New FBYC Classified is now on-line The FBYC Classified is now operative. We have 3 listing from people who need Optis. Or you can search our Registered Optimist on the website.

Memorial Day Weekend FBYC’s ROSEGILL BARN PARTY!
	Saturday May 24 4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Cocktails and Refreshments in the Rosegill Main House NEW THIS YEAR at Rosegill (weather permitting) 5:00 PM-9:00 PM: Move to the Barn and Dance the night away with B2B or just kick back and listen to the songs you know by heart. 6:00PM: Dinner under the big tent Catered by Savannah Joe’s Event Flyer Register on Line by May 23.	FBYC is going to love The Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band Visit the band, preview the music and buy their cd’s on line at www.b2bband.com
Listen to B2B's Sample Tracks . . . Sandbar ~ Pirate Looks at 40 ~ Aye Carumba Corona ~ My Heads Hurts . . .

Short Cuts to Summer Programs for Juniors and Registration Links Opti-Kids Junior Week Race Team Extended Race Development Team June 7/8 & 14/15 Sat & Sun June 16-20 Monday-Friday June 27-August 10 Each Week ...  Fri-Sun plus travel to local regattas June 21-August 16 Each Week Tuesday-Sunday with exceptions for regatta days Sign Up for Opti-Kids. Junior Week registration is CLOSED, but openings still remain for Learn2Sail weeks later in the summer and Opti Race Development Team Sign Up for Race Team Extended. Sign Up for Opti Race Development Team. For the balance of the Summers Junior events, please visit the Junior Events pages and click on the Sign-Ups

Offshore Results: More    Sat Apr 19 - Opening Day - Spring Series 1- Opening Day - Series 1 Sun Apr 20 - Spring Series 2- Spring Series 2 Sun Apr 27 - Spring Series 3- Spring Series - Race 3 Sun Apr 27 - Spring Series 3- Race 4 Sun Apr 27 - Spring Series 3- Regatta Standings Sat May 10 - Spring Series 4- Race 5   Sat May 10 - Spring Series 4- Race 6   Sat May 10 - Spring Series 4- Regatta Standings   One-Design Results: More    Sun May 4 - Salsa Bowl-Spring Series 2-   Junior Results:   No recent Results

Recent Photos Sat Apr 12 - Safety at Sea Seminar Sat Apr 26 - Stew Pot Regatta-Spring Series 1 Sat May 24 - Long Distance Series 1-Urbanna Recent Photos off site Recent Logs: More May 2008 April 2008 Recent History: More When Tzu Hang called at Fishing Bay Honoring Ray Toms

