Holiday gifts were collected by the Fishing Bay Yacht Club members to help bring Christmas Joy to the youth of Middlesex County. The thirty-five members present at a festive dinner Wednesday night wanted to share their holiday spirit with the community. The seasonal gift collection afforded a wonderful opportunity for the Fishing Bay Yacht Club to enjoy the gift of giving. Millie Hampton of the Middlesex County Department of Social Services coordinated the distribution of the presents.
Changes in the Big Tent -
CBYRA Executive Board for 2004: John Dodge, one of the southern
Bay's own, will be the President of CBYRA for 2004.
Southern Bay racers know John for his past service as Region 4 vice president,
the significant role he played in the "birth" of what has become the Stingray
Point Regatta, and his participation in racing up and down the entire length of
the Bay and well beyond. Delegates also elected Todd
Lochner, whose roots are in the small boat side of the house
(particularly Jet 14s), as Executive VP for the coming year. CBYRA
Treasurer, aka The Money Man, is Dick Emmett, and
Angelo Buscemi, a J/24 guy …
The hurricane of 1933, widely known as the "storm of the century" for Chesapeake Bay, generated a storm surge in Hampton Roads of 5.84 feet, more than a foot higher than the 4.76 ft storm surge recorded for Hurricane Isabel. Yet many long-time Tidewater residents say that the high-water marks left by Isabel equaled or exceeded those of the 1933 storm.
A new analysis of sea-level records by VIMS emeritus professor Dr. John Boon helps explain the apparent discrepancy and suggests that future storms will pose even greater flood risks. Boon also argues that changing the way storm tides are referenced could help coastal residents understand …
After our fifth at the ICSA Sloop Nationals and our winning the SAISA/MAISA Dinghy Championships we have vaulted from 19th to 13th in the latest update of the Sailing World College Rankings. Things are looking good for us in the spring and our big picture goal of winning the Fowle Trophy is still well within our grasp.COED (prev. rank)
1. Harvard (1)
2. Dartmouth (5)
3. Kings Point (3)
4. Brown (8)
5. Tufts (4)
6. Hawaii (13)
7. Boston College (14)
8. USC (9)
9. Hobart/Wm. Smith (2)
10. MIT (10)
11. St. Marys (6)
12. Georgetown (16)
13. Charleston (19)
14. UC Irvine (12)
15. Washington College (15)
16. Stanford (7)
17. Old Dominion …
IMPORTANT RACING
DATES: 2004 is Leap Year (you remember , "February has 28 [days]
and sometimes 29...") Those who have been tussling with 2004 racing
schedules are well aware of the "leaping" required in plans for the coming
season. Here are 7 critical southern Bay dates that are for
the most part settled: (1) CCV Spring Series #1,
Sunday, April 25 (important to your boat yard splash date); (2) FBYC
Spring Series Opening Day is set for Saturday, April 24;
(3) Still officially tentative status, but looking
fairly solid is June 4-5-6 for the 2004 Black Seal Cup/Southern Bay Race
Week; (4) TowneBank HomeTowne Regatta which
coincides with Norfolk's Harborfest is set for June 12 (Portsmouth …
We finishedout the season strong at the SAISA MAISA intersectional held down here in Charleston. Things are looking bright for next spring...
November 24, 2003
College of Charleston hosted the annual SAISA/MAISA regatta here at home this weekend. 18 teams competed including two CofC teams. The cougars led the event from the beginning Both CofC teams sailed well in the light conditions. The Charleston I team won by 15 points with Blake Kimbrough and Diane Haynsworth in A-division. Jesse Combs and Savannah Morton won B-division as well. The Charleston II team was composed of the O'Reilly duo of Russ and Alana in A-division and Brendan Healy with Suzy Lintern in B. This was a good ending for the …
Southern Bay Region 4 Scheduling
Meeting: The first meeting of our clubs' representatives to
set up the 2004 big boat schedule is one week from today. Martin Holland,
region scheduler, reminds everyone that the meeting is set for Monday
night, DECEMBER 1, 2003, at 7:00 pm at Hampton Yacht Club in the
upstairs dining room. Martin's goal is to have the big boat schedule ready
for print by January 5, 2004. Monday night will be first draft time.
