Valentine's Day Apparel Available
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Date: February 26, 2011, from 7 until
Place: Island Mania, aka home of George and Lyons Burke, 22 Maxwell Road, Richmond, VA
February slush getting you down? Want to escape to the islands but the airfare has you shaking your head? Then the Bermuda High party is for you! Wander through the islands, sipping signature drinks and nibbling on island flavors. Unwind with friends as you dream of the summer sailing season. The only thing missing will be the sand between your toes . . .
Cost: $15 each member/guest, covers drinks and lots of heavy hors dâoeuvres.
Bring your passport for a trip to paradise!
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Come hear what amazing things fellow members were up to in 2010!
4 -7 pm, Saturday, January 29, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1617 Monument Avenue
Cost: $5 per member adult, or $10 per member family; $7 non-member
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Winter Program 2011 - Member Highlights!
January 29, 2011 from 4-7 p.m.
From family cruising in a small boat to hard-core racing in Sonars and J-24s against some of the worlds best sailors at New York Yacht Clubs harbor court facility in Newport, Rhode Island, fellow members did some pretty neat stuff in 2010. Come spend an evening with us as we celebrate some of the diverse interests represented in our great club. The Waters family will begin by talking about their 8-month cruising sabbatical to the Bahamas (and south), and after an intermission with light refreshments, the sailors and fans who represented FBYC at the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup Qualifying Series will speak. From cruisers …
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My old friend Perry Guy (a veteran Penquin and Laser skipper) and I thought it would be fun to introduce a new racing event open only …
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Lucky Dog is a J105 and will be sailing against 14 other J105's on the Division 2 Racing Area. Races will run Monday-Friday from mid-morning until mid-afternoon.
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Follow their progress on Race Track here. Scratch Sheet
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WINTER PROGRAM 2011 - MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS!
January 29, 2011 from 4-7 p.m.
You always knew FBYC was an important part of your summer life, from the sailing to the socializing. Come out to hear some fellow members share their experiences with two very different aspects of sailing make FBYC a part of your winter months as well. From family cruising in a small boat to hard-core racing in Sonars and J-24s against some of the worlds best sailors at New York Yacht Clubs Harbour Court facility in Newport, Rhode Island, fellow members did some pretty neat stuff in 2010. Come spend an evening with us as we celebrate some of the diverse interests represented in our great club …
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IN MEMORIAM
WILLIAM H. STREET, III
7/6/1933 9/8/2010
William H. Street, III died on September 8, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sydna R. Street; his children, Laura-Gray Street and Bill Street and his wife, Marge; and grandchildren, Kyle and Sydna Mundy and Ian and Will Street. Bill grew up in Richmond and most of his summers were spent on the Chesapeake Bay or sailing in the Urbanna area. He enrolled at Christchurch School in the 8th grade. Upon his graduation from Christchurch School, he attended UVA. During his work career, he lived in Houston, Annapolis and Sacramento. At the time of his death, Bill was with Joyner Fine Properties and the …
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This video was just posted from last March when most of the Front Runner fleet headed down to Davis Island Yacht Club for Midwinters.
BTW... Matt Braun is recruiting crew for this years trip in March. Contact him if interested.
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IN MEMORIAM
HOWARD McCUE, JR.
4/12/1917 12/23/2010
Howard McCue, Jr., distinguished Richmond Cardiologist and Insurance Executive, died on December 23, 2010 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Emma Gray Emory McCue; his daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Robert Osteen; his son and daughter-in-law, Howard and Judith McCue III; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Dr. McCue was predeceased by his first wife, Carolyn Moore McCue, who died in April 1999.
Dr. McCue graduated from the University of Virginia in 1937. He then entered medical school at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. It was there that he met Carolyn, who was also studying to be a doctor at a time …
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OptiNews 2010 USODA Layline Nationals Report
OptiNews Green Fleet - Safe Fun & Fair by Lina Scott
Spinsheet Dec 2010 - Valiant Effort by Wes Jones
Plus one more hosted by the Virginia Sportsman http://vasportsman.com/The_Optis_National.pdf an article by Lud Kimbrough and Lina Scott entitled "Sailing Munchkins" about the 2010 Layline Optinationals.
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Hot Stove Reading. The PHRF of the Chesapeake Annual Meeting Minutes> are posted at http://www.phrfchesbay.com (click here and go there). Some significant decisions were made by PHRF delegates (some of whom are also handicappers) at this meeting. For instance, PHRF of the Chesapeake is now offering at no extra charge, dual ratings - spinnaker and non-spinnaker; there is a $5 reduction in charge for membership dues and rating certificate and you can save another $5 if you get your rating renewed before April 1, 2011; mizzen staysails are ok IF . . . ; and, there is more. So, read the minutes, which are detailed, and note that which is actually the approved/final decision. NOTE: …
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Well worth noting
is the US SAILING announcement recognizing the southern Bay's Fishing Bay Yacht Club as a recipient of the One-Design Regatta Award, one of only three One-Design national awards given each year. US SAILING said, "...Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC) of Deltaville, Va. won the 2010 Regatta Award for the excellence in development, promotion, and management performed by organizers and sponsors of the 2010 USODA (United States Optimist Dinghy Association) Layline Nationals on July 17-25, 2010. Co-chairs Noel Clinard and Jay Buhl, along with webmaster Jon Deutsch were recognized for demonstrating extraordinary individual creativity and contribution to the year’s most innovative one-design event of national significance. The …on
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Matthew Fontaine Maury Bowl – FBYC’s Highest Award: awarded for outstanding contributions to FBYC – Jonathan M. Deutsch
Piankatank Trophy - awarded to the skipper who most exemplifies the principle that "all is not lost until the boat sinks" – John B. Wake, Jr. (Sharon Wake accepting)
Commodore's Bowl - awarded on an alternating year basis to the outstanding skipper in Offshore and One-Design events for the year based on performance and participation Matthew J. Braun
Annual Race Committee Trophy - awarded to the FBYC member who has made the greatest contribution to race committee work – Lud Kimbrough …
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