Registration is open for all J/70 Friday Night races.
This year Ullman Sails will be our sponsor led by Austin Powers who will act as PRO for most of the race days. His plan is run fun fast races with a debrief after racing. Austin has graciously offered to film racing with his drone and use as debrief material if conditions permit.
We are working with local restaurants to offer meals delivered to the club for paying participants. We plan to meals ordered ahead of time off select menu and have them delivered to the club for dinner after racing.
Friday Night socials start this week and continue through August 29. Contact Liby Hansen or Joe Roos for more information.
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EVENT Vagabond Around-the-Bay Cruise Ocean Cruising Club Southern Bay Cruise J/70 Friday Night Series J/70 Spring Regatta Moonlight Regatta Opti Kids Laser Spring Regatta J/70 Friday Night Series One Design Spring Series 3 Opti Kids …
The holiday weekend began on Friday night with a YAM cookout hosed by Jon Deutsch.
Nearly 40 family members participated in Saturday’s Family Regatta officiated by Blake Kimbrough & family. The afternoon social included a tug ‘o war & was hosted by Joe Nelson.
Sunday’s Open House Regatta included over 20 boats & was organized by Jim Raper. Waddy Garrett marshalled this year’s raft up of 14 boats in rainy weather.
But the weather held off for more than 200 people who enjoyed a pig pickin’ & music by Jackass Flats at the Open House Party. Thanks to Geoff & Allene Cahill for hosting!
FBYC's Laser Fleet introduced a number of new and returning sailors to the Laser. The clinic covered basic boat setup, some basic manuvers and on the water instruction. Mike Toms and Jon Deutsch led the effort.
The Young Adult Member group at FBYC kicked off the Memorial Day weekend on Friday night with a cookout. The night featured the usuall grillings and a bunch of YAMs kicking back by the water, enjoying the beautiful weather while playing giant jenga and drinking lemonade made from hose water. Big thanks to Jon, Massey, Katie and all of the other folks who helped make it happen!
Registration for the Open House Regatta and Party ends May 24!
DATE Fri, May 26 Sat, May 27 Sat, May 27 Sun, May 28 Sat, Jun 3 Sun, Jun 4 Fri, Jun 9 Sat, Jun 10 Sat, Jun 10 Sat, Jun 10 Sun, Jun 11 Fri, Jun 16 Sat, Jun 17 Sat, Jun 17 Sun, Jun 18 Mon, Jun 19 Fri, Jun 23 Sat, Jun 24 Sat, Jun 24 Mon, Jun 26
EVENT YAM Cookout Family Regatta Laser Training Day Open House Regatta and Party Vagabond Around-the-Bay Cruise Ocean Cruising Club Southern Bay Cruise J/70 Friday Night Series J/70 Spring Regatta Moonlight Regatta Opti Kids Laser Spring Regatta J/70 Friday Night Series One Design Spring Series …
Come join fellow members on Friday evenings at Fishing Bay YC this summer!
The club is sponsoring Friday evening gatherings this summer to kick off the weekend from June 2 and running through August 25. The club will provide snacks and beverage mixers. The grills will be fired up for anyone who would like to grill dinners.
Get together with other FBYC members and bring a friend to enjoy good fellowship of other sailors and the beautiful settings of our club.
We are less than a month away from the start of the 2017 summer Junior programs and we need your help! We have a score of campers who need Optis for the Opti Kids weekends and Junior Week.
Please contact A.L. Braun (AnnLisa.Braun@bdnreit.com) if you have an Opti to spare and would like to help one of our campers.
The Junior Program volunteers and participants would greatly appreciate any gear donation you could make – we especially need sails.
Thank you for your support!
Junior Program Schedule of Events 2017
Jun 10-Jun 11 Opti Kids (1st weekend) Jun 17-Jun 18 Opti Kids (2nd weekend) Jun 19-Jun 23 Junior Week Jun 24-Jun 25 Junior Regatta …
This Saturday the Laser Fleet will be conducting a clinic and training day starting at 10am. Jon Deutsch, Mike Toms and other fleet members will be there to help anyone move people forward in sailing, no matter their skill level. Whether you hope to race or play, this clinic can help make Laser sailing more fun and safer.
The clinic will be started at 10AM and run for a little over 2 hours.
WHAT'S COVERED:
boat rigging - How to put a basic boat together, how to do some of the 'new' rigging, must-have rigging versus the nice-to-have stuff.
Safety - how to launch a boat from the beach, how to recover, how to tow a laser, how to …
As of Monday evening, 14 boats are entered...not naming names...but; missing from year's past...a Snipe, a Petrel, a Sakonnet or three, several Flying Scots and FrontRunners, a laser, a certain large blue boat that just arrived on the middle dock, a certain little blue boat whose skipper attempted to poach crew from a red boat on the middle dock, an S2 7.9 or three, a J anything under 35 feet, a beautiful black boat named 'spirit of the air' in Finnish, a C&C, a Saber, and the club has both a J24 and a Flying Scot that both should really be in this event! This is a fun race with a great on water raft …
Because of the cancellation of the Patuxent River Cruise, the combined Patuxent River Cruise/ Vagabond Cruise dinner scheduled for the main clubhouse on 6/3/17 has been cancelled.
