Posted by Strother Scott on Thursday June 25, @10:24AM
Thanks to Rusty Aaronson for sending in Pictures of the second week of Opti-kids. Rusty and AL Braun have now both sent in pics using Google's Picasa Albums and you will notice Scott Turpin has been sending links to his Facebook FBYC related albums.
It looks like we can link to them on our web site. I prefer our Flickr site - if you want to upload pics there, then ask me for the password. They all get assembled and a good permanent record is kept. Plus it aautomatically generates html code that allows me to show a smaller sized pic on these pages. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/fbyc/sets . In the case of Picasa, I only see how to show a big picture - which looks pretty good!
But we are happy to get them ever how you chose! Thank you.

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Posted by McCarthy on Tuesday June 23, @03:28PM
Southern Chesapeake Bay Leukemia Cup Regatta at the Fishing Bay
Yacht Club, July 10-12, June 30 deadline for early
registration is fast approaching. Lock into the discount now
by registering early at
www.fbyc.net and have
your boat's name imprinted on the official Regatta T-shirt. Registrations
after June 30 will be accepted through July 9, 1800 hours - save money - DO IT
NOW! Info on the regatta, entry requirements, etc. all available at
www.fbyc.net.
Mobjack Nationals Reach 50th Anniversary! The
International Mobjack Class will hold it's National Championship Regatta
August 21-23 at Ware River Yacht Club. This will mark the 50th anniversary
of of the event. This, of course, will be a wing-dinger event with
all the trimmings. If you have ever loved a Mobjack, or think
you might, you need to be at this gathering on the Ware River. For info
contact Tom Roberts at (804) 843-2682 or email him at
Mobjack451@cox.net.
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Posted by Jere Dennison on Monday June 22, @11:11AM
The Colonial Schooner Sultana, a reproduction vessel that partnered with the Deltaville Maritime Museum and FBYC to bring the John Smith Shallop Rendezvous to Deltaville two years ago, revisited FBYC on Wednesday, June 17, during a trip north to her homeport in Chestertown, Maryland. While berthed at the end of the Fishing Bay pier, she conducted public tours for two hours in the afternoon. Later that evening, captain and crew dined with the club’s Wednesday Night Dinner crowd and received a ceremonial FBYC burgee to commemorate the visit. Vowing to fly the burgee proudly aboard ship, the crew reciprocated with a gift to the club of a Sultana poster signed by all of its members.
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Posted by Strother Scott on Monday June 15, @04:50PM
We finally have a Crew Finder on the website that is done in such a way as a person, even if they are not a member, can register to add their name to our Crew Finder. You can see it at CREW FINDER. In order to keep computer robots from posting spam, we require the poster to pass a very easy math question before the posting is allowed.
And using the same technology, we also have a
CLASSIFIED SECTION of the web site. Here you can post into any of three categories - Boats for Sale, Boats Wanted, or Other.
Enjoy - and please use these tools.
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Posted by Strother Scott on Monday June 15, @02:41PM
Video Library Player:
A Yacht Club for the Common Man
The College Point Yacht Club welcomes blue-collar members, as long as they're willing to work in the boat yard.
Very interesting accompanying article at
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/nyregion/14ritual.html?_r=1 --- mostly pasted below
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Posted by McCarthy on Sunday June 14, @10:08PM
THE SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE - July 19-21,
2010 - Solomons, MD This is a season highlight for most
southern Bay racers. This is where racing and party-ing skills are honed
to the finest point. It is a Chesapeake Bay signature
regatta! The competition is Bay-wide, boats coming from all over the
Chesapeake and beyond. It is where legends are
made!
SCREWPILE NITTY-GRITTY:. Entry
forms and info are available at the event website -
www.splc.us The
deadline for avoiding the $75 late fee is Noon, Wednesday, JULY
1st. No entries accepted after Noon on July 15th.
Regatta Headquarters is at the Holiday Inn Select Solomons -
(410) 326-6311 . In addition to the HI Select, you can check out
the Comfort Inn right next door and other motels, hotels and B&B's in
Solomons, MD. The key is to make your ressies NOW!
