News - FBYC

Rule 26 will be used in 2002 for most of our starts

Strother Scott on Friday February 1, 2002 01:45PM

As indicated in this month's Log, this year we will use the new Rule 26 in our starts. More information is available at the bottom left hand corner of our web site and at US Sailing - Rule 26 Starting No longer will there be a 10-minute Warning Gun, a 5-minute Prep Gun and the Start. We will now have the 5-minuteWarning Gun with the class flag, the 4-minute Prep Gun and "P" flag, the 1-minute horn and lowering of the "P" flag, and the Starting Gun and lowering the class flag. And the next start will not necessarily follow in 5 minutes. It will take some study - both for our fleets and our skippers - to learn the new system …

Building is almost ready for interior finishes

Strother Scott on Tuesday January 15, 2002 02:20PM

A wonderful new setting has been created with the upstairs screen porch facing Fishing Bay. The railing has been installed - by the time the bugs are out we will have screening on the walls and ceiling fans to stir the air.

1-13-02front The exterior of the building is almost finished. The upstairs porches will be getting railings. The beautiful new mahoghany Doors made by Mike Karn are on site and will be hung soon - thereby enclosing the building and allowing the heat to be turned on.

Shortly the electricians will complete their rough-in and Northwind can begin the hang the interior finishes. More new photos taken on January 13 are also available.

WINTER PROGRAM first RENDEZ VOUS

catesby jones on Friday January 4, 2002 06:19PM

Tucker Thompson this Friday the 11th...door opens at 6pm...drinks and food...program starts at 7pm...KEY WEST RACE WEEK!!...door prizes from West Marine...Columbian Business Conference Center...2324 Pump Rd....Richmond....Tucker Thompson, "hot shot sailor" from Annapolis who writes "Tucker's Tips" for Spin Sheet. Tucker Thompson was a member of the America True America's Cup Challenge and is the former head racing coach for the Annapolis Yacht Club junior program. $10 door fee....

Christmas at the New Building

Strother Scott on Sunday December 16, 2001 02:37PM

Correction - Virgil Miller decorated the Yacht Club for the Deltaville lights boat cruise on Jackson Creek. The Christmas tree is the Flagpole, and the 2 boats are Mobjacks in the parking lot. Thanks for a great job Virgil!

New Board Installed for 2002

Strother Scott on Friday December 14, 2001 06:18PM

Last week we held the first Board meeting with the new Board that was elected at CCV in November. Newly installed as Board members are

Elizabeth Peabody Staas - Secretary

Allan Heyward, Jr. - Offshore Division Commander

Jay Buhl, III - One Design Division Commander and

Randy Alley - Log Streamer.Retiring from the Board were Tom Roberts, who did a great job on the Log the last 2 years, Jim Black and Stuart Burnett - who ran One-design and Offshore last year, and Craig Massey - House.

You can see the entire 2002 roster here.

Web Site Software Upgrade Complete

Strother Scott on Wednesday November 28, 2001 03:38PM

Several months ago our web site software was upgraded by Baymountain, a company in Richmond led by our Offshore Lt. Commander, Mark Wensell. The upgrade was completed - except the ability to search articles on the main FBYC web page. So recently the main page has displayed all the posted articles. Now we are pleased to say that the search capability has returned, so the number of articles, and therefore the time to load the page into your browser, has been reduced.

You can find older articles by clicking on Search, or the Subject Images. Thanks to Mark and Baymountain for providing and continuing to manage the software and infrastructure for our web site. Please let us know if you see …

Preliminary Schedule for 2002 available

Strother Scott on Wednesday November 21, 2001 02:32PM

The Sailing Events Committee met on Monday November 19 and worked up a schedule to distribute for discussion purposes. A copy in Excel is attached. The plan is to meet again on December 11 at 7:30PM after the FBYC Board meeting to go over any suggestions received or necessary changes. Anyone who has any comments or suggestions is asked to send them to one of the following: Dick Cole, Vice Commodore - sdcole@sprintmail.com Jay Buhl, One Design Div. Cdr. - jbuhl@amf.com Allan Heyward, Offshore Div. Cdr. - heyward@cwhlaw.com Sam Stoakley, Cruising Div. Cdr. - sstoakley@bbandt.com

Siding on! Windows & Skylights installed!

