2005 Virginia Governor's Cup winner is Trevor
Pardee. Trevor (Virginia Beach) won the prestigious trophy
by winning the Hampton One Design class at the 41st running of the
regatta, which was hosted by Ware River Yacht Club. The Cup goes to the
winner of the class that has the most starts during the regatta.
Other class winners are: Laser, Jon
Deutsch (Richmond); Mobjack, Jerry Desvernine
Glen Allen); Moth, Mike Parsons ;
Mutineer, Al Whitener (Chesapeake); Albacore North
American Champion, Bob Robinson (Columbia, MD), 420
(juniors) Hollis Allen (Hayes); Laser (juniors)
Nikolas Osvald (Charlottesville).
One Design (small boats) will gather at the 66th
Annual Fishing Bay YC Regatta, August 13 -14. Invited classes are
420 …
The team of Jan Monnier and Nica Waters returned to race course yesterday for a successful defense of their title in the Second Annual Womens's 420 Regatta.
With much needed assistance and instruction from Alex O'Toole the competitors worked together to get three boats rigged and ready to go. Three teams: Jan and Nica, Kelly and Alex O'Toole, and June Hazlehurst and me - left the beach in a nice 7-10 knot breeze for this exiting event.
Race committee PRO Ric Bauer was ably assisted by flag man Jim Gillespie. In accordance with our instructions, the first windward/leeward race started promptly at noonish. The signals went off without a hitch in spite of distractions associated with bailing …
Our very own Debbie Peterson Cycotte was featured in the latest issue of Scot N' Water - the Flying Scot official newsletter. Debbie was held up by Capitol District Governor Hans Noordanus as an example for Fleet Captains to follow.
Our very own Debbie Peterson Cycotte was featured in the latest issue of Scot N' Water - the Flying Scot official newsletter. Debbie was held up by Capitol District Governor Hans Noordanus as an example for Fleet Captains to follow.
I won't reprint the entire article here -- you'll have to ask a Flying Scot Sailing Association member for a copy -- but here are some of the highlights...
Debbie has been sailing Flying Scots since she and her dad bought FS1849 …
Juan took a few pretty good pictures of our FBYC Racing team at Fishing Bay before they departed for the Opti Nationals at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club.
This weekend's Point to Point Race was nearly washed out by stormy skies and light winds on Saturday but many racers persevered to return for a 19.5 mile pursuit race on Sunday. The race's original iternerary which included a dinner and social at Reedville was abandoned due to the weather but most skippers and crews had a great time nonetheless at an impromptu social and dinner Saturday evening at the clubhouse. Star gastronomic delights included steamed crabs, roast turkey and a plethora of pastas. Sunday's race was held in a 10-15 knot northeaster in somewhat lumpy seas off Stingray Point. A surprise leg into Fishing Bay near the finish rounded out the test for each crew …
Madeleine Alderman had a first place finish in the third race of the Optimist Nationals at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. The first few days of the regatta were plaqued by cancelled races and very light winds. The regatta ends Friday, July 29. Updated results are available at www.usoda.org by clicking on the BREAKING NEWS icon. or on
www.2005optiationals.com Results
The 7th annual Leukemia Cup Regatta raised over $200,000, far surpasing the amt. we raised last year. It was a unbelievable Regatta series starting with a visit from Gary Jobson in March, followed by the JR. Challenge, the Kayak tour, Arts at FBYC and the Sail-a-thon, ending in a weekend, with FBYC hosting three major events at the same time. The J.O.'s, the Regatta and a visit from the Schooner Virginia one of her earliest.
Friday night's auction was so well attended that we will have to look at how to expand the Firehouse. We sold 300 crab cakes thanks to the efforts of York River Yacht Club.
The second race of the series is this Saturday. According to Accuweather, the forecast looks great - winds NNE 12-14, high 84F. Laser sailing nirvana.
Same time - 1pm registration, 2 pm skipper's meeting and first warning at 3 pm. There are three club boats available and the junior coaches will be there to open the shed. Send me an email if you want to reserve one of these, copy to jon@jdeutsch.com and davidhazlehurst@comcast.net. I won't be there, due to swim meet commitments, but I look forward to being regaled with "you should've been there" stories about the best sailing of the summer.
