Cruising News - August 2010

Joe Schott on

Cruising News
The cruising regatta attracted 10 boats which turned into a drifting match but Chilcoot prevailed to finish first. The race committee of Ric and Sharon Bauer did a stellar job of running the race and attempting to fairly rate the boats. I think we learned a few things about handicapping this year which we can carry over to next year. After the race we had dinner with 42 people attending. A good time was had by all.

On July 28 the progressive dinner was held with 28 people attending. Cocktails were had at Sarah Carneal's home with dinner up river at Andy and Ellen Soyars home. It was a hot evening as it was 98 that day but fans …

FBYC Shines in New England

Strother Scott on

Junior Activities
DSC_1163The results are in from some big New England Regattas. Optis: Hyannis Yacht Club held their Regatta July 30 - August 1, 2010. There were 69 optis and Fishing Bay Juniors took 1st (Alex Hanna), 3rd (Kendall Swenson), 10th (Erin Jacob), 12th (Graeme Alderman), 13th (Jed Londrey), 16th (Gray Kiger) and 18th (Hannah Steadman). Congratulations to the team! Hyannis Results are available here.

The following week, the team attended the New England Optimist Championships in Newport, hosted by Sail Newport. There were about 330 Optis in the Red, White, and Blue fleets. Alex Hanna got a 4th overall, and Kendall Swenson was the 6th girl and got a 30th overall. Deeper in the finish order were 70 Will Whitmore, 71 Gray …

#503 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on

SBR News You Can Use
SOUTHERN BAY KIDS ARE OUT AND ABOUT!
During the past week -
OPTI Nation Update:   Hanna Finishes 4th Overall at 2010 USODA New England Championships Hosted By Sail Newport.  The Fishing Bay Yacht Club Opti Team traveled to Newport  a short week after hosting the 2010 Opti Nationals.  Alexander Hanna posted a 4th overall in the 311 boat championship fleet.   Kendall Swenson finished 6th in the Opti Girls Fleet (103 racers) and 30th overall in the championship fleet.  Also sailing for Fishing Bay at the event were:  Gray Kiger,  Will Whitmore, Jack Whitmore, Hannah Steadman, Erin Jacob, and Jed Londrey.
US SAILING Youth Sailing Championships:  Graham Landy wins C420 Fleet. The best-of-the-best …

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA

Mary Spencer on

One Design Racing

While many people have volunteered to help during the Annual One Design Regatta that will be held this weekend, August 14-15, David Hinckle still has some positions to fill. He needs tractor drivers, retail sales specialists (merchandise sales) and registration workers. Please let David know if you can help even if only for a little while. You can reach David by email to david@blueprintingservicesva.com or by phone @ 804 370-7650.

Centenary Cruise "Sunflower"

Randy Alley on

Cruising News

A wonderful video from the Clyde Cruising Club's attempt to break their previous record number of boats forming a sunflower during the Centenary Cruise. They didn't quite get the 200 boats they had hoped for, but, still, quite a muster. Must have been a great experience for the Crumps, Garretts, and Haywards.

Well worth a look: Centenary Cruise Sunflower

PIRATE CRUZ UPDATE

Mary Spencer on

Cruising News

AHOY MATES!

We have revamped the Pirate Cruz event originally envisioned for Little Bay in an attempt to address the diversity of requests, conflicting club and personal schedules. We have heard that some members would like to participate in the event but do not have access to a "cruising" boat. Others are participating in the Annual One Design Regatta and many juniors are being recruited to participate in the regatta as well. Still others have conflicts with work or family schedules, which limit their availability for an extended weekend cruise. As a result, we made the following adjustments:

Changed the location to Gwynn's Island
Collaborating with the Annual One Design Regatta for Dinner (Aug 14) and Breakfast (Aug 15 …

Just back from Scotland

Strother Scott on

Cruising News
Scotland 1 095a.jpg Picture taken Tuesday July 20 of the various Fishing Bay Yacht Club members and people from Richmond at the Crusing Club of America cocktail party at the Western Isles Hotel, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland, while participating in the Clyde Crusing Club's Centenary Cruise: Tanner Rose, Susan Crump, Lolly Hayward, Allen Hayward, Ross Catlett, Bev Crump, Connie Garrett, Waddy Garrett, and Lloyd Brown.

#502 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on

SBR News You Can Use
Webmasters are critical to events in these days and times.   We have a lot of good ones in the sailing community and certainly on the southern Bay.   Folks who give their time and genius to special racing events  on the southern Bay certainly come to mind - most recently, Jon Deutsch (2010 Opti National Championship Regatta), and Buddy DeRyder (Southern Bay Race Week for the Black Seal Cup).  It's a tough job requiring talent, time, skill, patience, and judgment.

