Through the efforts of FBYC member Dick Curtiss, USCG Auxiliary Vessel Examiners will be available on the Jackson Creek docks starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday May 10 to conduct free courtesy safety examinations. The USCG courtesy safety inspection program is designed to promote safety awareness and information. A description of the program, and a copy of the checklist used in the inspection, are available for by clicking on the links. Any boat passing the courtesy inspection will receive, and will be entitled to display, a Safety Check Decal, signifying that it has passed a safety inspection by a USCG approved Vessel Examiner.
This past weekend the Fishing Bay Yacht Club may not have been represented widely among the many classes at the Annapolis NOOD event, but in the hotly contested 50-boat J/22 fleet, a couple of Fishing Bay boys demonstrated that the little club is still a force to be respected. Scott Collins and I represented FBYC in the J/22 fleet and brought home a hard fought fourth place standing.
This was my first regatta as a driver in well over a year and my first regatta driving a J/22 since the 2000 World Championship in Medemblik, Holland. It was nice to get back in the saddle, and especially nice to do it with Scott Collins who I grew …
MOTHER'S DAY IS SUNDAY, MAY 11th - Take her sailing,
or... if appropriate, let her take you sailing!
SEA STAR, COOL CHANGE, ROUNDABOUT, and CHECKS-IN-THE-MAIL
finish
first in CCV Spring Series: Three Sunday
races over a four week stretch brought out the best in skippers and crews
as cold to cool and mostly cloudy conditions prevailed for the series.
When all was said and done, an average of 36 PHRF boats raced each of the
3 race days, covered a fleet total of 135.5 miles (as the crow flies),
and ate-nobody-knows-for-sure-how-many hotdogs. Series Provisional
Results: PHRF A: 1. Sea Star, J/36,
Bumps and
David Eberwine; 2. Cyrano, Frers 36, Bob Mosby; …
Marine Science Day
VIMS will host its annual open house at the Gloucester Point campus from 10 am-3 pm on Saturday, May 17th, free and open to the public . Numerous hands-on activities for both children and adults. Activities include canoe trips, seining, tours of laboratories and the teaching marsh, a seafood chowder cook-off, a spin-casting game for young anglers, and much more.
After Marine Science Day, help support VIMS research by attending the Calypso Party Fundraiser from 3:30-6:00 PM on the VIMS Lawn. $50 per person for Caribbean food, steel drum band and chance to win one of the six unique prizes in the VIMS Ecotour Raffle such as aerial sea turtle tracking, billfish tagging and chance to …
The Laser District 11 Championship Regatta will be held at Hampton Yacht Club , May 31 through June 1 this year.
The word on the street is to expect a minimum of 30 boats for this event, and it's being talked up with the local college sailors, as well. To add to the fun, the popular and colorful Blackbeard Festival is being held in Downtown Hampton that same weekend. http://www.downtownhampton.com/blackbeard/
This is a double-edged sword (ha ha). The festival is great and offers lots to do in the evenings after racing, including a Pirate's Ball on Friday and a special Block Party on Saturday night. Also, if you bring your families, there is guaranteed entertainment …
Kenneth Andreasen, U. S. Optimist Dinghy Association Director and Coach of the U. S. National Optimist Team, will give a two-day OPTIMIST COACHES SEMINAR at Fishing Bay on June 7 and 8. Kenneth, who travels with the US Optimist team when they compete in international events, is truly one of the country's outstanding Opti coaches; so this is a terrific opportunity for all of us who will be working with "Juniors" and Optis. Click "Read More " for further details.Coaches, instructors, CITs and parents who volunteer with the racing team will want to learn all the latest tips for rigging Optis for speed, boathandling techniques, and on the water drills and games. Kenneth and his team of national …
We hope cruisers or racers will join us at Indian Creek on June 6,7,and 8. We cruise to Indian Creek Friday and either raft up in Pitman's Cove or go to the Club's slips. Both golf and tennis will be available to us on Friday afternoon and Saturday. Dinner on Friday will be at the Club restaurant and Saturday we'll have our own picnic there. I will need a close head count for dinner at the Club on Friday and an accurate count for tennis and golf. I have arranged for a special fee for golf at $25.00 per person including cart. There will be a fee for tennis also. The club does not …
The 2003 Offshore Spring Series at Fishing Bay Yacht Club
got things underway this past weekend. In the MORC fleet Thin
Ice (Landau/Hope) and Mojo (Mark Wensell) each
recorded 2 wins out of 5 races; Brass Monkey (Jason/Will Angus)
won Race #5. In PHRF A, Wavelength (Rob Whittet)
took 2 first in 3 races, and Chilcoot (Alex/Donna Alvis)
got the Race #2 win. In PHRF B, Sam Marshall's
Night
Music, Allan Heyward's La Maga, and Wayland Rennie's
Trilogy
shared the #1 spot over 3 races. Dick Cole in
Nutcracker
won
both PHRF Non-Spin races.The mega flood current, a 70 degree wind shift around
the middle of the race …
The question always comes up among FBYC members - How can we increase participation in our events. One of the excuses always is - "I can't find any crew". For the last several months, a link to iwanttosail-subscribe@fbyc.net has been posted on the FBYC home page. It is designed as a means to recruit people - members and non-members alike, who want to sail but do not know whom to ask.A month ago there were 43 people on the list, mostly added as a result of the member surveys. Today there are 54 people on the list, the last 11 are non-members who subscribed in the last month.
