Two intense competitions will take place at FBYC on Independence Day 2017 –one design team racing & rib cooking!  A new, fun, & informal one design team racing event will be held on Tuesday, July 4 followed by rib cook-off.

The race will consist of three-on-three boats crewed by teams of three and the rib cook off already has one competing Flag Officer!

Please contact Matt Braun is you would like to provide a boat, skipper, crew, or cook.

Click here for more information or to sign up.

Please review the following course changes for the One Design Long Distance Race being held on July 2.  The Event Notice has been updated with these changes.

Change #1: Daymark "8A" is no longer present.  The course to be sailed for the regatta is changed to be as follows:

COURSE: The course will use government marks in the Piankatank River and Piankatank Channel:

Change #2:

START: There will be one start for all classes. The class flag will be the numeral pennant “9” and the course number will be posted on the signal boat.

We continue to make gradual changes to the website navigation and behavior. This notice is simply to advise you that as you visit our website, you may begin to see unfamiliar looking pages as I have begun movement of pages from the old site https://www.fbyc.net/ to the new one https://new.fbyc.net/.

In the last couple weeks, most links under Club on the blue navigation bar were moved to the new site. For example https://new.fbyc.net/pages/club/ now shows what formerly was seen at https://www.fbyc.net/Club/A/ This week I have copied the content on many other pages linked on the blue nav bar and created pages on the new site. You may run across those pages if you use the blue navigation bar on the new site. Once I get them right, I will change the links on the Zope blue nav bar to send you to the pages on the new site.

I am sure I will have made errors and if you spot an issue, please let me know. More complicated pages that involve the database are not being moved yet.

My goal for this year is to move most member interaction with the website to the new site. When we reach that goal, there will no longer be any need for the average member to log into two websites particularly when it come to registering for events.

Strother Scott

Schedule of Events
Fri, Jun 23 - J/70 Friday Night Series
Sat, Jun 24 - Junior Regatta
Mon, Jun 26 - YMCA Junior Camp
Fri, Jun 30 - J/70 Friday Night Series 
Sat, Jul 1 - Cut Channel Race
Sun, Jul 2 - Long Distance Race & Annual Cookout
Tue, Jul 4 - Team Racing Event
Sat, Jul 8 - Leukemia Cup Regatta
Fri, Jul 14 - Captains Choice Cruise
Fri, Jul 14 - J/70 Friday Night Series 
Sat, Jul 15 - Summer Sea Breeze (FS-FR-Port)

Junior Week Campers Have Taken Over FBYC!

This weekend begins with the TGIF Social starting at 6 PM and the Ullman Sails J/70 Friday Night Series.  Race Contact:  Matt Braun   --   Social Contact:  Liby Hansen or Joe Roos

Saturday kicks off the two-day Junior Regatta.  Regatta Contacts:  Charlie & Sandi Brewer.

The Junior Regatta closes out the weekend on Sunday.

We’ve got to make One Design great again!

The first thing we need to do is drain the swamp.  That’s right drain the swamp!  We have the third race in the Spring Series coming up this Saturday and we’re looking for a good showing.

Noel Clinard is the PRO and he has a great day planned for us.  So all you One Design boat owners get out there and drain the swamp that has built up in your boats from sitting all winter and come on out and race. Show the good old boys how to do it.

After the racing, stop by for a first class social being arranged by Abigail Whorley. So drain the swamp and make One Design great again!

Junior Programs are Underway with More to Come this Weekend!

The weekend begins on Friday with the TGIF Social starting at 6 PM and the J/70 Friday Night Series.  Race Contact:  Matt Braun   --   Social Contact:  Liby Hansen or Joe Roos

Saturday continues with Opti Kids and the final One Design Spring Series race.  Opti Kids Contact:  Julie Ann Wash   --   OD Race Contact:  Noel Clinard.

The weekend closes on Father's Day with Opti Kids.  Opti Kids Contact:  Julie Ann Wash.

FBYC is a family club & pets are family!  Please remember:

• Leash your pet at all times
• Clean-up after your pet (Think about sails lying in the grass)
• Pets are not admitted indoors  (Considering allergens & extra cleaning required)

Busy Weekend at the Club is Coming Up!

Friday Nights at FBYC Start Early & End Late!  Fridays start at 6:00 with TGIF Socials (continuing through August 29) and end after the J/70 Friday Night Series race review.  Race Contact:  Matt Braun   --   Social Contact:  Liby Hansen or Joe Roos

Saturday is packed with Opti Kids and J/70 Spring Regatta teams.  The first Long Distance Series race – the Moonlight Regatta will begin with the 7:30 warning signal and end late.  Opti Kids Contact:  Julie Ann Wash   --   J/70 Contact:  Jim Raper   --   Moonlight Contact:  Tom O’Connell.

Sunday closes out the weekend with more Opti Kids and Laser Regatta racers.  Opti Kids Contact:  Julie Ann Wash   --   Laser Contact:  Hunter Davidson

Clubhouse Repairs and Maintenance Underway!

The Clubhouse front porch is being painted and the roof at Fannie’s is being replaced.  Please be careful this week around the clubhouses.

Come join us for the Annual Fourth of July Cookout!  This cookout is for everyone, not just racers!  (But remember, it’s on July 2^nd this year.)  The cookout starts at 2 PM.  The menu includes hot dogs, hamburgers, and yummy picnic side dishes!  There will be beverages, sodas, lemonade, and an ice cream bar.  We will have games for adults and kids, music, and lots more.  Bring your picnic blanket, lawn chair, and an umbrella for shade!

Adults are $10, kids 12 and under are $5, adult non-members are $15.

This year’s Junior Regatta will consist of two days of racing with approximately three to five races per day.  There will be three separate courses:

1) Laser Radials; Laser 4.7’s; 420’s

2) Optimist Red/Blue/White  (as defined by USODA)

3) Optimist Green  (as defined by USODA)

In addition to the separate course, the Opti Green fleet will also receive coaching and an instructional clinic. One dinner and a free tee shirt are provided to each participant if they preregister prior to June 19. Online registration is available by clicking here.

Members Dave and Caroline Keys, Bill and Claire Prior, Nancy Harrison, and Dean Smith learned the ropes (and the lines, and the sheets) and are eager to get back behind the tiller whenever they can.  Said Nancy, "I love being able to take out a boat on my own!"

Thanks to CNU graduate and sailing team member Laura Kilgore for teaching the classes...and keeping her cool when the J24 had engine trouble while going into Jackson Creek.  And thanks to Chilcott and her crew for giving them a tow!

The Club boats are easy to reserve and the cost for the entire family is only $100 for an entire season.  Click here to sign up using our registration form