by Larry Chowning
The Urbanna Hampton One regatta was held June 21 and 22 on Urbanna Creek.
The races were sponsored by Latane Montague IV and the race command station was based at his marina on Urbanna Creek.
The races started in the creek on Saturday morning with all boats jockeying for position at the starting line in the creek and racing to the finish line in the Rappahannock River. Charlie McCoy and Alex Jacob of Norfolk won the distance race out on Saturday morning; while Jackson Montague of Urbanna and Laura Rhodes of Hampton won the race back.
The Hampton One sailboat was the boat design chosen by a Hampton Yacht Club (HYC) committee formed in the early 1930s to select a sloop design for competitive racing on Chesapeake Bay. It was designed in the Hampton area by Vincent Serio in 1934. It quickly became one of the most popular small craft racing sailboats on the Chesapeake with active fleets….
