Opening Day Regatta and Blessing of the Fleet 

Saturday, April 26, 2025 

A time-honored FBYC tradition,  the Blessing of the Fleet will be held at 5:30 pm.  The bar opens at 5 pm, followed by a fresh surf and turf-style menu!

Dinner Menu

Stationary Appetizers

• Classic Shrimp Cocktail
• Gluten Free
• Sherried Virginia Crab Dip
• Tropical Fruit Display
• Assorted Seasonal Fruits and Berries

Slider Station

• Bourbon & Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Loin sliced & served with an Apple Relish & Petite Potato Rolls.
• Cajun Flower Dusted, Seared Market Fresh Fish with a Lemon Butter Sauce
• Southern Style Potato Salad
• Roasted Spring Vegetables

Click here to learn more about this event and purchase dinner tickets! Last day for dinner tickets is …

Please join us in a Celebration of Life Ceremony to Honor Debbie Cycotte

Saturday, April 5th at 3:00PM at Fishing Bay Yacht Club

Please RSVP to Patti Manning
pattimanning24@gmail.com • 919-880-9458

Opening Day Regatta and Blessing of the Fleet 

Saturday, April 26, 2025 

Already registered to race? Dropping by just for the social?

Come join us for the Blessing of the Fleet at 5:30 (Bar opens at 5 pm), followed by a fresh surf and turf style menu!

Learn more and sign up for the race …

Spring Is Here!

And what better way to celebrate than to burn those old winter socks at Deltaville's Annual Oyster Roast and Sock Burn this Saturday, March 22 from 3:30 PM to 7 PM.  (It'll still be light out!)

This annual event is sponsored by Evolution Sailmakers and those great Deltaville maritime business that help all of us at FBYC sail fast and safe and with joy in our hearts.  Let them know how many oysters to have on hand by registering HERE!  See you there!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 25, to celebrate FBYC's Opening Day Celebration!

We need your help to make the event a success!  Connect with friends as you check them in for dinner at the registration table, sell drink tickets, or work the bar!  The best way to get in your volunteer service for the year is at a party!

Sign up now to volunteer!

Don't forget to register today and race, or buy dinner tickets!  Click here for more information!

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Save the date for this family-friendly event to kick-start a great year of sailing!  A time-honored tradition at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Opening Day begins with a Race, followed by a Blessing of the Fleet, and is capped off by dinner and dancing. Stick around Sunday for Offshore Spring Series 1!

Learn more and sign up to attend this event! 

Register to Race Buy dinner tickets

On Saturday March 1 at Hampton Yacht Club we will host a workshop for all sailors, sailing organizing authorities (think clubs), and potential funders to collaborate on our efforts to work together to build sailing participation and success in the southern Chesapeake Bay. It will be led by Dawn Riley who was on the original all-women crew of Maiden that took second place in their fleet for the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Race, and now director of Oakcliff Sailing in New York that runs training at all levels to help US sailors achieve success. She is running these workshops throughout the US and we are lucky to host the first for the Chesapeake Bay. The workshop is free and …

Don't miss this opportunity to order your 2024 FBYC Christmas Ornament!  Etched crystal sparkles, commemorating our 85th Anniversary! All orders received by December 1 will be available by December 7th.  Ornaments are $25 each.  Ornaments will be ready for pick up at the Wash Home in Richmond and the Hinckle Home off Fishing Bay Road in Deltaville.  Ornaments can be shipped on request.

To place an order, contact Julie Ann Wash.

The weather was perfect for the FBYC Closing Day Oyster Roast, held against the beautiful  backdrop of Fishing Bay. Once the racers returned to shore, over 200 members, sailors, and guests gathered in the  Clubhouse to celebrate with food, drinks, and friends.

Throughout the afternoon, fresh oysters—raw, steamed, and grilled—were served at tables outside the clubhouse. Inside, tables overflowed with a variety of appetizers, stews, gumbos, chilis, desserts, burgers, and hot dogs. Thanks to the Cruising Division, we also enjoyed a full Taco Bar, ensuring there was something for everyone. Many attendees went back for seconds, and votes were cast for the best share dishes.

The share dish competition has become a highlight of the event, showcasing an …

Come to the Friends of Deltaville Library Preowned Pages Book Store sale located in the Deltaville Library at 35 Lovers Lane November 8 from 10-5:00 and November 9 from 10-2:00.
Come explore a large selection of nautical, travel, history, biographies, children’s, fiction, cook books, paperbacks, gardening, large print books and more! Hundreds of books are available to fill a bag-the donation is up to you!! Cannot make the sale?  Stop by anytime during library hours to visit Preowned Pages Book Store. 

