Fishing Bay Yacht Club:

The schedule on 9/7 will be:
Registration and Check in 7:30-8:30
Skipper's Meeting 8:45
First warning at 10

Additionally we are still planning on having dinner at the clubhouse starting around 6:30pm Saturday evening.

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Welcome to the Laser Masters Atlantic Coast Championship

Posted by Jon Deutsch on Wednesday September 03, @04:51PM

On behalf of Fishing Bay Yacht Club I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of the sailors planning on attending the Laser Masters Atlantic Coast Championship this weekend. We will be watching Tropical Storm Hanna very closely over the coming hours. The current forecast has the center of the storm going east of us and it appears to be clear enough for at least one full day of sailing on Sunday. With that in mind we are going to be optimistic that the weather will change for the better and give an even bigger window to sail in.

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Laser Masters ACC Information

Posted by Jon Deutsch on Wednesday September 03, @12:43PM

We have set up an email list specifically for diseminating information about the Laser Masters ACC this weekend. If you would like to emailed when announcements or information is sent, please visit this link to sign up.

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What do you get when you throw a regatta and the wind doesn't blow and the caterer is MIA? Well, at FBYC, you get four good races with tight competition over two days, punctuated by warm hospitality, cold beverages and the best freshly cooked, hot meals prepared by volunteers on short (read NO) notice, you'll find anywhere.

When most race committees would have given up on Saturday when faced with hours of absolutely no wind, PRO David Lee, wind and weather guru that he is, decided to persevere and the racers were rewarded with a race on Saturday. When dinner time arrived, but the caterer didn't, a group of incredible volunteers served approximately 150 hungry sailors in less than 90 minutes, from leaving to grocery shop, to placing the finishing touches on the serving table. Most of those same volunteers were back at the club on Sunday morning before 6:00 AM, preparing and cooking, and served a hot breakfast buffet for the crowd at 7:30 AM. I have to mention that the volunteers that stepped up to the challenge of food service also filled other many other volunteer duties from parking and sales to bartending, race committee and clean up. There are no words to describe how awestruck, inspired and proud I was, and still am, having witnessed their Herculean efforts and tasted their product.

But, the reason for a regatta is the sailing, and sail they did. Sunday brought what Saturday lacked and David Lee and crew squeezed out three more races in winds of up to 18 - 20 knots.

This year, the Brent Halsey, Jr. Memorial Trohy was won by our own Jerry Latell and the crew of Boomerang The FBYC team of Brad Davis, Blade Runner (J-105) and Rob Whittet, Wavelength (PHRF-A) beat the Hampton YC team of Richard Payne, Flying Colors (J-105) and Christian Schaumloffel, Mirage (PHRF-A) to win the Potts Trophy for 2008. The Sportsmanship Trophy was awarded to the group of volunteers who selflessly jumped into the fire and provided the Saturday night dinner and the hot breakfast buffet on Sunday.

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Northern Bay Cruise

Posted by Sam & Nancy Stoakley on Friday August 29, @05:11PM

Fellow Cruisers, our trip to the upper Chesapeake Bay is now just 2 weeks away. I want to share with you our updated itinerary and give you some information you will need to make arrangements for slips at several locations, should you choose to use them. In addition, I would like to begin getting feedback from each of you on your plans, how many people you will have on your boats, and what activities you plan to participate in. This will help us to plan group activities, dinners, cocktail parties etc.

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The J-105 class expects to have 7 J-105s on the starting line this weekend at Stingray. In part because Cyane and Will Crump have purchased hull number 210 which they are renaming She Crab Soup. We are all thrilled to have them with our fleet, and we look forward to some fun competition in our larger fleet.

It just so happens that I plan to go to the UVa football game on Saturday with Bev Crump, one of my helmsmen, leaving Tommy Call to steer the boat. To remedy that, Travis Weisleder has joined the Class association, and is therefore available to help Tommy steer. All these changes are reflected on http://www.fbyc.net/Fleets/Offshore/J105 and on the Web Site that Richard Payne maintains at http://j105.org/fleet15

Capital District Sailors Take Three of Top Four Places at Carolinas District Championship

Posted by Strother Scott on Wednesday August 27, @05:00PM

The weekend of August 23rd and 24th three Flying Scots from the capital district, crewed by 5 sailors from FBYC placed first, third and fourth at the Carolinas District Championship. 19 Flying Scots competed at Black Beard Yacht Club in New Bern, NC, on the Neuse River. A total of four long windward - leeward races were sailed in moderate winds and waves. The top five finishers were :

1st - John Wake & Mike Miller - Capital District / FBYC.
2nd - Joe and Roger Brake - Carolinas District.
3rd - Len and Josh Guenther - Capital District / FBYC.
4th - Hans Nordanus & Jerry Latell - Capital District - Selby Bay / FBYC.
5th - Tom Lawton & John .... - Carolinas District.

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MIRAGE and CATS' PAWS Win CAPE CHARLES CUPS, PHRF and Cruising Divisions respectively. Cape Charles Cup organizers decided last winter to give a CC Cup to two boats in their unique southern Bay regatta - one to the PHRF classes winner and one to the Cruising classes winner. They figured double the fun in presenting double the number of beautiful Weems and Plath@ lantern trophies. And, from the sailors reactions, it's a good idea! These trophies go to the boats with the lowest total corrected time over the two days of racing - day one from Little Creek (Norfolk) to Cape Charles, and on day 2, from Cape Charles to Buckroe (Hampton). This year Christian Schaumloffel's Hobie 33, Mirage romped and stomped her way across the Bay, in both directions, winning PHRF A going and coming. Mirage made the most of steady 10-12 conditions on Saturday. On Sunday, she hung in there in the light stuff at the start, and simply took off when breezes built, eventually, to whitecaps, thanks to a lovely sea breeze. Mike and Eileen Turner's Cats' Paws won the Cruising B fleet on day 1, registering a particularly fast trip across in the 20 mile Little Creek to Cape Charles race on Saturday and preserved their total corrected time by their second place finish on the 15 miles from Cape Charles to Buckroe on Sunday.

The 49er Medal Race

Posted by David Hazlehurst on Wednesday August 27, @12:08PM

There is much discussion on Scuttlebutt about whether the 49er Medal Race was fair competition, and whether the Danish duo who won the Gold should have been allowed to race a borrowed boat after breaking their mast before the start.

For those who want to watch the action here is a video of the 49er medal race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5G3N66j_rE

Enjoy all 9 minutes, and go to Monday's Scuttlebutt to read Charley Cook's rationale for why the RC decided to hold the race in a blow. Also about why the German team deserve the medal for sportsmanship, "better an earned bronze than a dirty silver".

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