This past weekend, there we two crew members aboard boats at …
Gary Jobson is a household name in racing sailors'
homes. We all know who he is. Our man in New Zealand for the
America's Cup. Mr. ESPN of our sport. He often comes into the
southern Chesapeake Bay to offer his name and presence to boost a worthwhile
cause or just to share his thoughts with racers about the current state
of our sport. He has for the last 11 years given a huge portion of
his energy on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Cup Regatta.
This morning Gary Jobson began chemo treatments for non-Hodgkins
lymphoma.
Gil Renaut sent word that Gary was diagnosed a couple
of days ago. To quote Gil …
Whether you race or not...where else would you rather be than the dock on Fishing Bay this Saturday evening, 26th Motown Jimmy Buffett your favorite beverage old friends and new friends
Social starts at the Clubhouse at 3:30 after the offshore races
Stay for dinner beginning around 5:00, no reservations needed lasagna/salad/texas garlic toast/and a cookie for $5 bucks, until the food is gone whether the weather is beautiful, youll wish you were there
Fishing Bay Yacht Club Spring Series begins this coming
weekend, April 26 and 27. Combination of 2 drop mark races on
Saturday and one middle distance race on Sunday for PHRF classes.
MORC is expected to be all drop mark courses. For confirmation and
additional info check out the web site at www.fbyc.net/Events/2003CCV Spring Series Race #2 is this coming Sunday, April
27th. In the Harbor, all PHRF classes, drop mark courses, sanctioned
event, free hot dogs, beer and soft drinks for the competitors following
the event courtesy CCV - under the HYC dock tent. Racers with CCV
Racing
Memberships are automatically entered. Must have a current, valid 2003
PHRF rating …
In addition to the great photos from Bradley Davidson which you can see by clicking on the Opening Day Photos links above, Don Landau took some fine racing shots. Click "Read More" to view some samples.
The 2003 season will begin on May 14th. If you would like to be added to the E-mail list, please send a message to fma@oonl.com or send a blank e-mail to wednesday-subscribe@fbyc.net. It will automatically add you to the mailing list of names of people interested in the wednesday night dinners shown at View List of wednesday@fbyc.net
We are going to try to do some sailing this year. It might be fun if the various one design classes planned a Wednesday night sail and dinner. Anyone interested give me a call at 804--776-6950 or E-mail me to set up a date.
"Art on Fishing Bay" will be July 9th and will be in conjunction …
J/29 One Designers are heading for the Fishing
Bay Yacht Club Invitational this coming weekend, April 18-20 For
info contact Case Whittemore at whittemorec@hotmail.com
or (804) 285-4632.Sea Star, Cool Change, Rocket J, and Checks
in the MailGet Early Bullets in CCV Spring
Series Race #1. It could not have been a better day for racing.
Popping out in Hampton Roads just like daffodils popped out a week or so
earlier, skippers, crew, and boats faced a brisk northeast wind on a frisky
sea. Worth every minute of suffering rain, sleet, snow and other general
boat yard frustrations to get going NOW! RESULTS: PHRF A:
1.
Sea Star, Bumps & Dave …
On June 20, 2003 Fishing Bay Yacht Club will again host the Junior Sail-A-Thon to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Thanks to the many participants, the 2002 event was a huge success, raising over $1000! With everyones hard work, our goal for this year is to double that amount!
The Junior Sail-A-Thon will be held on Friday, June 20 at the conclusion of Junior Week at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. The event is a sailing fundraiser for kids to collect pledges and donations for the number of laps they can sail around the course in the allotted timeframe. This is not a race. Trophies will be given for the top fundraisers. In addition, each participant will receive a …
Plan now to join us on the first cruise to Cobbs Creek May 3rd and 4th. This will be an anchor off event, although there may be two spots at the fuel dock after the Ginny Point Marina closes for the day. We will assemble at Ginny Point Marina at 1730 hours for a BYOL cocktail party. Ice, mixes and plastic glasses will be provided. Dinner will be served about 1900 hours. I will not have a firm price for the dinner until our April 19th meeting at Fannies House, but it should be in the $17 range.
It is nice to row up to the head waters of Cobbs Creek, a good project for Sunday morning …
For any member who is just starting to think about sailing this year there are probably at least as many for whom the season is already well underway. Forgetting about those who have spent happy days since the snows started in the various dockyards doing whatever to their bottoms, polishing sides and top-sides, there has been ample activity at our club.
