Only seven weeks until Opening Day. This is the month when many of us are working on that slick bottom. If you haven't done this already, there's still time to renew or obtain your required racing certification, MORC, PHRF, etc., for '06. If you have questions or need help with the PHRF form, contact Mayo Tabb or Mike Dale. The form is available on the PHRF of the Chesapeake Web Site. If you intend to compeat for CBYRA High Point, You need to be a current member of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association. Check out their web site for an application form.
If you had a conversation over the winter months about serving as either race committe …
This notice is primarily addressed to crew candidates and outlines our training program. We presently have over 40 candidates who have expressed an interest in crewing on off-shore boats during the 2006 season.
A meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday March 28 at 7pm at Retreat Hospital to meet and greet candidates. Members will be available to answer questions and to describe what you can expect both when you arrive at the club for the training sessions and on a race day.
On-the-water crew training for off-shore candidates is scheduled for April 8, 9 and 15. A meeting for candidates and skippers is scheduled for 7 pm on Tuesday March 28 in the Boardroom at Retreat Hospital. The entrance to …
CBYRA Region 4 Awards Dinner: 50+
racers and friends attended the Annual Region 4 Awards Presentation Dinner
hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht Club Saturday evening. CBYRA
Vice-President for Region 4, Tom Roberts, presented silverware to
a bunch of lasagna-filled racers for their 2005 accomplishments.
Toting home silverware were: Leroi Lissenden
and Bob Krushelnisky, Voodoo Chile (1st PHRF Spin,
North); Stephen Radcliffe, Entreprise (1st, PHRF
Non-Spin, North). Bob Archer (Archer/Beahr), Bad
Habit, (2nd PHRF B, South); Ben Cuker,
Callinectes, (1st PHRF C, South); Lew and Barb
Lewis, Incentive (2nd PHRF C, South); Jim and
Barbara Williams, Checks in the Mail (2nd PHRF Non-Spin,
South). Mike Dale, Juggernaut, was
the top …
Reserve your spot at this annual, popular affair
today! CBYRA REGION 4 AWARDS DINNER - Saturday, February 25, at Fishing
Bay Yacht Club. 5:30 refreshments and socializin'; 6:30 dinner;
7:00, or shortly thereafter, awards presentation. Menu = Lasagna or
Seafood Lasagna, salad, dessert, beverages and bread. $20 (adult),
$15 (junior) includes refreshments. Casual attire. Make ONLINE
ressies at http://www.fbyc.net/Events/2006 or call Tom
Roberts at (804) 843-2682 or contact him by email at mobjack451@cox.net. Event organizers would appreciate your ressies asap and no later
than Tuesday, February 21. Sailing pictures will be...lively, according to
Tom Roberts, our Region VP, and the fireplaces …
LAST REMINDER - US SAILING Race Management Seminar -
February 18-19 (this coming weekend). Two half-day sessions (0900 - 1300),
hosted by Hampton Yacht Club in Hampton, VA. This course is
designed for those with some race management experience as well as
newcomers. It meets the course requirement for certification and
certification renewal as a US SAILING Club Race Officer. The
certification test will be given at the conclusion of the course; taking this
test is optional for any participant. Presented by John McCarthy
and Glenn Giles. For detailed information and/or to register, you may go
to www.ussailing.org/racemgt/Seminars
or call John or Lin at (757) 850-4225. Cost is $40.
Yesterdays Scuttlebutt reported on two events in Melbourne, one a Fun day for kids of all ages sponsored by Disney who are funding Paul Cayards Pirates of the Caribbean in the Volvo Ocean race around the world. And this coming weekend, a rematch between Dennis Connor and John Bertrand who skippered the US and Australian boats in the 1983 Americas Cup race. Remember it's summer down under so it will be great weather for the spectators.
500 KIDS KIDNAPPED BY PIRATES
The villains from Paul Cayards Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean
put on a show, hosted by sponsor Pescanova, on Melbournes Central Pier
that instilled in the kids the allure and the fascination of the Volvo …
After the FBYC Flea Market and dinner on March 18 at the club (around 7:00 pm), we will have a presentation from Captain Bob Glover, Executive Director of Schooner Virginia. Bob will provide an update on Schooner Virginia, its schedule/itenerary for 2006 and learning and participation opportunities. It should be a great finale to a very interesting day at FBYC.
