PHRF RACERS - Do Yourself a
Favor: Check YOUR listing on the PHRF Valid List. Go to
the web site www.phrfchesbay.com and
follow the directions for viewing the Valid List. Check your rating
and your equipment category. If you are 4P you are good to go just
about anywhere in the Chesapeake. 'Nuff said.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club kicks off their "big
boat" racing season this coming weekend. Opening Day is Saturday,
April 23, and FBYC Spring Series #1 is set for Sunday, April 24.
Contact Offshore Division CDR Eric Powers at
(804) 706-1427.
CCV SPRING SERIES - Leaders of the Packs:
Meridian, Bad Habit, roundabout, and Midnight
Mistress The weather …
To kick off the 2005 sailing season, FBYC Fleet #103, held a seminar on successfully racing Flying Scots to be sure that everyone was up on the latest tuning advice and ready to go.
Twenty-seven sailors attended with visitors from the Scot fleets at RRYC, LOWSC, GRSA, and one Fireball sailor from Indian Creek YC on Sunday, April 10th. It was perfect weather to hold the clinic outside with a clear blue sky, temperatures in the 60's, and a gentle breeze perfect for "land sailing".
The real success to the seminar was our teacher, Greg Fisher, who heads up the One-Design Loft at North Sails in Annapolis. Greg is also one of the very best One-Design sailors in the …
We have a great opportunity to bring the Schooner Virginia to FBYC, and
to provide a sailing camp upon it for 10 children ages 14-17 and 2 adult chaperones.
I have contacted Captain Glover and he has given us the dates of July 10th
until July 16th. This is a first come first served bases. The rate
will be $650.00 per person this is a discounted rate of $200.00 if we can fill the
spaces. This is a unique adventure for the children as well as the adults, they
will be working along side a crew of 12 sailing the hand built 122 foot long
recreation tall ship, everyone will have and equal and important role in …
Noel has asked me to change the deadline for registration
(without surcharge for lateness) for the Junior Week related programs
from day after tomorrow to midnight Tuesday April 19 to give you time
to file your taxes and get thru our on-line registration process.
The balance
of this email should guide you through the registration
process.
Junior
Programs
The various
Junior Division Programs are described on http://www.fbyc.net/Juniors/ You will see
FBYC has lined up two great coaches this summer - Juan Carlos Romero, age 29,
who has been coaching Optis for 10 years (including the South American Optimist
Champion!). His assistant will be his friend Arel English, a 19 year old
Canadian. What a …
Davis Island
Yacht Club hosted this year's Frontrunner Midwinter Championship. This
event is always graciously hosted by DIYC in conjunction with the North
American Midwinter Championship for Fireballs and served as a tune-up for
dozens of Flying Scots in preparation for their Midwinter Championship in St Petersburg. Many thanks go to DIYC and Paul Leonard the event
chair. I am especially thankful for Paul’s eye for detail and years
of experience in preventing our fleet from displaying bad form when Paul
denied our request to call this the “Frontrunner Intergalactic Winner
Takes All Throw Down Regatta”. I was also amazed by
his good nature in hosting those zany Fireball sailors who still think it is
hilarious to put one lucky competitor’s …
This Saturday, April 16, will be a day of tune-up sailing. We'll plan to arrive at the club around 10 and be on the water by 11. We'll do some drills, pratice starts and do some very short races. We'll stay close to the dock and just get out there to get the cobwebs out. If you can make it, or might be coming, please email Jon (jon-fbyc@jdeutsch.com, 804-305-1244) and let him know.
If you don't have a boat, come anyway. I'm sure at least 2 out of the 3 club boats will be sailable and we should be able to borrow/loan boats as well. Dress warmly with at least a ball …
SUNDAY, APRIL 17 IS CCV SPRING SERIES RACE #1 - ALL
RACERS MUST:
(1) Have a valid, current, 2005 PHRF rating
certificate showing the boat's rating and that it meets PHRF 4P Equipment
and Accommodations Standards; and
(2) Have an entry form in the hands of the
Principal Race Officer, John McCarthy, by 1300 hours on Saturday, April
16. (CCV Racing Members already have fulfilled this
requirement).
(3) NOTE: No boat may change fleets once
the Race Committee boat has left the dock.
The "Dirty Dozen" + 1 Got Tuned-Up Sunday -
13 race boats busted out to play in the CCV annual TUNE-UP
RACES in Hampton Roads yesterday and were rewarded with absolutely perfect
conditions - flat …
Cruisers from the Netherlands who are "on the hard" at Deltaville Boatyard are seeking a set of used cruising guides for the areas from Cape May to New York and Cape Cod to Maine. Please call Sharon Bauer at 804-697-7044 or 804-769-4293 if you have some that you no longer need.
The annual Merrimac Memorial Regatta will again be
held in
the waters of the Elizabeth River
off of Portsmouth City
Park in Portsmouth,
VA.
The regatta is open to all sailboats 22’and under.
Any 4 boats of the same class will receive
their own start. The open fleet will be
scored under the Portsmouth Handicap system.
Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in all fleets. The skipper’s meeting is at 09:30.
The first gun is at 10:00. A Memorial Day cookout will be held at
lunch. Racing will resume after
lunch. Awards will be given out later in
the afternoon.
