At the National Leadership Conference for the LLS in Cleveland this weekend, The Southern Bay Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta was recognized as one of the best in the nation. Out of 47 Regattas nationwide they only give awards to six chapters and we were one of them. I was proud to be present representing FBYC and the regatta committee to receive this award. We should be very proud that we are part of this amazing organization and that is truly making a difference in eradicating all blood related cancers by raising money for research, our regatta is helping them achieve this goal. If all the survivors could thank you personally they would. To them it is because of us that …
For 2004, think about the Lloyd Phoenix Trophy.
The 2003 US SAILING OFFSHORE CHAMPIONSHIP was held in October in
Annapolis and it was won by a team from Rochester, NY, Area E. The
Chesapeake Bay (CBYRA) is a part of Area C. The skipper and crew
that represented Area C (our Area) in the competition were from a J/44,
Vamp
(Skipper
Leonard Sitar, Holmdel, NJ). Areas A and B finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Area C did not get a sniff of "a place in the money." Wouldn't it
be nice if next year we could nominate a boat from the southern Bay for
the Area C slot, and maybe, just maybe …
CLUB RACING EVENT SCHEDULERS - RAISE YOUR HANDS!
Tom Roberts has taken on the task of coordinating the One-Design
(dinghy) Region 4 and Bay-Wide schedule and the Region 4 North
Division "big boats" schedule for CBYRA. Please, if you are the
person who is responsible for your club's schedule (or if you know who
is), contact Tom immediately at (804) 843-2682 or email him at
Mobjack@crosslink.net. The scheduling dance is about to begin - get
in the loop now!
2004 Racing Officials Elected:Randy
Alley has been elected the Offshore Division Commander for FBYC for
2004; Richard Bauer, Jr, will head up FBYC's One Design Division
and Noel Clinard the Juniors.
Based on replies from an offshore racing group inquiry, and the need to find race committee, the decision has been made to cancel the race scheduled for this Sunday, 2nd.
We will conduct a last race on Sat., Nov. 8th, as planned. The race on the 8th, will be one, longer race around government marks, possibly Wolftrap. We encourage spin boats, who may have trouble lining up sufficient crew, to come out and race non-spin for one last fun day on the water.
The race will follow with an oyster roast at the Clubhouse. Please reply by Tuesday, 4th, if you plan to sail so we know how many oysters to keep and how many to throw back. Randy
IMPORTANT PHRF MEETING FOR SOUTHERN BAY REGION:
Wednesday, November 5, 7-9pm, Hampton Public Library, Main Branch (Victoria
Boulevard). This is the meeting for PHRF
members and delegates to discuss fleet splits for the coming season
as well as any other concerns other than specific handicaps.
If you have concerns, proposals, suggestions or comments that you would
like to be taken forward to the annual Bay-wide PHRF delegates meeting
later in November, this is the place to express them. For information
contact Randy Pugh at (757) 301-2859.
NOTE: For an issue to be
considered at the Bay-wide November 15 meeting of the PHRF delegates, it
must come through an official PHRF delegate. The November 5th …
At the 2003 Annual Meeting the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Board of Directors elected Virgil and Myrtle Miller to Life Membership in recognition for their years of dedication and service to the club. The following statement accompanied this resoluton:
"It was a fortunate day in 1993 when Virgil Miller agreed to serve as Co-Manager of FBYC. The next year he became Manager and immediately set a higher standard of service as his trademark. He performed his assignments professionally, faithfully and well. Virgil has been a positive influence on the growth and change of FBYC during this time and is well respected among our membership. Our members and guests have appreciated his charm and pleasant can do attitude. His special magnetism …
This is a heads up to what will be announced at the skipper's meeting at 0930 tomorrow. For the Closing Day Regatta we will have a Staggered Start Pursuit type race. I have assumed Pelican Cay is the slowest rated boat, so I have scheduled the starting times around her. At the Skipper's meeting, I will hand out
this spreadsheet which defines the starting times for each boat - all depending on the Course Length. The sheet has 2 pages - one works if we start on time, the other is needed if we are delayed.
I have preplanned many courses, which all fit within one of the 9 different lengths on the sheet. The Actual Course, and the Length …
Optis at the Indian Summer. Although the turnout was low, the ones who showed up enjoyed a truly beautiful Deltaville Autumn day. Thanks Will Angus and Charlie Clough for all your help.
Pictures (and some video) can be found at my website.
http://www.dennisonconsulting.com/gallery/IndianSummerOptis
When Jack Moseley won the big boat regatta section
of the Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta in his Custom John Townsend
47, Tusitala, he earned the right to represent the Turkey Shoot
in the National Hospice Regatta next spring in Annapolis.
Cheyenne left the Virginia Capes last week
in hopes of catching a very small weather window to have a go at the sailing
24 hour speed record. However, as David Scully put it, "...with
frontal winds reaching 50 knots shortly after we began the attempt... weather
was too heavy for aggressive speeding and the record attempt officially
ended when a huge wave smashed bodies into the steering wheel, breaking
[the wheel]." Cheyenne turned around and spent the next 24 …
SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT-THE DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES TO THE ANNUAL AWARD PARTY AND BOARD MEETING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY SPECIAL EVENT AND YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS IT!!!!
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENING INCLUDE:
GOURMET DINNER prepared by a well known Richmond chef
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Jimmy Buffett style
AWARDS PRESENTATION
OPEN BAR and SOCIAL HOUR
THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE THIS NIGHT SPECTACULAR AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE!!
DONT FORGET- The event will have reserved seating. Gather up your group and email Danyelle Collins at collinsds@msn.com with your request.
NOTICE: RACE FORMAT FOR OFFSHORE FALL SERIES RACES OCTOBER 18-19.
