Posts for October 2024

Come to the Friends of Deltaville Library Preowned Pages Book Store sale located in the Deltaville Library at 35 Lovers Lane November 8 from 10-5:00 and November 9 from 10-2:00.
Come explore a large selection of nautical, travel, history, biographies, children’s, fiction, cook books, paperbacks, gardening, large print books and more! Hundreds of books are available to fill a bag-the donation is up to you!! Cannot make the sale?  Stop by anytime during library hours to visit Preowned Pages Book Store. 

Make sure you don't miss the fantastic venue at the Country Club of Virginia with Food Stations, Dancing the Night Way, Awards and Celebrating FBYC 85th Year.  Register today!

CLICK HERE to Register: https://www.fbyc.net/events/2024/241109-social-2024-commodores-ball/

See you there!

Remember to bring your Share Dish!

Gather with friends old and new and enjoy what promises to be a gorgeous day at FBYC eating oysters, chili and other delights. 

Festivities start as soon as the racers get in roughly 2PM but no later than 3PM.  Register by Thursday 10/24 This is the event you don’t want to miss.

Oyster Roast: Click here to buy tickets

Racers: Click here to register on Regatta Network 

Bring a Shared Dish and enter in win best in class  Register Share dish

If you are sailing in the event you must register for the race in Regatta Network and purchase your tickets through the storefront.

Register now for the Closing Day Regatta and Oyster Roast.

Racers: Register on Regatta Network

Oyster Roast: Cost for entry $7/person and a share dish for your group. Click here to buy tickets on Regatta Network Storefront. Ticket sales close on Thursday, October 24.

To assist with coordination and enter to win Top Billing by Type, enter your shared dish here: Register Shared Dish

Check out this recap of this month's Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters Championship including some behind the scenes on how it came together.

Watch the video here.

17 FBYC Members and guests in 3 Sailing vessels, one power boat, and several cars celebrated life  with old and new friends on the historic grounds of what is now Ditchley Ciderworks.  See:  https://www.ditchleyciderworks.com/

Cathy Calhoon, Paul Grosklegs,and sister Pam treated the group to a fixed price open bar happy hour, wonderful dinner, and an over the top tour of the manor house that predates the Revolutionary war.  Some stayed over and came ashore to enjoy grounds and Brunch before their Sunday departure.

Cathy and Paul recently (in historic terms) acquired this historic property and have chosen preservation over development, as a way of giving back.

Ditchley was once owned by the original Lee family (yes …

ILCA Masters took over Fishing Bay Yacht Club for the 43^rd Chesapeake Bay ILCA Masters Championship last weekend. Of the 39 boats – Dave Chapin from Lake Eustis Sailing Club was the top Great Grand Master and took the overall title while Dorian Haldeman from Severn Sailing Association was the 2^nd Master and top female for her 6^th time. The fleet launched on Saturday to light winds out of the North and a long downwind sail to Godfrey Bay on the Piankatank River. The first race was started shortly after 11 in light wind and was shortened for the second leg when the wind shifted to the east. Top finishers in race 1 were Gavin O’Hare (SSA …

Closing Day Regatta (Winter Series 1)  registration is open. If you are sailing in this event, please register. Having a complete registration list for this pursuit race makes building out the start times possible.

Racers: Click here to register on Regatta Network

Coming to the closing Day Oyster Roast? Enjoy oysters, hot dogs, an array of share dish foods, beer, wine and other beverages.

Oyster Roast: Cost for entry $7/person and a share dish for your group. Click here to buy tickets on Regatta Network Storefront

Racers, you will need to register for both the race and the oyster roast.

Don’t forget a share dish for your group. To assist with coordination and enter to win Top …