Fishing Bay Yacht Club is hosting their  71st Annual One Design Regatta, in two weeks, August 14 & 15.  Classes expected include: 420, Albacore, Hampton, Flying Scot, Front Runner, Laser, Laser Radial, Mobjack, and Optimist.  The FBYC-ers …

ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA

Mary Spencer on

One Design Racing

71st ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA
AUGUST 14 & 15, 2010

Registration http://www.fbyc.net
Advance Registration Is Encouraged

Event Chair: David Hinckle – david@blueprintingservicesva.com
Social Chair: Matt Lambert – matthew.a.lambert@gmail.com
Race Committee Chair: Rick Klein - rgklein45@aol.com

CRUISE REGATTA

Mary Spencer on

Cruising News

CRUISE REGATTA
August 7, 2010

Sign up online at www.fbyc.net.
Registration and handicap form must be completed 48 hours prior to event to facilitate handicaps and headcount for dinner.

For additional information, contact Joe Schott at 804-776-6004 (H), 804-513-0567 (C), or hjschott@verizon.net

#501 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lin Mccarthy on

SBR News You Can Use
SOME OF THE 50+ COACH BOATS RAFTED AT DELTAVILLE MARITIME MUSEUM DOCK!
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They did a great job.  Both the Screwpile and the Opti Nationals organizing committees may have some valuable advice on controlling chaos and managing mayhem that would be useful all over the place - the Gulf,  Afghanistan,  even the Macy's back-to-school sale!!
 
Another great SCREWPILE REGATTA:   MERIDIAN  and  MIDNIGHT MISTRESS win their fleets.  The 16th Chesapeake Bay classic event came off as planned - racers raced, rum flowed, and trophies are now happily displayed in conspicuous places.  LG Raley and his band of relentless volunteers have done it again.  One hundred and twenty (120)boats entered the 2010 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge Regatta …

2010 USODA Layline National Championships Crowns Champion Junior Sailors

Strother Scott on

Optimists
DSC_0976July 24, 2010 (Deltaville, VA) – Since July 17, some of America’s best junior sailors, and several international sailors, have gathered in Deltaville to compete for the title of National Champion. Fishing Bay Yacht Club has been the host yacht club for the 315 sailors, their coaches, and their families. The championship regatta included Team Race Nationals, Girls Nationals, and Open Fleet Nationals. The event has been quite successful, with only a few postponements due to light air. It has been a great opportunity for young sailors to challenge themselves by competing against the very best. Open Fleet Nationals also gave new competitors some valuable experience by setting up a separate course, complete with experienced coaches, for the Green Fleet …

300+ Optis coming back to Deltaville

Strother Scott on

Optimists
SnapshotJPEG3.jpeg All four divisions of the Optis got in 3 races today in decent conditions. This picture is taken at 5PM today as many are returning to town.

Congratulations to the FBYC Opti-girls!

Strother Scott on

Optimists
DSC_0738.jpg Today the 2010 Layline Nationals Girls Championship held 3 races over the trapezoid course in the mouth of the Piankitank River in light air, and the FBYC girls did great!!

Erin Jocobs got 13th overall, 5th in the blue fleet; Kendall Swenson got 21st overall, 14th in the red fleet; and Claire Lennarz got 40th overall, Hannah Steadman 43rd; all out of 80 boats.

For full preliminary results see the Girls results.

Trophies were scheduled to be awarded by Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Tunnicliffe - pictured at left, but the girls had to settle for autographs, as trophies aren't being given out until the results are final.

USODA Layline Nationals Team Race National Championship

Jon Deutsch on

Club News
Lauderdale YC 4 Team Race National Champions

The USODA Team Race Nationals got off to another early start on day 3. Racing began at 0930 to take advantage of the predicted winds and to give the sailors the best chance of getting in the entire round before our cut off time in the afternoon.

The wind was out of the south, south-west at 13-18 knots. It was mostly cloudy in the morning and clearing around noon. A few rain clouds passed through the race course, but never dumped a significant amount of rain.

Following the 2nd round, the teams were re-grouped into Gold and Silver divisions with the top teams put into the gold division and the bottom half in the silver. The teams in the Alpha …

2010 USODA Layline Nationals Day 2 Recap

Jon Deutsch on

Club News
Mark Round Team Race Day 2Sailing on Sunday at the 2010 USODA Layline Team Race Nationals started early with a 0930 first warning to take advantage of the morning wind. The wind began out of the west, south-west at 8-10 knots. Since only 24 races were completed yesterday for the first round of the round robin, we had to get in 12 more races to complete the round before going on to round 2.

The Team of Lauderdale Yacht Club (#4) was the top-ranked team coming out of the first round. They were followed by the LISOT Black Team, LISOT Blue Team, and Team FOR A. Those four teams made up the top group going into round two and the rest of the teams were …

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