2024 Opening Day Race
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Jon Deutsch ago
Elizabeth Staas ago
Don't miss out-----reservation portal closes Tuesday night. Also--a great chance to help out and click off some volunteer hours---while making new friends and greeting your sailing clan! Weather looks fantastic!
Register Here to Race and/or Buy Meal Tickets from the Storefront
Elizabeth Staas ago
Opening Day is right around the corner----reserve your spot!
Don’t miss out on joining your fellow sailors on and off the water in our time-honored Opening Day Regatta, Blessing of the Fleet and Social!
Register Here to Race and/or Buy Meal Tickets from the Storefront
*If registering just for Dinner and/or Drink Tickets click on above link and then 'View Online Storefront"
Opening Day Schedule
0900: Flag Raising & Skippers Meeting
1100: Warning for the first start …
Elizabeth Staas ago
Make sure you register to RACE in the upcoming One Design Spring Series. Spring Series 1 is April 28.
Register here: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/27825
Jon Deutsch ago
Check out this recent tour of the club and grounds.
And if you are wondering what things looked like 10 years ago – here’s an earlier version of this.
Thanks to Jon Deutsch & Ned Rennolds for the footage.
Elizabeth Staas ago
Our friends in the Southern Bay are inviting FBYC Racers and Cruiser/Racers to head south for their Annual Southern Bay Race Week (SBRW) held May 31 - June 2. Hosting clubs are Hampton Yacht Club, Cruising Club of Virginia and Old Point Comfort Yacht Club. See below for their flyer and head south for a great event! This is a PHRF and Cruising Spin/Non-Spin Event!
Elizabeth Staas ago
Make sure to register for Opening Day at Fishing Bay! We start the day with an Offshore Race around Government markers----come shake out your sails---all PHRF, non-spin and Cruising Classes welcome. Blessing of the Fleet, Social and Dinner open to all.
Register to Race here: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/27831
Register for just social/dinner here via 'View Online Storefront" https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/27831
Event Schedule https://www.fbyc.net/events/2024/240420-offshore-opening-day/
Donna Mason ago
The spring sailing season is right here. If you've been to the club recently, you may have noticed that the yard is looking pretty full...and not all of our boats are on the yard yet.
If you are a leaseholder, your renewal included a 2024 sticker. We need you to get that on your boat in the rear starboard corner.
By opening day, less than four weeks from now, we will have reconciled the stickered boats on the yard to the known leaseholders list. Boats without leases, will be …
Elizabeth Staas ago
FBYC Regatta Network Tutorial with Scoring Concentration
FBYC is providing a tutorial as well as Q&A on Regatta Network with a concentration on SCORING. This session will be held Tuesday April 2nd at 7PM and hosted by Andrew Spencer.
This session is open to ALL Offshore, One Design, Cruising and very important for all serving on RC. We need to ensure we have plenty of resources for scoring---so sign up and join in!
Please send an email to Andrew SpencerAB@gmail.com if you wish to attend so he …
Jon Deutsch ago
As we approach the start of our season in the spring - a number of FBYC One Design sailors have been traveling and keeping their skills sharp through the winter. Here are a few highlights:
Flying Scot: John Wake with Mike Chesser and Sharon Wake and Tracy Schwarzschild along with Katie Finn have participated in the Greater Richmond Sailing Association Frostbite. John finished atop of the standing in the 4 day series. [RESULTS]
Our Melges 15 sailors have been prowling the winter circuit in Florida: