The America's Cup has started. The first race got off around 8:30am EST and is currently being streamed live on the BMW/Oracle Racing Website. It's also available on ESPN360.com.
Here is a older video of the BMW/Oracle boat in action
If you are not familiar with sailboat racing this is the Superbowl of sailboat racing and it's happening this week. Larry Ellison (owner of Oracle) and Ernesto Bertarelli a European pharmaceutical billionaire have built a 90' x 90' trimaran and a 90'x90' catamaran. They are absolutely incredible and they sail 2-3 times the speed of the wind.
They are racing a best of 3 series to determine the winner of the America …
BERMUDA HIGH PARTY
Get out of the cold and join FBYC for great food,
great stories and great drinks!
Friday, February 19th at 6:30pm
The Home of Durwood and Deborah Usry
1215 Wilmer Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
Adults $15.00
EASY RESERVATIONS:
Register and pay online with a credit card at www.fbyc.net or
mail checks, payable to Fishing Bay Yacht Club, and reservations to John Koedel, III, 7102 Glen Parkway, Richmond, VA 23229. Contact John at (804) 338-1158. Space is limited to the first 60 to sign up.
It's good to be 4P: If you
intend to race PHRF, you need a 2010 Valid Rating Certificate from PHRF
of the Chesapeake, and, for most southern Bay races, you must meet
PHRF Equipment Category 4P. PHRF is very specific
about what is required when YOU check the Equipment Category box on the
application. PHRF says, "Ensure you review the PHRF Special Regulations for safety requirements and sign the
Certification of Compliance
(Keep this certificate on your boat) BEFORE checking off the
Equipment Category (4P, 5P, or 6P). Your
application form must check off the Equipment Category (4P, 5P,
or 6P)." NOTE: The "lifeline exception" to the
4P requirements is clearly explained …
IN MEMORIAM
ORIANA R. HARGROVE
12/29/1928 1/18/2010
Mrs. Oriana R. Hargrove, of Hanover County, died on January 18, 2010. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Frank D. Hargrove Sr. (Commodore 1969); daughter, Dale Alderman and husband Rick; sons, Frank Hargrove Jr. and wife Elizabeth, Stewart Hargrove and wife Lynn, and Wellesley Hargrove and wife Kimberly; and 10 grandchildren.
Oriana was born in Richmond and attended Longwood College and Arkansas College. Frank and Oriana knew each other from Thomas Jefferson High School and they were married after he returned from serving in World War II. Frank said that she never forgave him for taking her out of the city because she was a city …
FBYC's newest J105, Travis Weisleder's 'Lucky Dog' is at Key West Race Week which starts Monday. Crew includes Clark Dennison, Rob Whittemore, John Wake and Sharon Wake. Follow along at the event website. Good Luck!
Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. announced that the club has invited 26 pre-eminent American yacht clubs to compete for places in the second New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, which will be sailed in Newport, R.I., September 10-17, 2011. Commodore Elwell explained that a number of yacht clubs in the United States had expressed interest in competing in the inaugural event, held in September of 2009. “This invitation for a U.S. Qualifying Series is in response to that interest,” he said. The Qualifying Series will be held in Newport on September 8-11, 2010.
The invited American yacht clubs are American in Rye, N.Y.; Annapolis; Bayview in Detroit and Little Traverse in Harbor Springs, Mich.; Boston and …
Fishing Bay Yacht Club, home of a highly competitive Junior Sailing Program and host of an acclaimed Opti ACCs in 2004, has gotten off to an early start in planning the 2010 USODA Opti Nationals for July 16-24 in Deltaville, Virginia, which is located on the Middle Chesapeake Bay, 75 miles east of Richmond, Virginia.
The schedule calls for Team Nationals July 17-19, with check-in the 16th, Girls Nationals July 20, with check-in the 19th, and Nationals July 21-24, with check-in the 20th. Advanced check-in for earlier arrivals will be permitted for the latter events. There will be a Green Fleet on a separate course July 21-24 with similar check-in times.
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) in partnership with the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) and twelve other trade groups representing 90% of retail gasoline providers, almost all automobile manufacturers and a large majority of motorcycle and non-road equipment manufacturers sent a letter Wednesday to the EPA, Department of Energy (DOE) and The White House concerning the EPA's pending decision on the use of E15 and DOE's Ethanol Research Program.
This issue is important to anyone who owns gasoline-powered tools, equipment, autos, boats, and off-road vehicles or who may have safety or environmental concerns with the current proposals for increasing the amount of ethanol in the nation's gasoline supply.
Winter Program #1 Mike Aiken
January 29th, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Virginia Eye Institute
400 Westhampton Station
Richmond, VA 23226
Michael and wife Amy are both licensed USCG captains with over 30,000 offshore miles each. They have made two transatlantic crossings, outfitted several boats of their own for offshore cruising and have supervised/ consulted for many others. They currently live aboard a 42 cutter hailing out of Norfolk, VA.
Mike also happens to be a national recording artist whose songs are born from their cruising experiences. Maybe you've seen them speak/perform at the NY, Chicago or Philly boat shows or seen the articles in Chesapeake Bay Magazine and Cruising World, or maybe you've seen Mike on CMT …
Key West Race Week (KWRW) (Jan
18-22, 2010) - The fleet is building and one of the first from the
southern Bay to enter is Travis Weisleder's J105, Lucky
Dog. LD sails out of Fishing Bay and will compete in
the J105 one-design class. The Lucky Dog team is skipper
Travis Weisleder and John and Sharon Wake,
Rob Whittemore and
Clark
Dennison.
Teamwork, Robin Team's J/122 comes to KWRW out
of Beaufort, North Carolina, and will sail in the IRC class. Also,
from North Carolina, Kent Mitchell's (Bald Head Island) Cape
Fear 38, My Velocity, is entered in the PHRF Class. Ken
Saylor of North Sails Hampton will be tactician on …
Andrew L. Turner, Jr., 90, better known to club members as Andy, passed away on December 16, 2009 holding the hand of his wife of almost 67 years and surrounded by the six children he raised and loved. He is survived by his beloved wife, Evelyn Turner; his daughters, Sydney Turner of Boston, MA, Leslie Babcock of Roanoke, VA, and Courtney Turner of Arlington, VA and Ankara, Turkey; his sons, Andrew Turner III of Raleigh, NC, Marion Roberts Morrissett of Richmond, VA, and Michael Turner Morrissett of Roanoke, VA; and his 10 grandchildren.
Andy was born in Roanoke, VA. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout when he …
IN MEMORIAM RAYMOND E. TOMS, JR. 5/30/24 12/11/09
Raymond E. Toms, Jr., age 85, died at his home in Deltaville, VA from injuries suffered in an auto accident on December 7. Ray is survived by his wife of 63 years, Pat Toms; his three daughters, Sara Spoerri of Capitan, NM, Anne Richardson of Norfolk and Kenney Cobb of Richmond; two sons, Lewis of Charlotte, NC, and Michael of Charlottesville; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Ray was in his first year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now known as Virginia Tech) when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was 17 years old at the time and tried to enlist in the Marine Corps but …
"Forget Black Friday for bricks and Cyber Monday for clicks -- this year it's all about making it easy for customers to satisfy their shopping fix ... wherever and whenever," said John Long, a retail strategist at Kurt Salmon Associates.
So, the FBYC Store makes sale prices and give-aways available to you at Noel Clinard's home, 6010 York Road, Richmond 23226. This week only from 7:00 to 9:30 PM, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 to 4:00 PM Saturday, and 12 to 5:00 PM Sunday, November 30 - December 7. While they last:
Congratulations to all of our perpetual trophy winners. Here is a summary and pictures from our Annual Awards dinner November 7th. Photos can be found here.
Matthew Fontaine Maury Bowl FBYCs Highest Award: awarded for outstanding contributions to FBYC John M. Buhl, III
Piankatank Trophy - awarded to the skipper who most exemplifies the principle that "all is not lost until the boat sinks" Eric R. Powers
Hubard Trophy - awarded to the outstanding woman sailor of FBYC Amy L. Miller
Hicks Trophy - awarded to the winner of FBYC's one-design long distance race William C. Spencer, II
Nott Memorial Trophy - awarded to the Flying Scot finishing the greatest number of FBYC sponsored Flying Scot events during the calendar year John …
There will be minimal opportunity to check-in the morning of the first day of racing for each event. It is anticipated that a Notices of Race will be available by February 1, 2010.
Registration for these events is now open using the USODA event registration system. US sailors must be members of the …
Fishing Bay Yacht Club has launched a state-of-the art event website http://optinationals2010.org for the Optimist Nationals. The website was built using modern blogging software and has many features for participants, parents and fans to get information about the event and to follow along as it happens. Be sure to check back often for updates. Most of our regatta information will be posted to or linked from this website.
Features:
News Will be updated periodically before the event. During the event will have several dispatches a day about the schedule, weather, racing, results and evening activities.
Shop Although it is not yet avilable there will be a shopping cart to purchase FBYC and regatta apparel and accessories as well …
IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORIAM
Raymond E. Toms, Jr., age 85, died at his home in Deltaville, VA from injuries suffered in an auto accident on December 7. Ray is survived by his wife of 63 years, Pat Toms; his three daughters, Sara Spoerri of Capitan, NM, Anne Richardson of Norfolk and Kenney Cobb of Richmond; two sons, Lewis of Charlotte, NC, and Michael of Charlottesville; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
