The title, "25 Years of Sailing," may not excite the masses. Even a young Ted Turner states in an opening film clip from the eve of the U.S.'s loss of the America's Cup in 1983: "I wouldn't say the nation's prestige is at stake. It's just a sailboat race, really."
But a sneak preview of Gary Jobson's one-hour special on ESPN Classic Wednesday night (6 and 9 p.m. PT, 9 p.m. ET) reveals it as more than just a sailing show, skipping from highlight to highlight. There are plenty of those, but this is just for sailors like "Seabiscuit" was just for horse racing fans …
What do sailing, power boating and kayaking have in common with baseball? Well, baseball will be joining the line-up of events for this years Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta. The occasion is the Inaugural Leukemia Cup Regatta Night at the Ball Park at 7:30pm on Saturday, June 19. For the first time, fans and players will be joining a host of other participants, sponsors and contributors in raising money to fight leukemia, the leading disease killer of children.
This is a special cause and this will be a special game, says Mike Ward, publicity manager for the Deltaville Deltas. We expect plenty of action when the Deltas square off against the Fredericksburg Meadow Farm team. And, I can …
The 6th annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta continues this month and next with a series of exciting on-the-water and shore-side events, capped by Regatta Weekend in Deltaville, July 9-10.
Coming up in June is a brand-new addition to this year's line up of regatta events, Leukemia Cup Night at the Ball Park," takes place Saturday night, June 19th. "Our goal is to reach out to increased numbers of people, sailors and non-boaters alike, who might want to support us in this important fundraising cause," says Brenda Coffman, coordinator of the baseball event. We have learned that many, many people will take part if we provide events they can get behind, enjoy and support." Tickets for the game between …
This morning more than 135
J/22 skippers, crew, and boats are ready for the beginning of the J22
Worlds, hosted by Annapolis YC. Racing begins
tomorrow. The southern Bay has skippers competing (Steve Hunt,
Will Crump, Dave Alexander, and Scott Batchelor) and a number of racers
crewing. Racing will conclude on Friday, the 21st. One
solid week of knock down, drag out sailboat racing!
A gusty nor'easter blew out the
Leukemia Cup Junior Regatta a couple of weeks ago, but the
weather did not stop the young sailors from raising funds for the 6th Annual
Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta (July 9 and 10). Eight area high
school teams took part in …
Also, having taken the Mothers Day weekend off, FBYC
resumes their 2004 Spring Series Sunday, May 16, for the "big boat"
fleet. Saturday, May 15, is when the FBYC One Design
(dinghy) fleet continues that spring series with John
Beery leading the Flying Scots, Lee Farinholt the
Front Runners, and Alain Vincey the Lasers.
CCV SPRING SERIES FINALE - Sunday, May 16 - There will
be 2 races (Spring Series Race #3 followed immediately by Race #4) - NOTE:
RACING STARTS WITH THE FIRST WARNING SCHEDULED FOR 1000 ( For those with short
term memories, that's an hour earlier than Races #1 and
#2.)
J/24 Fleet 71
racers: The new lift HYC is operational and, in fact …
For newcomers to Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Mothers Day is sacred, and the club studiously avoids scheduling races for the entire weekend. So what can you do? Come to the club and join in the VIMS activity, enjoy their landing craft displays and their lectures. Alternatively take your mother, or your grandmother out for a sail. If you own a J-105 it's a shoe-in, the maker adverizes the J-105 as a boat that Granny can day sail. Or take the lady out for lunch, she certainly deserves no less. But if you are really ambitious join your Commodore and his first lady on a trip to Washington, DC to join some 100,000 or more mothers asking Congress, some …
The pictures posted are a representative sample of the photos taken throughout what became a beautiful day of racing.
If you would like to order any prints from the posted shots, or would like to see all of the photos taken of a particular boat, please drop Ed Funk with Vista Enterprises a line!!
Prices are as follows:
4x6 $5.00
8x10 $10.00
11x13 $20.00
13x19 $35.00
Fishing Bay Spring
Series racers take a break this coming weekend with Mike
Karn, Insatiable, sitting atop the MORC division, Rob
Whittet, Wavelength, leading the PHRF A fleet, and
Allan Heyward, La Maga, out front in PHRF B.
