News - FBYC

F-21 Donzi stolen from West Point

catesby jones on Tuesday July 9, 2002 04:11PM

Update 7/10/2002 - the Boat has been found and returned intact Tuesday night - Thanks to all for your help. On July 4th Jay McArdle's powerboat was stolen out of his yard near West Point. Members of the club are asked to be on the lookout for it. It is a 21 foot DONZI center consol with a red Bimini top. donzi1

It has a white Johnson 225 horse outboard with a black stabilizer fin.

It is on a white tandem axle trailer. The name on the trailer is Yacht Club. The side of the boat has the name Donzi and the model number F-21 on it. 2 additional photos are under read more. It also has a yellow quick …

June 29, 2002 Junior Regatta Results

Stuart Burnett on Wednesday July 3, 2002 01:08PM

Fourty-three junior sailors hailing from Norfolk to Annapolis enjoyed a perfect day of racing during the FBYC Junior Regatta on June 29th. Under the direction of event chair Lud Kimbrough, Fishing Bay Yacht Club demonstrated it's commitment to junior sailing by providing three seperate race courses, free hamburgers and hotdogs after the racing, handing out 31 trophies, and FBYC Junior Racing "Cruiser Mugs" to all participants. Read on for details and regatta results
The Laser, 420, and Byte fleets competing off Stove Point on the big-boat course managed by event Race Committee Chair, Stuart Burnett. All three fleets got in six races with a mix of windward/leeward, modified triangle, and olympic courses. Races lasted about 30 minutes each …

7 Juniors return from AYC Junior Regatta and upcoming plans

Blake Kimbrough on Friday June 28, 2002 10:52AM

This past Tuesday was a great success in Annapolis. Eric and I took seven sailors for the Annapolis Yacht Club Junior Regatta. Congratulations to Eliza Strickland, Franny Kupersmith, Miles Kimbrough, Betsy Carwile, Mark Buchanan, Quentin Jenkins and Alex O'Toole for making it out their for the first regatta of the season. See AYC results

There is a slew of upcoming events which are as follows:Saturday, June 29th is the Fishing Bay Yacht Club's Junior Regatta. I have already been hearing from other clubs such as RRYC and HYC telling me that they are planning to come over for it. Fleets will include 420, Laser, Laser Radial, Byte, Opti and Opti Green Fleet. Don't forget that we …

Please note Jan Monnier - Junior Commander - has a new e-mail address

Strother Scott on Thursday June 27, 2002 10:30PM

Please note that as we approach the busy summer Junior season, the Fun Regatta tomorrow, the Junior Regatta the next day, etc. that our Junior leader Jan Monnier has had to switch her e-mail address to janellemonnier@msn.com. You can reach her there - do not even bother to send mail to her richmond.edu address - it seems she has retired as a college professor to work full time for our Juniors for the summer!!!

Summer Seabreeze Dates Corrected

Debbie Cycotte on Thursday June 20, 2002 05:39PM

Please note that the Summer Seabreeze will be held on Saturday, July 6th and Saturday, July 20th. The sailing events book incorrectly states the first race will be on July 7th.

Our Anna Cobb selected for 2001/2002 ICSA/RONSTAN All-America Sailing Team

Strother Scott on Wednesday June 19, 2002 09:36AM

Anna Cobb completed her successful collegiate sailing season in Hawaii and was recently selected as ICSA/Ronstan All-American Crew. For more information see www.collegesailing.org Congratulations - Anna

Junior Racing Team has the First FBYC Mailing List capability

Strother Scott on Tuesday June 18, 2002 07:31PM

We have now organized a Junior Racing Mailing List to more easily send e-mails to all juniors, their parents, and anyone else interested in Junior Racing. juniorracing@fbyc.net is a moderated e-mail list - so any e-mail sent to juniorracing@fbyc.net will go first to Noel Clinard, the Junior Communications officer, for approval before it is sent to everybody. You may subscribe by sending a blank e-mail to juniorracing-subscribe@fbyc.net or you may unsubscribe by sending a blank e-mail to juniorracing-unsubscribe@fbyc.net. We plan the same capability for our offshore, and various one design fleets.We also have a Junior Hotline - 804-787-8015 - which will be updated every Friday morning this summer as the traveling teams plans develop …

Open Thank You

catesby jones on Monday June 10, 2002 12:21PM

I would like to take the opportunity to openly express my gratitude to the members of FBYC and the Board of Directors on behalf of the International Lightning Class Associations Fishing Bay Fleet 509. Throughout the weekend, visiting sailors repeatedly commented on outstanding clubhouse, facilities and members. I would like to thank those members that actively participated in the Dixie District Regatta event. David Lee, Case and Rob Whittemore, John Beery, Mike Karn, Blake Kimbrough, Eric Bokinsky, Kelly OToole and numerous others provided great on-the-water race management. Many Thanks, Ron Buchanan Fleet Captain, ILCA Fleet 509