PHRF of the
Chesapeake has wrapped up the 2003 season. Close to 1200
racing boats sailed under PHRF ratings this year. For 2004 Randy
Pugh will serve as vice-president of our …
The estate of former Fishing Bay member, Eugene B. Sydnor, is being sold Dec 5th 6th and 7th at his home, 6000 St. Andrews Lane, Richmond. 9AM until 4PM.
His entire collection of sailing books, art , ship models, and sailing theme related china, silver, linens etc. will be sold.
FBYC AUTUMN SERIES IS A WRAP - SHAMROCK and LA MAGA
rule
the Series: Bob Rock's Shamrockwon
the combined spinnaker fleet and the PHRF A Division at the FBYC 2 Race
Autumn Series. Miles Booth, Shenanigan, took second
among combined spinnies. On the Non-Spin side of the course,
Allan
Heyward,La Maga, was first and Eric Powers,
Nercid
finished
second. PRO: Randy Alley
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CLUBS' RACE CAPTAINS:
Please contact immediately our region scheduler, Martin Holland,
so that he can provide you with information concerning the up coming scheduling
meeting(s) for next year's PHRF/MORC/COD events (sanctioned
as well as non-sanctioned). THIS IS IMPORTANT. Please call …
Please bring your favorite beverages and a festive hors d'oeuvre to accompany Jane and Dixie's turkey rolls and ham biscuits. Please RSVP to Jane Hall at
ce.ja.hall@mindspring.com .
To quote Millie Hampton of the Dept. of Social Services, Middlesex County. "It's the teenagers who get the short end of the stick." Santa Claus shouldn't forget you when you turn fourteen. Help bring Christmas to the needy teens of Middlesex Co. too. Please bring a wrapped gift with a blank gift tag and a note identifying gender, size, and contents. Below at Read More is a suggestion list.
TEEN BOYS AGES 14 TO 17 SLIM, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, HUSKEY/BIG SIZES
I havn't seen many of you since this past summer, so I thought that I'd give you an update on how college sailing has been going for me this fall. Having qualified in J-22s a month ago, this past weekend I traveled to the NY Maritime College for the ICSA Sloop National Championships.The regatta was sailing in three man crewed Flying Scots in the East River and Long Island Sound. On Friday we had very puffy conditions at around 15-20 in the East River. We got off four races and were in Sixth at the end of the day, only seven points spreading us from the leaders, Kings Point.
Saturday brought high winds and freezing conditions. With …
At the National Leadership Conference for the LLS in Cleveland this weekend, The Southern Bay Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta was recognized as one of the best in the nation. Out of 47 Regattas nationwide they only give awards to six chapters and we were one of them. I was proud to be present representing FBYC and the regatta committee to receive this award. We should be very proud that we are part of this amazing organization and that is truly making a difference in eradicating all blood related cancers by raising money for research, our regatta is helping them achieve this goal. If all the survivors could thank you personally they would. To them it is because of us that …
For 2004, think about the Lloyd Phoenix Trophy.
The 2003 US SAILING OFFSHORE CHAMPIONSHIP was held in October in
Annapolis and it was won by a team from Rochester, NY, Area E. The
Chesapeake Bay (CBYRA) is a part of Area C. The skipper and crew
that represented Area C (our Area) in the competition were from a J/44,
Vamp
(Skipper
Leonard Sitar, Holmdel, NJ). Areas A and B finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Area C did not get a sniff of "a place in the money." Wouldn't it
be nice if next year we could nominate a boat from the southern Bay for
the Area C slot, and maybe, just maybe …
CLUB RACING EVENT SCHEDULERS - RAISE YOUR HANDS!
