Welcome to our first Open House Regatta & Party on Saturday! We’re really excited about this new event and can’t wait to go sailing, pig out and have fun with our members and guests.
Here’s some information about the event and if you have any questions, please let us know.
See you Saturday!
-Your Event Team: Caroline Garrett, Elizabeth Staas, Len Guenther, Mark Hayes, Matt Braun, Paul Wash, Jon Deutsch
SCHEDULE
0930 Late registration @ Mr Roberts slip
1000 Competitors Meeting - creekside flag pole - we will be prompt
1100 First warning for Optis
1115 First start for <22’ boats
1130 First start for +22’ boats
1400 Post-race raftup
Landlubbers - meet on Fishing Bay pier to join raft up **ALL …
The Offshore fleet finished up the spring series on Sunday with great sailing for 2 more races. 24 boats in 4 fleets sailed 8-10 knots out of the north and partly cloudy skies. PRO John Hubbard ran W6 courses for the AB fleets and W4 for everyone else.
In the PHRF-A fleet it was Double Eagle and Voodoo 2 each with a win and Double Eagle got the tiebreaker to win the day. In PHRF-B GOIN' put up two bullets to lead their fleet. PHRF-C was led by a trio of S27.9 and Horizon just out of moth balls won the day on a tie breaker over Cheeky Monkey. Juggernaut took the Non-spin …
The universe must have a ripple in it, because there is NO way I should be writing this up. I already have a writing job for the year and this ain’t it! The past Sunday we had a near perfect day for sailing with eight Scots and three San Juan 21’s sharing the starting line. The day taught us many things and some of us werefaster learners than others. Things learned were how to sail on lakes, mark entry/exits, how to sail an Olympic course.
How to sail on lakes ….UH…Wake - we were sailing on a tidal river! This is true EXCEPT when the wind blows from the north then all bets are off. The wind on …
For the third time FBYC will be represented in the New York Yacht Club U. S. Qualifying Series for the Invitational Cup, one of the most prestigious Corinthian events in sailing. This September at NYYC' Harbour Court in Newport RI, our club will be represented by Clark Dennison, Skipper, and Scott Collins, Caroline Garrett and A.L. Braun.
ATTENTION ALL FLEETS - OPEN HOUSE REGATTA AND PARTY UPDATE—WEATHER, FOOD, COMPANY WILL BE GREAT, SO REGISTER TODAY!!
Celebrating our 75th year, We are very excited about starting a new tradition with the Open House Regatta (Saturday, May 24). This event will bring all fleets together on one day to celebrate our wonderful club and equally wonderful members. The upcoming Open House Regatta is open to all fleets, and all members are invited to participate in the racing and post racing activities. We encourage everyone to register on line today if you have not already, this will guarantee you a spot at the table. The food and entertainment will be great. Also feel free to bring a guest and …
Another very successful Offshore race day occurred on May 10th. Predicted weather was for 12 to 14k out of the southwest and the possibility of a few showers. Race #1 started with wind at the high end of the prediction and dropped down during the second windward leg. Race #2 brought more of the same conditions and a total of three drops of rain fell during the racing on this day. A big wind shift took place after the start of race #3 , resulting in a change mark being deployed at 270deg from the start area, this race was a 5 leg format thus a windward finish close to the mouth of Jackson Creek was to conclude racing for the …
The 16th Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta takes place over the weekend of July 11-13 in Deltaville. An exciting change this year is that all onshore activities will be hosted by the Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park on its spacious grounds.
Twice voted the Best Regatta on the Bay by the readers of Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Stingray Harbour Yacht Club, and Wilton Creek Cruising Club will continue to sponsor this popular regional sailing event.
The Leukemia Cup kicks-off Regatta Weekend with a reception on Friday evening, July 11, at the Deltaville Maritime Museum where participants will pick up their race instructions and enjoy adult beverages and a splendid crab cake dinner …
Spring Series 3 is this Saturday, May 10th...We hope to see everyone there! Please be sure to register for the event!