Registration (check-in) at Regatta Headquarters and goes from Noon to 5pm
on Saturday, July 18, with the SKIPPERS MEETING at 5:15PM in the main tent
in the courtyard (just beyond the swimming pool) . The key is to make
SCREWPILE a priority - it is a racing and regatta experience every southern Bay
racer ( along with family and friends) will enjoy!
FLYING SCOTS ANNUAL REGATTA sponsored at Rappahannock River Yacht
Club is all set all set to go
June 27-28, in Irvington,
VA, on Carter Creek (north shore of the Rappahannock River).
Entries are due next Monday, June
22. For regatta detail contact Lew Thatcher,
Captain Flying Scot Fleet 185, (804) 436-1606 or check out
www.rryc.org
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Posted by Jere Dennison on Wednesday June 10, @10:17AM
The Colonial Schooner Sultana will be berthed at the Fishing Bay pier on June 17 during the weekly Wednesday Night Dinner scheduled for June 17. Members will be able to board and tour the schooner before dinner and later dine with captain and crew. This occasion will be an exciting opportunity for members and guests, young and old, to become acquainted with a replica of a historic vessel that served the British Royal Navy on the Chesapeake Bay during the late 18th century. Members need only bring a side dish to complement the main Italian-themed course to be provided by the evening’s master chef, Rip Radcliffe. Contact him at ripsail@va.metrocast.net to let him know you will be there and to arrange your dinner contribution. It will be especially important that evening to have an accurate headcount because of the interest expected to be generated by the Sultana visit.
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Posted by McCarthy on Monday June 08, @01:33PM
The Annapolis to Newport Race started Friday,
June 5, and one of the boats, Vela Veloce grabbed up
southern Bay racer Mark Wheeler at the last minute,
when her regular navigator unexpectedly could not make the
trip. Vela Veloce is a brand new R/P Southern Cross 52 owned by Richard Oland (St,
Johns, Canada). The boat is like a TP 52,
but optimized for IRC. It is hull #2. Dr. Robert Razenbach, Vela's main
navigator, was unable to make the trip due to
professional responsibilities. Seems there is more to it than "just
turning left at Cape Charles!"
Familiar faces at regattas in the southern Bay are the
Savage brothers, Doug and Tim. They have teamed up, Doug
as skipper and Tim as navigator, on Reprisal, their S2 10.3, in
the PHRF fleet for Annapolis-Newport.
Lawrence
Cohen, who calls Gloucester, Virginia, his home is racing his Swan
48-2, Dawn Treader, in the Annapolis-Newport.
FISHING BAY CUT CHANNEL RACE is the
second race of the FBYC Distance Series: Eleven (11) boats took on
the almost 25 mile long race Saturday. The largest fleet, PHRF B/C
combined, had 8 boats on the starting line and the top finishers
were: 1.Last Boat III, Frank Murphy;
2.Shenanigan, Miles Booth; 3.Trilogy,
Wayland Rennie. Sam Mitchener's
Double Eagle was the quicker of two racing in PHRF A, and
Paul Cross, in Battlewagon, completed the course as a
PHRF Non-Spin. Principal Race Officer - Brooks Zerkel.
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Posted by McCarthy on Tuesday June 02, @12:01PM
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK WRAP-UP:
BLACK SEAL CUP WINNER:
WAIRERE, Pete Hunter, Kill Devil Hills, North
Carolina
Boats of the Day:
Day #1 (Sponsored by Winters Sail
Loft): Ocean View
Course -
WAIRERE (Hunter) Buckroe
Course - PUFF CARD (Boatwright)
Day #2 (Sponsored by North Sails, Hampton): Ocean
View Course - #999 (White/Ballard)
Buckroe Course - WIKI WIKI (Paice)
Day #3 (Sponsored by Doyle Sails,
Hampton): Ocean View Course - INEVITABLE
(Karn) Buckroe Course - USA !93 (Behm)
On the OCEAN VIEW COURSE: Day 1, three races
sailed; Day 2, one race sailed; and Day 3, three races
sailed.
Boats racing in each fleet: PHRF A1 -
5; PHRF A2 - 9; J-105 - 5 PHRF B1 -
12; PHRF B2 - 10
WAIRERE, Pete
Hunter's Thompson 30 from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, sailed
great throughout the regatta and took home the top overall award, the Gosling's
Black Seal Cup. The team in the red shirts finished
with a string of 2-1-1-1-1-2-3 over 7 races in PHRF A1 to win their
fleet, holding off hard charging, locally based Meridian 2,
Sledd Shelhorse, (Hampton, VA Beach) who won Day 3 in their
fleet by one point, but could not overcome Wairere's overall
lead.
