The Hampton One Design

Views of a start at Nationals 2002; Billy Hunt in his first Hampton, circa 1952; and Latane Montague, Chris Kennedy, Mark Wheeler, & Kathy Wheeler at the 2003 Governor's cup

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79th Hampton Annual - July 7 and 8

Hosted by Hampton Yacht Club. Registration Saturday from 9-9:30 AM, first warning gun at 11:30 AM. Pick pickin' Saturday night. First warning oin Sunday at 10 AM. Notice of Race is here: Hampton Annual NOR and the Sailing Instructions are here: Hampton Annual SI

Market Update

Hamptons are moving fast! The following boats have recently been sold: 719, 715, 646, and 616. The Market page has been updated with several new listings so click on the "Market" link on the left and find your dream Hampton One Design!

Wolcott Memorial Won by Gordon Wolcott

Gordon Wolcott, sailing his first regatta in 715, won the Wolcott Memorial named after his grandfather on June 24, 2007. Gordon posted 11 points in the four race light air event, one ahead of Randy Stokes and Mark Wheeler who tied with 12 points each. Stokes won the tiebreaker. Check the results page for scores.

Wheeler Sets the Pace at Hampton Trapeze

Mark Wheeler with crew Graham Garrenton won the season opener against four other Hamptons on May 12 in a beautiful 7-12 knot northeasterly. Five windward-leeward courses were sailed with roughly 20 degree oscillations which provided passing opportunities. Wheeler won every race except one due to an uncharacteristic brain fade at the start. Check the reults page for scores.

The Passing of a Great Friend-Teddy Willcox

Our beloved competitor and great friend, Teddy Willcox, is no longer with us. His funeral will be held Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at 11:00 A.M. in Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church and his burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetary in Norfolk. The following notice is ©The Virginian-Pilot.

Edward Roane Willcox Jr., 79, died May 2, 2007, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Norfolk and the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roane Willcox. He was preceded in death by his son, Edward Roane Willcox III and his wife Ashby Jenkins Willcox. Teddy graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., in 1946 and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1950. He received a commission from the United States Marine
Corps and served two years active duty and six years in the Reserves. Teddy graduated from the University of Virginia with his law degree in 1955 and started his law practice in Norfolk. He practiced law in Tidewater for more than 50 years, mostly spent in private practice with partner, Edward R. Baird Jr. He served on the boards of both the Goodwill Industries and the Tidewater Legal Aid Society. He was a member of Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and spent most of his life serving his church through ministry and outreach, with his later years devoted to The Homework Club and the NEST program. Teddy is best remembered for his love of adventure and his lifelong enthusiasm for fitness. As a young man, he climbed the Matterhorn in Switzerland. He took up long distance running and competed in 17 marathons. Teddy also enjoyed skiing, whitewater canoeing and handball. He was a familiar figure in downtown Norfolk as he rode his bicycle to work daily for more than 30 years. His greatest passion was his Hampton One-Design sailboat. He competed in area regattas for more than 50 years. His sense of humor and sportsmanship made him popular with everyone he met. Teddy was loved by all who knew him for his kind, easygoing nature and his ability to see the good in everyone. He is survived by his daughter, Margaret Willcox Fernan and her husband Tom of Norfolk; and by his son, Westmore Claiborne Willcox and his wife Smaranda of Chapel Hill, N.C. He leaves behind three grandchildren, John Edward Fernan, Catherine Tilghman Fernan and Alexandra Claiborne Willcox. He is also survived by his sister, Harriet Willcox Gearhart and her husband David of Towson, Md. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk. Burial will follow in Elmwood
Cemetery in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations may be made to Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church or to a charity of the donor’s choice. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts.,
Norfolk, is handling the arrangements.