Also, if you have not already renewed your PHRF certificate for 2014, please do so now. As of May 1st, 2013 PHRF certificates are no longer accepted as valid. Per the sailing instructions, if you are racing in a PHRF fleet, you must have a valid PHRF certificate. You can easily renew by visiting this site. It only takes a few minutes!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
My sincere apologies to all Power Boat Owners. In the work last year to transfer the member database to an online format, and the subsequent programming for the Yearbook documents, we made a little boo-boo, which caused all the Power Yachts to be omitted from the Yearbook. Simply because we had the code "start=query_start" in a place where it should not have been. Beats me!!
Spring Series 2 was this past Sunday and it proved to be a great day of racing, sunshine, and wind for a total of 3 races. What started out as a potentially blustery morning with winds out of the NE in the high teens and chop to boot, followed the predictions and laid down and warmed up right at 11 AM. With winds in the 8-12 knot range, racing was on.
The Race Committee did a great job organizing fleets to maximize the number of races. 10 PHRF A/B started together. The new J70 fleet appeared for their second debut attracting 5 boats. PHRF C/NS started together for a total of 7 boats. The theme of the day …
Our old lockers on the side of the East Bathhouse go back to the 1960’s and are WELL past retirement age.
As a Club proj
ect 15 members donated from 1 to 3 days in constructing 18 new 4ft X 4ft lockers over a 4 day period last week. The lockers will have a $ 60 rental for the remainder of this year and an annual rental of $120. These lockers are designed to be as water tight as possible and keep out the larger critters such as mice. If you would like to help with finishing the doors, painting & shingles just let me know 804-516-1144. ( do need an airless paint sprayer)
The season starts on Saturday! The current forecast is partly sunny – temperature: 74 degrees – wind: 13 mph! Come celebrate the One-Design opening of Fishing Bay’s 75th year. Don’t forget to register.
Sunday's featured another perfect day of sailing with sunny skies, warm temperatures and steady winds out of the south at 10-18 knots. 3 races were sailed.
On-line registration for Junior Division events will close on May 15!
There are only a few remaining spaces available for Opti Kids (June 7,8,14 & 15) and Junior Week (June 16-20); and these programs are expected to fill prior to May 15, so register today!
We also have four slots remaining on the Opti Development Team.
Registration will remain open for Fun Sail, Private Lessons, Commonwealth of Virginia (including Green Fleet Clinic) and Annual One-Design. Come out and join in the fun!
Click on http://www.fbyc.net/Juniors/Overview for a detailed description of all Junior Programs, including the registration process.
We had a beautiful Opening Day with nice weather, good racing and a fun time had by all. The racing was either a 12nm course or a 8nm course out to the entrance of the Rappahannock River and back.
Please be advised there are multiple amendments posted to both Opening Day and the Spring Series. You will find these amendments on the left side navigation of the specific event page under "Event Documents."
The influence of social media as a common mainstream promotional tool for sports is at an all-time high. Sailors around the world are using social media to capture special moments on the water, from stunning visuals to regatta results. Perhaps, nobody knows the power of social media in the sport of sailing like Jon Deutsch (Richmond, Va.). Jon received the One-Design Award for Leadership at the Sailing Leadership Forum Awards Dinner, sponsored by Old Pulteney and hosted by the San Diego Sports Hall of Fame in February.
Due to the distribution delay regarding the Sailing Events books, we are providing links to the 2014 NORs and Sailing Instructions. We will also provide printed copies as needed Saturday and Sunday. We will post a courtesy announcement to this effect on the official notice board below Fannie's porch. Please spread the word especially to racers who do not originate at club slips and require this information.
The 2014 Sailing Events Book and Year Book, along with the April issue of THE LOG, have been delayed. Expect to see THE LOG in your mail this Wednesday or Thursday. The Sailing Events book and the Year Book (mailed in a wrapper as one) will go in the mail by Friday, and you should receive them by early next week.
We sincerely regret this delay and any inconvenience it may have caused you.
