The Adult Fun Sail & Training Day is this Saturday, July 2nd. This is a social and sailing event open to both members and non-members. There will be training in Flying Scots and any boats under 19 ft--including Melges 15s! The cost is $15/person for in boat instruction, other participants are no charge. There will be help for beginners and intermediates. Sign up here!
This isn't the only fun going on at the club this weekend! Find more information on all of the Fourth of July activities here.
Club Members David & Alison Lennarz are continuing their Transatlantic journey on their all carbon Balance 526. They've made their first stop in St Helena, and will make another stop in Brazil on their way to Grenada.
To follow the voyage of "Wahoo", click on this PredictWind link or go to Instagram @sailingwahoos
Water has been shut off to the Jackson Creek Docks, Dry Sail Lot, One-Design Lot, Junior Field, & Fishing Bay Ramp until Friday to conserve water ahead of the Independence Day Weekend festivities.
Power will be out on the Middle Dock Thursday, June 30th for pedestal work.
There are an abundance of activities happening at FBYC this coming Fourth of July Weekend! Here is the rundown to keep you informed on all of the fun.
July 4th Long Distance Race & Cookout – Sunday, July 3rd– The Annual Long Distance Race and Fourth of July Cookout is coming up! The cookout is for everyone, not just racers, with refreshments, hamburgers, hot dogs, and more! Be sure to bring your own favorite beverages! You need to register in advance to attend, so please do so now here. Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated, if you can help please sign up here Volunteer.
The Long Distance Race is a handicap race open to any One Design boat 24 …
My name is Clara Skeppstrom, and I am the communications intern for FBYC this summer. I want to introduce myself to those of you I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting. I am a rising fourth-year at UVA from Richmond. While I am not the most well-seasoned sailor, what I lack in experience, I make up for in enthusiasm and love for the Chesapeake Bay and Fishing Bay especially. The main reason I’m working here this summer is to help all of you members who have events or sailing news for the Club, whether that be with posting on social media or the news page, or anything else you think I might be able to help with …
Club Members David & Alison Lennarz have just completed building an all carbon Balance 526 in St. Francis, South Africa. After a shake down sail from the Indian Ocean around Cape of Good Hope, they are now in Cape Town preparing to cross the south Atlantic to Grenada, with stops in St. Helena and Brazil.
To follow the voyage of "Wahoo", click on this PredictWind link or go to Instagram @sailingwahoos
There are an abundance of activities happening at FBYC this coming Fourth of July Weekend! Here is the rundown to keep you informed on all of the fun.
July 4th Long Distance Race & Cookout – Sunday, July 3rd– The Annual Long Distance Race and Fourth of July Cookout is coming up! The cookout is for everyone, not just racers, with refreshments, hamburgers, hot dogs, and more! You need to register in advance to attend, so please do so now here. Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated, if you can help please sign up here Volunteer.
The Long Distance Race is a handicap race open to any One Design boat 24’ length and under at the waterlines (no Optis …
On Friday, June 17th Nanuq will start in her 3rd Newport to Bermuda race. Nanuq is owned by FBYC Club members Rebecca and Glenn Doncaster and will be sailing with an FBYC based crew of family and friends. Nanuq is competing in the St. David's Lighthouse Division and has won her class on both previous attempts. Both captain and crew have spent countless hours over the past year preparing for this race. This is both exciting and bittersweet for the everyone as this will be Nanuq's final race to Bermuda.
Start time is 1300. You can watch the start and track Nanuq at the link below. Let's wish Nanuq the best of luck!
Longer tenured FBYC members will recall the wonderful spectacles of spinnaker filled horizons, the festival of land based events, and multiple nights of dining and charity auctions that comprised the Leukemia Cup Regatta. Alas, the Southern Bay LCR met its demise more than half a decade ago, but lingering memories of the excitement and sense of community that it fostered still abide. One of the more unique of the LCR events was Arts on Fishing Bay, a Friday evening marine art exhibit and sale held at our main clubhouse and featuring a variety of local artists and artisans.
To recapture the spirit of that event we are initiating a new art exhibit on the second floor of the main clubhouse …
Be sure to join the activities, sailing and fun this Memorial Day Weekend at FBYC.
Family Regatta - Saturday May 28th, Skippers meeting at 10:30. Sign up on Regatta Network
Open House Regatta, Raft Up and Party – Sunday May 29th. See events notice for information and signup. Follow the volunteer link to volunteer and join in with your friends putting on a party.
Mid-Year Members Meeting – Monday May 30th, 10:00 am. We will be discussing Membership and Club Operation with time reserved for questions.
This coming Saturday is our annual Family Regatta - always a crowd pleasing one design event marked by tremendously casual yet competitive fun. Don’t forget to get your team registered and bring the whole family out for a great time on the water: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/24653
We’d love to see an abundance of Melges 15s, Flying Scots, and perhaps other fleets out on the line. Skippers meeting is 10:30am followed by first gun at Noon. Typical format is several short races to allow for plenty starts and lots of mixing it up in close action. Creative team uniforms and goofing off are highly encouraged.
What is it? Its the last weekend of Offshore’s Spring Series of races? Whats the big deal? I just said, its the last of the Spring Series of races.
The long range forecast looks great. Warm temperatures with southeast winds. Come out for 2 days of big boat racing. If you can't make both days, come out for one( we'll cut your entry fee in half). Our plan is the spinnaker boats will race windward/leeward courses on Saturday while the Non-spinnaker and Cruising class boats will race a mid-distance government mark course (we’re targeting a length of 2 ½ hours). After racing will have an enhanced social with music and a cookout arranged by Glenn and Becca …
Please join us for the 2022 mid-year Membership Meeting on Monday, May 30th (Memorial Day) from 10-11 am upstairs in the main Club House. At this informal meeting we will provide updates on Membership and Club Operation with time reserved for questions.
The agenda will include:
Finance Update
Membership Status
Club Management/Facilities/Sailing Events
Long Range Plan Process
Summary and Questions
If you have specific questions you would like addressed, please send to commodore@fbyc.net
Looking to volunteer and want to know what opportunities are coming up soon? Log on to FBYC.net and on the top menu on the Members tab, visit the volunteering link. You can also find volunteering opportunities on the FBYC Facebook page, and Event Pages.
Remember, our club is successful because of the generous gift of time of by our members. We ask that all members sign up to volunteer at an event this year! Thank you to all of those who have done so already!
Saturday the 30th of April was almost a picture-perfect day for the start of the One Design Spring Series. Goldilocks temperatures, forecasted for 7-10 kts of breeze, partly cloudy, in short, a beautiful day on the water.
Even better, we had 18 boats registered, 16 sailed in three (3) one design fleets with one (1) Portsmouth boat. The Flying Scots, with A and a B fleets (ability grouped), ICLA Dinghy’s (Lasers) and the new Melges fleet were all well represented.
We managed to get in three races, in increasingly shift wind conditions. Trying to fetch the windward mark was mystery game of guessing which way the shift would go. Keeping …
Sail one of the club's Flying Scots or bring your own! Learn how to sail them under expert instruction! All members and non-members are welcome to this fun day of sailing and social events. Learn more and sign-up at:
Memorial Day will soon be upon us! FBYC has a great day of offshore racing, raft-up, food and music. This is the perfect opportunity to invite friends to experience all that our club has to offer. YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE! Learn all about it at:
