The Notice of Race is up and Online Registration is now open for the 30th Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship to be held October 15-16 at Fishing Bay Yacht Club.  This regatta has been a yearly tradition for sailors over the age of 35 on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. This year we're expecting sailors from New England and Texas. Not only will we have great racing on the water, but we’ve got a great dinner planned by none other than our own Alain Vincey.

Fishing Bay Yacht Club is located in Deltaville, Virginia.  It's a short drive east of Richmond VA and under 3 hours from Washington DC.  FBYC has beach launching, plenty of room to rig, and …

FEATHER and CYMRU take CAPE CHARLES CUP!  A fleet of 87 boats, racers, cruisers, and multihulls,  left the western shore Saturday for the Eastern Shore and an overnight at Cape Charles.  There were 33 boats racing in the PHRF Division fleets, 52 in the Cruising Division divided among 3 fleets, and 2 multihulls.  The race over was a typical high summer race - delayed start due to  light air, shortened course, great party. The trip back on Sunday (Cape Charles to Hampton) was another story - wonderful breezes all day, but a mid afternoon, fast moving thunderstorm that tested skill and grit.  The Cape Charles Cup is a beautiful Weems and Plath glass and brass  lantern that is awarded …

The Early Entry period for the Stingray Point Regatta has been extended to Midnight, Monday, August 22. Take advantage of this discount opportunity and get your registration in now by going to the Stingray "Sign Up"  link.

Mike Karn
Stingray Point Regatta Committee

Dear Fellow Sailors and Club Members:
 
The purpose of this email is to announce a dramatically enhanced Stingray Point Regatta designed to not only be a first class sailing event, but a fun weekend for  members to spend their Labor Day weekend at  FBYC. You don't have to sail to help celebrate! Get off you boat in Jackson Creek, walk across the street, and join in the fun! Skippers, please encourage your crew to join in the festivities.

A dramatically enhanced Stingray Point Regatta has been designed to not only be a first class sailing event …

IRC Two winner Carina II is skippered by Rives Potts. The Rear Commodore of the New York Yacht Club raced the 1969 48' sloop in last month's Transatlantic Race to take part in the Rolex Fastnet Race. Carina II is a family affair: Rives Potts has his son William working the bow, navigator Dirk Johnson has his 16 year old son Dirk Jr. on board and Watch Captain, Richard du Moulin's son, Edward works on trim.

The three families represent a dynasty of sailors for Newport Rhode Island. Rives Potts has competed in several America's Cup campaigns. Potts sailing Carina is a veteran of 20 Newport Bermuda Races and has won the coveted St. David's Lighthouse …

Carina finished the 2011 Fastnet Race overnight, and the preliminary results show her 1st in the 72 boat IRC 2 Class and 5th overall - out of about 250 IRC boats.

Congratulations to the entire crew and particularly  to the several FBYC members on Board - Skipper Rives Potts, his son Walker, and FBYC Log Streamer Cyane Crump.   Surely we will expect an exciting article by Cyane in a soon to be published issue!

Carina rounded Fastnet Rock 2nd in IRC 2 and 18th in Fleet, so she improved her position on the trip back across the Celtic Sea and around the Scilly Isles and Lands End to the finish at Portsmouth. 

Meanwhile - Rambler 100 has been towed to Ireland …

Carina is doing very well on Tracker - about halfway to Fastnet Rock and in Third place in IRC2.

The first boat to finish was a trimaran - who beat the course record.

Finally - amazing news - Rambler - 100' long - ex Speedboat - lost her keel and capsized.  All crew rescued.  Good article with pictures here.

We understand the dredging of Jackson Creek is progessing pretty well and pending breakdowns will be finished well before Labor Day.

The Jacskon Creek webcam - started during the OptiNationals is still operating.  And you can watch the dredging live on it at the Optinationals Webcam page.

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TODAY is the final day for entries for CAPE CHARLES CUP, which is this coming weekend.

CAPE CHARLES CUP  (Saturday, Aug 20 - Sunday, Aug 21), the event where cruisers race and racers cruise [almost]  begins this Friday evening with the skippers meeting in Norfolk at Bay Point Marina, continues on Saturday with racing from Little Creek to Cape Charles, overnights (aka party) at Bay Creek Marina, and finishes with racing  from Cape Charles to Hampton (finish line off Buckroe area) on Sunday.   So, if point-to-point racing, a great party, great awards, T-shirts, hats, and all kinds of regatta stuff fits in your bag, the Cape Charles Cup is for you and your crew.  For details contact Scott Almond at (757) 471-2663 or CCCup …

Many of our visitors need overnight accomodations near Fishing Bay Yacht Club, so we try to keep an up-to-date list on our Accommodations page.   Last week the Southside Sentinel had an article about a new one, the Bethany Inn at Leafwood - in Saluda.  We have added it to the list we maintain.

We hope this list helps our visitors find places to stay near FBYC.

We are cutting off the on-line registraton for the 72nd Annual One Design Regatta at 8am on Friday morning.  If you don't register by the cut-off, you are invited to show up in Deltaville and register and pay at the event.  Many Thanks.

ALBACORES and BARNEY HARRIS win 47th VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S CUP.  Sailing in extremely stiff wind (18 - 25 knots) and rough seas on Saturday, and in extremely hot temperatures Sunday, a tough group of 55 small boat sailors raced their brains out on the Ware River over the weekend.   At the end of it all, the Albacore Class got in the most individual starts (among class members) and, therefore, the winner of that class, Barney Harris and crew Leigh (1-2-1-1-1) carried home the  Gov Cup keeper.   This was the 47th time Ware River Yacht Club has run the Governor's Cup.  CLASS WINNERS:  Albacore (12 boats): Barney Harris and Leigh;  Buccaneer (7 boats): Jeffrey Moore and Jolie Homsher;  …

Pictures of the Dredging of Jackson Creek that is still underway:

The crew of "Prophet" (Sonar 725) enjoyed the 2011 Marblehead NOOD on July 28-31 at the splendid Corinthian Yacht Club at the tip of the Neck in Marblehead, MA.  Noel Clinard and Lud Kimbrough towed the boat up, and Noel back, for a trip of 1465 miles.  Mike Karn flew in to Boston and Paul and Julie Ann Wash drove separately.  Lud, Noel, Mike and Paul sailed in a fleet of 24 Sonars skippered by many of the best members of the class, while Julie Ann tended our needs ashore and saw every sight (and whale) withoin 100 miles.  Although the results were humbling: (22-22-18-20-21-23-12-[24]-24) they improved their understanding of the finer points of …

72^nd ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA
For the John R. Hawksworth Memorial Trophy
August 13 & 14, 2011

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2011
Registration 1900

http://www.fbyc.net

Advance Registration Is Encouraged

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2011
Continental Breakfast 0800
Registration 0900
Skippers’ Meeting 1030/First Warning Signal 1130
Dinner and Entertainment 1800

DINNER
Pasta Dinner - Adults $15 / Children under 8 Free

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2011
Continental Breakfast 0800
First Warning Signal 1000
Refreshments and awards following the last race

 CLASSES 

420, Albacore, Hampton, Flying Scot, Front Runner, San Juan 21, Typhoon, Windmill, Laser, Laser Radial, and Optimist (Red, Blue, White and Green fleets). Additional classes may be added at the discretion of the Event Chair or One Design …

Eight updates for the Geezer Regatta on August 27:

1) The event is planned for Flying Scots and all other One-Design fleets that can muster three or more boats. If you can't get on a Scot, consider Lasers, Mobjacks, 420s, and even Optis for grins. (Optis will have a separate, shorter, and more docile course.) If you can't bring your own vessel there is no excuse: the Club has four to five Lasers, seven 420s, and 16 Optis available for use. Alain Vincey is trying to encourage the Lasers,  Perry Guy the 420s, Gordon Cutler the Optis, and Case Whittemore the Mobjacks.

2) If a sufficient number of Flying Scots register, the Committee will consider breaking this …

The Progressive Dinner Cocktail Party will begin at 5 PM, July 23, at Brent and Lindsay Halsey's home on Fishing Bay.  It is suggested that those who have officially registered to attend the Progressive events park in the Yacht Club parking lot, and walk to the Halsey home.

Dinner will begin at 7 PM at Tony and Kate Sakowski's cottage, 76 Sunrise Point, which is about a 300 yard walk from the Halsey's.  Parking will be at a premium, and will be saved for those with difficulty making the walk from the Halsey's.  Contact Tony at 804 387 3875 if you need one of the few parking places that will be available.

Coffee …