Strother Scott on Wednesday November 21, 2001 02:18PM

The new building is progressing quickly. You can now see that the windows and skylights have been installed, and most of the siding is on the building.

Shown above is brick stoop where the rear fire stair door will be. Upstairs you can see the windows facing east toward the pool. The heating and air conditioning units are installed and most of the HVAC and plumbing rough-ins are complete. More photos taken on November 17 are also available.

Sailing Events Committee will meet Nov. 19.

catesby jones on Wednesday November 14, 2001 09:36AM

You are invited to the 2002 Sailing Events Planning Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to begin to plan the sailing schedule for the coming year for the Offshore, One Design, Junior Activities and Cruising Divisions. We are interested in your input and opinions as to what events we should schedule, how many, when, what should be changed, added, or deleted. It would be especially helpful for the past Offshore Division Cdr, One Design Division Cdr. and all Fleet Captains to canvas your sailors for what they want. We also need to consider how to get more boats on the water for all fleets.The meeting will be held on November 19, 6 PM, in the Second Floor Auditorium …

FBYC Memorabilia Wanted

Jere Dennison on Monday November 12, 2001 10:16PM

We are searching for old photographs and other items of significance portraying the long history of FBYC to permanently display on the walls of our new clubhouse. Currently we are in possession of a small number of photographs from the 1940s through the 1960s scavenged from scrapbooks maintained by the late Mac Wellford, a founding member of the yacht club in 1939. But we would like to assemble a more complete collection that will commemorate our history through the present day. If you have meaningful items from any era that may be appropriate to display, I would appreciate your contacting me with your ideas. Thank you.

Harken Introduces Sailing CD made by Will Crump

Will Crump on Thursday November 8, 2001 02:28PM

Today Harken announces the release of the first installment of Harkens New Competitive Boathandling CD series, Harken's Competitive J/24 Boathandling. A copy of the Harken press release is attached.

The video was filmed by Will Crump and features Team Satisfaction, Blake Kimbrough, Lucy and Anthony Kupersmith and Will Crump. A sample of the Video footage from the CD is available here.

Fall Clean-Up Day December 1

Bob Kates on Thursday October 25, 2001 09:21AM

Plans are to gather at the club at 9:30 a.m. Bring your rakes, pitchforks, and cleaning supplies. We will rake and clean up the grounds and put everything away for the winter. David Hazlehurst will bring coffee, pastries and lunch. If we all pitch in this will give the club a great headstart for next spring. Looking forward to seeing everyone on December 1. Please at email me or call me at 804-776-6950 so we will know how much food to prepare. Bob Kates, Grounds Chrm.

New Building fully roofed and topped out!

Strother Scott on Monday October 22, 2001 03:21PM

After the Closing Day Regatta, which was canceled for lack of wind, we raised a U.S. Flag to celebrate the topping out of our new Building.

Shown above is an interior view of the new upstairs room. There will be a sitting area near the windows to the left, and the bar will be in the room to the right through the large doorway.

The building is as seen from the boat launching ramp, with a large screen porch downstairs. Upstairs there will be a screened in porch under the roof and outside porches on the two corners facing Fishing Bay. More photos of the construction progress are available.

Your next Lightning

catesby jones on Monday October 8, 2001 12:18PM

I want to build the Fishing Bay's Lightning Fleet! Give me a budget... I'll find you a boat! Read on...It's time to start thinking about the 2002 sailing season! The Lightning Class is a STRONG class with strong competition at the local level! Give me a budget and I'll find you a competitive Lightning THIS winter. Ron Buchanan, Fleet Captain Fishing Bay Lightning Fleet #509

Indian Summer Results

Lori Moyer on Sunday October 7, 2001 09:21PM

The Indian Summer Regatta was held this weekend. We had 10 Optis, 16 Lasers, and 4 Frontrunners. Early on Saturday a cold front with heavy air and rain squalls raised havoc with the race courses. All boats withdrew or were towed to the beach.After lunch, the Lasers and Optis returned to Fishing Bay and got in a number of races under cold windy and wet conditions.

Sunday was a beautiful sunny day with a strong northerly wind.

The results for Indian Summer are available on the Sailing Events page or by clicking here. Evan Aras won the Opti Class and Henry Amthon won the Laser Class.

