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What race this year put more boats on the starting line than any other so far? How about the Parents' Races during Junior Week, June 20?
Maybe it was the Kool-Aid, maybe the relentless recruiting by Jon Deutsch and Alain Vincey, but I'd lay odds on plain old jealousy. Who wants to sit around checking email when the kids are having all that fun? Whatever it was, parents racing was one of the most fun evenings I've spent on or off a sailboat.
No less than 20 boats sailed eight or so races using rabbit starts in light and shifty conditions about a hundred yards off the FBYC pier. In the first race or two no one really …
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"An enthusiastic group of cruisers met Saturday morning, June 17, for a light breakfast at Fannys House before departing for their chosen destination, the East River off Mobjack Bay. They enjoyed a fresh June breeze of 10 to 18 knots from either side of South that enabled most of the boats to sail two long tacks to New Point Comfort before turning downwind for a peaceful leg to their anchorage off Williams Wharf.
The fleet of 9 sailboats and the M/V Danny A formed up into two large rafts and then gathered for a friendly cocktail party on the fantail of the flagship Destiny (25 total revelers). Cruisers …
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Anyone driving along Fishing Bay on the past 2 weekends might have slowed down to watch the fleet of Optimists, each sailed by a pair of tiny sailors, snaking its way across the water. Those intrepid salts (age 4-9) were this years crop of Opti Kids, and they really came a long way in their 4 days of sailing.
Starting with the basics of bow and stern, the kids (a morning group and an afternoon group) rapidly progressed to tacking and gybing, and even were introduced to some of the rules concerning right-of-way. By the end of the second Sunday, they could rig their own boats, sail around a set of marks, and even make their way towards buried …
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The FBYC Protest Committee has granted redress for RFR 2006-1, filed by Allan Heyward regarding the Moonlight Regatta Race 2006. Based on disposition of RFR-1, RFRs 2006-2 and 2006-3 filed by Paul Cross and Brad Miller are also granted. Pursuant to the discretion given to the Protest Committee under RRS 64.2 to grant redress to all boats affected without requiring additional requests for redress, the Protest Committee grants redress to all boats in the PHRF-Spinnaker class sailing in the race in question.
The redress granted is as follows: all boats in the PHRF-Spinnaker class which started the Moonlight Regatta Race 2006 are to be scored for the race and for the Long Distance Series as if …
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We have updated the instructions for this event - to reflect these additions. Please go here to register.
July 15-16, 2006 Cruise to VIMS and Yorktown Riverwalk Landing
Plan to join the FBYC Cruisers when we embark on a trip down to VIMS (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) on early Saturday. We will stay at the Yorktown River Yacht Haven Marina on Sarah Creek. You will need to call the Marina with your reservation for a slip (804 642 2156) and identify yourself as a member of the FBYC cruising group. Provide the dockmaster with the length of your boat, draft, beam, sail/power, and power requirements. Id suggest you do this as early as possible to assure a slip …
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The FBYC Laser Fleet would like to invite junior parents and any other sailors out for some evening racing Tuesday, June 20. Lasers, 420s and any other fleet with 3 or more boats are welcome. Well get a lot of fun, informal races in with the first start just off the dock at 6pm. Well have an informal skippers meeting at 5:30 to review rabbit starts or whistle starts. Well race until we run out of light or wind.
This event was a big success last year and we hope with all of the parents in town for junior week that this year will be just as good. If you dont have a laser …
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Today's Washinton Post reports the loss of Phillip Merrill, publisher of the Washingtonian magazine and long time sailor. Aged 72, he became an avid sailor at age 7, when he began swabbing boats in exchange for sailing lessons. Reports suggest he was out alone on his 41 sailboat, Merrilly, and was probably not wearing a life vest. No matter how experienced you are, wearing a life vest is required of all Juniors at all times, and by everyone under 8, or anyone who is a non-swimmer, on all club piers. And life vest to me means a well fitting life vest, not an oversized golden oldie your overweight grandfather dug out for you. And water …
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As a reminder, dogs and personal watercraft are prohibited from FBYC. Anyone under the age of 21 must be accompanied by a parent when upstairs in the Club House.
Please warn children not to go into the FBYC road without supervision and care, and wear PFDs when on the docks and bulkheads. Have a fun, healthy, and safe time!
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On Saturday night, Deborah and Durwood Usry christened FBYC's newest yacht - so new in fact that is not yet even in the Yacht Register.
The Red and white yacht is a 1957 Larsen Thunderhawk, Jr. - LOA 16' - and she is powered by a 1961 Mercury 50HP Model 500 engine.
Among the details at the carefully planned festivities was an unveiling of the name of the yacht - Aqua Belva - beautifully painted on the side of the stern by our own Kaptain Krunch. The name was not misspelled from the more familiar after shave lotion - but in fact Belva is the first name of Deborah's Mother.
The text for the Christening ceremony follows:
AQUA BELVA
June 3rd, 2006 For thousands …
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By popular demand, Cruising Division Lt. Commander Ed OConnor opened the guitar locker of WRINKLED SHEETS and performed a medley of after-dinner tunes that prompted an outburst of …
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Thanks to Bill Spencer, Doug Magargee, Cathy Clark, Brooks Zerkel, and their RC crew for again conducting this great event. And many thanks to Janie French and Mike Calkins for organizing the fantastic band and social event at Liberty at Compass Quay in Urbanna. A splendid time was had by all, and to all of …
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FBYC has been chosen to host the 2007 Flying Scot North American Championship the last week of June, 2007. It is the 50th anniversary of production (1957-2007) and the first time the NACs have been so centrally located. Noel Clinard has agreed to be the Event Chair and John McCarthy the PRO. We will need lots of volunteers in the coming months to prepare for this spectacular event, so think about getting involved! FBYC FS fleet 103 has been growing; presently we have 29 Flying Scots and expect 30 by next year!
As FS Fleet Captain Ive set a goal having 23 of our boats on the line. (If you own a Flying Scot, Ill be calling because …
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Art on Fishing Bay: A Must See Show -June 8, 2006,5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville, VA. "...more variety at reasonable prices ...", says show organizer Bob Kates. Donations and proceeds from beverage sales will benefit the Virginia Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as part of this summers Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta. For more information, please call 804-776-6950 or email Bob Kates at fma@ooln.com.
Art On Fishing Bay: a Must See Show
Jewelry by Bev Hardin
The 8th annual Art On Fishing Bay show, to be held on June 9 at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville, will offer more variety at reasonable prices …