NOTICE: RACE FORMAT FOR OFFSHORE FALL SERIES RACES OCTOBER 18-19.
The format for the Offshore Falls Series races scheduled for October 18
and 19 will not be changed and will be as published in the Notice of
Race for the Offshore Fall Series in the 2003 Sailing Events Book. That
is: PHRF Spinnaker and MORC fleets will sail up to two drop mark races
each day, and PHRF Non-Spinnaker will sail one medium distance race each
day around drop and government marks listed in Appendix A.
Mr. Roberts was driven around to Fishing Bay by Paul Howle and Mark Wensell in an ever increasing breeze and anchored off our 1/2 dock in anticipation of the 10AM Skippers Meeting. Attendance showed 2 Frontrunners, 2-3 Flying Scots, one Mobjack, and 2-3 420s. White caps indicated 20+ knot winds, some skippers requested an extra hour to clean out the pine tags and hope for more favorable winds. The Meeting reconvened at 11 and the decision was made to abandon racing for the day.
So the FBYC One Design Fall Series will have their 2nd and 3rd days of racing coincident with the Indian Summer Regatta next weekend.
Yesterday's Washington Post forecast for the Upper Potomac was "becoming partly sunny, windy, chilly , wind northwest 15-30 knots".Todays paper forecasts a more normal 6-12 knots but reports that six J-22's capsized yesteday. Also that "when the spume settled, five time champion Betsy Alison, who was leading the regatta, went from first to 15th oveall because of a second OCS in seven races". Races were cancelled after the first race yesterday. Rolex Results are available showing Marie Klok Crump in 29th place.
Some of you have asked about power, and you should know that as of last Friday, the power was restored to FBYC. Word has it that three large C. W. Wright trucks were in the neighborhood about the time the power was restored.
FYI, our Treasurer, Mason Chapman is the new CFO of C. W. Wright. It is unknown whether our Treasurer is due any credit for getting our power restored!
As promised, we are announcing the revisions to the fall racing schedule as a result of the dispurtions of Hurricane isabel.
OFFSHORE:
Fall Series # 1, originally scheduled for September 28, will not be made up. Fall Series 2, 3 and 4 will be sailed as scheduled on October 5, 18 and 19. The format for racing on October 18 may be changed to provide a distance race to Wolf Trap: the final decision on the format for Fall Series 3 on October 18 will be made after racing October 5, and announced Monday October 6.
ONE DESIGN:
Fall Series 4 will be sailed as scheduled this Saturday, October 4. Fall Series 2 and 3 will not be made up, but …
SCHAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM! The power came on at
the Southern Bay Racing News You Can Use computer location late
last night, Thursday, September 25 (one week from Izzy's arrival)!
Most of us had a severe scare with this one and a number are still suffering
the aftermath and will be for some time to come. Stick together.
Southern Bay area sailboat racers and friends are a tough nut to crack
- even for a hurricane! As far as we know at this point, we are all
still here.
Here's some reminder info for all:
This Sunday - September 28. CCV Fall Series #1
- in Hampton Roads harbor - warning at 1000 (that's changed from the
original …
The highest gusts.
GWYNNS ISLAND VA (MATHEWS CO.)107 MPH at 0042 9/19
Sustained winds and gusts
RICHMOND INTL ARPT 38 73 0013 UTC (KRIC)
WINDMILL POINT VIRGINIA RECORDED MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS AROUND 3.5 TO 3.8 FEET MLLW.The Wakefield office of the National Weather Service has posted a preliminary Post Storm Report at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/akq/wx_events/hur/isabel_2003.htm . It includes some data from all over about the storm
A couple tidbits, the highest gusts.
GWYNNS ISLAND VA (MATHEWS CO.)107 MPH at 0042 9/19
Many members have been back to Deltaville to check their property and help clean up debris since Isabell left last Friday. And those who live there have certainly had their fill of clearing roadways, removing trees from their homes, and living without power and water.
For this coming weekend all racing has been cancelled and all members are invited to the club to help clean up debris and repair docks starting at 8.30 am Saturday. After two days of concerted effort we will be in a much better position to decide on whether we can hold any more races in 2003 for trailered One Design boats starting on October 4. But an announcement on the schedule, for both the …
Many members and employees in Deltaville are without water and power.
Please help them by taking bottled water to the club when you next visit.
We'll find a way to get it to the needy, and your concern will be appreciated.
Let's go with at least four one gallon bottles per vehicle.
And least you wonder while we have some 11M gallons of treated water in our storage tank we cannot access this until power is restored.
The club came through Isabels rampage with no obvious damage to any of our buildings, but with major damage to the Fishing Bay dock and the East dock on Jackson Creek. As of Saturday the road along Fishing Bay had been cleared of downed trees allowing ready access to the club. Those few who visited the club that day had a taste of what to expect after seeing downed trees on the drive to Deltaville, and the carnage exacted on many of the docks on Fishing Bay. Three large pines near the water tank fell into the Jackson Creek parking lot, and some trees on the Stull property fell over the fence dividing FBYC property from our new neighbor. As …
Bouy #41002 is about 200 miles SE of Hatteras. Looking at the four graphs in Read More which were as of 10AM this morning, you can see that the air pressure dropped dramatically and now is rising again, the wind has shifted from the NE to Westerly.
