FBYC sailors take first place in A2N (Annapolis to Newport) ORC 4. The 475 nautical mile race breaks down into three legs, down the Bay, Ches Light to Block Island, and Block Island to Newport finish. The Bay was finicky as usual with everything from light breeze, to no wind, to 15 knots. The crew battled with competitor Integrity, a Navy 44, and were side by side exiting the Bay. At Ches Light the chutes went up and the run to Block Island was on! Fair winds and following seas …

We love working with other sailing organizations on the Chesapeake Bay--especially the Harrington Harbour Sailing Association (HHSA)!  This Thursday, June 10 at 7 PM, HHSA is hosting a Zoom presentation with FBYC members Nica (and perhaps Jeremy) Waters where they discuss their major refit, rerig and renovation of their Bristol Channel Cutter, Calypso.  They've been living on the hard just down the road from the club while preparing for some far-flung sailing adventures.

Register to hear how they're progressing at:  HHSA.org.  Look under the "Social" tab (we're sure this …

I am completely amazed how rich the "Corinthian spirit" has been at our club and how many members are volunteering for our upcoming two day regatta.  After a year of being bound by a computer our kids finally have the opportunity to be on the water again to represent our amazing sailing program and club.  We are hosting the Virginia State Championship which is also the season opener for CBYRA.  With registration open for about a month we have been successfully amassing an army of volunteers to serve over 100 …

With today's weather conditions being unfavorable to racing and raft-up - the sailing portion of today's Open House event is cancelled.

Good news - the party is still on for this evening!   Please plan to join us and enjoy a great time at the club, with the schedule as follows:

1700: On-shore Happy Hour with some light apps
1730-1900: Dinner served
1700-2030: Live Music by Neal & Perkins 

We hope to reschedule the raft-up to coincide with an event later this year - stay tuned for details to follow.

We still would love …

ILCA ACCs were held in Wrightsville Beach, NC on May 21-23.  Finn Ciszewski, Henry Ciszewski, Reed McAllister, Baylor Goldthwaite, Logan Hayes, Jack Cabell, and Joshua Almany all competed.  Olympian Sarah Lihan was also present to provide coaching support.  Everyone did well in challenging conditions, which ranged from no wind to heavy wind and sea conditions to match.  Long postponements, heat, and exhaustion did not deter the sailors, and all of them did a great job.  Their next event will be ILCA Nationals in Norfolk, June 17-20, followed directly by Junior …

Laser Clinic – This SATURDAY is a Laser Clinic at FBYC put on by Mike Toms. If you want to learn Laser basics or just revisit some of the things you already know – this is a great opportunity to talk shop and learn some things about the boat. The group will meet at 0900. Sign up and more details at: https://www.fbyc.net/events/2021/210529-training-laser-training/

District 11 Championship – last weekend Norfolk Yacht and Country Club hosted the ILCA District 11 Championship. Fleet members Jon Deutsch and Britt Drake were …

EVERYONE is welcome to join in the fun at FBYC's first Family and Adult Sailing Festival this Saturday!  It's our Adult Sailing School Grand Opening where we'll welcome our latest addition to the club's Flying Scot fleet--our 4th boat.  There will be sailing instruction, activities for kids, tours of the club for guests and food for all.  REGISTER NOW AT:  https://www.fbyc.net/events/2021/210521-training-adult-sail-training/

Learn to rig, launch, stow, heave-to for a snack or watch a dolphin, hit a picnic beach—avoid hitting the dock—you get …

Paul Almany captured some photos of the racing on Sunday:

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The ILCA fleet kicked off the season with the Spring Regatta on Saturday. PRO Rick Klein patiently waited for an hour ashore for the wind to come and when it did we had a perfect course on the far side of the Piankatank and 8-10 knots of breeze from the ESE.

New Member Holly Sears made her ILCA racing debut at FBYC. Chris Rouzie was back and had some good speed mixing it up with Mike and Britt. Alain had a solid end of the day finishing 2nd in the …