They are preparing to unfurl their canvases and display their crafts at Art on Fishing Bay the evening of June 8, 5:30-9:00 PM, at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville. Artists from far and wide, local and regional, will again participate in one of the most popular Leukemia Cup events supporting victims with blood cancers. And this being the 9th year of Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta, the crowds are expected to exceed last years record setting attendance.
A total of 26 artists will exhibit their creations for purchase or perusal. Each will donate one item to the Leukemia Cup Auction to be held later this summer at the Stingray Harbor Marina.
Do you sometimes get the "after Rosegill Blues"? Does racing at RRYC or cruising home alone on Sunday leave you empty and unfulfilled? The Cruising Division has a cure for this, the After Rosegill Cruise to Yankee Point Yacht Club.
May 23 is the deadline for signing up for the Cruising Division's annual "after-Rosegill" event, this year a cruise from Rosegill to Yankee Point Yacht Club on Myers Creek just off the Corrotoman River. Slips will be limited so plan to anchor out. Bring beverages and hors d'oeuvre for cocktails at 6pm. Cruise chairmen Stella and Charlie Jones will supply dinner ( N.C. BBQ) at 7:15, assisted by FBYC member and YPYC Commodore Charles Lytton. Cruisers, racers …
A crew of modern-day explorers, historians, naturalists and educators are endeavoring to retrace Captain John Smith's incredible 1608 expedition. Traveling in a 28-foot reproduction of Smith's shallop, and living much as Smith and his men did 400 years ago, the shallop and her crew will spend 121-days voyaging to the headwaters of almost every tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. At more than 20 points along the route, the shallop and her crew will stop for public exhibitions so that people from all around the region can learn about this important episode in the history of the Chesapeake. For more information, please go to the John Smith 400 website at
www.johnsmith400.org
or the Sultana website at
www …
VERSUS TV COVERAGE OF THE 32ND AMERICA'S
CUP: You should check your VERSUS channel this morning -
0830. But, do not bet your ranch, and certainly not your boat, that the
coverage of the Louis Vuitton Cup will be there - intergalactic steer wrestling,
maybe. That said, however, Cox Cable has published
that LV Cup coverage will run TODAY, Monday (RACE 1), Tuesday (RACE 2),
Wednesday (Race 3), Friday (RACE 4) and Saturday (RACE 5). The times for
each day are 8:30am-11am; noon -2:30pm, and 4:30pm -
7:00pm Or, if you are internet savvy, go to the
Versus website, www.versus.com and see if you can
muck around enough to get their internet …
Just a quick recap
of the events this weekend! We had good weather on Saturday and a great
turnout for both the Kayak and Jr. Challenge.
Kayak:
We had 20 people for
the tour which is a great turnout! With registration and fundraising money the
event brought in a total of $2,536! The water was very calm and great for
kayaking and the group even saw a bald eagle!
Jr.
Challenge:
We had 5 teams:
Christchurch School, Norfolk Collegiate, Poquoson H.S., Smithfield H.S., and St.
Christopher's. Christchurch was the winner of the Top Fundraising Award
and Norfolk Collegiate won the sailing. In all this event brought in
$4,952.00 in …
DELTAVILLE Though the sea was a close companion while David Hazlehurst was growing up in western England, any hopes of learning to sail were distant.
"Sailing was sort of a rich man's sport. It wasn't something I aspired to in England," he said.
The wind shifted after he came to Virginia. Living in Martinsville gave him access to Smith Mountain Lake, and in 1974, he bought his first boat, a Laser dinghy.
His family was hooked, especially the two children.
An item from last night's Suttlebutt by Tucker Thompson follows. We see his writing from time to time in Spin Sheet and some of us will remember him talking twice at the 2002 Winter Program when Alain Vincey chaired this activity. We all have different passions, whether it be watching Royalty at the State Capital, NASCAR, or in the case of one of my old friends and past member, John Adams, living to beat Tim Blackwood just one more time. Whatever turns you on, you have to get a warm and fuzzy from reading Tucker's article. If you are not into warm and fuzzies stop reading right here.
SCUTTLEBUTT 2342 May 11, 2007 (www.sailingscuttlebutt.com)
MOTHER'S DAY is Sunday, May 13 - Invite her to
lunch, love her a bunch, and then..., take her sailing!
Brad Davis, Blade Runner,
took 1st in the 6th race of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club Spring
Series on Saturday, but Rob Whittet,
Wavelength, kept his grip on 1st overall in the PHRF A fleet.
Allan Heyward stayed way out in front in the PHRF B/C fleet by
driving La Maga to another first, ahead of David
Hinckle's 2nd place Elancer. This FBYC series
finishes up this coming Saturday, May 12. PRO - Brooks Zerkel
SBRW-Black Seal Cup: Time is drawing
near for organizers to make fleet assignments, determine whether there will
be sub-splits …
LOUIS VUITTON CUP taped coverage on the VERSUS NETWORK
at 4pm TODAY.
FBYC Spring Series:Rob
Whittet's Wavelength, strengthened his hold on the lead in
PHRF A by finishing 1-1-2 in Sunday's racing at Fishing
Bay. Alan Heyward's La Maga, has a
substantial lead in the combined PHRF B/C fleet; he went 1-2-4 in
yesterday's racing. PRO - Brooks Zerkel.
If you intend to have your SBRW-Black Seal Cup Crew
Shirts in time for the event (June 1-3), you need to get your
order in not later than May 1, as in TOMORROW! Go to www.blacksealcup.com and
hurry.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club Spring Series began
yesterday. They got in two races with Wavelength, Rob
Whittet, taking first in PHRF A, followed by Alex
Alvis, Chilcoot. Eight boats raced in the B/C PHRF
fleet: 1.La Maga, Allan Heyward;
2.Schiehallion, Brad Miller; 3.Elancer,
David Hinckle. PRO - Brooks
Zerkel. FBYC Spring Series #2 (day) is set for next Sunday,
April 29. For info call (804)
272-7846. Brad Miller was one of the
first Early Birds to entry Southern Bay Race Week and will be headed to
Hampton Roads for the primo event on June 1-2-3.
CCV SPRING SERIES OPENS: A first and a
second place finish was the …
From
Scuttlebutt News:
April 18, 2007 - Photos from Glen Cove, NY where the Noreaster dumped 7+ inches of rain in 24 hours. The moisture was apparently more than the bulkhead could hold, where now some fellow boaters are going to need a little more time to get ready this spring.
73 members, community guests, and speakers attended the FBYC Safety at Sea Course, presented in the FBYC clubhouse, on 4/14/07.
Our speakers were led by moderator Sheila McCurdy who chairs the US Sailing National Faculty and is a US Sailing Passage Making Training instructor. Joining Sheila were Dr. Jim Barton, an emergency medicine specialist who served as ships physician for the 1985 trans-Atlantic Godspeed voyage, Jim Campbell, instructor for the USCG National Search and Rescue School, Pat Healy, former sailing instructor for the US Naval Academy and marine meteorologist, Ray Walden from the Deltaville fire department, and Chip Kinsey, an ATB commissioning captain and former tugboat skipper.
Each gave his perspective on sea safety issues pertinent to …
Who are these people...and why?Today, this morning, right now, they are running in the Boston
Marathon. Snow, 30 knot wind, and right on the nose - the real
nose!
Fishing Bay Yacht Club Opening - Saturday and Sunday, April
21-22. FBYC Spring Series #1 is set for Sunday.
CCV SPRING SERIES: RACES #1 and #2,
SUNDAY, April 22 - HAMPTON ROADS HARBOR. This is
the beginning of the 15 race, season-long series which determines the CCV
High Point Championship for each PHRF Fleet. These races are also
sanctioned by CBYRA and earn points toward CBYRA High Point
awards. Here we go! CCV ENTRY DEADLINES -
If you have a CCV Racing …
A new Crew Finder list is posted on the web site at
. Skippers needing crew, primarily for off-shore racing, should use this list to contact candidates to complete your crew. All of the candidates on this list have been active in our on-the-water training program during the current month. Call or e-mail them; they'll be delighted to hear from you.
Three skippers with 2-3 regular crew went out on April 1 with 8 crew training candidates. The second session scheduled for April 7 was cancelled because of snow. The third session scheduled for Sunday April 15 was cancelled because of forecast heavy rain and winds. But we out-foxed Mother Nature …
Please be advised that the Schooner Virginia will be visiting Deltaville on April 21st. She will arrive into Fishing Bay sometime on the 20th and will be berth at Chesapeake Marine Railway (formally Deagle's Railway) for an Open House from 12 PM to 4 PM on Saturday, April 21st.
The Schooner Virginia is owned and operated by the Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation, a 501 C(3) nonprofit. In addition to representing the Commonwealth, she has a major youth sailing program that many of our members may be interested in learning more about. I encourage you to visit her and to also learn more about Chesapeake Marine Railway. You can also see the "Nellie Crockett" which is owned and being …
Walter Cronkite and Gary Jobson will host on
ESPN Classic, this coming Friday, April 13, "The America's Cup, 1851
-2007". The advance publicity sounds like it will an
interesting and entertaining presentation on the "longest, continuously held
sporting event in the world". Broadcast time is 7:00
pm ET.