Brad Miller, Schiehallion, is in first place among the
PHRF Non-Spin racers. PRO: Bill Spencer.
Fishing Bay YC Series racers
will be off this coming weekend and pick up with the 4th race day on
May 16.
The 2004 Screwpile Lighthouse Regatta Sailing
Instructions are now posted on the Screwpile website www.screwpile.com The number of
entries continues to mushroom - 58 have already done their entry duties
for 2004 (there were 9 entered this time …
15 years building a boat in the woods on Orcas Island 6 miles from a launching facility.The Old Man, the Mountain and the Sea Naturalist Has Big Plan for Sailboat
By Blaine Harden
Washington Post Staff Writer
ORCAS ISLAND, Wash. -- At 85, App Applegate keeps pushing the limits of living off the grid.
Out here in Puget Sound, on the upper west side of the American dream, he lives in a shack without running water, listens to National Public Radio on a hand-crank radio and avoids outhouses as ecologically incorrect. He prefers a shovel and an open …
FISHING BAY YACHT CLUB
J/29 INVITATIONAL REGATTA
APRIL 16-18, 2004
Eight boats came to FBYC in Deltaville, Virginia for the sixth annual J/29 Invitational Regatta. The weather was horrible all weekcold, rainy and very windy. On Thursday, as participants were getting their boats ready, the rain finally stopped and the wind started to decrease, somewhat.
Friday dawned sunny and clear with a spring nip in the air. The wind blew 6-10 and shifty. David Lee, the PRO, and his race committee were very busy moving marks but managed to get in 4 good races. Patriot won the day with 3 bullets and a 6th. Titillation was just 1 point behind. Hustler had a spinnaker halyard jump the …
Now that spring racing has begun, and as a reminder of things every good skipper needs to know before heading out the the race course, we are reprinting the
The Model SkipperProvided by Bill Gladstone, North U Director
Having Trouble Building a Winning Program? Here are Twenty One Team Building techniques we've observed.
1 - When it is time to put the jib up prior to the start on a blustery day, sail a close reach to maximize spray across the foredeck. By soaking the crew prior to the start they won't be so reluctant to get wet during the race. Do not reach off in an effort to keep the foredeck dry.
Kahuna,
Cheryl Lea, Movin' On, and Checks in the
Mailromp in CCV Spring Series #1: Mother
Nature lured the fleet out with promise of a 10-15 knot southerly, let
things get underway, and smashed everyone's plans with a 90 degree shift to the
East, and winds building to the low 20s. At one point the wind at the
leeward mark was at 085, and at the same moment at the windward mark it was
165. A good first spring race test for the 37 boats (of 55
registered) on the course. RESULTS: PHRF A:
1. Sanford Richardson, Kahuna (Farr 395);
2. Sledd Shelhorse, Scherherazade (Taylor
40); 3. Dave Eberwine, Sea …
Titillation
finishes 2nd and Patriot 3rd at J/29 Invitational. At
the FBYC J/29 Invitational this past weekend, Paul Andersen's
Titillation and Case Whittemore's Patriot
filled out the top three spots in the event. Racing was close on
Friday and Saturday, but Sunday never happened because of light to no air.
Hustler took home the first place trophy.
Opening Day at Fishing
Bay: FBYC Spring Series 1 & 2, Saturday, April 24 - Sunday, April
25. The warning is set for 1100; skippers meeting at 0930,
Saturday, at the FBYC flag pole. Fleet blessing, awards,
refreshments, and entertainment follow the racing. CBYRA sanctioned
races. Race chairman is Al …
Carters Creek Cruise
May 30-31, 2004
Sunday, May 30th, after recovering from the previous evening at Rosegill, we will cross the Rappahannock to explore Carters Creek and enjoy the wonderful hospitality of the Rappahannock River Yacht Club.
Sunday evening we will join the RRYCs annual family picnic. You should plan on bringing a side dish to be shared as well as something to cook on the grill for you and your crew. The RRYC will provide beer, ice and mixers. The RRYC will serve a light breakfast at about 0730 on Monday morning.