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LLS One Design Challenge, May 31, 2008 at FBYC Posted by Noel Clinard on Thursday May 08, @06:43AM The 10th season of Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup activities begins this month in Deltaville. New this year, the One Design Challenge on Saturday, May 31, was created to give one design sailors an opportunity to support the overall event with their own races and fund raising. This was discussed briefly at the skippers' meeting on the first day of the One Design Spring Series. Separate daily place awards, apart from Spring Series dailies, will be given to the winning Challenge entries of each sailboat class, as a function of the number of entries as usual. Races will be run simultaneously with the FBYC Spring Series, but separate results will be recorded for entering Challenge boats. To encourage participation and give experience to novice One Design racers, there will be a separate start for those who wish to have their first or early experiences on the starting line and around the buoys. This start will be a combined class start. Entrants to the novice race should print "Novice" in the memo line of their check. The starting signal for combined class novice race will be signal flags "L" and "S" for Leukemia Society. Skippers are asked to register, paying a Registration Fee of only $10 per boat. In addition, skippers are asked to consider raising funds, in any amount, from their families, friends and crew to help fund research and find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Prizes consisting of a set of 4 of the new 16 oz. FBYC Tervis Tumblers will be given to the top fundraiser and a set of 4 of the 12 oz. Tumblers will be given to the runner-up ( a $60 and $48 value, respectively). Novice racers and fundraisers are eligible for these top fundraising awards. Contributions and entry fees can be paid on site before the skippers meeting, or can be mailed to the Event Chair, Noel Clinard at 6010 York Road, Richmond, VA 23226. Checks should be made payable to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Contributions are Tax Deductible. More information can be obtained from Noel Clinard, nclinard@hunton.com, or 804-788-8594 (Office). Read More... Fleet Update Posted by Al Ailsworth on Monday April 28, @02:38PM A special thanks to all members that have assisted and made recommendations regarding our powerboat fleet. Continuous improvements have been planned and hopefully will be completed. Again, thanks to all. Read More... Junior Week, Opti Kids and Race Team Extended early discounts dropped. Posted by Strother Scott on Tuesday April 22, @03:33PM In accordance with the pricing policy, the Early Registration Pricing for the above three events has been removed. From now on, the pricing has increased $50 to $75 per event, and shown on the On-Line Entry Forms and on http://www.fbyc.net/Juniors/2008/RegistrationTable From now on, registration is available on a space available basis, and finally, all registration will be closed on May 15. Many thanks to those who have signed up by the deadline. It certainly eases the planning for these events. As on today, we have 100 children signed up for Junior Week - a record number for this early in the spring. Read More... Travis Weisleder wins Melges 24 Class - Boat of the week. Posted by Strother Scott on Tuesday April 22, @02:26PM Travis Weisleder won the Melges 24 Class at Charleston Race Week in Car Loan - and Car Loan was selected as Boat of the Week! Quoting from the Press Release -- Travis Wiesleder and his all-pro crew on Carloan.com won the coveted Charleston Race Week Cup Perpetual Trophy for winning the most competitive One-Design class – this year, an easy choice for the 27-boat Melges 24 division. Carloan.com started off this morning in a tie with Kristen Lane's Out House, from Marin, California. “We needed one good start today, and we got it,” said Carloan tactician and top OD sailor Scott Nixon. This talent-laden class is always competitive, and at a big event like Charleston, it's doubly so. Even with a crew that included Nixon, Justin Chambers, and the legendary Skip Dieball, Wiesleder was “just one piece of sea breeze away from 2nd place,” but they took that sea breeze and turned it into the top prize at the event, which included a Raymarine electronics package worth over three thousand dollars. For a complete copy of the press release, please visit www.charlestonraceweek.com. Read More... FBYC FLEA MARKET - FBYC CLUBHOUSE - MAY 3, 2008 Posted by Sarah Carneal on Tuesday April 22, @02:01PM FBYC IS ONCE AGAIN HOLDING AN OLD FASHION FLEA MARKET FOR MEMBERS TO SELL, BARTER OR TRADE THEIR BOATING STUFF. BOATING STUFF MAY BE ANY USED OR NEARLY NEW EQUIPMENT, MARINE SUPPLIES, ONE-DESIGN BOATS, OPTIS OR DINGHIES. See Event page for more information. or email Sarah Carneal - (804) 272-5292, (804) 776-7607 Email: sarahcarneal@hotmail.com Read More... Leukemia Cup Kayak Tour in Deltaville on May 10 Posted by Jere Dennison on Tuesday April 22, @11:59AM The 10th season of Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup activities begins next month in Deltaville. The fun starts with the Kayak Tour to be held again this year at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park from 9AM to Noon on Saturday, May 10. The launch site at idyllic Holly Park provides the perfect protected venue on Jackson Creek for this event while allowing convenient access to the big waters of Chesapeake Bay if conditions allow. This tour has become increasingly popular over the past years, and co-sponsor, Bay Trails Outfitters, will provide kayaks for newcomers and those without kayaks if you register early. Otherwise, bring your own kayak and gear. Equally a fundraising event, kayakers are encouraged to raise funds to help fund research and