THANK YOU FBYC!

Our members have done an awesome job this sailing season.

You've raced with skill, cruised with bravado, and maintained and built relationships wisely and well.  All under difficult circumstances.  To thank you for all those efforts, our annual oyster roast will be "tailgate style" and feature pork barbecue, mac & cheese, beans, Texas caviar and of course, OYSTERS.  All for only $5 / person!

But you must register by October 18 in order to participate.  

Sign-up here:  https://www.fbyc.net/events/2020/201025-social-tailgate-party-oyster-roast/

We're hoping for an …

A little rain and drizzle couldn’t keep the Lasers from sailing in FBYC’s Laser Fall Regatta. 14 full rigs and 4 radials sailed 5 races in what started as 11-13 knots and dropped to 6-8 by the last race.  Many sailors used this as a tune up for the 39th Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship at FBYC next weekend including a few Annapolis sailors.

The fleet all sailed very well and was fun to sail with. Evan Hoffman (SDYC) a Snipe Sailor from Richmond and former ODU sailor …

Join us if you dare for some Halloween fun! Creep, float or crawl on over to the YAM Zoom call on October 28th at 6:00pm. Prizes will go out to the best Zoom background, best individual consume and best family/team costume. We will finish our evening with an around the house scavenger hunt!

Zoom link to follow. 

The FBYC Trophy Committee is looking for nominations for our perpetual trophies to be awarded at year's end.

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 racing events conducted by other …

The Laser Fleet will be out sailing this Saturday in the Laser Fall Regatta. This will be a great tune up for the 39th Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship the following weekend. Right now conditions for Saturday look fantastic, temperatures reaching the 70s, winds in the low teens and very little chance of rain.

The pump out on Jackson Creek has been repaired & re-plumbed to the holding tank.

The pump out is open for use.  Please ensure the pump is primed before connecting the hose to your outlet.

Please let me know if the pump out gives you trouble.

The ATB (Around the Bay) cruisers have weathered headwinds, rain, and fog with good cheer and remarkable resiliency.  Sailing Vessels Bolero, Joyful, Reveille and Whisper reached their northern goal of the Sassafras River four days ago. After turning their bows back south, they stopped in Chestertown, MD and Rock Hall.  They're now "holed up" at the Cambridge Yacht Club on the Eastern Shore's Choptank River.  After a week of cruising together, their little “ safe pod” of FBYC sailors are becoming like family in an otherwise slightly alien world.  Photo:  S …

The Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship carries a long tradition of continuing no matter what is thrown our way. This year will be another chapter adding pandemic to the power outages, hurricanes and high water we've endured on regatta weekends. We will have to make a few changes to do things safely this year, but we hope to be able to have just as much fun sailing and socializing socially distanced. We look forward to having you join us and thank you for helping us make this a safe and …

The cruising division's interior circumnavigation of the Chesapeake Bay left three days late due to 20-25 knot winds from the north.  (The wind is always in the direction you want to go, isn't it!) But that didn't keep our sailors from enjoying fantastic cool weather and wonderful socially distant companionship once they cast off.  After a stop in Solomons, the next port on their 20-day cruise is Annapolis before they continue north.  The second half of the cruise will be the southern bay--and the winds will probably be from the …

Unfortunately, the pump out on Jackson Creek is closed for repairs.  Blocked or crushed plumbing is preventing pumped material from making it into the tank.  Repairs by a contractor are scheduled for next week.

Apologies for the inconvenience (again).