Due to timing and logistical issues on Saturday, the awards for the Wolf Trap race were delayed. As a result, the Wolf Trap awards will be given this coming Saturday after Fall Series 1. The race results are posted at http://www.fbyc.net/Events/2013/09.14.offshore/Wolf%20Trap%20Final.html. Thank you to all who participated in the event as the 26 boat fleet made their way around the course.
It's time to celebrate another successful Leukemia Cup Regatta -- our 15th Anniversary! And you're invited!
Hosted by our major sponsor SunTrust, this season-end party is for YOU -- our sponsors, donors, participants, volunteers, fundraisers and area sailing enthusiasts. Raise your glass and share camaraderie with the others who make the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta the "best on the Bay"! Give a cheer for our top fundraisers and sponsors.
Join us Setpember 25 at 5:30 p.m. for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at -- where else -- The BOAThouse in Richmond and start getting excited now about 2014!
Online registration is REQUIRED, so register now! We hope to see you there!
The Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta is now in its 18th year and will be hosted this year by the Rappahannock River Yacht Club in Irvington, assisted by the Yankee Point Racing and Cruising Club, on October 11-13. This regatta is a major fund raising event for local Hospice organizations, and by participating, it helps ensure that Hospice volunteers can continue to serve local communities.
The registration form and NOR’s can be found at www.latellsails.com. Just click on TSR 2013.
The Tides Inn is sponsoring the Tides Inn Overall Winner Award for this year's Turkey Shoot race series winner. The overall winner will receive:
We are continuing with the upgrade of the new past of our website - and we think posting will now work. If ths posts we will know it does. It looks like we have a caching issue - posts do not show up until the page does a full refresh. But we are addressing that.
The preliminary scratch sheets for Saturday and Sunday's 'round the buoys races are posted here. Please note that the class splits for Friday's distance race will NOT include a separate PHRF A0/A1 fleet split at this time. A separate scratch sheet for Friday's distance race will be posted shortly.
The sailing instructions for the Stingray Light Distance Race are posted online. Download a copy today! Be sure to check the Official Notice Board in the vicinity of the Regatta Tent by 1030 Friday morning for any notices affecting the distance race.
On August 24, the new and growing J70 Fleet held its first group Fun Sail and Social. Celebrating the arrival of 3 new boats for David Hinckle, Mike Karn and Walter Bundy, bringing the Fleet to six boats, the Fleet sailed several Windwar-Leewards on a course set by the Sea-craft in the Piankatank mouth while the larger offshore boats sailed a long distance race. The social was hosted by Dave Malkin, the dealer from North Point Yacht Sales of Annapolis who has sold all our boats. The following day many of us joined the long distance brunch. Nice events like this will ensure continuing fleet growth. Who's next?
Over the years the Smith Point Race has provided a range of weather conditions, but none better than this year's "Goldie Locks" presentation. The winds were just right, the temp and humidity were just right, the rain squalls were just right--they went around us, and the sunset was absolutely just right, as the photos show.
The 3 course options took the fleets on a variety of paths to Smith Point. The A & B fleets sailed a close reach across the bay to the cut channel before going north (58nm). The C fleet took a slightly less out of the way route (42mn) while the non-spin fleet took a direct route (32nm).
The deadline for purchasing dinner tickets for the Stingray Point Regatta is Wednesday August 28 at 5:00. If you want to be guaranteed a meal at either the Friday or Saturday dinners you must purchase tickets by this date. After this date tickets will be limited and available on a first come first serve basis. We always run out and have to turn people away. Don’t let this happen to you! Please order now, if you like you can send an email to david [at] blueprintingservicesva.com to make your reservation. Thank you.
This Saturday, August 24th, is the annual Smith Point race. Last year's race was a great beat up and reach back. The first warning is at 1400 and the full notice of race can be found here.
In addition to a great race, what better way to recount the events of the early morning hours then with a 5 star brunch on Sunday morning at 1000 prepared by FBYC’s very own Cheeky Monkey crew? The menu once again features:
Congratulations to all USODA competitors!! Photos from the New England Opti Championship in Portland, Maine were taken by FBYC member Maria Powell. Visit Maria Burton Photography to purchase prints from all 4 days of the regatta!
STINGRAY POINT REGATTA(Fri, Aug 30 – Sun, Sep 1) - Opens with distance race (scored separately from Saturday and Sunday racing) on Friday August 30th in Deltaville. Two days of round-the-buoy racing on Saturday and Sunday. For info, details, and to enter go to www.fbyc.net and click on the event listing. Organizing Authority is Fishing Bay Yacht Club. In a setting that borders on charmingly rural and has all the additional niceties of the FBYC facilities, including water access to both Jackson Creek and Fishing Bay proper, a cozy waterfront swimming pool, and …
The 2013 Chesapeake Bay Lasers Masters regatta is coming up on September 7-8 and we would like to invite you to come sail with us. This event is a must-do event for any Laser Masters (age 35+) sailor and why not make this the year you come sail with us!
This year the masters event is at a new September date (to make way for Masters NA's in October on our regular date). In fact - we might even still have the pool open!
And not only is FBYC home to one of the best sailing sites on the Chesapeake Bay - it's also known for one of the best regatta dinners. Chef Alain Vincey has a …
For the Brent Halsey, Jr. Memorial Trophy, Potts Southern Bay Challenge Cup, PHRF, J105, Non Spinnaker & Cruising Class
We hope you will join us for what is always a fun weekend of racing on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay over Labor Day Weekend. Ask any racer who has raced the Stingray Point Regatta at FBYC and they will tell you it is the place to be!
DESCRIPTION This regatta will consist of a one day Distance Race on Friday and a two-day Series Race on Saturday and Sunday, August 31-September 1. The Distance Race will be scored separately from the Series Races. There is no fee …
Saturday's racing was all they wrote for the 2013 Annual One Design Regatta with mother nature not cooperating with enough wind to race on Sunday. Trent Levy in the Optimist Class won the prestigous John R. Hawksworth Memorial Trophy as the winner of the most competitive fleet in the regatta.
While the Optis got in 3 races, boats on the other 3 courses were only able to race the two races on Saturday.
74th Annual One Design Regatta at FishingBay Yacht Club – Saturday-Sunday, August 10-11.This event has been a mainstay of small boat racing on the southern Bay for a long time and it’s shaping up that way again this year. So far, registrations reflect a predominance of Flying Scots and include Frontrunners, Typhoons, San Juan 21s, Lasers, and on the junior side of the house, Opti’s and Laser Radials. There will be plenty of racing along with socials, food, drink, and entertainment on Saturday night. For details and to register on-line, go to www.fbyc.net. Or, call Event Chairman John Wake at (804)305-1343.