The next southern bay event is the Governor's Cup at Ware …
On Saturday July 23, FBYC hosted an International Opti Hi-Performance Clinic in anticipation of the Opti Nationals, under leadership of FBYC Head Coach Juan Romero. Eighteen sailors attended the Clinic or the related Green Fleet Clinic run by Captain Ron Jenkins. Included were five visitors from Juans native club in Salinas, Ecuador. After the Clinic the Juniors engaged in a traditional Burgee exchange. Madeleine Alderman presented the FBYC Burgee and received the Salinas Burgee from Maria Mercedes Ayala. Then, Noel Clinard conducted a naming ceremony for the Wright Skiff begun by the Maritime Museum at FBYC during the Junior Olympics and completed by the museum personnel and Noel. Continuing the tradition of naming club boats after beloved club personnel …
Beat the summer heat and work on your moon tan during this Saturday night's Moonlight Race, which by the way counts in this season's long distance series. Before the race, make sure you check the special SIs for a slight course change that was requested by our deeper draft brethren to avoid rounding the shoal waters around Windmill Point Light. These instructions will be posted on the bulletin board under Fannie's house as well as on the course board aboard Mr. Roberts before the start. Beat the competition back to the dock to enjoy a late night ice cream social at the main clubhouse!
Don't forget, the third long distance series race is next weekend's …
Some food for thought from Scuttlebutt on why you should diversify your crew. But be careful, you could get more exposure than you want in the Southside Sentinel. And in terms of bringing a Junior onto Oracle two recent attempts of mine failed for a very simple reason; my invitations were intercepted by the young man's spam filter. The only time this happened to me before was when a bland joke poking fun at an '04 Presidential candidate was intercepted by an employers profanity filter. The intended recipient has since changed jobs but not because his mail was blocked. The lesson I have learned from these event is don't depend solely on e-mail.
FBYC members Marie Klok Crump and Will Crump repeated their feat from last month by winning the area ABC semi-finals in the Prince of Wales Trophy in Annapolis, MD. The POW is the US National Match Racing Championship which is raced annually as a cup system. Will and Marie were joined by Maries brother, Thomas Klok in both the qualifying victory in Hampton, VA last month as well as the semi-final victory this weekend in Annapolis.
The team raced a consistent event winning 7 out of 10 matches with plenty of close racing. Finishing second was Geoff Ewenson followed by Dan Wittig in third. Dan and team finished second in the Hampton qualifier.
We have had terrific photography submissions from both Jon Deutsch and David Dunigan. Jon's pictures were posted in the usual FBYC way - on a web page for the event.
I have posted David's pictures using www.flickr.com. They are easy for me to upload in volumne, and they product a neat slide show. You can reference them all at
Dunigans Pictures or you can go straight to the 4 different slide shows depending on your interest in
Schooner Virginia,
420s ,
Optis , or
Lasers .
Please enjoy, and let me know if you would prefer this format going forward.
SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY LEUKEMIA CUP
REGATTA: Voodoo Chile, Insatiable,The RedDragon, and Jaguar
tops in PHRF fleets. 60 entries supported the Fishing Bay YC
/ Stingray Point Marina sponsored Leukemia Cup Regatta Saturday. Most
fleets got in two races. At the same time in adjacent waters, the schooner
Virginia paid a call and did plenty of tour business while the
kids did the Bay Open and the Junior Olympics. Sailing chaos of the best
kind! RESULTS: PHRF A (6 boats): 1.Voodoo Chile,
Leroi Lissenden; 2.La Maga, Dabney
Overton; 3.Chilcoot, Alex Alvis.
PHRF B (6 boats): 1.Insatiable, Mike Karn;
2.Elancer, Dave Hinckle; 3.Trilogy,
Wayland Rennie. PHRF C …
On July 22 and 23, 2005, Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC) is hosting a group practice (July 22) and an International Hi-performance Opti Clinic (July 23), providing Opti sailors with the opportunity to sharpen their skills before racing at the 2005 Opti Nationals to be held at Norfolk, VA. We have some of the best top optimist sailors coming from Ecuador (3rd place at the 2004 Opti Worlds Team Racing Championship) for the practice and clinic.
