Event Type: A small boat rendezvous with in boat coaching available for the those new to sailing or just wishing to up their skill levels. This family-oriented event is open to all small boat sailors and sponsored by FBYC Adult Sailing.  The event will feature small boat day sailing, destination cruising, critter ID and other fun on and off the water.  Sail your boat or take out a FBYC Flying Scot. Custom in boat coaching available for beginning sailors.

Enjoy a relaxed day on the water and ashore at the most beautiful club on the Chesapeake. Learn about our Adult Sailing School, Club Boats, sailing clinics, fun sails and other club opportunities.  Come out to sail & meet other sailors …

FBYC offers our Fantastic Race, Sunflower Raft-up and Party Sunday, May 26.  Here are the details---sign up to reserve a spot for you, family and friends---our membership is encouraged to bring friends to enjoy all that FBUC has to offer.

https://www.fbyc.net/events/2024/240526-offshore-open-house-regatta-and-party/

FBYC Family and Junior Alumnae Regatta - Saturday, May 25.  Upcoming Details can be found here: https://www.fbyc.net/events/2024/240525-onedesign-family-junior-alumni-regatta/

Annual Club Membership Update Monday, May 27 - Main Clubhouse Upstairs 9-10AM  Make sure you attend to hear all upcoming FBYC Planning as well as recent activities/successes.

Since two boats is one too many, DIANTHUS, our CS36M is for sale. I would love for someone from the club to buy her.  Currently on Middle Dock until we move the J42 down.

Successful racing career, Multiple class firsts and seconds. Raced Three times in the single/double handed Bermuda 1-2 Race

Listed with YAZU of Deltaville. $59,900   Or contact me, Dave Tabor for more details   703.203.6640

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1989-canadian-sailcraft-merlin-9326968/

See what it's like to drive Mr. Roberts out of the dock and through the Jackson Creek Channel with this 360 video in 8k.

If you are watching in the YouTube app with your phone you can swipe around to see different views or even swing your phone around. On the web you can use your cursor to pan or you could even use a VR headset.

Don't miss out-----reservation portal closes Tuesday night.  Also--a great chance to help out and click off some volunteer hours---while making new friends and greeting your sailing clan!  Weather looks fantastic!

Volunteers Signup Here

Register Here to Race and/or Buy Meal Tickets from the Storefront

Check out this recent tour of the club and grounds. 

And if you are wondering what things looked like 10 years ago – here’s an earlier version of this. 

Thanks to Jon Deutsch & Ned Rennolds for the footage.

The spring sailing season is right here.  If you've been to the club recently, you may have noticed that the yard is looking pretty full...and not all of our boats are on the yard yet.

If you are a leaseholder, your renewal included a 2024 sticker.  We need you to get that on your boat in the rear starboard corner.

By opening day, less than four weeks from now, we will have reconciled the stickered boats on the yard to the known leaseholders list.  Boats without leases, will be moved to the drysail area until leases and proof of insurance can be obtained.

The club policy requires trailers to be in roadworthy condition.  As part of the spring yard …

Due to heavy rain and winds predicted the Saturday---the Richmond Model Yacht Club Demonstration is POSTPONED, 

Keep an eye out for a rescheduled date.  Any questions, please contact Mary Almany, 804-405-2379

March 23rd, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Members of the Richmond Model Yacht Club will bring their Dragonflite 95 boats to FBYC for a demonstration on Saturday March 23rd from 1-4pm.  Right after our spring clean up day, and before the Evolution Sails Sock Burning, RMYC members will be on campus to demonstrate their boats and answer any questions.  Several of our members have been involved in model yacht building and racing, and they will tell you, the competition can be fierce!  

Come out and enjoy.  No registration required.  

Any questions, please contact Mary Almany, 804-405-2379.

As FBYC approaches our 85th Opening Day - take a look back at the people and ceremony of our 75th Opening Day in 2014.

Help to get our club Flying Scot boats ready to go for the 2024 season at our Spring Cleanup Day, Saturday from 9am-1pm, March 23.

Do you have expertise in working on trailers, rigging ‘scots or just want to learn the basics and tricks of boat maintenance? Sign up to help at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4FA5AA2BA4FF2-47414903-2024#/ and in the comments section mention that you would like to help with the club flying scots. And yes! there will be lunch….

After lunch, follow your friends to the Deltaville Sock Burn and Oyster Roast in the afternoon from 3:30-7:00pm at Evolution Sails in downtown Deltaville.

Questions? Contact us at adultsailing@fbyc.net

Would you like to be included …

Saturday March 23rd, 9am - 1pm

We will be sprucing up the Club! 

Bring work gloves, any yard tools (such as wheelbarrows, pitchforks, rakes, shovels, cordless drills and trimmers, etc and please label well), comfortable shoes, and come hang out with friends and make the Club gorgeous and ready for a new year! Yes, you can operate your own items and keep track of them. Please sign up on this Sign Up Genius page. 

We will meet at the main clubhouse at 9:00 am for direction and tasks.
Lunch and drinks will be provided this year!
When we break for lunch, we can look back and see the beautiful progress made from the morning's work.

After lunch, follow your friends …

FBYC members Jon Moody and Brad Miller, along with former member Eric Powers and their professional captain, are en route from Cape Town, South Africa aboard the Moodys' newly-built Balance Catamaran, Hokule'a.  They plan a provisioning stop at the island of St. Helena then on to Brazil with their last stop in Grenada.  Jon reports conditions have been favorable so far.  They hope to reach Grenada by March and invite FBYC members to follow their track on Predict Wind and read their log entries at:            https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Hokulea/

Fair winds Jon and crew!

2024 Junior Program Save the Dates:

OPTI KIDS
June 8-9 and June 15-16

JUNIOR WEEK

June 17 - 21

Registration goes live in February.

2023 Commodore’s Ball Annual Awards and Photos 

Country Club of Virginia (CCV) St. Andrews - Saturday, November 11, 2023

Full event photo gallery HERE

2023 FISHING BAY YACHT CLUB TROPHY WINNERS

Junior Division

HENRY E. HUTCHESON, Jr. MEMORIAL TROPHY - Henry Latell

L. WOOD BEDELL TROPHY - for Opti - Levi Dalsaso (not present); Laser - Finn McKinster

ROBERTS BOWL - Opti: Sebastian Angus; Laser: William Sutten; 420:  Justinus Petkauskas (not present) & Madeleine Garrett

REID A. DUNN TROPHY- Laser: Noah Wensell, C420: Justinus Petkauskas (not present) & Madeleine Garrett

JUNIOR COMPETITION TROPHY - Opti: Clark Garrett, Laser: Noah Wensell, C420: Bo Angus

CAROLINE COLLINS TROPHY - C420: Madeleine Garrett

YOUNG SALT TROPHY - Wyatt Call (not present)

UP AND COMING TROPHY - Parker Edwards (not present)

BECCA BOAT …

SIS BOOM BALL!

Commodore's Ball 2023 Event Recap

What a great time everyone had at the 2023 Commodore’s
Ball! We commenced the evening with our FBYC Annual
Meeting to provide a year in review of the successes
of 2023 and plans for 2024. Then, the very important
and honorable exchange of Flag Officer Patches and
presentation of our 2023 American and FBYC Flags
(which flew over our beloved campus during 2023) to
our outgoing Commodore Mark Wensell. The meeting
was extremely well attended by over 75---demonstrating
positive interests in FBYC Leadership and ongoing
management.

We took a different course this year by returning back to
the beautiful Country Club of Virginia. We tried something
new by switching to Action …

The club was decked out in fall colors Sunday morning ahead of the One Design Frostbite Regatta.

Photo by Jon Deutsch

We plan to start as soon as the racers get in roughly 2PM but no later than 3PM.  You MUST register by Thursday 10/26 - see below.

Fabulous End of Season Event you don’t wish to miss.  Reservations and tickets required—last chance to register is this Thursday at midnight 10/26.   Remember that if you are sailing in the event you must register for the race in Regatta Network and purchase your tickets through the storefront here:

Racers: Click here to register on Regatta Network 

Oyster Eaters: Click here to buy tickets 

Bring a Shared Dish to assist in coordination and enter to win Top Billing by Type (feeds 6-8 people) Savories, Chili/Crockpot-type food or Dessert    Click …

2023 Commodore’s Ball Annual Awards and Photos 

Country Club of Virginia (CCV) St. Andrews - Saturday, November 11, 2023

Photos by Paul Almany
Full photo gallery HERE

2023 FISHING BAY YACHT CLUB TROPHY WINNERS

Junior Division

HENRY E. HUTCHESON, Jr. MEMORIAL TROPHY - Henry Latell

L. WOOD BEDELL TROPHY - for Opti - Levi Dalsaso (not present); Laser - Finn McKinster

ROBERTS BOWL - Opti: Sebastian Angus; Laser: William Sutten; 420:  Justinus Petkauskas (not present) & Madeleine Garrett

REID A. DUNN TROPHY- Laser: Noah Wensell, C420: Justinus Petkauskas (not present) & Madeleine Garrett

JUNIOR COMPETITION TROPHY - Opti: Clark Garrett, Laser: Noah Wensell, C420: Bo Angus

CAROLINE COLLINS TROPHY - C420: Madeleine Garrett

YOUNG SALT TROPHY - Wyatt Call (not present)

UP AND COMING TROPHY - Parker Edwards (not …