Some of you will remember Toots, who worked on Albemarle Pippin at FBYC from 1983-1994, and was beloved by many of us. David John Dunigan III, 74, Annapolis yacht captain, photographer, film maker and noted yachtsman, died Jan 31 aboard his yacht "Kingfish" at Annapolis of natural causes.
Eldest son in a renowned Annapolis sailing family. (His father David J. Dunigan Jr was Star class champion at the Gibson Island Yacht Squadron.) David Dunigan is best known for his photography work with several magazines, including the local "Spin Sheet" and for his films recording sailing fleets up and down the East Coast and as far afield as Cuba. On film he helped record many of the racing activities of local …
On Friday, June 17th Nanuq will start in her 3rd Newport to Bermuda race. Nanuq is owned by FBYC Club members Rebecca and Glenn Doncaster and will be sailing with an FBYC based crew of family and friends. Nanuq is competing in the St. David's Lighthouse Division and has won her class on both previous attempts. Both captain and crew have spent countless hours over the past year preparing for this race. This is both exciting and bittersweet for the everyone as this will be Nanuq's final race to Bermuda.
Start time is 1300. You can watch the start and track Nanuq at the link below. Let's wish Nanuq the best of luck!
What is it? Its the last weekend of Offshore’s Spring Series of races? Whats the big deal? I just said, its the last of the Spring Series of races.
The long range forecast looks great. Warm temperatures with southeast winds. Come out for 2 days of big boat racing. If you can't make both days, come out for one( we'll cut your entry fee in half). Our plan is the spinnaker boats will race windward/leeward courses on Saturday while the Non-spinnaker and Cruising class boats will race a mid-distance government mark course (we’re targeting a length of 2 ½ hours). After racing will have an enhanced social with music and a cookout arranged by Glenn and Becca …
We've got lots happening at FBYC this spring! Spring clean-up, sock burning, weather courses and now--CREW TRAINING SEMINAR.
Invite your friends and give it a go yourself to become valuable crew for our offshore racing boats. This program has long been a successful way to introduce people to the club and gain new members. So check out the program for 2022 and join us online by visiting: https://www.fbyc.net/sailing/crew-training/
On Wednesday Dec 15 at 6:00pm there will be a ZOOM "Happy Hour' call to discuss the current state, plans and future of FBYC offshore racing. It is open to all concerned. I'll be sending out the meeting link to offshore skippers. They can share it with their crew or anyone they think would want to participate. Contact Bob Fleck if you are not an offshore skipper, and would like to participate.
We'll be talking about where we are today, plans for next year and how we want to change the game to attract new boats and crew.
Join us for a light ( and hopefully productive) get together.
Since 2015 FBYC has hosted a southern leg start to the St. Mary's Governor's Cup. With starts in Annapolis, Solomons and Fishing Bay - all of the fleets start Friday afternoon and evening and race overnight meeting at St. Marys. There's a great party Saturday night and most crews return home Sunday.
We had a gorgeous night for the start out at FBYC's G (Rappahannock 1R). The wind was light and the current was strong making the start a challenge not to be over early. That same current carried the fleet swiftly north after the start. The second highlight for the RC were the 50+ dolphins in all directions as they were weighing anchor.
David and Jacki Meiser and crew aboard One Trick Pony won the 2020 Brent Halsey Jr Memorial Trophy awarded at this year's Stingray Point Regatta--Covid-19 Edition. They had two bullets, a second and third place in their PHRF-A division sailed in 20-25 knots on Saturday...and much lighter winds on Sunday. They sail out of Solomons, MD.
In the other fleets, FBYC sailors took top honors:
One-Design: Clark Dennison on Bad Decisions.
PHRF-B: Bob fleck on Mad Hatter
PHRF-C: Paul and Julie Ann Wash on Cheeky Monkey
Dave and Veronica Hinckle, their volunteers and RC did an outstanding job managing this 26th annual event under challenging conditions. Congratulations to all who participated and helped.
This year's 26th Annual Stingray Point Regatta may not look just like the others. BUT...
The racing will still be exciting. The fun quotient will still be high. And everyone can still blow off some steam, perfect those spinnaker sets and share some awesome company while on the water. We've got almost 30 competitors already signed up and we're already planning for good wind (fingers crossed!) and excellent socially-distant social activities.
Saturday September 5 there will be multiple races around drop marks for PHRF, One Design and Cruising Classes. Sunday September 6 there will be a distance race around government marks. The distance will be determined by the weather conditions of the day but we expect to set a course of around 13nm. We are hosting a double handed class so those who wish to sail with a minimum crew can participate.
Dinner will be spaghetti, manicotti or chicken piccata served boxed dinner style. Please pre-order. There will be no buffet line. Purchase meals and T-shirts online at yachtscoring.com.
We will provide complimentary beer, water and soft drinks. Liquor will be BYOB.
The Stingray Point Regatta is only seven weeks away. If you have not registered please do so. If you have registered you can now order Saturday night dinners and t-shirts. Online ordering is available through Yacht Scoring or you can email me directly at my email address.
I must stress that T-Shirts and dinners must be pre ordered. We cannot guarantee we will have these items available at the door.
You have multiple choices for dinner:
Baked Spaghetti with salad and bread- $10.00 Manicotti with salad and bread -$11.00 Chicken Picata with salad and bread- $13.00
T-shirts Long Sleeve Microfiber- $22.00 (Please note that Ladies shirts are short sleeve only) Short Sleeve Cotton- $15.00
The ongoing pandemic has had a huge effect on the 2020 sailing season. Many regional events have been cancelled and others are undecided whether they will happen or not.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is committed to hosting the Stingray Point Regatta this Labor Day Weekend although it will be in a modified format. We are challenged in providing great racing and a fun weekend while at the same time creating a safe environment for everyone. This is how we intend to proceed.
Saturday September 5 there will be multiple races around drop marks for PHRF, One Design and Cruising Classes.
Sunday September 6th there will be a distance race around government marks. The distance will be determined by the …
It was light, very light...the air that we sailed in. Brad Squires and company did a nice job getting us started downwind in a whisper and making a call to use the short course, 15 miles. Jon Deutsch took amazing pictures of the spinnaker boats as they left the starting area. They can be found here. Thirteen boats, in four classes, enjoyed an absolutely beautiful moonrise in a perfectly clear indigo sky. A glorious night to be quarantined on the Chesapeake Bay. Mayo Tabb and Excitation finished first in A with an adjusted time of 4h52m. Bob and Lisa Fleck, absorbing Hatter's new handicap, finished first in B and first overall with an adjusted time of 4h45m. Brad Miller …
