Sarah Wolcott; 2nd - Will Roberts and Nick Baker; 3rd - Bill Parker (2 races skippered) and Chip Lollar (1 race skippered)

2018 Wolcott Memorial: 1st - Gordon and Sarah Wolcott; 2nd - Randy (2 races skippered) and Teddy Stokes (1 race skippered); 3rd - Will Roberts and Nick Baker

The most exciting part of the weekend were the hot dogs and beers post racing on Sunday. I don’t think I have ever heard so much enthusiasm and discussion around getting people to buy the great used boats out there that are ready to be competitive right away! Teddy Stokes skippered his first race in a Hampton and got first place no less! We could be in store for a fantastic new skipper and Stokes Hampton out on the water soon!! If I am not mistaken we had at least three potential, serious buyers and had boats in mind for each of them as well! It truly was encouraging and exciting. Hopefully we can stay on top of each of them and make that a reality! I think we were all very excited for what could be in the works. 

February 23, 2018

New ListServ - Sign Up Now

We're creating a new listserv for the class and ask that anyone who is interested in getting HOD class news please add their name and address. It will be much easier to manage than our old-fashioned email list. Please do it now so you don't miss out on all of the exciting 2018 plans in the works!

August 14, 2017

2017 National Championship Regatta

The 2017 Hampton One Design Nationals was a great success.  We had an excellent turnout of 15 boats, and the median age of competitors was the youngest in many years, with skippers ranging from 14 to 80 years old, with the median around 27.

The weather was also better than expected with the threatened storms and rain largely avoiding our race course throughout the weekend, with only a minor delay on shore Saturday to wait out some threatening clouds.

Friday delivered the weekend’s strongest breeze, which felt like considerably more than the reported 15-17 kts since the southeaster had a long fetch to the mouth of the Bay and was blowing directly into the outgoing tide for most of the afternoon.  In the first race, Jackson Montague led the fleet around the first mark in his first Nationals as a skipper, and got 5th overall in the second, and windiest race.   The second race Friday also provided the most drama of the weekend, and the season.  Shortly before the start, Woody Granger capsized, but were quickly righted with the help of Leigh and Dave Chapman, and the photos confirm that the recovery was accomplished without Woody ever losing the smile off his face.  The lightest team on the water Friday was Steve and Sam Kistler, but when given the option of heading in before the last race, 12 year-old Sam Kistler said “no way” and was awarded the William J. Daugherty best crew award for his courage.  Chip Lollar and #709 was the next victim of the big breeze and Chesapeake Bay swells.  As they rounded the first windward mark with the boom vang on tight, and had difficulty uncleating the main as they made the left-turn and over they went.  The breeze was starting to peak at this point, and although the boat was righted several times, it refused to stay upright without the crew in the water to keep it upright while the water drained out.  Subsequent efforts to re-right the boat broke one of the shrouds, and the mast came out of the step.  Ultimately the boat was towed several miles in from the windward mark upside down, at very low speeds. The boat did not reach the Jackson Creek sandbar until dusk, but Chip never left that boat, and was with it when it reached the sand bar. Virtually the entire Hampton fleet was there to meet the boat at dusk, and the boat was flipped upright by more than a dozen skippers and crew.  The mast and rigging were separated from the boat, and carried back to the club.  The boat was then towed to the hoist on Jackson creek, with Chip still at the helm, still shirtless, but with a mountaineering head lamp on to light the way.

The wind abated Saturday and Sunday, but the big chop was still out in force, and the rest of Nationals was sailed in lumpy conditions and winds from 5kts to 12kts.  Sam Stokes and crew Chris Stessing pretty much owned Saturday and Sunday, pulling down three bullets, and 4th over the last four races, which included complete horizon jobs in the last two races.  How did they do that . . .?!  Newcomers Tom Etheridge and Ann Stokes and daughter Ann Burns also seemed to get faster and faster as the weekend went on, and will clearly be boats to watch out for a future regattas.  In the end, Latane and Latane held on for the win, and the top three boats were separated by just three points, in what was certainly one of the most competitive Nationals in many years. 

August 07, 2017

2017 HOD Nationals Starts Friday

The 2017 Nationals is shaping up to be a great event.  We have somewhere between 12-15 boats planning to attend, and an all-star Race Committee lined up led by John McCarthy with help from FBYC and former HOD racers like Chris Kennedy and Frank Murphy pitching in on mark boats as well.

You can register on-line, and then pay in person at FBYC if you prefer.  2017 dues are also payable at-the-door at FBYC if you have not paid them yet.  Dues are $70 and Payable to the Hampton One Design Class Racing Association, C/O Charlie McCoy.

