After two days of cancellations for lack of wind, the 280+ participanst in the 2007 Opti Nationals -
www.2007optinationals.com -
finally got in a race day yesterday with 4 races. Results are available
here
There are 8 FBYC sailors listed, with top 1/2 finishes by at least 4 of the sailors.
Alex Jacob has an 8th overall, Ben Buhl is 65, Madelaine Alderman is 89, Austin Powers is 105, Conrad Roos is 147, and Madelaine Alderman is standing 12th out of 80 in the Girls Nationals.
The weather forcast for today shows continuing wind, so let's hope they can improve their postions before the awards ceremony this evening.
Alex Jacob has just returned from the North American Optimist Championship held in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico between July 9th and the 14th. Alex competed with 191 sailors from 19 countries that qualified to sail in this event. The US team was comprised of 25 sailors selected at the US team trials held at Coral Reef Yacht Club in early May. Nuevo Vallarta is a new resort area of Puerto Vallarta featuring a large hotel and timeshare community.
The sailing conditions started daily with a light easterly coming off the land. As the noon temperatures passed 90 degrees the wind went dead …
While the rest of the FBYC Junior Team raced on the Bay, Alex Jacob was representing the United States in the North American Optimist Championships in Vallarta Mexico from July 9-14. Alex was chosen for the team based on his outstanding performance at the U.S. Team Trials in May. And boy did Alex come through with flying colors! Out of 185 international top-flight sailors, Alex finished 9th overall. He was the 3rd U.S. sailor in the competition. Congratulations Alex, and the FBYC Opti Team welcomes you and Erin back in time for the U.S. Nationals!
The FBYC Optimist Team coached by Diego Ravecca has shown top-to-bottom strength racing this season. Kendall Swenson competed as Blue Fleeter for the first time in the West River Regatta on July 10th and finished 11th overall out of 51 boats. The rest of the team stayed back in Deltaville to receive more outstanding coaching from Diego. The results were evident in the July 12th Sandy MacVickar Regatta. FBYC fielded 7 sailors out of 55 competitors. Their accomplishments speak for themselves! Madeleine Alderman (2nd overall, 2nd Red Fleet), Austin Powers (4th overall, 1st Blue Fleet), Kendall Swenson (7th overall, 3rd Blue Fleet), Ben Buhl ((14th overall, 7th Blue Fleet), Graeme Alderman (17th overall, 1st White Fleet), Conrad Roos (30th overall …
The FBYC Laser Team coached by Dingo Luis Canuto has been delivering some outstanding results in Bay racing this past week! At the West River Regatta on July 10th, Kyle Swenson led the way with 1st place out of 22 boats! He was closely followed by Cori Radtke in 3rd place. Ben Shelton, competing in only his second big regatta, tied for 20th, an excellent start to his racing career. The Laser Team and Dingo continued their winning ways with at the Sandy MacVickar Regatta on July 12th. Out of 22 boats, Kyle finished 4th, Michael Keane 6th, and Cori 14th. Cori capped off the week by competing in the Junior Olympics July 14-15 at Corsica River. She was rewarded …
SCREWPILE partying begins Saturday and racing on Sunday. Skippers are making sure
they have a diver available for the last wipe down on Sunday morning. Navigators
are figuring out what time the delivery crew must pull out to catch the flood
bubble, and crew are getting their best regatta party duds ready. Entries will be
accepted until Wednesday, July 18 (late fee applies). For general info check the
web site at www.screwpile.net or contact Event
Chairman, LG Raley at (301) 862-3100. It's here - the 2007 Showdown and Partydown
at Solomons.STREGA WINS VET CUP; KINGFISHER Tops A Fleet and VIRGINIA H is 1st in Non-Spin:
Seventeen of the 19 boats entered in the 2007 Veterans Cup, took …
A total of 14 FBYC Junior Sailors descended on Hampton Yacht Club last Friday for their Annual Summer Junior Regatta. Attending were 10 of our racing Optimists and four Laser Radials. Our juniors encountered challenging conditions with light shifting winds that at one point almost completely reversed direction in one of the races. In spite of it all, FBYC prevailed, grabbing five of the top six spots in the Optimists class and all three top slots for the Lasers.
Competition was keen as the top three Optimist finishers fell within a point of each other. Austin Powers (2nd overall) was narrowly edged out of the first place slot by Billy VanBuren of NYCC. He tied for points with FBYC's …
SCREWPILE 2007 - Racing begins Sunday,
July 22 goes thru Tuesday, July 24. This is the 15th
running of this Bay-wide favorite event. The entire town of Solomons, on
the Patuxant River at the edge of the Bay, supports the regatta and treats the
racers like favored guests. The parties are A+ and so is the
racing. There is something for all boats, spinnaker, non-spinnaker,
one-design, and PHRF. There is no better place to compete against boats
from all over the Chesapeake (and beyond). The deadline for early
bird entries (you get to avoid the $50 late fee) is noon, this Wednesday,
July 11. So... get your entry to LG Raley [July 11 …
Since FBYC Junior Week wrapped up on June 23rd Fishing Bay Junior Race Team sailors grabbed many of the top slots in both Virginia and Maryland State Championship Regattas. With spring practices and no less than a week of expert coaching from FBYC coaches Diego Ravecca and Luis Canuto, the extended race team much to be proud of in the standings at both of these very important events.
In the top five overall slots in the Optimist class at both events were Alex Jacob (1st in both), Ben Buhl (2nd and 3rd respectively) and Austin Powers (4th and 5th respectively). However, the FBYC team showed its real depth by having Graeme Alderman and Erin Jacob join the top ten overall …
I was quite surprised to see that two primary marks were not operative Saturday night. FBYC Mark G - which is G "1R" Fl G 6s and Stingray light were both out. We had one boat actually hit G since the spinnaker was up and they were headed sraight for it.
Enjoyed the race but missed seeing some of regular competitors.
INDEPENDENCE DAY is Wednesday, JULY
4TH! Maintain your personal independence - go
sailing!
SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE
REGATTA is just around the corner - racing July 22-23-24. Go to the
website to checkout slip and hotel accommodations - both are available, but you
better get a move on. Get your entry in now and save $50 late
fee. For info go www.screwpile.net
or www.screwpile.com
or www.splc.us or
contact Event Chairman LG Raley at (301) 862-3100.
FLYING SCOTS FLY HIGH IN NORTH AMERICAN
CHAMPIONSHIPS AT FISHING BAY: There were
121 Flying Scots at their NAC this past week hosted by Fishing Bay Yacht
Club. It was the largest gathering …
Last Night we haved a big storm in Deltaville Virginia. Maybe 40knots and raining. When the storm finish, Daniel come to our house and told me, "we need some help with boats". We going to the club and ....... 420 are moved!!! When i saw that 420, UOUOUOUOOOOOO!!! Look some pictures of this morning !!! Amazing!! Just Wind!!! 420 at FBYC After Big Storm
and
Scuttlebutt had a nice "Sailing Shorts" article about the event:
* (June 27, 2007) A year after a microburst tornado storm damaged or
destroyed much of the fleet at the 2006 Flying Scot North American
Championship (NAC) in Marblehead, Massachusetts, local and national sailors
gathered at Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville VA for the 2007 NAC, the
largest in history on the 50th anniversary of the class. From Sunday through
Wednesday, 119 Flying Scots competed in the Piankatank River mouth and
Chesapeake Bay just off Middlesex County, Virginia. Winning the Championship
Division was Jeff Linton/Amy Linton of …
Event turnout made championship the largest of its class in the country
Deltaville, VA -- June 28, 2007 -- Local and national sailors completed the largest Flying Scot North American Championship (NAC) in history on the 50th anniversary of that one-design sailboat yesterday at Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC) in Deltaville VA.
From Sunday through Thursday, 119 Flying Scots competed for continental championship honors in 18 races in the Championship, Challenger, Women and Junior Divisions in the Piankatank River mouth and Chesapeake Bay just off Middlesex County, Virginia. Their success stood in marked contrast to the disastrous 2006 NAC in Marblehead, Massachusetts, struck by as microburst tornadic storm that damaged or destroyed much of the fleet.
May 13, 2007
By Larry Chowning "Copyright Southside Sentinel, used with permission."