The clinic will be directed by FBYC Coach Juan Romero in conjunction with other CBYRA coaches who wish to participate. Juan is a well known South American national coach, who has coached at the best yacht clubs and Associations along the US …
Because of the weather conditions at FBYC anticipated for early Friday morning, Noel Clinard has decided that the start of the Midgets will be delayed. We wanted to communicate this now so that those who may be coming from a long distance could get up later and leave later tomorrow morning.
The revised times are:
Registration - noon
Skippers meeting - 1PM
First Start 2PM
Information also sent by email to registrants and some others.
Early reports from Hampton Yacht Club are that our team who attended the Virginia State Optimist Championships returned laden with silver. If you do not believe it, take a look at our Coach Juan Carlos Romeros and 4 of his competitors.
Left to right, we have Alex Jacob, Austin Powers, Juan Carlos Romero, Ben Buhl, and Madelaine Alderman.
WEST MARINE AND BOAT U.S. STORES DONATE PORTION OF SALES
ON FRIDAY, JULY 8
TO THE LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA IN DELTAVILLE, VA
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (July 1, 2005) On Friday, July 8, 2005, West Marine and Boat U.S Marine Center locations in Deltaville, Glen Allen, Gloucester Point and Hampton, Virginia will donate five percent of sales to the Leukemia Cup Regatta in Deltaville, Virginia.
West Marine and Boat U.S. Marine Center locations are making this donation to support the seventh annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta taking place in Deltaville on July 9. To show support for this local group and to find a nearby location, refer to the list below or visit westmarine.com for store hours …
Yesterday the FBYC junior race team sent 4 420s, 3 Optis, and One Laser Radial (along with 2 coaches, 3 motorboats, and about 10 parents) to the Annapolis Yacht Club Junior Regatta. In the photo Quentin Jenkins displays a big smile and two thumbs up, indicating his pleasure at his first place finish in the previous race. On the day he ended up with a 3rd in class after about seven races.
In the 420s, Alex O'Toole and Sophie Massie sailed the best of the FBYC boats, yet the competition was very numerous and tough. They finished about the middle of the 18 boat fleet. The rest of the FBYC sailors, Kathryn Clinard and Lina Scott, Annie MacKinnon and …
Juan took a few pretty good pictures of our FBYC Racing team at Fishing Bay before they departed for the Opti Nationals at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club.
On Saturday July 23, FBYC hosted an International Opti Hi-Performance Clinic in anticipation of the Opti Nationals, under leadership of FBYC Head Coach Juan Romero. Eighteen sailors attended the Clinic or the related Green Fleet Clinic run by Captain Ron Jenkins. Included were five visitors from Juans native club in Salinas, Ecuador. After the Clinic the Juniors engaged in a traditional Burgee exchange. Madeleine Alderman presented the FBYC Burgee and received the Salinas Burgee from Maria Mercedes Ayala. Then, Noel Clinard conducted a naming ceremony for the Wright Skiff begun by the Maritime Museum at FBYC during the Junior Olympics and completed by the museum personnel and Noel. Continuing the tradition of naming club boats after beloved club personnel …
Its a Family Affair!
We have had terrific photography submissions from both Jon Deutsch and David Dunigan. Jon's pictures were posted in the usual FBYC way - on a web page for the event.
On July 22 and 23, 2005, Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC) is hosting a group practice (July 22) and an International Hi-performance Opti Clinic (July 23), providing Opti sailors with the opportunity to sharpen their skills before racing at the 2005 Opti Nationals to be held at Norfolk, VA. We have some of the best top optimist sailors coming from Ecuador (3rd place at the 2004 Opti Worlds Team Racing Championship) for the practice and clinic.
Early reports from Hampton Yacht Club are that our team who attended the Virginia State Optimist Championships returned laden with silver. If you do not believe it, take a look at our Coach Juan Carlos Romeros and 4 of his competitors.
Yesterday the FBYC junior race team sent 4 420s, 3 Optis, and One Laser Radial (along with 2 coaches, 3 motorboats, and about 10 parents) to the Annapolis Yacht Club Junior Regatta. In the photo Quentin Jenkins displays a big smile and two thumbs up, indicating his pleasure at his first place finish in the previous race. On the day he ended up with a 3rd in class after about seven races.