Sea Star, Dave Eberwine's J36,
(Hampton/Suffolk) and John White's and Tom Ballard's
(Annapolis, MD) purple hull #999 Beneteau FC10 went at it hammer
and tong all three days of racing, . The two teams did a masterful job
of employing match-racing tactics within the PHRF A2
fleet, exchanging the lead throughout the event. When all was
said and done, Sea Star sailed their best in the first race of Day 3
(Race 5) to take a bullet that turned out to be the linchpin for the top spot in
PHRF A2.
In the J105 one-design fleet, Mike
Karn (Fishing Bay/Richmond) and the Inevitable team
hammered the fleet on Day 3 with 3 bullets to take the top spot from
David Clark's (Fishing Bay/Mechanicsville,
VA) Corryvreckan, who had held big dog position for the first two
days of the regatta.
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Posted by Jay Buhl on Tuesday June 02, @08:59AM
Click on photo to see full size scan of the newsletter featuring Kendall Swenson's performance at the USODA Team Trials in early May 2009.
Kendall was the top Chesapeake Bay sailor at the event.
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Posted by McCarthy on Tuesday May 26, @09:21AM
This is MEMORIAL DAY, the day set aside to remember and thank
those members of our Armed Forces who have laid down their lives for us and our
freedoms.
60th DOWN THE BAY RACE FOR THE VIRGINIA CRUISING
CUP - great racing, great turnout, great fun! The actual racing
began in Annapolis on Friday when co-organizing authority Storm Trysail
Club, Chesapeake Station, got the boats started and co-organizing
authority Hampton Yacht Club, began the vigil for their arrival.
Capturing line honors, Jim Muldoon's
Donnybrook crossed the finish line off Hampton / Fort
Monroe at 04:23:56 on Saturday morning. The beautiful Santa
Cruz 72 was the only racer to finish during the dark hours; dawn beat everyone
else to Hampton. Registration for the event far exceeded organizers'
expectations, given the 2009 event was preceded by a 10 year
hiatus. Forty-one (41) boats actually entered 2009 DTB, with 38 making it
to the starting line and 36 crossing the finish line. The last boat to
finish crossed the line in Hampton at 17:24:27 on Saturday, giving the
finishing boat team more than half an hour to spiffy up and get to the awards
presentation soiree set for 1800 at HYC - and they made it with time to
spare! A lovely sea breeze kicked in late to give an assist to the last
half of the fleet. One skipper declared as he crossed the finish line, "On
the nose all the way except for the last 9 miles when we flew the 'chute!"
He and the crew finished smiling! RESULTS: PHRF A (18 Boats):
1.Donnybrook, Jim Muldoon; 2.Kahuna,
Sandford Richardson; 3.Meridian 2, Sledd
Shelhorse; 4.Wairere, Pete Hunter.
PHRF B (10 boats): 1.Family Tradition, Tripp
Behm; 2.Callinectes, Ben Cuker; 3.Age of
Reason, Stovy Brown. PHRF C(3 boats):
1.Bowmovement, Martin Casey; 2.Schiehallion,
Brad Miller. PHRC Non-Spin (7 boats): 1.Black
Widow, Leo Wardrup; 2.Coyote, Griner
& Coffey; 3.Prevail, Mark Shaw.
Annapolis Race Officer: Dick Neville, STC; Hampton Race Officer:
John McCarthy.
SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK - counting down to opening
night, this Thursday. Racing begins Friday and goes through
Sunday. Preliminary Scratch Sheet is
posted at the website now. As of today there are a total of 76
boats entered. Note that PHRF A Fleet as well as PHRF B Fleet each will be
split to improve the quality of racing. Watch for a special
SBRW edition of SBRNYCU for details on splits as well as event
updates. For info and entry forms: Lin McCarthy at (
757)
850-4225, or email at
mcbear@earthlink.net or
check out the event website at
www.blacksealcup.com
or
www.hamptonyc.com
(click on SBRW website).
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