Posts for June 2022

The Adult Fun Sail & Training Day is this Saturday, July 2nd. This is a social and sailing event open to both members and non-members. There will be training in Flying Scots and any boats under 19 ft--including Melges 15s! The cost is $15/person for in boat instruction, other participants are no charge. There will be help for beginners and intermediates. Sign up here! 

This isn't the only fun going on at the club this weekend! Find more information on all of the Fourth of July activities here. 

Club Members David & Alison Lennarz are continuing their Transatlantic journey on their all carbon Balance 526. They've made their first stop in St Helena, and will make another stop in Brazil on their way to Grenada. 

To follow the voyage of "Wahoo", click on this PredictWind link or go to Instagram @sailingwahoos

https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Wahoo_1/

Also-- follow FBYC on Instagram @fishingbayyachtclub to keep up on Club News. 

Water has been shut off to the Jackson Creek Docks, Dry Sail Lot, One-Design Lot, Junior Field, & Fishing Bay Ramp until Friday to conserve water ahead of the Independence Day Weekend festivities.

Power will be out on the Middle Dock Thursday, June 30th for pedestal work.

There are an abundance of activities happening at FBYC this coming Fourth of July Weekend! Here is the rundown to keep you informed on all of the fun.

July 4^th Long Distance Race & Cookout – Sunday, July 3^rd – The Annual Long Distance Race and Fourth of July Cookout is coming up! The cookout is for everyone, not just racers, with refreshments, hamburgers, hot dogs, and more! Be sure to bring your own favorite beverages! You need to register in advance to attend, so please do so now here. Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated, if you can help please sign up here Volunteer.

The Long Distance Race is a handicap race open to any One Design boat 24 …

My name is Clara Skeppstrom, and I am the communications intern for FBYC this summer. I want to introduce myself to those of you I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting. I am a rising fourth-year at UVA from Richmond. While I am not the most well-seasoned sailor, what I lack in experience, I make up for in enthusiasm and love for the Chesapeake Bay and Fishing Bay especially. The main reason I’m working here this summer is to help all of you members who have events or sailing news for the Club, whether that be with posting on social media or the news page, or anything else you think I might be able to help with …

Club Members David & Alison Lennarz have just completed building an all carbon Balance 526 in St. Francis, South Africa.  After a shake down sail from the Indian Ocean around Cape of Good Hope, they are now in Cape Town preparing to cross the south Atlantic to Grenada, with stops in St. Helena and Brazil.  

To follow the voyage of "Wahoo", click on this PredictWind link or go to Instagram @sailingwahoos

https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV_Wahoo_1/

There are an abundance of activities happening at FBYC this coming Fourth of July Weekend! Here is the rundown to keep you informed on all of the fun.

July 4^th Long Distance Race & Cookout – Sunday, July 3^rd – The Annual Long Distance Race and Fourth of July Cookout is coming up! The cookout is for everyone, not just racers, with refreshments, hamburgers, hot dogs, and more! You need to register in advance to attend, so please do so now here. Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated, if you can help please sign up here Volunteer.

The Long Distance Race is a handicap race open to any One Design boat 24’ length and under at the waterlines (no Optis …

Nanuq's start on Friday begins about the 1:30:00 mark:

Class 12 Start

They currently trail the class leader by about 18 miles, but are making hay, with a projected finish of 2 am on Tuesday morning.

On Friday, June 17th Nanuq will start in her 3rd Newport to Bermuda race. Nanuq is owned by FBYC Club members Rebecca and Glenn Doncaster and will be sailing with an FBYC based crew of family and friends. Nanuq is competing in the St. David's Lighthouse Division and has won her class on both previous attempts. Both captain and crew have spent countless hours over the past year preparing for this race. This is both exciting and bittersweet for the everyone as this will be Nanuq's final race to Bermuda.

Start time is 1300. You can watch the start and track Nanuq at the link below. Let's wish Nanuq the best of luck!

Watch the start and track the race

Race Results

Dominion Power will be shutting power off in the Deltaville area June 15th.  Outage is set for 7:00 AM and is expected to last two or more hours.

Water, septic, & pool facilities (including restrooms) will be affected.  Please be advised these facilities will not be available June 15th.

An alternative work day is scheduled  June 16th should rain impede the work. 

Longer tenured FBYC members will recall the wonderful spectacles of spinnaker filled horizons, the festival of land based events, and multiple nights of dining and charity auctions that comprised the Leukemia Cup Regatta. Alas, the Southern Bay LCR met its demise more than half a decade ago, but lingering memories of the excitement and sense of community that it fostered still abide. One of the more unique of the LCR events was Arts on Fishing Bay, a Friday evening marine art exhibit and sale held at our main clubhouse and featuring a variety of local artists and artisans. 

To recapture the spirit of that event we are initiating a new art exhibit on the second floor of the main clubhouse …