Vagabond Cruise participants will receive notification of a dinner & skippers meeting on 6/3 at the cruise chairman's Mariners Point Condominium in the near future.
DATE Fri, May 19 Sat, May 20 Sun, May 21 Fri, May 26 Sat, May 27 Sat, May 27 Sun, May 28 Sat, Jun 3 Sun, Jun 4 Fri, Jun 9 Sat, Jun 10 Sat, Jun 10 Sat, Jun 10 Sun, Jun 11 Fri, Jun 16 Sat, Jun 17 Sat, Jun 17 Mon, Jun 19 Fri, Jun 23 Sat, Jun 24 Sat, Jun 24 Mon, Jun 26
EVENT Captains Choice Cruise Offshore Spring Series 4 One Design Spring Series 2 YAM Cookout Family Regatta Laser Training Day Open House Regatta and Party Vagabond Around-the-Bay Cruise Ocean Cruising Club Southern Bay Cruise J/70 Friday Night Series J/70 Spring Regatta Moonlight Regatta Opti Kids Laser Spring Regatta J …
One Design regatta (Flying Scots, Front Runners, Portsmouth fleet)
Grab a family member to sail!
Don't have a boat and want to sail? ....contact Caroline Garrett, OD Div Cmdr, to get hooked up with a boat kindly lent from the FBYC Flying Scot and Front Runner community.
DATE Sat, May 13 Sun, May 14 Fri, May 19 Sat, May 20 Sun, May 21 Fri, May 26 Sat, May 27 Sat, May 27 Sun, May 28 Sat, Jun 3 Sun, Jun 4 Fri, Jun 9 Sat, Jun 10 Sat, Jun 10 Sat, Jun 10 Sun, Jun 11 Fri, Jun 16 Sat, Jun 17 Sat, Jun 17 Mon, Jun 19
EVENT Offshore Spring Series 3 Mother's Day Captains Choice Cruise Offshore Spring Series 4 One Design Spring Series 2 YAM Cookout Family Regatta Laser Training Day Open House Regatta and Party Vagabond Around-the-Bay Cruise Ocean Cruising Club Southern Bay Cruise J/70 Friday Night Series J/70 Spring Regatta Moonlight Regatta Opti Kids Laser Spring Regatta …
What? Flying Scots, Front Runners, or any type of small boat for a Portsmouth start – all small sailboats (20ft or less) are welcome! Any fleet will have a separate start if at least 3 boats of a kind.
What if I don't have a boat? If you are an able skipper or interested crew, we are working to connect you with someone willing to loan out their boat. Contact Caroline Garrett for more information.
Can I win something? Prizes for most unique skipper/ crew combo and youngest sailor …
The YAMs had an epic inaugural derby day picnic this past Saturday, entertaining 35+ attendees of all ages ranging from 1 to 50+. Sporting dapper pastels and big dazzling hats, the YAMs began assembling at 1pm in the club’s upstairs for a roaring day of good friends, classy tunes and some good ‘ol fashioned horse races.
Overall the day was highlighted by delicious dishes, tasty signature cocktails, a build-your-own derby hat & sash station, and a compliment of lawn & table games for the kids. Besides the general merriment of the group as a whole, it was clear that everyone is excited to be welcoming warmer weather for the summer sailing season.
Perhaps some of the most excited participants included …
Don't let the forecast deter your excitement about this Saturday's picnic, because rain or shine - this Kentucky Derby race day event will go on.
Stay tuned for event notices during the hours leading up to our event. Should inclement weather present itself we have a rain contingency plan all set for relocating our venue to the upstairs of FBYC's main clubhouse. Perfect spot to spectate the race, watch a storm roll by, and enjoy the very best company in town over a tasty julep!
That's just a backup plan though so, until Saturday, keep your fingers crossed for sunny skies!
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Crew Training-Water Session 2 (Registration is closed) YAM Derby Day Picnic Offshore Spring Series 3 Captains Choice Cruise Offshore Spring Series 4 One Design Spring Series 2 YAM Cookout Family Regatta Laser Training Day Open House Regatta and Party Vagabond Around-the-Bay Cruise Ocean Cruising Club Southern Bay Cruise J/70 Friday Night Series J/70 Spring Regatta Moonlight Regatta …
This week our own Austin Powers was named the 2017 Robert Purrington Award recipient for the Mid-Atlantic Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association. Austin is a senior at Christopher Newport University, and sailed all four of his years at the school on the varsity sailing team. He served as co-captain for three of those years. The award is given to “recognize a graduating senior from the conference who has made outstanding contributions to college sailing”. Here is the link to the full press release: http://cnusports.com/news/2017/5/1/sailing-cnu-senior-austin-powers-captures-robert-purrington-award-from-maisa-conference.aspx
For those who do not know Austin, he literally grew up at FBYC, crewing on his parents’ boats on club cruises and races from …
Come one, come all...one of the south's most coveted and cherished traditions is about to be celebrated right on Stove Point! Hosted at the Branch's family home, this will be a wonderful excuse to break out your pastels, pack that classy picnic basket, and bring the kids for a fun-filled day in the sun!
Festivities begin at 1:00pm Saturday tnd the fun won't stop until 4:00pm...giving everyone just enough time to trot home or to the upstairs at FBYC's main clubhouse to spectate the big race (official final race …
