The J/70 Friday night series continued with 10 boats out for racing in a fresh breeze.  Thanks to Clark Dennison for running the racing.  The series takes a break and resumes Friday, July 24.

We are just days away from the 17^th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta to be based again at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park over the weekend of July 10 -12. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is being flooded with registrations from racers around the Bay.

But it’s not too late to participate…registrations are being accepted through Thursday, July 9 at www.leukemiacup.org/va or register in person on Friday night before the event.  And those that choose not to be on the racecourse can register in advance for festivities on Friday and Saturday nights that will be fun for the entire ‘rivah’ family.

Friday evening will feature a barbecue dinner hosted by …

This past Sunday the Young Adult Members (YAMs) gathered for a wonderful Sunday cruise to brunch at Matthews Yacht Club. Departing Jackson Creek at 0900 aboard past Commodore Lud Kimbrough’s Grady White ‘Daddy-O’.  While underway, the group of 11 shared stories, made new friends, and soaked in the gorgeous sunny day while enjoying mimosas courtesy of Jon Deutsch.

Upon arrival into Hudgins Creek, the group was greeted with open arms and welcoming hospitality of MYC’s incredible staff. Between the servers’ southern charm and extensive menu of delicious brunch items at very reasonable prices, we simply couldn’t have asked for more. This club sure does know how to cook and treat its guests!

After their hearty meals the intrepid crew of …

Some photos from the USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival-Chesapeake Bay Open on Saturday.  The rest are here.

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Online Registration for USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival-Chesapeake Bay Open has closed, but the Registration desk at the event is scheduled to open at 0800 on Saturday - along with breakfast. We will see you there.

I have just deleted a whole lot of clearly duplicate registrations - and left two that were the same names but at different addresses with different boats(??).  That can be cleared up at the Registration Desk, and if anyone sees they have made a double payment, please try to clear it up at the desk or with me via email next week. 

Current Count of Boats Registered By Class

Attention all members!

Join us Saturday, July 4th for the 4th of July cookout and race hosted by Ed and Diane O'Connor. This year we are featuring Ed and Diane's Famous Dogs and Burgers, Cheeky Monkey Mac n' Cheese, Fishing Bay Slaw, and Jackson Creek Beans! Everything is homemade by our own FBYC members! This is going to be a fun, family oriented event and is open to everyone. No family will pay more than $30

JUNIOR WEEK IS UNDERWAY!!!

Junior Week kicked off on Monday, June 22, and was blessed with tempatures in the 90s and great winds!  143 sailors and over 40 volunteers!

I just wanted to tell everyone what a great time I had at Opti-Kids at Fishing Bay the past two weekends. We learned a whole lot about sailing and boats and had great fun playing in the water. We learned that it’s not scary when a boat turns over and it’s really fun to sail. I made many great friends. We had lots of help from our mommies and daddies and Paul and Julie and Claire. They really helped us a lot. The snacks and watermelon were great. I also loved swimming in the pool after sailing. I hope that I can go sailing more in the future.

Emilie Crump - forwarded by her Grandfather

When you look at the https://new.fbyc.net/news/ News page, you will see a long list of "Tags" on the left sidebar.  New Posts can be tagged so that old posts can be found more easily.  We have recently fixed an issue with Tags - now all Tags are converted to "lower case" and they all work again.  Generally if you make a new post, try to use an existing tag that makes sense, but it is OK to create new tags as needed.  Any multiple word tag should be either typed as one word or connected by a "-" or a "_" to make it work as a single tag.  Enjoy.  Strother.

The second stop on the Flying Scot Capital District Circuit is the Greater Richmond Sailing Association Invitational. For most of the FBYC road warriors this is the one away event where you can sleep in your own bed (apologies to Len & Barb G.)!  GRSA is located on the northern end of the Swift Creek Reservoir about 15 miles southwest of downtown Richmond. Gasoline powered boats are not allowed, so for the most part the sailors have the lake to themselves. It does create some interesting problems for the Race Committee; the RC boat is a battery power outboard. This causes the RC to be very intentional about setting marks, but it is a lake and the wind shifts…so …

Get a run in before the FBYC Long-Distance race and party.  Or volunteer to help with this annual early morning event, with proceeds benefitting the renovation fund for the Deltaville Ballpark.  Kid’s Fun Run starts at 0800 (75 volunteers are needed to shepherd the kids), 5K starts at 0830.  See www.DVLRACE.COM for details. Be sure to join in this great community event and visit the classic ballpark.

Opti Kids and Race Teams Kick Off Summer!

Opti Kids

Summer is here! This past weekend the FBYC Juniors kicked off their summer with the start of Opti Kids and Race Teams.

On Saturday and Sunday, Julie Ann and Paul Wash, along with coaches Claire Lennarz and Austin Powers, welcomed 44 juniors and their parents to Opti Kids and their first FBYC junior sailing experience! Opti Kids is for our youngest sailors, aged 5 to 8, and is one of our most important programs. By the end of the first day the new sailors were steering the Club’s Optis around marks under sail and learning “tiller-towards-trouble”. It was hot, so it was a perfect weekend to practice capsize drills. Everyone-but …

This year for the Cruise with Children - our primary destination will be Little Bay, a relatively short cruise just above the Rappahannock River.  There we will raft up during the day, and dinghy into the beach for various games.

In case of inclement weather, we will head for the Piankatank and quieter water.
Friday night, we will gather at our Deltaville cottage at 5:30 PM on Jackson Creek, for hamburgers, hotdogs and the fixings. Each participating boat will be asked to bring a side dish. Soft drinks, juice, wine and beer will be provided.

On Sat., lunch will be on your own.  We will raft up for an early dinner of BBQ provided by us; we will …

On Thursday, June 4, four intrepid boats started out from Deltaville bound for Hampton:  Tad and Sue Thompson in SWIM CALL, Vice Commodore Ted and Myra Bennet in PHAROS, Dan and Barbara Lindsay in IOLAR DA NARA, and Tony and Kate Sakowski in MISS KATE.  It was not a sail for the faint of heart; it was a nor’easter with winds gusting over 25 knots, foreboding skies with intermittent rain, and seas up to 6 feet!  We brought up the rear in SWIM CALL pounding into it from Stove Point until rounding Gwynn’s Island.  Things got better for us all after that when we could put out jibs and motor sail with a quartering wind and …

The first Laser Regatta of the four event season was held on Sunday, 7 June.  The 10  competitors, including two from North Carolina and one from Florida, enjoyed five races in a moderate and tactically challenging breeze.  Austin Powers demonstrated that he has not forgotten how to race a Laser since moving on to his Tartan Ten.  PRO Mark Stephens and his team did an outstanding job of adjusting the course as conditions changed throughout the day.  

As is a long standing tradition with Laser regattas at FBYC, the post race food and beverages were excellent.  A variety of gourmet sandwiches prepared by Brad Squires were enjoyed by all.  

The second Laser regatta is scheduled for Sunday, 26 …

FBYC RACE TEAM MEMBERS SHINE AT UNITED STATES TEAM TRIALS!

Benton Amthor, Nathan Smith and Ian Street on the front row; and Boyd Bragg in the middle of the back row, at the 2015 Team Trials in Miami

Incredibly, four FBYC Opti Race Team Members have qualified to compete on teams representing the United States in international competitions this year!

Because of their top finishes at United States Optimist Dinghy Association events in 2014, they first received invitations to the Team Trials, which were held in April in Miami. Based on their excellent performances at that qualifying event, all four earned spots on teams representing the United States!

Nathan Smith will represent the United States at the British Opti Nationals …

Saturday's J/70 Summer Regatta saw 4 light air races sailed.  Guthrie Braun skippering E.L.E. was the top boat taking 3 bullets.  Followed by Inconceivable and and Nostalgia.  The threat of storms chased the sailors off the water before more races could be sailed.  Thanks Noel Clinard for being PRO and Joe Nelson for your help on RC and the social.

Fabulous racing on three courses, dining, dancing, fellowship, and making miracles happen.

The 17th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta is just 5 weeks away Friday Night, July 10-Sunday, July 12- featuring two days of racing, dining, a live auction and other activities at The Deltaville Maritime Museum.  FBYC will be providing race management on three courses and dozens of FBYC boats will be taking part in the racing.  With classes for PHRF, Non-Spinnaker, Cruising, Classic and One-Design boats there's racing for everyone.

The Leukemia Cup Regatta is designed to raise funds for research to cure blood related cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. It has raised over $50 million dollars since it began. In 2014 over 10,000 sailors …