find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Prizes are given to the top three fundraisers and the leading fundraiser will take home a special award. Refreshments will also be available and an informal reception will follow the tour. For an online registration form, go to www.leukemiacup.org/va. Further information can be obtained from Jan or Shawn Towne at Bay Trails Outfitters, 804.725.0626 and email kayak@baytrails.com. Or contact Molly Tanner at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 757.723.2676 or molly.tanner@lls.org. Read More... Waterfront Development at the Deltaville Maritime Museum Posted by Jere Dennison on Monday April 21, @11:21PM The Deltaville Maritime Museum at Holly Point Nature Park announces a major waterfront enhancement project. A substantial 240’ by 8’ pier encircling the shoreline restoration area implanted last year will be constructed through the generosity of seven local benefactors. Museum officials believe that the new pier will greatly augment the recreational and education missions of the museum. Not only will the pier offer expanded access for watercraft visiting Holly Point facilities through an exponential increase in dockage space but also will allow groups of educators, students, patrons, and visitors to study the shoreline restoration area from a safe and spacious platform enveloping the site. The seven donors who are making this project possible are: Allen & Frances Krowe, Bob & Erma Gary, Dieter & Mary Lib Hoinkes, Gene Ruark, Bob & Christie LeBoeuf, Bill & Elizabeth Perkins, and Tim Blackwood. Gene Ruark also serves as the Museum’s President this year. The pier is being constructed by Delta Marine of Deltaville and is scheduled for a May completion. Read More... ( 1727 bytes in body) # 390 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE Posted by McCarthy on Monday April 21, @06:51PM Meanwhile, up on the Rappahannock River, the FBYC SPRING SERIES got underway.  Twenty-six (26) boats started on Saturday with a weather related reduction of numbers returning on Sunday.  When all was said and done, for the weekend, the standings in the fleets were:  PHRF A:  1.Brad Davis, Blade Runner; 2.David Clark, Corryvreckan; 3.Sam Mitchener, Double Eagle.  PHRF BC: 1.Jerry Latell, Boomerang; 2.Drake Johnstone, Cat's Pajamas; 3.Allan Heyward, La Maga.  PHRF Non-Spin: 1.Dick Cole, Nutcracker; 2.Robert DeJong, Temptress.  PRO: Brooks Zerkel.   Read More... ( 8114 bytes in body) FBYC Store Opening for 2008 with New Tervis Tumblers Posted by Noel Clinard on Tuesday April 15, @05:36PM The FBYC Store will be open before and after the Blessing of the Fleet during the Opening Day festivities on Saturday and throughout that evening. The newest offering will be insulated drinking glasses custom made by Tervis Tumblers for FBYC and containing an embroidered insert of the FBYC burgee. These will be available in both short and tall glasses. Get yours while they last! The other offerings will include the usual polos, hats, sweatshirts, belts, ties, scarves, as seen at prior store sessions. The colors of some of these items will be new. All proceeds of sales by the FBYC Store are used to support club programs. Read More... # 389 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE Posted by McCarthy on Monday April 14, @02:48PM Fishing Bay Yacht Club opens their sailing season and their Spring Series this coming weekend, April 19-20.  For details and to enter contact Mike Dale at  (804) 347-7409.    The FBYC Spring Series runs  on weekends through May 10.   Read More... ( 7533 bytes in body) # 388 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE Posted by McCarthy on Monday April 07, @04:40PM Last Reminder:  WEATHER, WEATHER, WEATHER -  April 12,  8:30am - 3:30pm,  Fishing Bay Yacht Club will host a seminar on the sport's great variable.  Pat Healy, Commanders'   Weather Corporation and well know weather guru, will lead the morning session on analyzing and understanding marine weather.   Ralph Naranjo, who is Practical Sailor's technical editor,  will speak in the afternoon on heavy weather sailing and storm tactics. $30 per person ($50 for couples) includes lunch and coffee and morning pastries.  For info call George Burke at (804) 359-1187. John Dodge,  past president  of CBYRA, sought after crew on top level national and international raceboats, and son of the southern Bay, underwent extremely serious surgery Friday and has come through it with a hopeful prognosis.  John's wife and family have set up a web link where everyone can follow his progress and leave him messages. No doubt his many, many friends will keep tabs on him and provide encouragement.  Log on www.caringbridge.org/visit/johndodge. From  www.sailingscuttlebutt.com on April Fools' Day: MANDATORY MEMBERSHIP PLAN EXPANDED US SAILING President Jim Capron announced in Portsmouth today that US SAILING's Board of Directors has decided to expand the revenue base of US SAILING by requiring that all members of the US Navy and the Coast Guard become members of US SAILING. In a stunning but rational move, US SAILING's Board concluded that members of the Navy and Coast Guard routinely tell there [sic] families that they are "sailing" when they depart on tours do duty. As a result of this routing description of their activities, US SAILING's Board concluded that members of the naval armed forces meet the definition of those represented by US SAILING. There was internal debate within the US SAILING Board as to whether this designation should extend to submariners or just those members of the naval armed forces that serve aboard surface ships.   Southern Bay racers, given the number of additional members and resources this would bring to their ranks, are considering  demands for free grog and use of cutters and carriers as mark and signal boats. Read More... ( 5621 bytes in body)