Join FBYC club members David and Alison Lennarz as they recount their story of building a Balance 526

catamaran in St. Francis, on the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and sailing it across the South Atlantic last

summer. The journey of over 6,500 nautical miles took them to Cape Town; the British island, St.

Helena; and the Brazilian island, Fernando de Noronha, and ending in the Caribbean at Grenada.

Saturday Feb 25, 2023 from 4:30-7:00PM

Westwood Club 6200 West Club Lane, Richmond, VA

$20 per person both member …

Take advantage of this great opportunity for Race Committee training by attending the US Sailing Basic Race Management Training at Hampton Yacht Club Sat, Feb 4, 2023 (Only 6 slots remaining)

Make your plans now to come down to Hampton Yacht Club on Sat, Feb 4, 2023 and take advantage of a great opportunity to take the US Sailing Basic Race Management course.  Fishing Bay is excited to support this opportunity to expand its group of trained Race Committee volunteers, and for those that are willing to sign up, we …

We have completed decommissioning the Bathhouse and most of the outdoor water sources.  We will shut down water for the Docks on Wednesday, December 14.

In addition, we have begun work on the West Dock electrical system and expect intermittent power outages through the project.  The Jackson Creek Crane has been locked for safety.  It is available for use but please contact Brian in advance if you need to use it.

Our 5 day season-long ILCA Series concluded in October with the Frostbite Regatta.  18 races were sailed over 4 days (1 canceled due to weather).  7 sailors sailed in 50% of the races to qualify for the series out of 16 total sailors who participated in at least 1 race. Holly Sears was the only sailor to compete in every race. The best high point scoring went to Reed McAllister. He was followed by Scot Adam and Jon Deutsch.

Fall is here and the temperatures are coming down at the Club.

We will begin decommissioning the Bathhouse, Dock water, Pump Out, Ramp water, and the field hydrants Wednesday, December 7th.

Fishing Bay Yacht Club hosted 27 sailors in November for the 41st Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters Championship after postponing from the weekend in October when Hurricane Ian came through. Five races were sailed Saturday in 8-15 knots and another 4 races sailed in 6-11 on Sunday. Both days saw temperatures reach into the 70’s with southerly winds felt much more like mid-September than early November.

James Jacob, Severn Sailing Association, was the overall winner, picking up the title for the 7^th time in the 41 year history of …

Some video from aboard Moo Hoos - Mike Toms' J105 during the Closing Day race.

Time:

start 3pm - 4pm (depends on when race boat finish)

end  6pm - 7pm

Music by Mike Dale

Don't forget the share dish for your group. Prize for best chili; share dish/appetizer; dessert.

Registration is now open for the rescheduled FBYC Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters on November 5-6. There is a NEW Regatta Network page, so if you were previously registered you will have to register again and you should already have an email with instructions on how to do that and a coupon code for the fees already paid.

If you didn’t register the first time - NOWS YOUR CHANCE to come join us in November for the best (and only) November ILCA regatta on the bay!

Details and registration at: https …

The Trophy Committee will receive nominations through November 4th for the following perpetual trophies to be awarded for this year’s Annual Awards.

PIANKATANK TROPHY – Recognizes the FBYC skipper who most exemplifies the principle that “all is not lost until the boat sinks.”

MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY BOWL – Recognizes a member of FBYC for an outstanding contribution to sailing at Fishing Bay Yacht Club.

COMPETITION TROPHY – Recognizes a member of FBYC who is the skipper of an enrolled offshore or one design boat and who most successfully represented FBYC in sailboat …