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.
The April issue of Sailing World devotes 12 pages, and the editorial to the Laser. It's described as a mere 14 feet long, has only four strings to pull, but it's simplicity breeds an addiction that makes it the most popular dinghy in the world.
Over 190,000 have been sold since 1969.
The 12 pages cover the intoduction of "The Weekender" and ends with an article by Dick Tillman, one of the first sailors to write a book on "Laser Sailing". Dick's subject is "The anti-aging antidote" in which he describes the regimen some recent Laser Masters world champions adopted to become first in class. Imagine training every day for a year! And one item in …
SAILBOAT RACERS NATIONAL HOLIDAY, aka APRIL FOOL'S
DAY, Sunday April 1. Do your part!
And, now there are three... VELUX 5
OCEANS racer Unai Basurko, 33, crossed the Leg 2 finish line Friday
evening and arrived at Waterside around midnight. That leaves one more
arrival prior to the re-start on April 15. Sir Robin
Knox-Johnson, 67, on SAGA INSURANCE, is expected in a
few days. However, the fifth racer still competing, Graham
Dalton, 54, aboard A Southern Man - AGD, in all
probability, will not arrive in time for the re-start for the final leg.
He could however, get to Norfolk in time to serve his penalty delay, and
perhaps, finish the event …
Fishing Bay Yacht Club is pleased to host Sea Safety and Seamanship: a Primer for Bay and Coastal sailors:
On April 14, 2007, Fishing Bay Yacht Club will host an all-day instructional course for cruising couples and distance racing sailors titled Sea safety and Seamanship: a Primer for Bay and Coastal Sailors. The curriculum will focus on teaching short handed crews how to handle selected challenges routinely encountered at sea as well as the unintended adventures. A panel of regional experts, along with Sheila McCurdy, chairman of the National Faculty for US Sailing and a US Sailing Passage Making Instructor, will guide the audience through a day of didactic sessions and live demonstrations to illustrate these lessons.
The restaurant is in a strip mall on Ridgefield Pkwy, about 1/2 mile west of Pump Road. Coming from the west the mall is about 3/4 mile east of John Rolfe Parkway. The mall is on the north side of Ridgefield Parkway. The name of the mall is "Glen Eagles" and Shackleford's is to the left of 'Food Lion'. Follow the shops to the left of 'Food Lion' and you should find Shacklefords at the end of the row. The shops bend around a slight corner which is why you can't see the restaurant from Ridgefield Parkway.
We look forward to seeing this coming Thursday.
Explorer made her first sail on February 24 in Jackson Creek with Stefan Auer, her builder, at the helm, and Kaptain Krunch, resplendent in his period costume. The crew also included Paul Garbett, Glen (Popeye) Northrop, and John Crown. With plenty of wind, the shallop sailed like a cup racer. The sail was provided by Jerry Latell of Ullman Sails in Deltaville. Explorer, a replica of John Smiths shallop, was built at the Deltaville Maritime Museum. The above photo was taken by Raynell Smith from Bob Walkers chase boat.
In preparation for
Friday Night's kickoff, I have directions to the University of Richmond
below. Additionally, I have attached a map of the campus. We will be
in the Moot Courtroom, in the Law School which is number 19 on the map. Once you
arrive on campus you should see directional signage with the Regatta logo to get
you to the building.
Please feel free to forward these direction on
to anyone else who may need them.
From the East: From
I-64 Head west on
I-64. As you approach the city of Richmond, I-64 west merges with I-95 north.
Take I-95 north to exit 79 back onto I-64 west. Take Exit 183-A/Glenside Drive …
Wake Up, Sleepyheads! If you didn't
notice, DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME began yesterday.
VELUX 5 OCEANS Update: The
second finisher on the second leg of this around the world solo event
is due to arrive in Norfolk Wednesday, March 14. Kojiro Shiraishi,
Sprit of Yukoh, should cross the finish line, at Cape
Henry, and proceed to a welcome ceremony at Waterside, downtown Norfolk, on
Wednesday, IF nothing untoward occurs. But, this is a sailboat race with
very fast boats and a lot of ocean. For up-to-date arrival time
information, you can visit http://www.velux5oceans.com
From there, click on "Norfolk Stopover" for local updates as they become
available. Join in the …
Gary Jobson will be speaking at
the University of Richmond on Friday, March 16th,
7-9pm. This is the Kick Off Event for the Southern
Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta set for July 6 - 8, 2007.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students (Yes, college kids are
considered students!) Fishing Bay Yacht Club is sponsoring Gary's
presentation and you may make reservations on line at the FBYC website or call
Sue Willis at 800-866-4483 to make "pay at the door" ressies.
TICK - TOCK: SPRING AHEAD 1 HOUR THIS
COMING SUNDAY (March 11). DAYLIGHT SAVING (aka SAILING) TIME.
This is good news, even for sleepy-heads. SBRNYCU
AOT (Arbiter of Time), Jimmie Mock …
More than 30 race managers interested in becoming
certified Club Race Officers filled the Fishing Bay YC clubhouse
Saturday for the US SAILING Race Management Course. John
McCarthy and Brooks Zerkel presented the course to the SRO crowd.
COMING UP IN MARCH:
March 16 - Gary Jobson will be speaking at
the University of Richmond on Friday, March 16th,
7-9pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students (Yes,
college kids are considered students!) Fishing Bay Yacht Club is
sponsoring Gary's presentation and you may make reservations on line at the FBYC
website or call Sue Willis at 800-866-4483 to make "pay at the door"
ressies. Seating is limited, so if you plan to go, get on …
CBYRA REGION 4 HIGH POINT AWARD WINNERS -
SEA STAR amassed the highest point total for the entire
Region (PHRF): Saturday, VP for Region 4, Tom
Roberts, and his wife Elaine, honcho-ed the annual Region 4 awards
dinner soiree at Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, VA. Fifty-five and
one-half attended either to receive or to support those receiving awards
based on the entire 2006 season performance. Here's how the "big boats"
stacked up in each of the Region divisions. The number in parentheses
denotes the number of qualifiers in the fleet.: NORTH DIVISION:
PHRF Spinnaker (13) - 1.Voodoo Chile, Leroi Lissenden
and Bob Krushelnisky; 2.Loose Cannon, Strother
Scott; 3.La Maga, Allan Heyward …
CBYRA REGION 4 celebrates and
presents trophies to Region High Point Award Winners this coming Saturday,
February 3rd, at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville, VA. Contact Tom
Roberts at (804) 843-2682.
Heads-up: Gary Jobson will be
speaking at the University of Richmond on Friday, March 16th,
7-9pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students (Yes, college
kids are considered students!) Fishing Bay Yacht Club is sponsoring Gary's
presentation and you may make reservations on line at the FBYC website or call
Sue Willis at 800-866-4483 to make "pay at the door" ressies. Seating is
limited, so if you plan to go, get on it now!
For those who ski in the winter you go north or west unless you leave North America, but for sailing you go south. Key West Race week is a thing of the past for 2007 but there are still other opportunities in Florida. A good friend and Laser Masters sailor posted an item on the Laser web site which makes Laser sailing in Florida in February sound too good to be true
Dear frozen or semi-frozen Laser sailors.
I just wanted to remind you that those of us smart or lucky enough to be living in Florida are enjoying fantastic sailing weather. My Farmers Almanac and long range NOAA forecast promise 12 - 18 kts of breeze out of the South-east …
TWO NORTH CAROLINIANS TAKE TOP SPOTS at KEY
WEST!! Pete Hunter, of Kill Devil Hill, sailing his Thompson 30,
WAIRERE, crushed his fleet and Lloyd Griffin,
of Elizabeth City, sailing his Hadley 40, CASH
FLOW, won his. Even with a DSQ in the
first race, the Wairere team came back to win the fleet by 11
points. Wairere put together a string of
9(dsq)-3-3-1-2-2-3-1-1 and, using their throw-out for the dsq, finished with 16
points. The second place boat amassed a total of 27 points.
Wairere sailed in the PHRF-1 fleet (8 boats), and Cash Flow sailed
in the 12 boat PHRF-2 fleet. Cash Flow
experienced a bit of a rocky first race, finishing 7th, but …
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.
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