Posted by McCarthy on Monday March 08, @11:33AM
Those who race Front Runners know where to race in
early Spring. Eight (8) FBYC Front Runners are heading to Tampa to
sail at Davis Islands Fireball and Friends midwinters. Matthew
Braun, Lee Farinholt, Mark Stephens, Brad Miller, Kevin
Cross, Rick Farinholt, Jon Deutsch, Justin Ailsworth
are hitting the road South!
Brad
Miller, who resides in Hanover, Virginia, is the first PHRF C boat to
enter SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK 2010. Brad returns to SBRW with his Beneteau
305, Schiehallion. Two more returnees, Dennis
Hannick, King George, Virginia, with his Tripp 26, Goin', and
Sam Mitchener of Roanoke, Virginia, with
his J109, Double Eagle are all set for SBRW
2010.
Southern Bay
Kids Garner 2009 CBYRA Junior Awards: In Laser
Radial: Alex Jacob (FBYC) won the fleet
and is a CORUM CUP winner; 2. Kyle Swenson (FBYC),
6. Austin Powers (FBYC),7. Madeleine Alderman (FBYC); and 9.Ben Buhl
(FBYC). Madeline Alderman (FBYC) also finished 2nd in Laser radial Girls
Division. In the Optimist Fleet:
Alexander Hanna (FBYC/HYC) won the Blue Fleet and finished 4th Overall
in Optis. Also, in the top 10 in the Blue Fleet: 2.Erin
Jacob (FBYC); 6.Will Whitmore (NYCC); 7.Graeme Alderman (FBYC); 10.Eric Roos
(FBYC). In the Red Fleet, Kendall Swenson (FBYC) finished
4th. In the White fleet, Hannah Steadman (FBYC) was 3rd and Jed Londrey
(FBYC) was 6th.
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Posted by Mary Spencer on Saturday March 06, @02:28PM
SPRING CLEAN-UP DAY
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010
It’s that time again. Join us on the first day of Spring for our annual “Spring Clean-up Day.” We will gather upstairs in the main clubhouse for coffee and refreshments at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided after clean-up.
On the agenda will be mulching, pruning, planting and raking. Please contact Ken Odell by email at odellken@aol.com or cell 804-241-6080 if you plan to volunteer or you can just show up. Registration can also be made at www.fbyc.net.
See you on March 20.
Ken Odell, Grounds Chairman
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Posted by McCarthy on Monday March 01, @08:48AM
Three important dates:
March 14 - Daylight Saving Time begins; March 17 - St
Patrick's Day; March 20 - Vernal Equinox
(SPRING!)
Southern Bay
college teams are on the water! Old Dominion University
(ODU), Christopher Newport University (CNU), Hampton University (HU), College of
William and Mary (WM), University of Virginia (UVA), and Virginia Tech (VT) have
collegiate sailors out there racing in March. Some of the events in local
waters include the ODU Spring Open this coming weekend,
the CNU IceFree Invitational (March 13-14),
and the CNU 2-on-2 Invitational (March 20-12). And,
HU will host the MAISA/SAISA Intersectional the last weekend in
March (27 - 28). These "kids" sail just about every weekend
during the spring semester; they like it!
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Posted by Mary Spencer on Friday February 26, @08:20PM
SAFETY AT SEA SEMINAR
March 27, 2010 – Fishing Bay Yacht Club
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Posted by Allan Heyward on Friday February 26, @10:19AM
This course consists of three classroom sessions and two to three optional practice sessions on the water on board racing sailboats. It is offered by Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC) to give sailors and non-sailors alike the basic information, understanding of terminology and confidence to crew on a racing sailboat. Following the last classroom session, there will be a social gathering for participants, instructors and FBYC’s racing skippers. All participants will receive written materials that complement the classroom sessions and include FBYC’s 2010 racing schedule. On-the-water training opportunities will be available at FBYC Saturday, April 3, and Saturday, April 10, to place interested participants with FBYC racing skippers and crews on their boats for a practice session to tune up for the racing season, followed by a chance to ask questions and get further information in an informal “debriefing” session.
Classroom instruction will be provided by experienced FBYC racing skippers and crew and supplemented by demonstrations and hands-on practice. The object of the course is to teach the basics, prepare newcomers to the sport for what they will encounter on board a racing sailboat, and give participants a solid introduction to a sport that will give a lifetime of enjoyment.
WHEN: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, Tuesday, March 30, & Tuesday April 6
WHERE: RETREAT HOSPITAL Board Room, Robinson St at Grove, Richmond, Virginia
HOW MUCH: $60.00 (Includes printed Course materials, refreshments and last night social)
WHO: to contact for registration and other information: Jim Snowa jsnowa@ws-arch.com, or
(Office Phone) 643-6196, (Home Phone) 323-1510.
REGISTER: Register online at our crew training registration page.
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Posted by McCarthy on Wednesday February 24, @11:27AM
Word is, from a reliable source (even though
he is a sailboat racer), that Travis Weisleder, who races
his J105 out of Fishing Bay, has
acquired Layline. Sounds like we will have another
top quality equipment supplier with a local connection.
USNA sending INTEGRITY
and DEFIANCE to SBRW 2010. The United States Naval
Academy has entered two of their offshore race boats, both Navy 44 MK2's, in
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK. Integrity and Defiance each carry
a rating of 81 and will race in PHRF A. The likely skippers of the boats
crewed by Academy Midshipmen, are
Midn Alex Dolan
(Integrity) and
Midn Emily Frost
(Defiance). Other Early Birds who
have tossed their caps into the SBRW ring include
Phil Briggs'
J/36, Feather,
Rusty Burshell's J/30, Cool
Change, and
Graham Field's Islander 36,
Independence. For SBRW 2010 info
www.blacksealcup.com
or contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or email
mcbear@earthlink.net
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Posted by Strother Scott on Monday February 15, @12:24PM
The article by Ruth Christie in the Fabruary 2010 Spinsheet is available at
http://www.fbyc.net/Visitor/Publicity/2010%20Archive/spinsheet02_2010 and you can download the PDF at
http://www.fbyc.net/Visitor/Publicity/SpinSheet02-2010.pdf
Shown at the left is the part of the article where Ruth quotes FBYC Juniors. You can click on the picture and see a Bigger copy of that section of the article.
"Copyright Spinsheet, used with permission."
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Posted by McCarthy on Monday February 15, @11:11AM
ORACLE (USA) WINS AC #33 -
Brings Home the Cup - it's been away for 15 years!
Oracle crushed the Swiss entry Alinghi in each of the best 2
out of 3 races off Velencia Spain, for the American's
Cup. Our high tech trimaran walloped their high tech catamaran. So, our
engineers beat the heck out of their engineers. Perhaps the Swiss
should stick to clocks and chocolate! Now, the questions are
what will the participant conditions be for the next AC competition
and where it will the racing take place. Stay tuned. There's
more info at
www.americascup.com And, there
is some unbelievable stuff on the start of race 2, including a mutiny
on the RC boat, at
www.saillingscuttlebutt.com,
Scuttlebutt Extra 3 - Sunday, Feb 14, 2010.
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Posted by John Beery on Monday February 15, @08:41AM
A quite revealing report from Bob Fisher at the America's Cup during the Starting Sequence of Race #2. Seems there was bad blood on board. I find this fascinating when considering the level at which Race Management should be for the "premier sailing event in the world".
Read Bob's report here
Here is the pertinent part of Bob Fisher's report:
"On board the committee boat, the members of the SNG refused to handle the flags. It was left to the Golden Gate YC representative and a chase boat driver to assist Harold Bennett. The reason for the SNG spat was unclear, but it has been suggested that they would have preferred not to race. The GGYC representative said: 'I will not comment on it, except to say that it was the most disgraceful behaviour I have ever encountered.' "
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Posted by Jon Deutsch on Friday February 12, @09:36AM
The America's Cup has started. The first race got off around 8:30am EST and is currently being streamed live on the BMW/Oracle Racing Website. It's also available on ESPN360.com.
Here is a older video of the BMW/Oracle boat in action
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Posted by Jon Deutsch on Sunday February 07, @09:37AM
Here are a few pictures of snow on the FBYC campus from last weekend's snow storm. Thanks for the photos Dixon!
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