Posts for June 2019

The J 70 Friday Night Series is in full swing. This Friday July 5, 2019 will be epic! We should have 5 boats available for all J 70 supporters and interested sailors. The weather looks great and as we all know Friday is a holiday for most sailors. Craig Ciszewski will be our race officer. Dock time is 6 pm so come a little earlier to be assigned to a boat -- no sailor will be left behind. We will have dinner and refreshments afterwards provided by Miss Hotty Toddy! (better known as my wife Beth Merchent). See you on Friday Steve Q. 

Last week was a wonderful time of learning to sail and making new friends in our Junior Week program! Many thanks go to countless volunteers to make it happen.

Junior Sailors can continue to build upon the sailing skills they learned during Opti Kids and Junior Week. There are more great opportunities at FBYC:

Summer Sailing School: We have small group classes during the summer for juniors and adults. To see the entire schedule and register, go to:

https://www.fbyc.net/junior-sailing/sailing-school/

Classes are subject to change.  Keep checking for updates or request a class for your group!  Here are the first few offerings:

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Mon-Wed 7/1-3: Intro to 420 Sailing: 2 sailors per boat, 12-18 yo

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Come sail with us (or just come party with us)!

Don’t forget to register now for the 21^st Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta! 

Races will be held July 13 and 14 for PHRF, Cruising, and Classics classes. 

Racers, cruisers and landlubbers alike join the land activities at the Deltaville Maritime Museum!

Friday, July 12

Joe Davenport’s famous BBQ with music by Mike Dale

Saturday July 13

Come back for the summer’s best party

Julius Pittman and the Revival

J&W’s crab cake dinner, and a Gosling’s Rum hosted bar

And don’t forget the most important part:  we’re racing for cures!

It’s for a good cause (as if you needed an excuse …

This Friday evening at 8:30pm is a much anticipated movie night at the club. The YAM's will be airing the timeless classic "Swiss Family Robinson," a story first published in 1812 by Johann David Wyss and later edited and illustrated by his two Swiss sons.  The movie was later released in 1960 met with wonderful reception by sailors, adventurers, children and adults alike. Come on out and enjoy the film with us...popcorn machine fires up at 8:15, and the film airs at 8:30!

Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Fri, Jun 28: June Movie Night (YAM)
Fri, Jun 28: J/70 Friday Night Series (Offshore)
Sat, Jun 29: Distance Series 2 - Cut Channel (Offshore)
Thu, Jul 4: Independence Day
Thu, Jul 4: Urbanna Fireworks and Boat Parade Cruise (Cruising)
Fri, Jul 5: J/70 Friday Night Series (Offshore)
Sat, Jul 6: July 4th Long Distance Race & Cookout (One-Design)
Fri, Jul 12-Sun, Jul 14: Leukemia Cup Regatta (Offshore)
Sat, Jul 20: Laser Summer Regatta (One-Design)
Sat, Jul 20: One Design Training: Summer Seabreeze 1 (FS/FR/Port) (One-Design)
Fri, Jul 26: July Movie Night (YAM)
Fri, Jul 26: J/70 Friday Night Series (Offshore)
Fri, Jul 26-Sun, Jul 28: Windmill National Championships …

The YAM committee will have the pool and beach decked out with colorful Hawaiian decorations along with steady beats of great-mood tunes. We fire up the grill at 12:30 for you to bring & toss on your favorite cookout foods, and then a series of adult and child-friendly games get going around 2:00 pm...rumor has it there will be an egg toss, awesome tropical tattoos, greased watermelon, pong-cup, pool float races, and who knows what other surprises may be in store!?!?

Aside from some provided sodas, water and light snacks this is a bring-your-own, potluck style event...so be sure to pack the cooler with your lunch and favorite beverages. Feel free to RSVP and/or keep …

Register now for the 21^st Annual Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta! 

Races will be held July 13 and 14 for PHRF, Cruising, and Classics classes. 

Register before June 12 to SAVE $25, and to have your boat name on the official t-shirt.

Racers, cruisers and landlubbers alike join the land activities at the Deltaville Maritime Museum!

Friday, July 12

Joe Davenport’s famous BBQ with music by Mike Dale

Saturday July 13

Come back for the summer’s best party

Julius Pittman and the Revival

J&W’s crab cake dinner, and a Gosling’s Rum hosted bar

And don’t forget the most important part:  we’re racing for cures!

Check out this video on how you can help …

Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Fri, Jun 14: J/70 Friday Night Series (Offshore)
Sat, Jun 15: Distance Series 1 - Moonlight (Offshore)
Sat, Jun 15: Beach/Pool Party & Cookout (YAM)
Sat, Jun 15: Junior Week Warm Up 2 (Juniors)
Sat, Jun 15-Sun, Jun 16: Opti Kids (Juniors)
Sun, Jun 16 - Father's Day (Holiday)
Sun, Jun 16: One Design Spring Series 3 (One-Design)
Mon, Jun 17-Fri, Jun 21: Junior Week (Juniors)
Fri, Jun 21: J/70 Friday Night Series (Offshore)
Sat, Jun 22-Sun, Jun 23: Junior Regatta (Juniors)
Mon, Jun 24-Wed, Jul 31, New England Rendezvous (Cruising)
Fri, Jun 28: J/70 Friday Night Series (Offshore)
Sat, Jun 29: Distance Series 2 - Cut Channel (Offshore)
Thu, Jul 4: Independence Day - Urbanna …

On Tuesday, June 18th, 6:30-7:30,  join us for a reception and talk with Niall Rafferty. Born in Ireland, Niall grew up racing at Royal Cork Yacht Club in Cork, Ireland. His passion for racing and the water has led Niall to a lifetime career from working as a Captain with his 300 ton license, to skipper numerous yachts around the world. Niall will talk about his experience in the Maxi Yacht Racing world in the Mediterranean and Caribbean and how his experience led him to designing and project management of building the next generation super yachts. Niall has now joined the Rob Doyle Design team, where they are on the forefront of performance super yacht design in …

The YAMs kicked off Memorial Day Weekend with their 7th annual cookout. Everyone enjoyed catching up with old and meeting new friends over burgers, dogs, and American flag cakes with a picturesque sunset as the backdrop. Special thanks to grill master Massey Whorley and the Whorley family, as well as Jess Hardin and Jon Deutsch for helping set up and run the event.

We all rely on the Middlesex EMT and Fire Department squads.  Yet for those of us who don't live in the county, it's easy to forget how important these men and women are...until an emergency strikes someone at FBYC.

Let's say THANK YOU to these fine folks by hosting them and their families for a "fun day at FBYC" on Saturday, August 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM.  

We're inviting them to use our pool, go for a sail on a club or big boat and have a picnic lunch. We're looking for some members who are willing to flip some burgers or take a family sailing for an hour or two.  

This is just a small way …

On Sunday Race Committee recruits got some hands on practice starting races and operating Mr. Roberts. David Clark and Rick Klein led the class and were eventually banished to the bow of Mr. Roberts as the recruits got comfortable with the procedures.

6 Lasers were there to practice starts for the RC and simulate some real-world start situations like when boats are over early or when a signal boat drags anchor.  Thanks to Mike Toms for organizing and Finn Ciszewski, Britt Drake, Jess Hardin, Jon Deutsch and Paul Almany for coming out and sailing.

PICTURES/VIDEO2019 Laser/RC Training

The YAMs are throwing a Hawaiian Luau themed pool & beach bash that you will not want to miss. This event is geared towards adults and children with a super-fun compliment of great tunes, sharks & minnows, music, lawn games, sand castle contest, and our first ever “pool float race” around the T-dock…so pack your favorite bathing suit, pool float, meat for the grill and a little something tasty to share…and we will cover the rest! The grill will fire up just after noon…see you there!

Schedule of Upcoming Events:
Fri, Jun 7: Cruise to Ditchley, Tour and Taste (Cruising)
Fri, Jun 7: J/70 Friday Night Series (Offshore)
Sat, Jun 8: Junior Week Warm Up 1 (Juniors)
Sat, Jun 8-Sun, Jun 9: Opti Kids (Juniors)
Sat, Jun 8: Spring Series 4 (Offshore)
Fri, Jun 14: J/70 Friday Night Series (Offshore)
Sat, Jun 15: Distance Series 1 - Moonlight (Offshore)
Sat, Jun 15: Beach/Pool Party & Cookout (YAM)
Sat, Jun 15: Junior Week Warm Up 2 (Juniors)
Sat, Jun 15-Sun, Jun 16: Opti Kids (Juniors)
Sun, Jun 16 - Father's Day (Holiday)
Sun, Jun 16: One Design Spring Series 3 (One-Design)
Mon, Jun 17-Fri, Jun 21: Junior Week (Juniors)

This Week’s Update:
-  The first J …

Saturday's "Women's Skill-Building" day on the water gave six sailors loads of practice docking (thanks Deltaville Boatyard for your new T-Head!) and "springing off" against an onshore breeze. Everyone had a chance to practice and embrace the old maxim, "approach a dock as fast as you're willing to hit it."  Each sailor did a fantastic job and learned that a second approach is encouraged and more than OK when it's needed.

We also had a brief look at AIS radios, SOLAS flares and practiced fighting a fire with ABC extinguishers.  "There is far less powder in an extinguisher than I appreciated before pulling the pin on one," said one sailor.  (Thank you Brian for safely providing a fire …