Tom Roberts has taken on the task of coordinating the One-Design
(dinghy) Region 4 and Bay-Wide schedule and the Region 4 North
Division "big boats" schedule for CBYRA. Please, if you are the
person who is responsible for your club's schedule (or if you know who
is), contact Tom immediately at (804) 843-2682 or email him at
Mobjack@crosslink.net. The scheduling dance is about to begin - get
in the loop now!
2004 Racing Officials Elected:Randy
Alley has been elected the Offshore Division Commander for FBYC for
2004; Richard Bauer, Jr, will head up FBYC's One Design Division
and Noel Clinard the Juniors.
Based on replies from an offshore racing group inquiry, and the need to find race committee, the decision has been made to cancel the race scheduled for this Sunday, 2nd.
We will conduct a last race on Sat., Nov. 8th, as planned. The race on the 8th, will be one, longer race around government marks, possibly Wolftrap. We encourage spin boats, who may have trouble lining up sufficient crew, to come out and race non-spin for one last fun day on the water.
The race will follow with an oyster roast at the Clubhouse. Please reply by Tuesday, 4th, if you plan to sail so we know how many oysters to keep and how many to throw back. Randy
IMPORTANT PHRF MEETING FOR SOUTHERN BAY REGION:
Wednesday, November 5, 7-9pm, Hampton Public Library, Main Branch (Victoria
Boulevard). This is the meeting for PHRF
members and delegates to discuss fleet splits for the coming season
as well as any other concerns other than specific handicaps.
If you have concerns, proposals, suggestions or comments that you would
like to be taken forward to the annual Bay-wide PHRF delegates meeting
later in November, this is the place to express them. For information
contact Randy Pugh at (757) 301-2859.
NOTE: For an issue to be
considered at the Bay-wide November 15 meeting of the PHRF delegates, it
must come through an official PHRF delegate. The November 5th …
At the 2003 Annual Meeting the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Board of Directors elected Virgil and Myrtle Miller to Life Membership in recognition for their years of dedication and service to the club. The following statement accompanied this resoluton:
"It was a fortunate day in 1993 when Virgil Miller agreed to serve as Co-Manager of FBYC. The next year he became Manager and immediately set a higher standard of service as his trademark. He performed his assignments professionally, faithfully and well. Virgil has been a positive influence on the growth and change of FBYC during this time and is well respected among our membership. Our members and guests have appreciated his charm and pleasant can do attitude. His special magnetism …
This is a heads up to what will be announced at the skipper's meeting at 0930 tomorrow. For the Closing Day Regatta we will have a Staggered Start Pursuit type race. I have assumed Pelican Cay is the slowest rated boat, so I have scheduled the starting times around her. At the Skipper's meeting, I will hand out
this spreadsheet which defines the starting times for each boat - all depending on the Course Length. The sheet has 2 pages - one works if we start on time, the other is needed if we are delayed.
I have preplanned many courses, which all fit within one of the 9 different lengths on the sheet. The Actual Course, and the Length …
Optis at the Indian Summer. Although the turnout was low, the ones who showed up enjoyed a truly beautiful Deltaville Autumn day. Thanks Will Angus and Charlie Clough for all your help.
Pictures (and some video) can be found at my website.
http://www.dennisonconsulting.com/gallery/IndianSummerOptis
When Jack Moseley won the big boat regatta section
of the Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta in his Custom John Townsend
47, Tusitala, he earned the right to represent the Turkey Shoot
in the National Hospice Regatta next spring in Annapolis.
Cheyenne left the Virginia Capes last week
in hopes of catching a very small weather window to have a go at the sailing
24 hour speed record. However, as David Scully put it, "...with
frontal winds reaching 50 knots shortly after we began the attempt... weather
was too heavy for aggressive speeding and the record attempt officially
ended when a huge wave smashed bodies into the steering wheel, breaking
[the wheel]." Cheyenne turned around and spent the next 24 …
At the 2003 Annual Meeting the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Board of Directors elected Virgil and Myrtle Miller to Life Membership in recognition for their years of dedication and service to the club. The following statement accompanied this resoluton:
