Food Safety and the FBYC Kitchen for volunteers

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Food Safety and Kitchen Protocols

in the FBYC Kitchen

April 16, 2025, 6-7 pm on Zoom

Calling all members who volunteer or use the Club kitchen for race socials, Wednesday night suppers, event socials, and more!

Have you ever wondered how far in advance you can reheat that barbecue? How soon you can fire up the grill and how long you can keep those burgers hot? How do you keep that potato salad fresh on a buffet? And how DOES that dishwasher work?

Join professional chef and club member Wade Thomas as he walks us through food safety in the FBYC Kitchen.

Read more and sign up!

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Opening Day - Sign up to volunteer today!

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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!

 

Opening Day 2025 and Blessing of the Fleet

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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

 

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FBYC Members invited to a Collaboration Event event being run by Dawn Riley of Maiden fame on 1 March at HYC.

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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 …

85th Anniversary Crystal Christmas Ornaments

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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.

Closing Day Oyster Roast - Wrap up

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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 …

Book Sale - Support Deltaville

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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. 

Closing Day Oyster Roast – Ticket Sales Close Thursday, October 24

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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.

 

Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters Video

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

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Watch the video here.

 

2024 Ditchley Cruise/Party in the Books--Repeat Scheduled 9-20-25

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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 …

43rd Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters Championship Results

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ILCA Masters took over Fishing Bay Yacht Club for the 43rd 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 2nd Master and top female for her 6th 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 & Oyster Roast -Saturday, October 26, 2024

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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 …

30th Annual Stingray Point Regatta is in the Books!

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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 …

Pool Closing Next Week

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We will be decommissioning the pool next week for the winter.  We will start Monday or Tuesday and the full process may take a couple days.  The pool will be drained & fences will be locked. 

Last Call for tickets! Luau on Labor Day Weekend

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Make sure you don't have to tell your friends "Yeah, I missed that party".  This is the one you don't want to miss!

Buy your dinner tickets now!

This spectacular evening will be sponsored by Tito's Handmade Vodka, and will feature a traditional Hawaiian menu and drinks. Then, dance the night away to the music of a 7-piece band.  You won't want to be the one that missed this party! It is the perfect way to entertain your friends and holiday houseguests and say farewell to summer with a Luau on the Saturday night of Labor Day weekend! Dinner tickets should be purchased by August 26th. After this date, there will be a limited number of tickets available for $30 …

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