SUNDAY, APRIL 15:
VELUX 5 OCEANS RE-START - Course for the final leg (approximately 3,200
miles) of the 'round the world race is from Hampton Roads harbor to
Spain. This is the BIG day. The boats (Open 60s) will be towed from
Waterside to the starting area, while the skippers are helicopter-ed to the deck
of the HMS Oceans (British aircraft carrier, to be located between …
April 15th FBYC will offer "non class room" training opportunities designed to teach respective skills from a practical "hands on" perspective.
Areas of Focus include:
1. Race Committee Training / David Lee /Learn functions of Race Committee on the water, set up actual courses, and conduct races!
2. Mark Boat Training / Lud Kimbrough / Learn how to operate Mark Boats, set marks, and communicate with Race Committee. You will actually set up a race course!
3. Crew Training /David Hazlehurst / Sail with FBYC Skippers on practice courses. Skippers will take trainees out on the water for a serices of short races.
4. Mr Roberts Operator Training / Brooks Zerkel / Learn how to properly operate Mr Roberts.
Agenda
- Shore Meeting with each Training section …
The NOR has been posted, along with an Entry Form and a few
other goodies on the web site at www.blacksealcup.com.
The room block at the Hampton Marina Hotel (formerly the Radisson) is
being put to good use, and room reservations are recommended very soon. I
will also have a furnished house w/in walking distance available for a small
fee, either to an entire team or individual crew members. Please contact
me for details, especially if you know of an out of town team that needs a
place to stay.
A new feature this year is the Customized Crew Shirts
available from Boathouse Regatta Outfitters. Go to http://www.blacksealcup.com/ to see the
shirt selection and …
On Saturday 3/31/07, following Spring clean-up day, museum president Raynelle Smith and Kaptain Krunch, on behalf of the Deltaville Maritime Museum, presented FBYC and our past Commodores a decorative oar honoring their participation and support of the museum's Jamestown 400 Shallop project. Following this presentation, 40 gregarious and eager cruisers enjoyed a discussion of the Cruising Division's 2007 schedule (see FBYC EVENTS BOOK) and a hearty meal courtesy of social chairs Lyons Burke and Myra Bennett and all the participants who contributed potluck dishes.
On the fifteenth anniversary of the movie WIND, we were privileged this week to have one of its writers - Kimball Livingston - provide Scuttlebutt with some of the stories from the making of the movie (click here to read). If this film has somehow escaped your attention, we have a 6:11 minute edited clip for you to enjoy.
They are preparing to unfurl their canvases and display their crafts at Art on Fishing Bay the evening of June 8, 5:30-9:00 PM, at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville. Artists from far and wide, local and regional, will again participate in one of the most popular Leukemia Cup events supporting victims with blood cancers. And this being the 9th year of Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta, the crowds are expected to exceed last years record setting attendance.
A total of 26 artists will exhibit their creations for purchase or perusal. Each will donate one item to the Leukemia Cup Auction to be held later this summer at the Stingray Harbor Marina.
A crew of modern-day explorers, historians, naturalists and educators are endeavoring to retrace Captain John Smith's incredible 1608 expedition. Traveling in a 28-foot reproduction of Smith's shallop, and living much as Smith and his men did 400 years ago, the shallop and her crew will spend 121-days voyaging to the headwaters of almost every tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. At more than 20 points along the route, the shallop and her crew will stop for public exhibitions so that people from all around the region can learn about this important episode in the history of the Chesapeake. For more information, please go to the John Smith 400 website at
From
73 members, community guests, and speakers attended the FBYC Safety at Sea Course, presented in the FBYC clubhouse, on 4/14/07.
Each gave his perspective on sea safety issues pertinent to …
A new 
Three skippers with 2-3 regular crew went out on April 1 with 8 crew training candidates. The second session scheduled for April 7 was cancelled because of snow. The third session scheduled for Sunday April 15 was cancelled because of forecast heavy rain and winds. But we out-foxed Mother Nature …
Please be advised that the Schooner Virginia will be visiting Deltaville on April 21st. She will arrive into Fishing Bay sometime on the 20th and will be berth at Chesapeake Marine Railway (formally Deagle's Railway) for an Open House from 12 PM to 4 PM on Saturday, April 21st.
On Saturday 3/31/07, following Spring clean-up day, museum president Raynelle Smith and Kaptain Krunch, on behalf of the Deltaville Maritime Museum, presented FBYC and our past Commodores a decorative oar honoring their participation and support of the museum's Jamestown 400 Shallop project. Following this presentation, 40 gregarious and eager cruisers enjoyed a discussion of the Cruising Division's 2007 schedule (see FBYC EVENTS BOOK) and a hearty meal courtesy of social chairs Lyons Burke and Myra Bennett and all the participants who contributed potluck dishes.