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Registration for OptiKids, Intermediate Opti & Racing Opti now Closed
Junior Racing Posted by Alison Lennarz on Tuesday March 16, @12:06PM

FBYC's Opti Kids and Junior Program have experienced a record number of early registrations this year, including early registrations from non-members. As a result, Opti- Kids and Intermediate Opti or Racing Opti classes of Junior Week are now closed. Non-member registrations are subject to final confirmation after April 20, depending on member registrations. If you are an FBYC member and still wish to register for Opti Kids or the Intermediate Opti or Racing Opti classes, please contact Alison Lennarz at avlennarz@gmail.com as soon as possible, but in no event later than April 20, 2010. Opti Kids and Junior Week each have finite capacity, and space in either program cannot be guaranteed to any member at any time. Class slots are allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis, with members having a priority before April 20.

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#484 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
SBR News You Can Use Posted by McCarthy on Monday March 15, @07:21AM

LEARN TO CREW on a Race Boat:    Two great programs in the southern Bay for folks who want to learn to crew on a race boat.  Fishing Bay Yacht Club cranks up with their first classroom meeting on Tuesday, March 23, in Richmond at the Retreat Hospital Board Room (6:30 - 9:30pm).  For detail contact Jim Snowa at (804) 323-1510 OR go to www.fbyc.net and click on "Crew Training Registration".  Later in the Spring, the Cruising Club of Virginia (CCV) begins their Racing Crew Training course with the first classroom session on Tuesday, May 25, and the first on water session on Wednesday, May 26, all in Hampton.  For info contact Dave Taylor (757) 344-5292.  Both of these programs are OPEN TO ALL and do require registration and fees.
 


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#483 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
SBR News You Can Use Posted by McCarthy on Monday March 08, @11:33AM

Those who race Front Runners know where to race in early Spring.  Eight (8) FBYC Front Runners are heading to Tampa to sail at Davis Islands Fireball and Friends midwinters.  Matthew Braun, Lee Farinholt,  Mark Stephens,  Brad Miller,  Kevin Cross,  Rick Farinholt,  Jon Deutsch,  Justin Ailsworth are hitting the road South!

 

Brad Miller, who resides in Hanover, Virginia, is the first PHRF C boat to enter SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK 2010. Brad returns to SBRW with his Beneteau 305, Schiehallion.  Two more returnees, Dennis Hannick, King George, Virginia, with his Tripp 26, Goin', and Sam Mitchener of Roanoke, Virginia, with his J109, Double Eagle are all set for SBRW 2010.

Southern Bay Kids Garner 2009 CBYRA Junior Awards: In Laser Radial:  Alex Jacob (FBYC) won the fleet  and is  a CORUM CUP winner;  2. Kyle Swenson (FBYC), 6. Austin Powers (FBYC),7. Madeleine Alderman (FBYC); and   9.Ben Buhl (FBYC).  Madeline Alderman (FBYC) also finished 2nd in Laser radial Girls Division.  In the Optimist Fleet:  Alexander Hanna (FBYC/HYC) won the Blue Fleet and finished 4th Overall in Optis.   Also, in the top 10 in the Blue Fleet: 2.Erin Jacob (FBYC); 6.Will Whitmore (NYCC); 7.Graeme Alderman (FBYC); 10.Eric Roos (FBYC).  In the Red Fleet, Kendall Swenson (FBYC) finished 4th.  In the White fleet, Hannah Steadman (FBYC) was 3rd and Jed Londrey (FBYC) was 6th.



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SPRING CLEAN-UP DAY
Club News Posted by Mary Spencer on Saturday March 06, @02:28PM

SPRING CLEAN-UP DAY

SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010

It’s that time again. Join us on the first day of Spring for our annual “Spring Clean-up Day.” We will gather upstairs in the main clubhouse for coffee and refreshments at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided after clean-up.

On the agenda will be mulching, pruning, planting and raking. Please contact Ken Odell by email at odellken@aol.com or cell 804-241-6080 if you plan to volunteer or you can just show up. Registration can also be made at www.fbyc.net.

See you on March 20.

Ken Odell, Grounds Chairman



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#482 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
SBR News You Can Use Posted by McCarthy on Monday March 01, @08:48AM

Three important dates:  March 14 - Daylight Saving Time begins;   March 17 - St Patrick's Day;   March 20 - Vernal Equinox (SPRING!)
 

Southern Bay college teams are on the water!  Old Dominion University (ODU), Christopher Newport University (CNU), Hampton University (HU), College of William and Mary (WM), University of Virginia (UVA), and Virginia Tech (VT) have collegiate sailors out there racing in March.  Some of the events in local waters include the ODU Spring Open this coming weekend, the CNU IceFree Invitational (March 13-14), and the CNU 2-on-2 Invitational (March 20-12).  And, HU will host the MAISA/SAISA Intersectional the last weekend in March (27 - 28).  These "kids" sail just about every weekend during the spring semester; they like it!