Nominations Needed for 2001 Awards

Randy Alley on Sunday September 30, 2001 11:49PM

Time is running short to get in your nominations for this year's trophies, including: outstanding crewperson, outstanding woman sailor, the offshore skipper who you feel displayed the best sportsmanship, the junior who has showed the most interest in sailing, the cruiser who has shown great support, adventure and comradeship, the skipper who has consistently been a good loser, and a club member who has provided "outstanding contribution to sailing." Nominations should be submitted to any Board member by Oct. 9th!!

Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet is Friday, October 26th. Make reservations now.

Mason Chapman on Saturday September 29, 2001 04:29PM

The 2001 Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, October 26, 2001 at the Country Club of Virginia. The Annual Meeting and cocktails begin at 6:30 followed by dinner and awards.

The agenda for the annual meeting includes reports from your flag officers on the clubs operations during the year, an update on the exciting Fishing Bay clubhouse construction, and election of officers and trustees for the 2001-2002 year.

We are particularly excited about this years dinner. We have worked hard to make sure there are an abundance of choices. It will be served buffet style with main course selections that include baked salmon, beef tournedos, and lemon chicken. These will be accompanied by …

Web Site software upgraded by Baymountain

Strother Scott on Friday September 14, 2001 09:53AM

FBYC is fortunate to have its website hosting provided by Baymountain, a small company in Richmond led by our Offshore Lt. Commander, Mark Wensell. The site uses open source software - primarily Zope and Squishdot.

In the weeks before the Stingray Regatta a problem in posting, editing and deleting news articles surfaced. Recently Baymountain has upgraded our site to Zope 2.3.3 and Squishdot 1.3.0. The upgrade is almost complete - everything seems to be working fine, except we are still unable to search articles on the main FBYC web page.

Thanks to Mark and Baymountain for providing and continuing to manage the software and infrastructure for our web site.

Offshore Fall Series Begins Sunday, Sept 9

Stuart Burnett on Saturday September 8, 2001 03:24PM

The Offshore Fall Series begins this Sunday, Sept 9. Enjoy great fall sailing on the Chesapeake and join our four-day Fall Series.

We anticipate providing starts and awards for the PHRF-A, PHRF-B&C, and MORC classes with additional sub-class awards for the J105, J29, and J24 offshore one design fleets.

We also extend a special invitation to the many skippers of Cruising Division boats who participated in the Leukemia Cup and Stingray Point Regatta non-spin classes. The Offshore Division would be happy to provide a start for non-spinnaker boats.The entire race series includes:

Sun, Sept 9, buoy races
Sat, Sept 15, Wolf Trap race
Sun, Sept 30, buoy races
Sat, Oct 13, medium distance race

For more details see pages …

Stingray Point Regatta Mt. Gay Tent to be at Fishing Bay Trace

catesby jones on Thursday August 16, 2001 12:51PM

Entry Forms are now available for the Stingray Point Regatta, see Notice of Race , to be held September 1 & 2 at FBYC. The Friday night welcome party will be held at the Yacht Club, but the Mt. Gay tents and the parties on Saturday and Sunday nights will be held on the large lawn at Fishing Bay Trace condos on the right hand side of Stove Point Road 1/2 mile west of FBYC. Parking for the regatta will be across the road from Fishing Bay Trace.

The Official Entry Form includes reservation requests for various Regatta Packages meals, beer, Mount Gay Tent, etc. Please send your reservations to Mason Chapman and if you have any questions about the regatta, please contact Mike Karn at 804-359-2894.

Itinerary for the Stingray Point Regatta

Friday, August 31, 2001

6:00 PM 9:00 PM: Registration and Welcome Party (Fannys House)

Saturday, September 1, 2001

7:30 AM 9:00 AM: Continental Breakfast (Fannys House)

7:30 AM 9:00 AM: Registration (Fannys House)

9:00 AM: Skippers Meeting

11:00 AM: Warning Gun for First Race of the Day.

******** Hospitality Tent Following Races (Fishing Bay Trace)

6:30 PM 8:00 PM: Dinner

7:30 PM: Trophies and Band (Fishing Bay Trace)

Sunday, September 2, 2001

7:30 AM 9:00 AM: Continental Breakfast (Fannys House)

10:00 AM: Warning Gun for First Race of the Day

******** Hospitality Tent, Lunch & Trophies Following Races (Fishing Bay Trace)

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