Cruisers--Please Come To April 19 Dinner at Fannies
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Long distance or short hops. We have it all. Please come to Fannies House at 1700 hours on Saturday April 19th to hear more about what we've planned for 2003 Cruising Events and to get ready for a great summer. Bring your favorite beverage. Mixes, glasses and ice will be provided. Click Read More... for details.Dinner is coming from the Galley Restaurant at a cost of $12.50 each for ages 12 and above. Children are $7.50 each. You may pay in cash or checks made payable to John Koedel Jr.
There will be a chart of the Bay showing our destinations for the cruising season.
Reservations for this event should be made with Eric Powers …
The following two seminars will be held at Yankee Point Yacht Club and are open to anyone who wishes to attend. "Basic Navigation and Nav/Com System IntegrationMarch 29" and "Suddenly AloneApril 5" The cost is $7/person which includes lunch. RSVPs to Dwight Timm at 
Fishing Bay Yacht Club members and friends traveled throughout the North and South Islands of New Zealand for three weeks. 
Highlights of the trip included a five day cruise through the beautiful Bay of Islands area of the North Island, as well as three days in Auckland exploring all the energy and scenes involved with the Americas Cup. We toured on our chartered sailboat the site of the Cup race courses that included a parade of 1,000 boats. Read more about the trip and 
Wayland and Margaret Rennie, Charlie and Stella Jones, Laurie and Barbara Rennie, Tony and Kate Sakowski …
FBYC will host the 2003 J29 Invitational Regatta on April 18, 19, and 20. Entries need to be in by March 15 to avoid a late penalty fee. Boats will be coming from North America and even a Canadian boat has registered. As many as 10 races are planned, with 4 on Friday, 4 on Saturday, and 2 on Sunday. FBYC will be providing catered dinners and entertainment on Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th. An awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 20th. Interested racers can download the
MOST IMPORTANT PRE-SEASON RACING DATE -
APRIL 1, TUESDAY EVENING (6:30), CCV RACING RULES CLINIC, AT THE MARINERS'
MUSEUM. This is when the 2003 CCV Racing Rules
Guide
will be distributed. The guest clinician is world class
racer and Olympic hopeful Steve Hunt, #1 on the US Sailing Team
- 470 class. Also, Gary Bodie, coach of the US Sailing Team,
will be in attendance. Hunt will be in town for the clinic having
just raced against the world's best in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and on
the way to another huge regatta in Hyeres, France. Steven is at the
"top of the game", having crewed on the best of big boats in championship
level …
The 
HYC is sponsoring a One Design Regatta on March 22 for Lasers, Vanguard 15s, 420s, and Sailboards. Click Read More
for details or the following links for more info: 
From February 14-16, St. Petersburg Yacht Club was the host
for the traveling Sailing World NOOD Regatta. Joining new
FBYC member Skipper Hope on the J/24 "Thin Ice" he co-owns
with fellow FBYC member Don Landau, were myself, Wes Marshall,
and Edward Allen. Here's a brief account of our adventures in sunny Florida.
No matter how big and ugly one might be, we all need someone to love us. The same is true with the drysail hoist. Not the prettiest piece of sailing equipment I've ever seen but for others, the ones it matters to most, its "their baby." Well, finally, its getting some much needed repair. Also, a preventative maintenance inspection is going to be completed. This should reduce routine failures but it will mean that it will be leaving Fishing Bay for a few weeks for a visit to the shop.
Clay Harris - age 9 - and son of 1969 Vice Commodore Bill Harris was selected by Mr. Roberts to christen the new pool. Today, Clay is CDR Clay Harris, Commanding Officer of the 
To accommodate everyone, we are planning repeat sessions for both indoor and on-the-water training. We encourage every person who will be serving on race committees this coming year, either as PRO, Race Chair, or committee member, to attend one of each. The training will encompass three main areas -- general RC …
Case Whittemore, racing his J29, Patriot, earned second place honors in the J29 Class Series at the NOOD Annual Regatta in St. Petersburg this weekend, narrowly missing first place by 3 points in the six race series. Paul Anderson, racing Titillation, also did well, bringing home a fourth place win, followed by Jay McArdle, racing Fast Lane, in 6th place. Thanks to Clark Dennison (see comments below) for pointing out that new member Dr. Skipper Hope also competed in the J24 Class in Thin Ice, assisted by Mark Wensell and Wes Marshall.
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On Tuesday, February 11 the FBYC Board approved a Clubhouse Use policy supporting private use of the clubhouse. Click Read More... for the complete text of the resolution.
As with the mythical diamond in Field of Dreams, they came to the new clubhouse in Deltaville for the annual FBYC Bermuda High party in large numbers. Last Sunday, February 9th, over 100 members and guests attended what all agreed was a "world" class brunch prepared and served by Alain and Nancy Vincey. With a sunlit Fishing Bay sparkling in the background, festivities began upstairs with Bloody Marys and Mimosa Champagne. An excellent video of single-handled round the world sailing was there for entertainment, but many just enjoyed the chance to catch up with old friends. Eggs benedict, sliced tenderloin, and salmon preceded the coup de graceAlain's French silk pie. Everyone agreed they knew Alain was good, but …
Following is the schedule for ESPN2's America's Cup 2003 programs.