Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Sat, Nov 16: Commodore's Ball
Thu, Nov 28: Thanksgiving
Sat, Nov 30: Winter Series 3 (Offshore)

This Week’s Update:
-  New venue, same great friends - the 2019 Commodore's Ball is finally here!  You can view all 2019 events by clicking here.    No events are scheduled Sunday.  
-  Please be advised, we will be shutting water off at the docks and closing the Bathhouse for the winter by December 6 unless inclement weather forces us to close winterize the water system sooner.  Please stay tuned for updates.
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There's a party brewing and it's going to be a smash hit...just like the singers once featured at Richmond's Hippodrome. (Learn more at: https://hippodromerichmond.com)  

This 100-year-old theater that showcased greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong, is the exciting location for our 2019 Annual Meeting and Commadore's Ball.  Look at the changes for this year:

• Greatly reduced cost for members and guests
• Passed hors d'oeuvres like Bang Bang Shrimp and cash bar
• Family-style dinner featuring lamb chops, Montreal chicken, grilled asparagus and cupcakes from Pearl's.  YUM!
• Music …

FBYC's own Lud Kimbrough, former commadore and long-term member, is now Middlesex's newest Board of Supervisors member for the Pinetop district. Congratulations Lud for your resounding win and winning platform of growing the county's tax base and improved services.

We're proud to call you one of our own.

Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Sat, Nov 9: Winter Series 2 (Offshore)
Sat, Nov 16: Commodore's Ball
Thu, Nov 28: Thanksgiving
Sat, Nov 30: Winter Series 3 (Offshore)

This Week’s Update:
-  The 2019 season is winding down and there's only a couple more races to go!.  The second Winter Offshore race will be Saturday.  Nothing is scheduled Sunday.  You can view all 2019 events by clicking here.  
-  Special thanks go out to all the volunteers who helped the Oyster Roast last weekend!  We couldn't have done it without you.
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Don't miss out on the oysters!

Our Annual Oyster Roast is only four days away, this Saturday. Please bring a side dish to share as we celebrate the end of 2019's sailing season and make plans for 2020. There's no cost to members but we encourage you to sign-up online so we don't run out of oysters...and bring a side dish to share.

As if the oysters weren't enough:  We'll have a bourbon tasting event for those who imbibe; bring your own reusable glass to cut down on waste …

Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Sat, Nov 2: Closing Day Regatta and Oyster Roast: Winter Series 1 (Offshore)
Sun, Nov 3: Laser Frostbite Regatta (One-Design)
Sat, Nov 9: Winter Series 2 (Offshore)
Sat, Nov 16: Commodore's Ball
Thu, Nov 28: Thanksgiving
Sat, Nov 30: Winter Series 3 (Offshore)

This Week’s Update:
-  It's Oyster Roast Weekend at FBYC!  Come by the Clubhouse after the first Offshore Winter race Saturday for oysters, bar-b-que, and beverages.   The final Laser race of 2019 will be during the Frostbite Regatta Sunday.  You can view all …

Our two big season-capping events are just around the corner.  

Next Saturday, November 2 is the annual Closing Day Regatta and Oyster Roast.  This is a fun, exciting race followed by feasting on the Chesapeake's bounty--Rappahannocks, Old Salts or more. THE OYSTERS ARE ON US!  (But please bring a side dish to share.)

Sign-up now so we don't run out of oysters at: https://www.fbyc.net/events/2019/191102-offshore-closing-day-regatta-and-oyster-roast-winter-series-1/

Close on the oysters' heels is our annual Commadore's Ball on November 16.   We've dramatically lowered the cost and increased …

Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Sat, Oct 26: Closing Cruisers Dinner (Cruising)
Sat, Oct 26: Fall Series 4 (Offshore)
Sat, Nov 2: Closing Day Regatta and Oyster Roast: Winter Series 1 (Offshore)
Sun, Nov 3: Laser Frostbite Regatta (One-Design)
Sat, Nov 9: Winter Series 2 (Offshore)
Sat, Nov 16: Commodore's Ball
Thu, Nov 28: Thanksgiving
Sat, Nov 30: Winter Series 3 (Offshore)

This Week’s Update:
-  Saturday will be busy at FBYC.  The final Fall Offshore race will be held followed by a new member meeting in the Clubhouse.  Cruisers get …

High water and impassible roads couldn’t keep the Laser Masters from sailing this weekend.  Extremely high tides due to a harvest moon and a Nor’easter off the coast made Fishing Bay Road nearly impassible in 6-8+ inches of water at times. The road and Fishing Bay dock were still underwater at some of the low tides over the weekend.

On Saturday everyone arrived plenty early ahead of the mid-morning high tide and rigged and waited for the right wind.  After a 2-hour postponement the wind filled in and …

"O Oysters," said the Carpenter,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.

The oysters are on us this November 2 at FBYC's yearly Oyster Roast and closing day regatta. Sign-up at:  https://www.fbyc.net/events/2019/191102-offshore-closing-day-regatta-and-oyster-roast-winter-series.  The food is free but we are accepting donations and ask everyone to bring a side dish or dessert.  First-come, first-served until the oysters are history!

THEN........LET'S DINE AND DANCE …