You can also see the wind gusts have peaked at 65 Knots and the wave height at about 30 feet.
One of the buoys is #41002 -
a bouy anchored about 200 miles SE of Cape Hatteras at 32.27 N 75.42 W (32°16'19"N 75°25'02"W)
in a Water depth: 3,785.6 m with a Watch circle radius: 3,100 yards.
You can visit the web page for the Buoy at
http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.phtml?$station=41002 Once that page loads, you can see the wind speed - wave height at that location - which is still …
The National Hurricane Center now projects the storm track to come through Richmond about midnight on Thursday night, which means the strong winds to the east of the eye would be near Deltaville. For the latest projected track -updated several times a day - please visit
this site. or check out
the historical movement of the forecast.
or click Read More for the 5 AM Tuesday bulletin.
HURRICANE ISABEL ADVISORY NUMBER 41
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE SEP 16 2003
...ISABEL CONTINUING NORTHWESTWARD...BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED...
A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST LATER TODAY. INTERESTS FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND...SHOULD …
HOSPICE - HOSPICE - HOSPICE - HOSPICE - HOSPICE - HOSPICE
- HOSPICE - HOSPICE This coming Saturday, September 20 - Hospice Regatta
IX - The Challenge of Sailing for Others - proceeds
from this race go to the support the Hospice of Greater Hampton Roads.
The overall winner of this regatta gets to represent Hampton Roads in the
National Hospice Invitational Championship Regatta in spring 2004.
This is a CBYRA sanctioned event and there is a special Hospice
class for sailors who do not normally race. (NOTE: Hospice class
entry deadline is tomorrow, Tuesday, Sep 16th, so that provisional ratings
may be assigned.) HYC sponsors the race. For info contact:
Glenn Giles at (757) 851-9690.
Notice to all members who have boats in slips, drysail or the small boat parking area in front of the new clubhouse: With the storm warnings we have all read, seen or heard about comes yet another warning. You are responsible for the security of any boat stored on club property. You would be well advised to insure your docklines can be adjusted from the dock, to remove roller furling head sails, main sails and other items that create windage. For boats on trailers and racks, you would be well advised to remove covers, drop masts and tie your boats down.
Many members have already taken these precautions and others are removing sails, etc. If you plan to take your …
The correct/revised NOR for the weekend's Smith Point Race (or the real Moonlight Race) is attached, or may be accessed at the events link at the top of the homepage.
Hospitality sounds like an understatement, we Southerners got more than the full treatment at the Stingray Pt. Regatta. Sure FBYC is not responsible for the weather, even though it was outstanding. Those responsible for water (or liquids) on the boats most likely got an earful on Saturday. Thanks to your swimming pool the heatstroke and dehydration could be treated. No, even us Southerners knew better than to drink from the pool. Enough coolers along the pool side helped to revitalize those dried prunes (formerly brains).
Yes, it is nice to see the Titillation crew perform on the race course, but they are even better on the dance floor (if that is possible). For those who missed it, show up at …
Since we didn't get it for the Moonlight Regatta, the make-up date for the full moon is the Smith Point Race, this Sat., Sept. 13th.
This race is a little more of a challenge than last month's nocturnal fun, but an enjoyable and worthwhile venture.
Some slight additions and changes to the sailing instructions are listed:
Beer and soft drinks will be on ice at the clubhouse starting at 11:30am on Saturday. Bring your own lunch and eat at the clubhouse at Noon with your fellow adventurers before we set out for the first warning at 1400 hours (same as original.)
Dinner will be drop shipped to your boat by helicopter around 1900 hours.
On Sunday morning …
From Ted Morgan, Laser District 11
Secretary Fishing Bay Yacht Club hosted the 2003 Master Atlantic Coast
Champs this past weekend. 29 boats showed up for 6 races. The
ever shifty winds were out of the N/NE at about 8mph the entire
weekend. There was just enough wind to make you want to hike out...just
not enough to allow you to hike out for more than a couple of
seconds.
Martin Willard (Wrightsville Beach, NC) won two races and
finished second overall to Bob Tan (Perryville, MD). Tan carded scores
of 3,2,13,2,1,3 to take the overall title. Complete
Atlantic Coast results are available on the District 11 website http …
Many members have been back to Deltaville to check their property and help clean up debris since Isabell left last Friday. And those who live there have certainly had their fill of clearing roadways, removing trees from their homes, and living without power and water.
The club came through Isabels rampage with no obvious damage to any of our buildings, but with major damage to the Fishing Bay dock and the East dock on Jackson Creek. As of Saturday the road along Fishing Bay had been cleared of downed trees allowing ready access to the club. Those few who visited the club that day had a taste of what to expect after seeing downed trees on the drive to Deltaville, and the carnage exacted on many of the docks on Fishing Bay. Three large pines near the water tank fell into the Jackson Creek parking lot, and some trees on the Stull property fell over the fence dividing FBYC property from our new neighbor. As …
Hospitality sounds like an understatement, we Southerners got more than the full treatment at the Stingray Pt. Regatta. Sure FBYC is not responsible for the weather, even though it was outstanding. Those responsible for water (or liquids) on the boats most likely got an earful on Saturday. Thanks to your swimming pool the heatstroke and dehydration could be treated. No, even us Southerners knew better than to drink from the pool. Enough coolers along the pool side helped to revitalize those dried prunes (formerly brains).
