High water and impassible roads couldn’t keep the Laser Masters from sailing this weekend.  Extremely high tides due to a harvest moon and a Nor’easter off the coast made Fishing Bay Road nearly impassible in 6-8+ inches of water at times. The road and Fishing Bay dock were still underwater at some of the low tides over the weekend.

On Saturday everyone arrived plenty early ahead of the mid-morning high tide and rigged and waited for the right wind.  After a 2-hour postponement the wind filled in and …

"O Oysters," said the Carpenter,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.

The oysters are on us this November 2 at FBYC's yearly Oyster Roast and closing day regatta. Sign-up at:  https://www.fbyc.net/events/2019/191102-offshore-closing-day-regatta-and-oyster-roast-winter-series.  The food is free but we are accepting donations and ask everyone to bring a side dish or dessert.  First-come, first-served until the oysters are history!

THEN........LET'S DINE AND DANCE …

Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Sat, Oct 19: Fall Series 3 (Offshore)
Sat, Oct 26: Closing Cruisers Dinner (Cruising)
Sat, Oct 26: Fall Series 4 (Offshore)
Sat, Nov 2: Closing Day Regatta and Oyster Roast: Winter Series 1 (Offshore)
Sun, Nov 3: Laser Frostbite Regatta (One-Design)
Sat, Nov 9: Winter Series 2 (Offshore)
Sat, Nov 16: Commodore's Ball
Thu, Nov 28: Thanksgiving
Sat, Nov 30: Winter Series 3 (Offshore)

This Week’s Update:
-  Fall is in full swing with the third Offshore series race of the season.  No other events are …

                                  Fishing Bay Yacht Club requests the honor of your presence

                                         at the 2019 Annual Meeting and Commodore’s Ball

                                                   Saturday, November 16, 2019

This is your "formal" invitation to FBYC's exciting, hip, and way-cool social event of the year.  We've got a new venue--The Hippodrome in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward. (Check it out here:  https://hippodromerichmond.com).  And we've slashed the price from previous years to encourage as many as possible to attend.  The full evening features:

• Annual Meeting in upstairs Screening Room 5:30-6:00 PM
• Cocktail Hour …

Sign-up now for our annual Oyster Roast and End-of-Season Pursuit Race on November 2.  We're "tilting the icebox and emptying the bar."  That means we're using any leftover barbecue, other foods and drinks to finish up this part of the season.  We're adding raw or roasted oysters to the mix and asking only for contributions to the donation jar.

Please bring a salad or dessert to share with your fellow sailors and invite anyone who might be interested in joining FBYC.  This is always one of our most popular …

Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Sat, Oct 12:-Sun, Sep 13: Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship (One-Design)
Sat, Oct 19: Fall Series 3 (Offshore)
Sat, Oct 26: Closing Cruisers Dinner (Cruising)
Sat, Oct 26: Fall Series 4 (Offshore)
Sat, Nov 2: Closing Day Regatta and Oyster Roast: Winter Series 1 (Offshore)
Sun, Nov 3: Laser Frostbite Regatta (One-Design)
Sat, Nov 9: Winter Series 2 (Offshore)
Sat, Nov 16: Commodore's Ball
Thu, Nov 28: Thanksgiving
Sat, Nov 30: Winter Series 3 (Offshore)

This Week’s Update:
-  Laser Masters of the Chesapeake return …

There's only one week left to get in your nominations.  All nominations should be emailed by October 15th.

The Trophy Committee will receive nominations for the following perpetual trophies to be awarded at the Annual Awards Party in November:

• 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 …

The 38th Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship is just over a week away and the event is set to feature all of the things it is known for – great racing, amazing food, dedicated volunteers and a fantastic group of competitors who are fun to sail and hang out with.  This year competitors are coming from as far away as Florida, New Jersey, and beyond and also includes closer by contingents from Annapolis and the tidewater area.  A couple competitors are even tuning up for the regatta by sailing the Laser …

November is an awesome month at FBYC.

Our Closing Day Race and Oyster Roast is slated for November 2.  It has always delivered excitement on the course followed by oysters served raw or roasted.  We'll be cleaning out any leftover kegs from the season, but you can bring your own drink as well as a salad or dessert to share.

Then, the Commadore's Ball with our annual meeting and awards presentation will be two weeks later on November 16.  We're hard at work creating a fantastic evening at Richmond's historic …

Add up these ingredients:

• A sweet, downwind sail up to Reedville's Mill Creek
• A lazy afternoon with 12 boats securely anchored in a lovely cove
• A wine tasting at Jacey Vineyards and fabulous dinner catered by Carwash
• A fleet of dinghies finding their way back in the dark guided by anchor lights
• Another downwind sail back home the next morning

But the best ingredients were the FBYC cruising fleet members who joined together for a wonderful weekend on the water.  Simply delicious!