Housing/Crew needed for Dixie Districts June 8-9th

catesby jones on Tuesday May 28, 2002 10:28AM

The ILCA Dixie Districts are to be held at Fishing Bay June 8th and 9th. We are anticipating 15-25 boats. Some competitors are in need of housing and crew. If you're willing to provide a boat or cottage for visitors during the weekend, or you're interested in crewing. Please let me know. --Ron BuchananThe ILCA Dixie Districts are to be held at Fishing Bay June 8th and 9th. Some owners are in need of housing and crew. If you're willing to provide a boat or cottage for visitors during the weekend, or you're interested in crewing. Please let me know. --Ron Buchanan

Catalina Yachts plan to raft up in Fishing Bay on Memorial Day weekend - invite FBYC members to join them

catesby jones on Tuesday May 14, 2002 10:30AM

Members of the Catalina 27 list on sailnet are sponsoring a raftup which this year will be on Fishing Bay. I wish to invite members of your club. We hope to make this an annual event, each year picking a new location in the mid to southern Chesapeake. Chesapeake Yacht Sales will be bringing one of the new Catalina's. If anyone wishes to join us please feel free there is no particular restriction vs boat or interest, just an afternoon and evening of good company with fellow sailors.

Date: Saturday May 25th from Noon onwards - Channel 16 then 72
Location: Fishing Bay

If anyone wants to join with us for the day then please contact me [Mark Tamblyn or …

Results for the joint Mosquito Point Regatta with RRYC

Allan Heyward on Tuesday May 14, 2002 09:42AM

Fishing Bay's first foray into a joint event with the River clubs seems to have gone well and been well-received. 16 boats competed, 11 from FBYC and 5 from the river: a good turnout considering what conditions looked like early Saturday morning. The attached file is a Word 97 document with the overall results. If you wish me to fax you the long version, give me a call at 804-747-4500 or email me with your fax number. Ties were resolved pursuant to RRS App A, Rule A8 (in most cases A8.3).

In due course the results, as regards the FBYC Spring Series, will be integrated into the series scoring.

Photos taken from Mr. Roberts are posted on the …

4th Annual Southern Chesapeake Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta Wine Reception, Saturday, May 18

catesby jones on Sunday May 12, 2002 04:36PM

The Charm of the Chesapeake is the theme for the 4th Annual Southern Chesapeake Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta Wine Reception, Saturday, May 18, at the Mariners Museum in Newport News. Guest presenters for the event will be well-known Bay sailors and authors Dick and Dixie Goertemiller. The Goertemillers, who live in Reedville, are founders of Chesapeake Bay Magazine and for many years were editors of the popular Guide to Cruising Chesapeake Bay. They have sailed the Chesapeake for more than 35 years and have written hundreds of articles and stories covering their many cruising and sailing adventures. In addition to their cruising experiences, Dick Goertemiller, who is a leukemia survivor, is also a marine artist. Their presentation includes a unique …

HUSTLER Wins J/29 Regatta

Case Whittemore on Sunday May 12, 2002 04:28PM

Hustler, owned by John and Tony Esposito from New Rochelle, New York, won the FBYC J/29 Invitational Regatta, which was sailed on April 19-21. With this win, Hustler continues its dominance in 2002 of the J/29 circuit with earlier wins at the Key West and St. Petersburg regattas.The second place boat was Rhumb Punch, which is owned by John Edwards and skippered by Clark McKinney, both of whom are from the Solomons, MD area. The top placing FBYC boat was Titillation, which is owned and skippered by Paul Anderson. Titillation nosed out Patriot by one point. Patriot is owned and skippered by Case Whittemore. The other FBYC boats were Bob Wardwells Killshot (9th), Frank Glawsons …

Text of the Commissioning Prayer - April 13, 2002

Bev Crump on Thursday April 25, 2002 12:06PM

Commissioning Prayer Fishing Bay Yacht Club Clubhouse Dedication
April 13, 2002 by Rt. Rev. F. Clayton Matthews

We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over it the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation. On the third day of creation, you divided the waters from the land, and in the fullness of time came the ancestral waters of the Chesapeake Bay, the Piankatank River, Fishing Bay, and Jackson Creek. Bodies of water upon which we recreate and through which we sail. We present here from these four bodies of water. We ask you to sanctify this water by your creative power so that it may be a sign of the desire we have for you to …