Make sure you don't miss the fantastic venue at the Country Club of Virginia with Food Stations, Dancing the Night Way, Awards and Celebrating FBYC 85th Year.  Register today!

CLICK HERE to Register: https://www.fbyc.net/events/2024/241109-social-2024-commodores-ball/

See you there!

Remember to bring your Share Dish!

Gather with friends old and new and enjoy what promises to be a gorgeous day at FBYC eating oysters, chili and other delights. 

Festivities start as soon as the racers get in roughly 2PM but no later than 3PM.  Register by Thursday 10/24 This is the event you don’t want to miss.

Oyster Roast: Click here to buy tickets

Racers: Click here to register on Regatta Network 

Bring a Shared Dish and enter in win best in class  Register Share dish

If you are sailing in the event you must register for the race in Regatta Network and purchase your tickets through the storefront.

Register now for the Closing Day Regatta and Oyster Roast.

Racers: Register on Regatta Network

Oyster Roast: Cost for entry $7/person and a share dish for your group. Click here to buy tickets on Regatta Network Storefront. Ticket sales close on Thursday, October 24.

To assist with coordination and enter to win Top Billing by Type, enter your shared dish here: Register Shared Dish

Check out this recap of this month's Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters Championship including some behind the scenes on how it came together.

Watch the video here.

17 FBYC Members and guests in 3 Sailing vessels, one power boat, and several cars celebrated life  with old and new friends on the historic grounds of what is now Ditchley Ciderworks.  See:  https://www.ditchleyciderworks.com/

Cathy Calhoon, Paul Grosklegs,and sister Pam treated the group to a fixed price open bar happy hour, wonderful dinner, and an over the top tour of the manor house that predates the Revolutionary war.  Some stayed over and came ashore to enjoy grounds and Brunch before their Sunday departure.

Cathy and Paul recently (in historic terms) acquired this historic property and have chosen preservation over development, as a way of giving back.

Ditchley was once owned by the original Lee family (yes …

ILCA Masters took over Fishing Bay Yacht Club for the 43^rd Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters Championship last weekend. Of the 39 boats – Dave Chapin from Lake Eustis Sailing Club was the top Great Grand Master and took the overall title while Dorian Haldeman from Severn Sailing Association was the 2^nd Master and top female for her 6^th time. The fleet launched on Saturday to light winds out of the North and a long downwind sail to Godfrey Bay on the Piankatank River. The first race was started shortly after 11 in light wind and was shortened for the second leg when the wind shifted to the east. Top finishers in race 1 were Gavin O’Hare (SSA …

Closing Day Regatta (Winter Series 1)  registration is open. If you are sailing in this event, please register. Having a complete registration list for this pursuit race makes building out the start times possible.

Racers: Click here to register on Regatta Network

Coming to the closing Day Oyster Roast? Enjoy oysters, hot dogs, an array of share dish foods, beer, wine and other beverages.

Oyster Roast: Cost for entry $7/person and a share dish for your group. Click here to buy tickets on Regatta Network Storefront

Racers, you will need to register for both the race and the oyster roast.

Don’t forget a share dish for your group. To assist with coordination and enter to win Top …

"Pop- Up Cruise" organized: FBYC cruise to Urbanna October 12 for the annual Oyster Stroll. Overnight at Urbby Marina. Breakfast at a local restaurant for those interested. Likely to add a night before or afterwards in the Corrotoman River.

Urbanna Oyster & Wine Stroll - FBYC

Forty boats competed in the 30th Annual Stingray Point Regatta over Labor Day Weekend.  A strong turnout in almost every fleet, including Cruising Fleets made for a weekend of great competition.  Below are the overall winners, but be sure to click the link and see all the winners from this past weekend!

Brenton S. Halsey, Jr. Memorial Regatta Trophy
Winner: Cheeky Monkey, Paul and Julie Ann Wash

Dick Cole Memorial Trophy - Excellence in the Cruising Fleet
Winner: Dauntless, James Keen and Jody Keen 

Class Winners:
PHRF A0/Sport Boat: Sitella, Ian Hill,  HYC PHRF A1: Orion, Bob and Lisa Fleck, FBYC
PHRF A2: Excitation, Mayo Tabb, FBYC
PHRF B: GOIN', Dennis Hannick, FBYC
PHRF C: Cheeky Monkey, Paul and Julie …