Help find AMBERJACK -
Amberjack, Star #307, was built in 1925 by Davis &
Sons of Solomons Island. The first owners were listed as Trippe and Young
(don't have first names). Ownership transferred in the 1930s to Richard
Martin and then to A.R. Leighton in the early 1950s. AMBERJACK
kept her name and stayed in the Chesapeake Bay fleet until she was last logged
by the Star historian around 1983. Now, a search is on for her.
If you have any information, Fitzhugh Turner asks that you contact him
at fitzturner@verizon.net
From Jimmie Mock, The Arbiter of Time,
official count down to the official beginning of the southern Bay 2006 …
Spring Boat Outfitting Seminar by RRYC Highlights Engine, Electrical Systems
"Preparation for spring boat outfitting of engine and electrical systems" will
highlight a seminar scheduled for Saturday, March 4, 9:00 am to 3:00 at the
Rappahannock River Yacht Club sponsor of the event at their Irvington
clubhouse.
The seminar is open to the public and free of charge.
Participants may attend either the morning session, or the afternoon session, or
both. Lunch is available for $5.00 with advance notice, or participants are
welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. Advance reservations are requested: call
804-438-6650, leaving name, telephone number and whether you wish to
reserve lunch for $5.00 or will bring your own brown bag. The …
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: CBYRA
Vice-President for Region 4, Tom Roberts has announced that the
CBYRA Region High Point Awards (2005) Presentation Dinner will be
held at Fishing Bay Yacht Club on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th. Plans
are for the soiree to begin around 5-5:30 pm with a social gathering, followed
by dinner and the actual awards presentation at 7:00 pm. Watch for
detailed info regarding menu and cost in coming issues. Attendees will be
able to register on line at the FBYC website once menu and pricing specifics are
firm. Remember, this is a great opportunity to see friends receive awards
for last year's accomplishments.
KEY WEST RACE WEEK Tuesday Toppled Cash Flow
and Wairere Hopes. High winds - more than
30 knots according to unofficial reports - and choppy seas,
contributed to a short event for two North Carolina boats at 2006 KWRW.
After getting off to a great start on Day One with a 1st and a 6th in the PHRF 3
(15 boats) fleet, Lloyd Griffin's Hadley 40, Cash
Flow, lost her mast in Race 3 on Day 2 of the event. In the same race
on the same day Peter Hunter's Thompson 30,
Wairere (PHRF 2 (8 boats) fleet lost her stick. Neither
boat was able to make repairs to continue racing later in the
week. Meanwhile, a …
FBYC IS HOSTING AN OLD FASHION FLEA MARKET FOR MEMBERS TO SELL, BARTER OR TRADE THEIR BOATING STUFF. BOATING STUFF MAY BE ANY USED OR NEARLY NEW EQUIPMENT, MARINE SUPPLIES, ONE-DESIGN BOATS, OPTIS OR DINGHIES.
Full details are available at at this link . You will notice you are asked to pay $1 to register to sell stuff, $1 to register to sell boats, and $7.50 per head for Dick's dinner.
The purpose of the $1 fees is so we can capture who is selling what, it wil give you a chance to describe your stuff and the the web site will attempt to display your listings, and thereby the buyers will be salivating!!
While we sit here in the gray, gloom of January,
experiencing the Monday morning blahs, some of our number, the currently Lucky
Ones, are heading for the starting line at Key West Race Week. Think about
it, pour another cup of coffee, and resolve to go in 2007
!
MIRAGE Takes 2nd in Class in 2006 Fort
Lauderdale to Key West Race ! Southern Bay skipper
Christian Schaumloffel and his crew on his Hobie 33,
Mirage, finished 2nd (of 7) in their PHRF class and 5th overall in the
fleet of 36 in this well known dash along the Florida Atlantic coast .
Mirage traveled by trailer to Lauderdale to race and, following the
successful finish in Key West …
Press gangs were used through the mid-1800's to provide crew for Her Majesty's Navy. Most of the crew who were pressed into service had prior sailing experience on trading ships. Given the ongoing need for crew at FBYC a latter day version of a press gang will be operating in Richmond over the next three days. All members are welcome to visit the Richmond Boat show and they may get lucky and see the gang in action.