Opening Day Regatta Photos now available

Strother Scott on Wednesday April 24, 2002 04:46PM

Dave Dunigan took a number of photographs on Opening Day weekend of offshore boats using the following

Film; Fuji Provia 100F Pro Fine Grain Transparancy Film

Cameras: Nikon F-4, Nikon F-100, Nikon F-3, Cannon A-1

Lenses: Nikkor 80-200 f2.8ED, Nikkor 80-400ED f4.5VR, Nikkor 24 f2.8D

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I have also set up web pages for individual boats on the Yachts web page. Associated with each boat is a "Photos" page listing the photos of that boat. The boats with new photo pages include Blade Runner, Jaguar, Legacy, Loose Cannon, Patriot, Tittalation, Trilogy, Wavelength, Whiskey Tango. Additional photos can be added at the bottom of each photo page by members with passwords.

If anyone wishes to purchase the high quality …

New Clubhouse - 25 past Commodores assemble as the ribbon is CUT

Strother Scott on Tuesday April 16, 2002 09:55AM

Twenty-five Past Commodores assembled for the Commissioning Ceremony in front of the new Clubhouse.

They are - left to right: Peter Roughton 1959-1960, Bob Wardwell 1998, Waddy Garrett 1993, David Lee 1996, Billy Perkins 1987, Happy Hubard 1989, Frank Hargrove 1969, Bill Spencer 1994, John Hawksworth 1986, Case Whittemore 1988, Mrs. Allen R. Potts widow of Alan Potts 1971, Strother Scott 2001-2002, Wayland Rennie 1985, Brent Halsey 1977, Tim Blackwood 1978, Whitey Lipscomb 1991, Russ Collins 1992, Judy Buis 1999, Jim Rogers 1983, Mike Karn 2000, Bob Rock 1990, Bev Crump 1982, Herb Potts 1956, Jim Reid 1976, Hiram Pritchard 1974, Jere Dennison 1975, David Hazlehurst Rear 2001-2002, and Dick Cole Vice Commodore 2001-2002.

At the right rear are Bill Egelhoff …

Spectators Welcome at J/29 Invitational Regatta

Case Whittemore on Monday April 15, 2002 05:43PM

The sixth annual FBYC J/29 Invitational Regatta will be held on Friday-Sunday, April 19-21. This regatta continues to attract the best J/29 sailors on the east coast. This year at least 15 boats are expected, including a boat from Ontario, Canada. The quality of racing and competition at this regatta is extraordinary. It is a great opportunity for the Clubs hard-core racers, would-be racers and cruisers to come out and see some exciting competition. Seeing four J/29s keeping their spinnakers up to the last instant and then rounding the leeward mark four-wide is exciting both for the competitors and the spectators. And of course the starts are always full of action. There will be 3 or …

Old Dominion Monarchs Rule the Sea

Jim Cobb on Saturday April 13, 2002 08:41PM

Old Dominion goes to Hawaii. The other three Cobbs' tag along. annacobb

Old Dominion recently qualified for the team nationals to be sailed at U. of Hawaii in early June. Anna Cobb, former Jr. Coach at FBYC, currently a coach at NYYC, is a member of the qualifying team. She is crew for Matt Allen from Beverly, MA. Also on the team are All Americans Brad Funk and Liz Biond, team captains Debbie Capozi and Ryan Thorvaldsen. Kenney, Jim and Malcolm plan to join Anna and her team in Honolulu. ODU is one of the premire sailing teams in the U.S. Check out the ODU Sailing Team web site for all the details.

Opening Day Race Committee

David Hazlehurst on Saturday April 6, 2002 11:01PM

We continue to make progress in staffing our race Committees so that members who want to race are not recruited for this duty. But members who choose not to race can share in the on the water excitement with minimal preparation and get back to shore before most of the particiants. But most importantly, those who do race committee duty provide a service that allows others to race, and equally important complete one of the two duty days we ask all members to give each year. Please say yes when a race committe chairperson asks for our help, you'll enjoy your day on the water.

For Opening Day we have a mix of experience levels with a group of …

Commissioning Dinner Oversubscribed Overflow seating available through Monday April 8.

Strother Scott on Thursday April 4, 2002 07:06AM

The April 1 deadline for reservations for the dinner following the Commissioning on Opening Day has passed and we have received far more reservations that we ever expected. We have expanded our seating by 75% but we are at capacity for reserved seating and for Chef Alain Vincey and his staff. As a result, we must cut off reservations to the $25 per person "Chef Alain Vincey Dinner" at the 300 adults already on board as of Monday night's count. Those 300 adult guests will have dinner in 3 tents which will surround the downstairs screen porch.

We will extend reservations for another week for overflow seating and eating in the Junior Tent, which will be erected on the …

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