The format for the Offshore Falls Series races scheduled for October 18
and 19 will not be changed and will be as published in the Notice of
Race for the Offshore Fall Series in the 2003 Sailing Events Book. That
is: PHRF Spinnaker and MORC fleets will sail up to two drop mark races
each day, and PHRF Non-Spinnaker will sail one medium distance race each
day around drop and government marks listed in Appendix A.
Mr. Roberts was driven around to Fishing Bay by Paul Howle and Mark Wensell in an ever increasing breeze and anchored off our 1/2 dock in anticipation of the 10AM Skippers Meeting. Attendance showed 2 Frontrunners, 2-3 Flying Scots, one Mobjack, and 2-3 420s. White caps indicated 20+ knot winds, some skippers requested an extra hour to clean out the pine tags and hope for more favorable winds. The Meeting reconvened at 11 and the decision was made to abandon racing for the day.
So the FBYC One Design Fall Series will have their 2nd and 3rd days of racing coincident with the Indian Summer Regatta next weekend.
Yesterday's Washington Post forecast for the Upper Potomac was "becoming partly sunny, windy, chilly , wind northwest 15-30 knots".Todays paper forecasts a more normal 6-12 knots but reports that six J-22's capsized yesteday. Also that "when the spume settled, five time champion Betsy Alison, who was leading the regatta, went from first to 15th oveall because of a second OCS in seven races". Races were cancelled after the first race yesterday. Rolex Results are available showing Marie Klok Crump in 29th place.
Some of you have asked about power, and you should know that as of last Friday, the power was restored to FBYC. Word has it that three large C. W. Wright trucks were in the neighborhood about the time the power was restored.
FYI, our Treasurer, Mason Chapman is the new CFO of C. W. Wright. It is unknown whether our Treasurer is due any credit for getting our power restored!
As promised, we are announcing the revisions to the fall racing schedule as a result of the dispurtions of Hurricane isabel.
OFFSHORE:
Fall Series # 1, originally scheduled for September 28, will not be made up. Fall Series 2, 3 and 4 will be sailed as scheduled on October 5, 18 and 19. The format for racing on October 18 may be changed to provide a distance race to Wolf Trap: the final decision on the format for Fall Series 3 on October 18 will be made after racing October 5, and announced Monday October 6.
ONE DESIGN:
Fall Series 4 will be sailed as scheduled this Saturday, October 4. Fall Series 2 and 3 will not be made up, but …
SCHAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM! The power came on at
the Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use computer location late
last night, Thursday, September 25 (one week from Izzy's arrival)!
Most of us had a severe scare with this one and a number are still suffering
the aftermath and will be for some time to come. Stick together.
Southern Bay area sailboat racers and friends are a tough nut to crack
- even for a hurricane! As far as we know at this point, we are all
still here.
Here's some reminder info for all:
This Sunday - September 28. CCV Fall Series #1
- in Hampton Roads harbor - warning at 1000 (that's changed from the
original …
The highest gusts.
GWYNNS ISLAND VA (MATHEWS CO.)107 MPH at 0042 9/19
Sustained winds and gusts
RICHMOND INTL ARPT 38 73 0013 UTC (KRIC)
WINDMILL POINT VIRGINIA RECORDED MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS AROUND 3.5 TO 3.8 FEET MLLW.The Wakefield office of the National Weather Service has posted a preliminary Post Storm Report at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/akq/wx_events/hur/isabel_2003.htm . It includes some data from all over about the storm
A couple tidbits, the highest gusts.
GWYNNS ISLAND VA (MATHEWS CO.)107 MPH at 0042 9/19
Many members have been back to Deltaville to check their property and help clean up debris since Isabell left last Friday. And those who live there have certainly had their fill of clearing roadways, removing trees from their homes, and living without power and water.
For this coming weekend all racing has been cancelled and all members are invited to the club to help clean up debris and repair docks starting at 8.30 am Saturday. After two days of concerted effort we will be in a much better position to decide on whether we can hold any more races in 2003 for trailered One Design boats starting on October 4. But an announcement on the schedule, for both the …
Many members and employees in Deltaville are without water and power.
Please help them by taking bottled water to the club when you next visit.
We'll find a way to get it to the needy, and your concern will be appreciated.
Let's go with at least four one gallon bottles per vehicle.
And least you wonder while we have some 11M gallons of treated water in our storage tank we cannot access this until power is restored.
The club came through Isabels rampage with no obvious damage to any of our buildings, but with major damage to the Fishing Bay dock and the East dock on Jackson Creek. As of Saturday the road along Fishing Bay had been cleared of downed trees allowing ready access to the club. Those few who visited the club that day had a taste of what to expect after seeing downed trees on the drive to Deltaville, and the carnage exacted on many of the docks on Fishing Bay. Three large pines near the water tank fell into the Jackson Creek parking lot, and some trees on the Stull property fell over the fence dividing FBYC property from our new neighbor. As …
At the 2003 Annual Meeting the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Board of Directors elected Virgil and Myrtle Miller to Life Membership in recognition for their years of dedication and service to the club. The following statement accompanied this resoluton:
Many members have been back to Deltaville to check their property and help clean up debris since Isabell left last Friday. And those who live there have certainly had their fill of clearing roadways, removing trees from their homes, and living without power and water.
The club came through Isabels rampage with no obvious damage to any of our buildings, but with major damage to the Fishing Bay dock and the East dock on Jackson Creek. As of Saturday the road along Fishing Bay had been cleared of downed trees allowing ready access to the club. Those few who visited the club that day had a taste of what to expect after seeing downed trees on the drive to Deltaville, and the carnage exacted on many of the docks on Fishing Bay. Three large pines near the water tank fell into the Jackson Creek parking lot, and some trees on the Stull property fell over the fence dividing FBYC property from our new neighbor. As …