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Junior Programs are Underway with More …
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Come join us for the Annual Fourth of July Cookout! This cookout is for everyone, not just racers! (But remember, it’s on July 2nd this year.) The cookout starts at 2 PM. The menu includes hot dogs, hamburgers, and yummy picnic side dishes! There will be beverages, sodas, lemonade, and an ice cream bar. We will have games for adults and kids, music, and lots more. Bring your picnic blanket, lawn chair, and an umbrella for shade!
Adults are $10, kids 12 and under are $5, adult non-members are $15.
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This year’s Junior Regatta will consist of two days of racing with approximately three to five races per day. There will be three separate courses:
1) Laser Radials; Laser 4.7’s; 420’s
2) Optimist Red/Blue/White (as defined by USODA)
3) Optimist Green (as defined by USODA)
In addition to the separate course, the Opti Green fleet will also receive coaching and an instructional clinic. One dinner and a free tee shirt are provided to each participant if they preregister prior to June 19. Online registration is available by clicking here.
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Members Dave and Caroline Keys, Bill and Claire Prior, Nancy Harrison, and Dean Smith learned the ropes (and the lines, and the sheets) and are eager to get back behind the tiller whenever they can. Said Nancy, "I love being able to take out a boat on my own!"
Thanks to CNU graduate and sailing team member Laura Kilgore for teaching the classes...and keeping her cool when the J24 had engine trouble while going into Jackson Creek. And thanks to Chilcott and her crew for giving them a tow!
The Club boats are easy to reserve and the cost for the entire family is only $100 for an entire season. Click here to sign up …
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Registration is open for all J/70 Friday Night races.
This year Ullman Sails will be our sponsor led by Austin Powers who will act as PRO for most of the race days. His plan is run fun fast races with a debrief after racing. Austin has graciously offered to film racing with his drone and use as debrief material if conditions permit.
We are working with local restaurants to offer meals delivered to the club for paying participants. We plan to meals ordered ahead of time off select menu and have them delivered to the club for dinner after racing.
Contact Matt Braun (Matt.braun@thalhimer.com or 804-640-3184) if you want to join a …
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Friday Night socials start this week and continue through August 29. Contact Liby Hansen or Joe Roos for more information.
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The holiday weekend began on Friday night with a YAM cookout hosed by Jon Deutsch.
Nearly 40 family members participated in Saturday’s Family Regatta officiated by Blake Kimbrough & family. The afternoon social included a tug ‘o war & was hosted by Joe Nelson.
Sunday’s Open House Regatta included over 20 boats & was organized by Jim Raper. Waddy Garrett marshalled this year’s raft up of 14 boats in rainy weather.
But the weather held off for more than 200 people who enjoyed a pig pickin’ & music by Jackass Flats at the Open House Party. Thanks to Geoff & Allene Cahill for hosting!
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FBYC's Laser Fleet introduced a number of new and returning sailors to the Laser. The clinic covered basic boat setup, some basic manuvers and on the water instruction. Mike Toms and Jon Deutsch led the effort.
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The Young Adult Member group at FBYC kicked off the Memorial Day weekend on Friday night with a cookout. The night featured the usuall grillings and a bunch of YAMs kicking back by the water, enjoying the beautiful weather while playing giant jenga and drinking lemonade made from hose water. Big thanks to Jon, Massey, Katie and all of the other folks who helped make it happen!
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Registration for the Open House Regatta and Party ends May 24!
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Come join fellow members on Friday evenings at Fishing Bay YC this summer!
The club is sponsoring Friday evening gatherings this summer to kick off the weekend from June 2 and running through August 25. The club will provide snacks and beverage mixers. The grills will be fired up for anyone who would like to grill dinners.
Get together with other FBYC members and bring a friend to enjoy good fellowship of other sailors and the beautiful settings of our club.
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We are less than a month away from the start of the 2017 summer Junior programs and we need your help! We have a score of campers who need Optis for the Opti Kids weekends and Junior Week.
Please contact A.L. Braun (AnnLisa.Braun@bdnreit.com) if you have an Opti to spare and would like to help one of our campers.
The Junior Program volunteers and participants would greatly appreciate any gear donation you could make – we especially need sails.
Thank you for your support!
Junior Program Schedule of Events 2017
Jun 10-Jun 11 Opti Kids (1st weekend)
Jun 17-Jun 18 Opti Kids (2nd weekend)
Jun 19-Jun 23 Junior Week
Jun 24-Jun 25 Junior Regatta …
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This Saturday the Laser Fleet will be conducting a clinic and training day starting at 10am. Jon Deutsch, Mike Toms and other fleet members will be there to help anyone move people forward in sailing, no matter their skill level. Whether you hope to race or play, this clinic can help make Laser sailing more fun and safer.
The clinic will be started at 10AM and run for a little over 2 hours.
WHAT'S COVERED:
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As of Monday evening, 14 boats are entered...not naming names...but; missing from year's past...a Snipe, a Petrel, a Sakonnet or three, several Flying Scots and FrontRunners, a laser, a certain large blue boat that just arrived on the middle dock, a certain little blue boat whose skipper attempted to poach crew from a red boat on the middle dock, an S2 7.9 or three, a J anything under 35 feet, a beautiful black boat named 'spirit of the air' in Finnish, a C&C, a Saber, and the club has both a J24 and a Flying Scot that both should really be in this event! This is a fun race with a great on water raft …
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Because of the cancellation of the Patuxent River Cruise, the combined Patuxent River Cruise/ Vagabond Cruise dinner scheduled for the main clubhouse on 6/3/17 has been cancelled.
Vagabond Cruise participants will receive notification of a dinner & skippers meeting on 6/3 at the cruise chairman's Mariners Point Condominium in the near future.
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Friday evening, May 26
YAM cookout (Young Adult Members - under 40)
Now in its fifth consecutive year, this is an annual favorite to welcome the Memorial Day weekend.
Sign up for the YAM Cookout on Facebook here!
Saturday, May 27
Family "One Design" Regatta - new event for 2017!
One Design regatta (Flying Scots, Front Runners, Portsmouth fleet)
Grab a family member to sail!
Don't have a boat and want to sail? ....contact Caroline Garrett, OD Div Cmdr, to get hooked up with a boat kindly lent from the FBYC Flying Scot and Front Runner community.
Sign Up for the Family One Design Regatta here!
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Sunday, May 28
Open House Regatta, Sunflower Raft Up …
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We wrapped up another successful Crew Training class with 38 participants taking part. Be on the lookout for them and invite them for a sail.
Big thanks to our instructors: George Burke, Jerry Latel, Bob Fleck, John Kalinowski, Mike Karn, Jim Raper, Sue Kessler.
And our On-water practice boats and their crews: Schiehallion, Sleigh Ride, Nanuq, Wendas, Afterthought, GOIN', Trilogy, Cattitude & Corryvreckan
And finally thanks to Holly Fuller & Lauren DeSimmone for their help coordinating.
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EVENT Offshore Spring Series 3 Mother's Day Captains Choice Cruise Offshore Spring Series 4 One Design Spring Series 2 YAM Cookout Family Regatta Laser Training Day Open House Regatta and Party Vagabond Around-the-Bay Cruise Ocean Cruising Club Southern Bay Cruise J/70 Friday Night Series J/70 Spring Regatta Moonlight Regatta Opti Kids Laser Spring Regatta … |