We will need a headcount of those attending by May 21st. I will also need to know if you would like space at their …
AFTER A GREAT AFTERNOON OF SAILING,
COME ENJOY A DELICIOUS CATERED DINNER ON THE WATERFRONT AT THE CLUB AND STAY AND
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY TO THE LIVE CARIBBEAN STYLE MUSIC PROVIDED BY THE 2 CAN JAM
BAND.
BLESSING
OF THE FLEET 1730
HOURS
COCKTAIL PARTY
FOLLOWS BLESSING OF THE FLEET
DINNER
1830 1930 HOURS
ENTERTAINMENT/DANCING 1900
2200 HOURS
DINNER MENU - $20
PERSON
Ribs/Barbeque
Chicken/Cole Slaw/Baked Beans/Potato Salad/Cobbler/Oreo Pudding
CHILDRENS MENU - $8
CHILD
Hot Dogs &
Chips/Cobbler/Oreo Pudding
Return
reservation coupon and check to Scott Collins by Friday, April 16th,
to:
Boats are needed for "On-the-Water" MORC
Crew Training this Saturday and/or Sunday. There are 20 some crew who
want to get out on the water. We will meet at Fannie's House at 0900, go
over the boats and then sail for a few hours. Everyone tries to be
back on shore at 1:00 for lunch (provided by MORC Crew Training).
Skippers who can help out should e-mail me at
morc@earthlink.net or
call 387-4673 (Richmond).
Scuttlebutt has some great photos of the recent Optimist Regatta held April 8-11, 2004 - at Lake Garda, Italy.
More than 3,000 people - competitors, parents, coaches, relatives - are in Riva del Garda for 22nd Annual International Optimist Class Meeting. Hosted by the Fraglia Vela Riva, this regatta has already been listed in past Guinness World Records. However, this year the event has reached a new record of entries: 784. Entries came from twenty-two countries, where the snow-capped mountains and the bright blue waters of Lake Garda provided the perfect backdrop for this festival of sailing.
Need to pick up your
2004 CCV Racing Guide? Dave Taylor, CCV
secretary-treasurer, will have copies of the Guide at the
post-race CCV parties as well as at the HYC
Wednesday Night races. If you are not yet a 2004 CCV member
(and, thereby entitled to a free copy of the Guide), Dave will have
membership applications available for you. You may also contact Dave
directly at (757) 723-0625 to make arrangements to get your
Guide. NOTE: THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE
GENERAL SAILING INSTRUCTIONS, COURSES AND COURSE DESIGNATIONS,
CIRCULARS, ETC. GOOD IDEA TO GET YOUR BOOK BEFORE
YOU HIT THE RACE COURSE!
Fellow Cruisers,
Please RSVP to me regarding the Cruising Social-dinner at the club as noted below. Bring any photos you might have of others who have cruised with us over the last few years. It would be fun to 'exchange' photos, especially when it involves other folk's boats!
LOCAL SAILING FOLLOWED BY A CRUISING SOCIAL-DINNER
APRIL 17, 2004
By now everyone should have their sailing vessels in top notch shape. So, spend the day trying out all the gear. After the day of sailing or just messing about the boat come to the second floor of the club house for cocktails 6-7 PM, and dinner at 7 PM. We will meet to review and discuss the upcoming season, enjoy …
The Registration Meetings for Junior Week have concluded with 110 Juniors registered for OptiKids, Junior Week and Race Team Extended. OptiKids is already oversubscribed, so no mail applicants can be accepted for OptiKids, due to limitations on the number of Club Optis (13). Please register soon for Junior Week or Race Team Extended (Beginning Opti, Intermediate Opti, Racing Opti, Race Team, Race Team Extended, Group Sailing and Windsurfing).
Registration by mail is now open until May 1. (but don't wait that long if you
want a space).
Check out this article in the Washington Post. 
Scuttlebutt has some great photos of the recent Optimist Regatta held April 8-11, 2004 - at Lake Garda, Italy.
The Registration Meetings for Junior Week have concluded with 110 Juniors registered for OptiKids, Junior Week and Race Team Extended. OptiKids is already oversubscribed, so no mail applicants can be accepted for OptiKids, due to limitations on the number of Club Optis (13). Please register soon for Junior Week or Race Team Extended (Beginning Opti, Intermediate Opti, Racing Opti, Race Team, Race Team Extended, Group Sailing and Windsurfing).