The Richmond Boat Show opens at the Convention Center on Friday at 1 pm and runs through Sunday. Norton Yacht Sales are allowing the club to set up a table at one of their displays and this will be manned throughout …
Well known sailor and author (22 books), John
Rousmaniere, will be in Richmond on February 10, at the Sun Trust
Auditorium (downtown). His presentation on "Great Yachts, Great
Sailors, and Great Races" is sponsored by Fishing Bay Yacht Club. For info
contact Cam Hoggan at (804) 285-6443. Cost is $20 and open to
all.
Southern Bay Racing News You Can
Use Racing Rules Seminar - January
28, 2006, Saturday, 0900 - 1500, at Hampton Yacht Club. Fee of
$20 defers cost of materials, refreshments, and LUNCH. Seminar
presented by John McCarthy. For info or to register, contact
John or Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225. Pre-registration is
strongly advised. To guarantee yourself a prime seat, register and …
To Fiddler's Green: Alice
Eberwine passed on Saturday. Alice was beloved mate of 61 years
to Bumps Eberwine and mother to David Eberwine. The father-son team has
long dominated the southern Bay PHRF A racing scene in their J36, Sea
Star. Alice will be remembered as a person to whom sweet and
lovely always applied. She was honored with special reverence by
those who knew her best - her family.
Southern Bay Racing News You Can
Use Racing
Rules Seminar - January 28, 2006, Saturday, 0900 - 1500,
at Hampton Yacht Club. Fee of $20 defers cost of materials,
refreshments, and LUNCH. Seminar presented by John
McCarthy. Early registration is strongly advised.
To guarantee …
Merry Christmas to all at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. The scene to the left is visible from Jackson Creek - and I assume was put togther by Dixon Cole for the Jackson Creek Christmas event - and for the enjoyment of all our neighbors.
Please click Read More for a more personal Christmas greeting from your web site person's family!
The FBYC Cruising Division is planning its calender for the 2006 season. We now call this to everyone's attention because there may be some among you who are not listed in the cruising@fbyc.net directory, are therefore not receiving the division's planning announcements, but would like to do so. If you are in this gruop, please contact Mary Spencer so that you may be added to the division's email directory. Below is a preliminary calender of events for everyone's review and input to George at burkeg@paraccess.com.
2006 Cruising Division Schedule (draft#1)
April 1 Cruising Division cocktails and hors doeuvres at FBYC clubhouse to review plans for the season and help Chip …
Mark your January calendar: Get ready to
Sizzle in '06 !
Southern Bay Racing News You Can
Use Racing Rules Seminar - January
28, 2006, Saturday, 0900 - 1500, at Hampton Yacht Club. Fee of
$20 defers cost of materials, refreshments, and
lunch. Seminar presented by John McCarthy. For info or
to register now, contact John or Lin McCarthy at (757)
850-4225. Early registration is strongly advised since seating
is limited.
NEW YEAR'S MADNESS RACE - Sunday, January 1,
2006. Co-sponsored by OPCYC and HYC. If you enter NLT 5 PM
Saturday, December 24, Christmas Eve, you will save $10 on the entry
fee. Start the day with a hot breakfast at HYC (opens at 0900 …
At the FBYC Board Meeting tonight, we were all surprised when Sharon Bauer arrived at the conclusion of the meeting, in very close sychronization with Rear Commodore Ric Bauer's announcement near the end of the meeting, under OLD BUSINESS that David Hazlehurst will be 75 years old tomorrow!!!!
We shared a beautiful cake and wished David many Happy more!
Merry Christmas to all at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. The scene to the left is visible from Jackson Creek - and I assume was put togther by Dixon Cole for the Jackson Creek Christmas event - and for the enjoyment of all our neighbors.
At the FBYC Board Meeting tonight, we were all surprised when Sharon Bauer arrived at the conclusion of the meeting, in very close sychronization with Rear Commodore Ric Bauer's announcement near the end of the meeting, under OLD BUSINESS that David Hazlehurst will be 75 years old tomorrow!!!!