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SAFETY AT SEA SEMINAR
Club News Posted by Mary Spencer on Friday February 26, @08:20PM

SAFETY AT SEA SEMINAR
March 27, 2010 – Fishing Bay Yacht Club


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Crew Training Program
Offshore Racing Posted by Allan Heyward on Friday February 26, @10:19AM

This course consists of three classroom sessions and two to three optional practice sessions on the water on board racing sailboats. It is offered by Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC) to give sailors and non-sailors alike the basic information, understanding of terminology and confidence to crew on a racing sailboat. Following the last classroom session, there will be a social gathering for participants, instructors and FBYC’s racing skippers. All participants will receive written materials that complement the classroom sessions and include FBYC’s 2010 racing schedule. On-the-water training opportunities will be available at FBYC Saturday, April 3, and Saturday, April 10, to place interested participants with FBYC racing skippers and crews on their boats for a practice session to tune up for the racing season, followed by a chance to ask questions and get further information in an informal “debriefing” session.

Classroom instruction will be provided by experienced FBYC racing skippers and crew and supplemented by demonstrations and hands-on practice. The object of the course is to teach the basics, prepare newcomers to the sport for what they will encounter on board a racing sailboat, and give participants a solid introduction to a sport that will give a lifetime of enjoyment.

WHEN: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, Tuesday, March 30, & Tuesday April 6
WHERE: RETREAT HOSPITAL Board Room, Robinson St at Grove, Richmond, Virginia
HOW MUCH: $60.00 (Includes printed Course materials, refreshments and last night social)
WHO: to contact for registration and other information: Jim Snowa jsnowa@ws-arch.com, or (Office Phone) 643-6196, (Home Phone) 323-1510.
REGISTER: Register online at our crew training registration page.

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#481 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
SBR News You Can Use Posted by McCarthy on Wednesday February 24, @11:27AM

 
Word is, from a reliable source (even though he is a sailboat racer), that Travis Weisleder, who races his J105 out of Fishing Bay,  has acquired  Layline.  Sounds like we will have another top quality equipment supplier with a local connection.
USNA sending INTEGRITY and DEFIANCE to SBRW 2010.  The United States Naval Academy has entered two of their offshore race boats, both Navy 44 MK2's, in SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK. Integrity and Defiance each carry a rating of 81 and will race in PHRF A.  The likely skippers of the boats crewed by Academy Midshipmen, are Midn Alex Dolan (Integrity) and Midn Emily Frost (Defiance).   Other Early Birds who have tossed their caps into the SBRW ring include Phil Briggs' J/36, Feather,  Rusty Burshell's J/30, Cool Change, and Graham Field's Islander 36, Independence.  For SBRW 2010 info www.blacksealcup.com  or contact Lin McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or email mcbear@earthlink.net


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Cool article about Junior Sailing in Spinsheet
Junior Racing Posted by Strother Scott on Monday February 15, @12:24PM

The article by Ruth Christie in the Fabruary 2010 Spinsheet is available at http://www.fbyc.net/Visitor/Publicity/2010%20Archive/spinsheet02_2010 and you can download the PDF at http://www.fbyc.net/Visitor/Publicity/SpinSheet02-2010.pdf

Shown at the left is the part of the article where Ruth quotes FBYC Juniors. You can click on the picture and see a Bigger copy of that section of the article.

"Copyright Spinsheet, used with permission."

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# 480 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
SBR News You Can Use Posted by McCarthy on Monday February 15, @11:11AM

ORACLE (USA) WINS AC #33 - Brings Home the Cup - it's been away for 15 years!  Oracle crushed the Swiss entry Alinghi in each of the best 2 out of  3 races  off Velencia Spain, for the American's Cup.  Our high tech trimaran walloped their high tech catamaran. So, our engineers beat the heck out of  their engineers.  Perhaps the Swiss should stick to clocks and chocolate!   Now, the questions are what will the participant conditions be for the next AC competition and where it will the racing take place.   Stay tuned.  There's more info at www.americascup.com   And, there is some unbelievable stuff on the start of race 2, including a mutiny on the RC boat, at www.saillingscuttlebutt.com, Scuttlebutt Extra 3 - Sunday, Feb 14, 2010.


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A Dust-up on America's Cup Race Committee
Offshore Racing Posted by John Beery on Monday February 15, @08:41AM

A quite revealing report from Bob Fisher at the America's Cup during the Starting Sequence of Race #2. Seems there was bad blood on board. I find this fascinating when considering the level at which Race Management should be for the "premier sailing event in the world".

Read Bob's report here

Here is the pertinent part of Bob Fisher's report:

"On board the committee boat, the members of the SNG refused to handle the flags. It was left to the Golden Gate YC representative and a chase boat driver to assist Harold Bennett. The reason for the SNG spat was unclear, but it has been suggested that they would have preferred not to race. The GGYC representative said: 'I will not comment on it, except to say that it was the most disgraceful behaviour I have ever encountered.' "



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