The complete on and off the water schedule is as follows:

Friday August 11:

1000-1130:  Registration and Safety Equipment Check

1200 Lunch and Skippers’ meeting

1400 Warning Signal for First of two Races

1800 Cocktails

1900 Catered HOD Class Dinner

Saturday August 9

0800 Continental Breakfast

1030 Warning Signal for First Race (three scheduled back to back)

1700 Post Race Bar

1800 Buffet Dinner

1800-2200 Live Music and Dancing

Sunday August 10

1030 Warning Signal for First Race

Awards and Refreshments

Ware River Governor's Cup - Keeping the Tradition Alive!

The Ware River Governor’s Cup was a great time.  We had two beautiful days of racing in light to medium winds, with occasional trapezing conditions.  We had 9 boats at the event, which was by far the most boats for any of the traditional adult classes.  Charlie and Chuck McCoy made their return to the circuit and had not missed a beat.  Leigh, Dave, and Will Chapman and Will Roberts camped out and enjoyed Kayaking and Opti sailing in addition to sailing Hamptons.  The racing was very close, with Bill Parker leading most of the first race on Saturday, and Will Roberts winning Race 3 Saturday.  Steve and Same Kistler nearly won race 6 on Sunday, and held onto 3rd, and Jackson Montague won the last race Sunday and in the end Keith Goodwin and Charlie and Chuck McCoy were tied for second overall.  Everyone is looking forward to Nationals next weekend!

July 24, 2017

Corsica River Writeup & Nationals Update

Corsica River Regatta was a blast.

Five Hamptons made the trip to the Corsica River regatta this weekend, and it was just as good, or better than Woody Granger promised.

It was a light air regatta that was raced right in front of the club on the Corsica River, something the locals called the “intercourse.”  The Corsica is a long narrow river that feeds into the Chester River.  If we had done the so-called “outercourse” we would have been racing on the same waters we race on for the Rock Hall annual, but with steady breezes between 3-8 kts blowing straight up the river from the NW, there was no reason to leave the peaceful confines of the Corsica.  As advertised, the Yacht Club is in a beautiful farm-side setting, similar to Ware River and Rock Hall (but more-so), yet only about an hour and 20 minutes from DC, so many of us commuted from DC.  Ian Twinn made his return to the racing circuit without missing a beat, nailing down third overall, with crew supplied from Woody’s high-school sailing team roster, and missing boat parts provided from various fleet members.  Jackson Montague (14) made his racing debut in his own boat #706, and sailed with another Jr. Sailor from FBYC, and they were rewarded with a special Trophy on Sunday for not letting the lack of a drivers’ license stand in the way of participating.  Little Lat sailed with his dad, and took over the helm for race 2, and almost refused to give it back.  Wood Granger, was an excellent host, and was rewarded with a horizon job victory over the fleet in race 2 on Saturday.  Gordon Wolcott made the trek up the Eastern Shore from Norfolk and rounded out the fleet in #715.  The regatta featured an interesting array of one designs, including 6 Windmills, 12 Comets, and even a small fleet of large Catboats someone had smuggled out of New England.  Small boat one-design sailing in classic sailboats is definitely not dead on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  Saturday night featured a great Blue Grass band, and chicken that really did fall right off the bone.

The regatta is sure to become and instant classic, and everyone who came is sure to return next year.

Gordon Wolcott

Latane Montague

Woody Granger

Jackson Montague

2017 Hampton One Design National Championship Update

On-line registration for the HOD Nationals at Fishing Bay August 11, 12, and 13 is now open and available at the FBYC website, where you can pay the entry fee by credit card, (or bring a check to the regatta).  Here is the link: https://www.fbyc.net/Events/2017/08.12.onedesign/ssi.dtml

Click on the tab that says “Sign Up!” create a user name and pass word if you don’t already have one, and then enter your information in the fields.

Please register as soon as possible so we know how much food and beer will be needed, thank you.

Note that the HOD Nationals has a separate Notice of Race and schedule also posted on the FBYC and HOD websites.

July 23, 2017

2017 Hampton One-Design National Championship Regatta

The 2017 Hampton Nationals is also shaping up to be a great event, the dates are August 11, 12 and 13.

April 23, 2017

May 1 is the early deadline for dues to the Hampton One Design Class. Before May 1, full member dues are just $50. (Becomes $70 after May 1.)  Click here to download a printable application you can mail to Charlie! 

If you’d like to purchase a navy windshirt with the HOD logo, Leigh has several available for purchase.  Shoot her an email at  [email protected]  and make arrangements to get yours today!  They are perfect for spring.