Over the past five weekends we have had two days of classroom, and two days of on-the-water race committee training. And a day of classroom training at Hampton YC for those who can't get enough. Also three days of on-the-water crew training, and a day dedicated to grounds clean-up. As a result of these efforts the club looks …
FBYC Opening Day Regatta - This coming Saturday
and Sunday, April 12 and 13. MORC, PHRF
Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker fleets. Three races are planned; all
are CBYRA sanctioned. Point of Contact: John Wake, (804) 673-6007.
Gettin' it together on the Rivah: Rappahannock
River area Flying Scot racers shared in a real treat Sunday. Greg
Fisher, 4 time national champion, was featured clinician at a seminar
put together by Tom Norris of Rappahannock River YC and Debbie
Cycotte of Fishing Bay YC. Ron Mihills (RRYC) reports
that sailors from no less than 5 different FS fleets participated.
The site of the seminar was moved to Fishing Bay when RRYC ran out of standing
room during the registration …
To all Flying Scotters and Friends,
This is your final reminder about the Greg Fisher Flying Scot Workshop, THIS SUNDAY, April 6th at the FISHING BAY YACHT CLUB in Deltaville, Virginia. Please note that it is not at RRYC, like originally planned. I have heard from Greg and he is psyched to come down to Virginia and talk to us all. This will start at 10:00 AM with a discussion on the principles and practices of making Scots go fast. Click Read More... for details on the day and a list of who's signed up.Then break for lunch -- please note this is a BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH. Drinks will be provided courtesy of Fleet 185 (RRYC).
Through the efforts of FBYC member Dick Curtiss, USCG Auxiliary Vessel Examiners will be available on the Jackson Creek docks starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday May 10 to conduct free courtesy safety examinations. The USCG courtesy safety inspection program is designed to promote safety awareness and information. A description of the program, and a copy of the checklist used in the inspection, are available for by clicking on the links. Any boat passing the courtesy inspection will receive, and will be entitled to display, a Safety Check Decal, signifying that it has passed a safety inspection by a USCG approved Vessel Examiner.
This was my first regatta as a driver in well over a year and my first regatta driving a J/22 since the 2000 World Championship in Medemblik, Holland. It was nice to get back in the saddle, and especially nice to do it with Scott Collins who I grew …
The Laser District 11 Championship Regatta will be held at 
This is a double-edged sword (ha ha). The festival is great and offers lots to do in the evenings after racing, including a Pirate's Ball on Friday and a special Block Party on Saturday night. Also, if you bring your families, there is guaranteed entertainment …
Kenneth Andreasen, U. S. Optimist Dinghy Association Director and Coach of the U. S. National Optimist Team, will give a two-day OPTIMIST COACHES SEMINAR at Fishing Bay on June 7 and 8. Kenneth, who travels with the US Optimist team when they compete in international events, is truly one of the country's outstanding Opti coaches; so this is a terrific opportunity for all of us who will be working with "Juniors" and Optis. Click "Read More
" for further details.Coaches, instructors, CITs and parents who volunteer with the racing team will want to learn all the latest tips for rigging Optis for speed, boathandling techniques, and on the water drills and games. Kenneth and his team of national …
We hope cruisers or racers will join us at Indian Creek on June 6,7,and 8. We cruise to Indian Creek Friday and either raft up in Pitman's Cove or go to the Club's slips. Both golf and tennis will be available to us on Friday afternoon and Saturday.
Dinner on Friday will be at the Club restaurant and Saturday we'll have our own picnic there. I will need a close head count for dinner at the Club on Friday and an accurate count for tennis and golf. I have arranged for a special fee for golf at $25.00 per person including cart. There will be a fee for tennis also. The club does not …
Gary Jobson is a household name in racing sailors'
homes. We all know who he is. Our man in New Zealand for the
America's Cup. Mr. ESPN of our sport. He often comes into the
southern Chesapeake Bay to offer his name and presence to boost a worthwhile
cause or just to share his thoughts with racers about the current state
of our sport. He has for the last 11 years given a huge portion of
his energy on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Cup Regatta.
One Particular Harbor in Deltaville
The 2003 season will begin on May 14th. If you would like to be added to the E-mail list, please send a message to fma@oonl.com or send a blank e-mail to 
On June 20, 2003 Fishing Bay Yacht Club will again host the Junior Sail-A-Thon to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Thanks to the many participants, the 2002 event was a huge success, raising over $1000! With everyones hard work, our goal for this year is to double that amount!
Plan now to join us on the first cruise to Cobbs Creek May 3rd and 4th. This will be an anchor off event, although there may be two spots at the fuel dock after the Ginny Point Marina closes for the day. We will assemble at Ginny Point Marina at 1730 hours for a BYOL cocktail party. Ice, mixes and plastic glasses will be provided. Dinner will be served about 1900 hours. I will not have a firm price for the dinner until our April 19th meeting at Fannies House, but it should be in the $17 range.
To all Flying Scotters and Friends,
I have heard from Greg and he is psyched to come down to Virginia and talk to us all. This will start at 10:00 AM with a discussion on the principles and practices of making Scots go fast. Click Read More... for details on the day and a list of who's signed up.Then break for lunch -- please note this is a BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH. Drinks will be provided courtesy of Fleet 185 (RRYC).