EPA Comment Period on Proposal
for E15 Gasoline Closes in Two Weeks
ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 7, 2009 - The idea of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) allowing the introduction of a fuel that has never been
independently tested for use with marine engines has Boat Owners Association of
The United States (BoatU.S. and the National
Marine Manufacturers Association (www.BoatUS.com/news/reports
urging every boater in America to speak out on the issue before the July 20
federal comment period closes. In March, Growth Energy, a pro-ethanol
lobbying organization, and 54 ethanol producers petitioned the EPA to allow an
increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline from 10 percent (E10) to 15
percent (E15). After an initial comment …
The Twitter account will be used to post new news articles, results and pictures. And during events, where possible it will have running updates and pictures while the event is going on.
The first event this will be used for is the Leukemia Cup this weekend. So if you are not going to be down for the weekend, check out the twitter account to see whats happening.
On a related note if anyone would like to help me by posting updates during events that Im not at (most of the offshore events), shoot Jon an email at jon-fbyc@jdeutsch.com
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 …
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 …
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 clubs 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.
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.
AS the commodore at the College Point Yacht Club, Tony Tondo holds a lofty title, suggesting a man in a blazer dining with moneyed members in an oak-paneled room. Instead, Mr. Tondo can usually be found in the club’s gritty boatyard, wearing jeans and construction boots and operating a forklift.
The club, which lies near the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and next door to a sewage treatment plant, is a world removed …
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.usThe
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 …
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 evenings master chef, Rip Radcliffe. Contact him at ripsail@va.metrocast.net to let him know you will …
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 …
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, JimMuldoon'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 …
The Start of the 60th DOWN THE BAY RACE is this
Friday, May 22nd in Annapolis. The 120 mile dash to Hampton is about
to begin!
60th DOWN THE BAY RACE for the VIRGINIA CRUISING
CUP. May 22-23. For info and details contact either
co-chairman, Vince Behm (Hampton - 757-876-7778) or Wayne Bretsch (Annapolis -
301-332-6773) or go to the event website at www.hamptonyc.com
and click on the DTB logo. Deadline for entries is this
Wednesday, May 20. There are currently 39 entries that are hot to
trot. Even though the start is 4 days away (Friday morning, May 22),
weather watchers are calling for a lovely SSE breeze that should be
quite manageable …
The last two weekends of this month are
jam-packed with top flight racing on the southern Bay. Two events
dominate the action: May 29-31 is SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK for
the BLACK SEAL CUP. Racing takes place at two venues, the
Ocean View Course and the Buckroe Course, event headquarters is at Hampton Yacht
Club, where all social activities (food, drink, music, awards, and more)
will happen. The event opens at the Welcome Party and Check-in on Thursday
evening, May 28, and racing begins on Friday, May 29. Hampton Yacht Club,
Old Point Comfort Yacht Club, and Cruising Club of Virginia coordinate on this
premier southern Bay event - 3 days of great racing and 4 nights of …
Scuttlebutt 2838 had the following article last night --- RESURRECTING THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AMATEUR RACING Though she will be impressed by some prominent names entered in the New York Yacht Clubs inaugural Invitational Cup, you can be sure Marie Klok Crump can hold her own in a room full of sailing standouts.
From Århus, Denmark and now living in Newport, R.I., the tall blonde Scandinavian has been a top-ranked women's match racer since the mid-nineties, ranking as high as number two in the ISAF Women's World Match Race circuit and crowned twice as the Danish Match Race Champion (94, 96). As a member of the Danish national team, she also pursued an Olympic campaign in the …
Would you like to represent the United States and visit another part of the world? Qualifying for Team Trials at a USODA event is the first step.
The 2009 Team Trials occurred last weekend at Noroton YC in Darien , CT. With 211 competitors from all over the country, over a dozen Chesapeake sailors qualified for this event.
Racing was held over four long days, and the 200 competitors got in 12 races total. The host club provided great hospitality. The conditions on Long Island Sound were "foggy and soggy", with competitors seeing shifty breeze from …
Remember, this coming Sunday (MAY 10) is
Mother's Day. Wine her and dine her and then... take her
sailing!
Fishing Bay Yacht Club Spring Series Leaders: After
3 days of series racing, the fleet leaders in the FBYC Spring Series are:
PHRF A - Brad Davis, Bladerunner; PHRF
B/C - Allan Heyward, La Maga; and PHRF
Non-Spin - Paul Cross, Battlewagon.
Race Officer for Spring Series Race Day 3 this past weekend was Dale
Chesser. FBYC will run their Spring Series Day 4 on this coming
Saturday, May 9.
RESERVE A SLIP FOR SOUTHERN BAY RACE
WEEK. Here are two options - make ressies
NOW!
Downtown Hampton's Piers
dockmaster, Greg Harrison …
The Laser Fleet is planning a practice Day on May 16. The plan will be to meet at the club by 10:00 and hit the water by 11. We'll talk through boat set up and and the conditions and then do some drills and short races.
This is an off-day for sailors who also sail in other fleets, so come out and sail your laser!
If you are thinking about or planning on attending, please email Jon. jon-fbyc@jdeutsch.com
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 clubs 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.
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 evenings master chef, Rip Radcliffe. Contact him at ripsail@va.metrocast.net to let him know you will …
Scuttlebutt 2838 had the following article last night --- RESURRECTING THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AMATEUR RACING Though she will be impressed by some prominent names entered in the New York Yacht Clubs inaugural Invitational Cup, you can be sure Marie Klok Crump can hold her own in a room full of sailing standouts.