The Flying Scot North American Championship began Sunday and was due to be completed on Wednesday, June 27, on the Chesapeake Bay and the Rappahannock and Piankatank rivers near Deltaville. Fishing Bay Yacht Club hosted the prestigious event that attracted over 100 boats from yacht clubs across the country. Above, many of the Flying Scots can be seen in the distance from Stingray Point - the eastern tip of Middlesex County in Deltaville.
Its hard to believe another Junior Week has come and gone but hopefully 2007's edition will provide many fond memories for parents and kids to take home with them. This season saw 92 juniors at Junior Week and 23 at Oti Kids. These lucky sailors had lots to choose from, ranging from beginning Optimist to Racing Optimist, Laser and 420 classes. However, non-racers had their time on the water as well with our group sailing classes held on Mobjacks and Flying Scots. Added to this we had great weather and fair winds. This year's event came with all the trappings including some evening revelry with the Ice Man, a very fine dinner, the Leukemia Sail-a-thon and the Tuesday …
WOW, LOOK AT WHATS UP FOR GRABS, INCLUDING A $1,500 COCKTAIL PARTY!!!
1) Cocktail party foods for 50 guestsretail value $1,500 (donated by Cateraide Fantaste Inc.)
2) Sunset cocktail/hors doeuvres cruise for 6 aboard a restored Chesapeake deadrise oyster boatsuggested value $300 (donated by Farinholt and Rogers)
3) DeWalt Heavy-Duty XRP ½ 18-volt cordless hammerdrill/drill/driver kitretail value $299 (donated by Rapuano family) (see http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/tool_detail.asp?productID=15127 for details)
4) DeWalt Heavy-Duty XRP ½ 18-volt cordless hammerdrill/drill/driver kitretail value $299 (donated by Rapuano family)
5) iPOD nano (2GB)retail value $149.95 (donated by Oliver Creative)
Just wanted to give you a recap of the
Sailathon yesterday. We had GREAT
weather and the kids really had a lot of fun.They are all excellent
sailors. The day went along very smoothly.
We collected a total of
$2236.00
We know that there will be additional
donations mailed into the office, so we're not done counting yet! Here is a list
of awards:
Top Fundraiser: Harrison Burton - $1350
(his money still to be turned in)
2nd Highest Fundraiser: Ben Shelton
3rd Highest Fundraiser: Drue Bagnal
Youngest Sailor: Nicholas Lennarz age 6
Most Laps: 36 - done by: Austin
Powers, Alex Jacob and Jackson Berling
Photo courtesy of Jon Fauer. For rights to this photo:
The FBYC Optimist Team coached by Diego Ravecca has shown top-to-bottom strength racing this season. Kendall Swenson competed as Blue Fleeter for the first time in the West River Regatta on July 10th and finished 11th overall out of 51 boats. The rest of the team stayed back in Deltaville to receive more outstanding coaching from Diego. The results were evident in the July 12th Sandy MacVickar Regatta. FBYC fielded 7 sailors out of 55 competitors. Their accomplishments speak for themselves! Madeleine Alderman (2nd overall, 2nd Red Fleet), Austin Powers (4th overall, 1st Blue Fleet), Kendall Swenson (7th overall, 3rd Blue Fleet), Ben Buhl ((14th overall, 7th Blue Fleet), Graeme Alderman (17th overall, 1st White Fleet), Conrad Roos (30th overall …
The FBYC Laser Team coached by Dingo Luis Canuto has been delivering some outstanding results in Bay racing this past week! At the West River Regatta on July 10th, Kyle Swenson led the way with 1st place out of 22 boats! He was closely followed by Cori Radtke in 3rd place. Ben Shelton, competing in only his second big regatta, tied for 20th, an excellent start to his racing career. The Laser Team and Dingo continued their winning ways with at the Sandy MacVickar Regatta on July 12th. Out of 22 boats, Kyle finished 4th, Michael Keane 6th, and Cori 14th. Cori capped off the week by competing in the Junior Olympics July 14-15 at Corsica River. She was rewarded …
May 13, 2007
Vic Denunzio has posted about 20 more pictures of the Rosegill Race in the