There is a new sail loft on the main drag in
Deltaville. Jerry Latell, manager and owner of
the Ullman/Skelley loft in Irvington, has expanded his
operation to include a larger and more convenient location on Route 33 (the main
street through Deltaville - aka General Puller Highway) in Deltaville. The
Irvington Ullman/Skelley location will stay open as a canvas shop and as a pick
up and drop off point for Jerry's customers' convenience. For info
contact Jerry Latell at (804) 776-6151.
FLYING SCOT WORKSHOP, Sunday, April 10, at Fishing Bay
Yacht Club. Well know top one-design sailor Greg
Fisher will conduct the workshop. Open to all interested Flying
Scot racers and …
The second annual Virginia Institute for Marine Science raftup will be held May 21st on the grounds of VIMS @ Gloucester Point in conjunction with Marine Science Day. FBYC sponsored the first raftup last year, successfully attracting a large turnout from sailors around the Southern Bay. With the addition of more marine science demonstrations and great catering, this year's event promises something for every cruiser in the family. Visit the April FBYC Log for details and application forms or call Mimi Beckwth, VIMS Office of Development, 804-684-7784.
Tuesday night Laser sailing begins this Tuesday, April 5 and will continue throughout the summer. We will start at 6pm and race from the FBYC beach to the designated starting area, government marker, or other suitable pre-selected marker with consideration of the weather conditions. There will be a 1-minute countdown to a rabbit start sequence. Sailors will rotate being the rabbit and will take turns setting the weather mark as necessary. Races will be Windward-Leward-Windward or about 15 minutes max. Thank Alain Vincey for getting this organized, you'll see him along with John Hubbard, Dave Porter and Jerry Dennison out there, so come on our and join them. For more information contact Alain Vincey anvincey@comcast.net or Jon …
The amazing thing about Michael Blackburn's "conquering" the Bass Strait isn't that he sailed single-handed across the Bass Strait--that's been done before--it's that he averaged 8.6 knots in a Laser for 13 hours. No, Blackburn didn't pick the Bass Straits because of daring-do, but because it's one of the few places in the world where you could pull this off. See photographs, videos, and a piece Alden Bugly wrote about it here.
A US Sailing Level 1 course will be given on four weekday evenings in Charlottesville (April 11, April 13, April 18 and April 20) and at Fishing Bay Yacht Club all day on Saturday April 23 with Sunday April 24 as a rain date.
This course leads to certification as a US Sailing Level I dinghy instructor, and provides the instructor with personal liability insurance, as well as instruction information. Our instructor has promised to make this course very oriented to Optimist sailing, so attendees will learn proper rigging, and Optimist sail control, topics that are not covered when the course material must be more general.
The instructor has a two-week work commitment in Charlottesville, and so is able to …
The location of the Cruising Class gathering for this coming Saturday, April 2, has been changed from the FBYC second floor facility, to the Deltaville cottage of Tony and Kate Sakowski, 76 Sunrise Lane. Brief directions to the cottage would include taking a left at Ruarks Marina, and then going three speed bumps until you see Sunrise Lane on the left (200 yards). Turn left and park after going up the hill, but be sure to leave room for our neighbors to pass. Parking will be available at the very end of Sunrise Lane (Hay Hardy cottage) if there are no areas open. Please dont park in the large field in front of our cottage.
This coming Friday, APRIL 1st, is
National Sailboat Racers Day, aka April Fool's Day! Get foolish - go
sailing!
Last Reminder:CCV - HYC
Race Management Workshop, Saturday, April 2, at Hampton Yacht Club, check-in at
0830, start at 0900. No charge, OPEN TO ALL. Pre-registration
guarantees you a 2005 CCV Race Management
Manual. To pre-register, just call (757) 850-4225. If
you have your RRS 2005-2008 (current rule book), bring it. There
will be rule books for sale at the workshop for those who need
them.
Mark your calendars: SOUTHERN BAY
RACE WEEK, June 3-5: Southern Bay Race Week is in countdown
mode. Event Chairman Leigh Morgan promises great racing …
DO NOT BE AN APRIL
FOOL - Get your PHRF 2005 certificate now!
Racing starts early in April. If you do not have your 2005 PHRF
certificate, you will not be able to do a sanctioned race. Once April
arrives, all the Johnny-Come-Latelies will slow down the system.
Send in your certificate application/renewal form today.
Last Reminder: On
Friday, March 25, Gary Jobson will speak at the University of
Richmond. His 7:00pm talk will be in the Moot Courtroom of
the T.C. Williams School of Law. If you have ever enjoyed one of Gary Jobson's
appearances, you know that his sailing topics know no boundaries. No
matter how many others attend …
* From Michelle Slade (edited to our 250 word limit): I just attended the
Corinthian YC (Tiburon, Calif), first evening of its 2005 speaker series
with Gary Jobson. I know this has been said before but it simply can never
be said enough - Gary is truly a gift to the sport we all love. It's been
both a heart rending and heart warming experience to watch him over the
past few years battle through his illness. To see him healthy and happy
today, his humor-incensed enthusiasm for the sport a complete inspiration
is awesome. I wonder how often we stop and appreciate how much he's brought
to this sport in this …