Hampton One Design 2007 Schedule

(where avaialable, event information is linked)

Date	Event	Location
5 / 6	Potomac Cup	Leesylvania State Park
5 / 12	Hampton Trapeze	Hampton Yacht Club
6 / 09	Broad Bay Invitational	Old Dominion University
6 / 16-17	Rock Hall Annual	Rock Hall Yacht Club
6 / 24	Wolcott Memorial	Norfolk Yacht & Country Club
7 / 7-8	Hampton Annual	Hampton Yacht Club
7 /14-15	Admiral Byrd	Cambridge YC
7 / 28	R. Johnson Memorial	Broad Bay SA
8 / 4-5	Ware River Annual	Ware River Yacht Club
8 / 11-12	Fishing Bay Annual	Fishing Bay Yacht Club
8 / 17- 19	National Championship	Hampton Yacht Club
9 / 1	Governor's Cup	Norfolk Yacht & Country Club
9 / 2	Point to Point	Norfolk Yacht & Country Club
9 / 8	Leukemia Cup	Potomac River Sailing Assn.
9 / 8-9	Presidents Cup	Potomac River Sailing Assn.
9 / 15	Serio	Hampton Yacht Club

Two New Owners, One New Boat

January 2007. That's right - Santa Claus, as portrayed by Eddie Wolcott, brought Drew Johnson a wonderful Christmas gift - his own Hampton One Design which previously belonged to Bill Cofer. Eddie reports that he had to deliver the boat at 5:30 AM in order to be certain he could get it down the chimney! Congratulations to Drew whom we hope to see out on the water this year and thanks to Eddie.

There has also been an order placed for a newly-built Hampton One Design to be delivered later this year. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

62^nd Governor’s Cup and Point-to Point Regatta

By Bryant McGann

Governor's Cup

September 2006, Norfolk Yacht & Country Club. Tropical Storm Ernesto was anything but tropical. Saturday dawned cold and breezy. Kudos to Cathy Wheeler for coming out of retirement to crew on such a blustery day. The wind was SW at 13-18 kts. in the morning, becoming puffy as the clouds cleared about 1 PM. It was not the usual Elizabeth River SW - oscillations of 30 degrees made things challenging. It was a real family affair: Gordy and Kav Stokes, Eddie and Sarah Wolcott, Mark and Cathy Wheeler, Charlie and Charles, and Randy and Ann Stokes rounded out the fleet. Most races were long triangles, with two races doubling up the triangles. The Wheelers took an early lead, but Randy and Ann nosed them out at the finish in the long second race after defending champion 717 was almost able to work out from under Randy's cover on the last windward leg.

Unfortunately Charlie's halyard broke midway through the regatta and 514 had to retire.

The Wheelers took the lead into the last race, which Randy had to win to win the regatta. The Wheelers were able to make Randy foul and do turns before the start, and the Wheelers were golden until the first leeward mark. Eddie and Gordy were leading the race and the Wheelers had control of Randy and Ann until Eddie headed Gordy up at the mark. When they came down, the Wheelers were on the outside of the pinwheel, and Randy was able to sneak inside, take the lead, and go on to a decisive win in the race. Tied in points (6 races, 1 throwout) with the Wheelers but having won three races to the Wheelers' two (Wolcotts won the other race), Randy won the 62nd Governor's Cup.

Point to Point

How can a drifter be exciting? Somehow this one was. Mark Wheeler with crew Ian Stokes, Gordy Stokes with Kav Stokes crewing, and Charlie McCoy with Charles crewing braved the Sunday morning vacuum for the Point to Point race. One lap was sailed from a starting line off the NYCC piers around channel markers 23 and 19 along the southern side of the Craney Island Reach. Boats could circle the marks in either direction. Gordy got a great start. Mark got a horrible start, perhaps being under the mistaken impression that there was wind. Gordy took a huge lead finding a slight S breeze out in the river heading upwind for 23, planning on making a clockwise loop around 23 and riding the outgoing tide to 19 downwind. Charlie hugged the shore and found himself in the tank. 717 was in between the two. Charlie decided to go for it and headed to 19 for a counterclockwise loop. He looked good for a while as the wind died on Gordy and Mark. Alas, however, it became apparent that the clockwise strategy was faster. Gordy led Mark by a hundred yards or more down the channel and around 19. That one leg took about an hour of flapping around in speedboat and tugboat wake. But with a boat named Patience you had to figure Mark was going to keep plugging away. After rounding 19, Mark separated from Gordy and appeared to get a little momentum in the air (can't be called a breeze) which was shifting from S to NE. Mark headed toward the Edgewater shore where there appeared to be a breeze stirring. Mark got to the breeze coming out of the Lafayette before Gordy did. Mark was able to cover Gordy and after two and half hours of racing crossed the finish line one boat length ahead of Gordy. Charlie and Charles get the sportsmanship award for good spirits.

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